Even though my egg shell colored pad is undersized like the space in a shoe box, it still accommodates my daughter and me. ... Across the room, there is a black T.V. stand with a rather small television. ... In the middle of the floor, there is a cherry wood coffee table which are accompanied by two cherry wood end tables that sit on both ends of ebony sofas. ... The dining area where a dining table use to be have been replace by a heap of my daughter's toys. ... The scent of last nights dinner still floats in the air. ...

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These youths accounted for 11.2 percent of the 34.1 million 16- through 24-year-olds in the United States in 1999 (table A, figure A, and table 3). ... The status dropout rate of whites remains lower than that of blacks, but over the past quarter of a century, the difference between the rates of whites and blacks has narrowed (figure 2). ... In 1999, the status dropout rate for Asian/Pacific Islander young adults was 4.3 percent compared with 28.6 percent for Hispanics, 12.6 percent for blacks, and 7.3 percent for whites (table 3). ... However, when looking at just those young adults born i...

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But women are still looked down upon in society, and men still have the power. ... This is shown in table 12-3, that since 1960 women's mobility in education has greatly increased. ... In Table 12-1, statistics show the percentage of women and men in the labor force. ... White women earn about 75% of what white men earn, and Black and Hispanic women earn 86% of what Black and Hispanic men earn. ... Supreme Court, where as now there are two. ...

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Many social changes that were addressed in the 1960s are still the issues being confronted today. ... In spite of all the turmoil, there were some positive results: the civil rights revolution, John F. ... But for most blacks, the tangible results were minimal. ... Black unity and white support continued to grow. ... The possibility of riot and bloodshed was always there, but the marchers took that chance so that they could accept the responsibilities of first class citizens. ...

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We know it is there and we know that it is affecting our society, but we ignore it by giving dull excuses. ... We still feel love and we still get scared, because that is part of our nature. ... They face the same difficulties the blacks had to go through, but we still not recognize their situation. ... If they had never existed, we would not have the grass cut, our buildings clean, or even worst we would not have food in our tables. ... Let our history show us that we can change, and that there is hope for a better world. ...

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New England is still a land of a more uptight, prominent people with little diversity. There are still families who can trace their bloodlines back to Europe, England mainly. ... The south is still very laid back, with fast food restaurants taking over an hour, and people who talk with slow southern drawls. Southeastern states tend to have a large black population, and white population, but not many other races; except for Miami, Florida! ... Eventually there came to be many rebellions and throughout the South, where the outnumbering blacks came to rebel against the whites, however it seem...

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This was known as The Black list. ... More than one blacklisted ended up waiting tables. ... According to McCarthy there were over 200 communists in the state department. ... Joseph McCarthy has left his mark on history, which is still influencing leaders today. ... Leading away from the weaknesses, I did think there is strength. ...

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There is almost no white singers in these entire styles of music. On MTV, there has been only two white rap singers in the history of the channel, and one of them, Vanilla Ice, is the subject of constant ridicule by black rap fans and performers. ... The fact still remains, however, that without the thought of racism in the mind of the jurors, he would have been found guilty by a landslide. ... There is a serious problem with this, despite the good intent. ... The idea brought to many minds is that in order to make up for past injustices, we should turn the tables on today's whites and do...

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She describes full-time workers who sleep in their cars because they cannot afford housing and employees who yearn for the ability to "take a day off now and then-and still be able to buy groceries the next day. ... It seems like that if a person is not stealing or using drugs, there is something abnormal about them. ... These jobs help put food on the table for the families of these hard working people. ... Tons of food and clothing are sent there at the taxpayer's expense. ... According to the information I just looked at from the United States Department of Labor, 6%(11% for blacks) of...

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Despite the fact that affirmative action has some positive points that do contribute to society, it is still a flawed system that merely turns the tables of racism. ... Even though you might be the most qualified for the job you still might not obtain the position. ... That no matter what minority that you are from you still deserve some form of compensation for the wrongs that were done not only to your ethnicity, but also to their past family relatives. ... This right although allows them to have lower scores than another employee but still be able to obtain the position. ...

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Its grasp reaches men and women, young and old, black and white. ... There are many arguments about how to get rid of poverty. ... Although this child will still be able to attend public schools, he is still more likely to be unsuccessful in the educational situation due to many of the hardships of the child's life. ... There are, in fact, innumerable factors that lead to the rise and fall of poverty in this country. ... Census Bureau, Current Population Reports, Series P60-210, Table B-1). ...

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Could there be any doubt which course they would take? ... There are, of course, several equally valid counterpoints: 1. ... Anti-Jewish discrimination in Jordan, for example, is unquestionably bad but since there isn't exactly a large Jewish population in Jordan, it does not cause widespread suffering. ... Of course, it goes without saying that they would never do such a thing in a predominantly Jewish neighborhood, no matter who they suspect of being there. ... You could try saving money, but there are no jobs for Arabs that pay well enough to do anything but pay the bills, if that. ...

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