This is shown when Arnold says,"They stared at me, the Indian boy with the black eye and swollen nose. ... The old Maori man was only taught as a child the Maori ways and never was he taught about the Pakeha culture, who dominate society. ... Boy thinks the world of his father. Despite leaving Boy and rocky after the mother passes away during the birth of Rocky, Boy refuses to see that his father is a disappointment and only continues to see him as a heroic figure in his life. ... At this point, Boy realises the truth about his father and that he had created false images of Alamein in his...

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In the 1940's or so, blacks and whites were segregated in every public setting. ... Another excellent example is when Gregory is told about dating. "Black boys don't talk to, flirt with, or date white girls" (163). ... This dedication is unmistakably Greg's own words after his experiences as a young boy. ... The book makes you think about your own life and how good you have it. ...

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Census Bureau in 2010 explains that about 70% of the U.S. children population was white in 2010, and about 13% was black. ... In other words, there are more blacks living in poverty than not. ... White privilege is more complicated because it usually happens without anyone thinking about it. ... When parents find out the sex of their newborn, they immediately associate the words "boy " and "girl " with society's perceptions of gender. ... If a boy had a choice between a fire truck and a Barbie doll, our society, and his parents, would want him to pick the truck. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The book is set in the 1930s in Southern America just after the civil war when blacks were seen as an inferior race and whites are superior. ... An example of this is when Mr Gilmer, the prosecutor on Tom's trial, calls Tom 'boy!' lowering Tom's status and indicating that black people are inferior. ... The lowest social class consists of the blacks. ... To Kill a Mocking Bird is a story about everyone's right to be treated fairly no matter their race, color, background or creed and not blinded by racial prejudice or fear created by others and not placed into social cl...

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There are five fallacies of racism that explain the misconceptions about the nature of racism. ... I feel that people are too naive about this subject. For example when people say "well look our president is black, we aren't racist anymore," but what about the hateful and prejudice comments death threats he has received while in office? ... It's quite sickening to really think about how unfair of a society we live in. ... From a young boy to a young adult my whole family always preached how important getting an education is especially as a person of color. ...

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The murders and Carters conviction and imprisonment took place in the turbulent times of the late sixties when blacks were fighting for their civil rights. With so much social unrest at this time it is not hard to see that there would be tremendous feelings of disenfranchisement among the black communities. It was hard for blacks to find secure jobs at this time, so many blacks found other methods and means of procuring income such as the underground economy. ... In this class we have talked about three forms of stratification when thinking about crime and victimization and in this film eth...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The disabled diner boy's character also emphasised the theme of feelings of people with a mental inability because Charlie took a step back and was able to see himself in the boy "for the first time I was what I had been. ... Charlie's guilt expressed after laughing with the others, accentuated core feelings within himself about his situation. ... That hurts most of all- (May 20-p146) Thus, Daniel Keyes' illustration of characters like Charlie and the diner boy was effective in portraying social issues, as they created empathy and understanding which is needed to interpret the ...

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Within the first five minutes of Red Band Society Nurse Jackson is seen rudely yelling at a stranger, purposely closing the elevator door after being asked to hold it, and proudly jokes about how a barista wrote "Scary Bitch" on her coffee cup in place of her name. ... Those who argue this perspective would say that a hospital drama about children and young adults is merely the nature of good television. ... Due to popular culture being used as a "resource for public reflection" about various elements of the human condition or experience, the generated sense of social solidarity is largely acc...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate