Whether it is a family working together towards one common goal, or a single woman working her way up the ladder, in a sense it is all the same dream. ... A common essence shines through these many aspects of the American dream. ... The deep belief in a sense of oneness settled inside those individuals who had turned away from isolation, individuals who felt liberated from the hand of oppression, and those who had compromised their lives for a bright future. ... Patriotism and a sense of unity prove fundamental to their cultural advance. ...

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Martin Luther King is a superiorly written and moving speech, because it plays on the reader's sense of fairplay and their emotions. ... King presents his arguments in a very original way, and focuses on the reader's sense of right and wrong and goes on to appeal to the reader's emotions. ... King's argument is limited to a small audience in a sense but in day-to-day living comes into racial prejudice, either given or taken. ... King's speech had to be on a level for the common people to completely understand it. He does this by relating himself with the crowd and ...

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Segregation was a very common thing, and it was also an unjust law. ... One of the reasons that racism is still very common today is from adults teaching racism to children. ... The white children would grow up feeling a sense of inferiority towards blacks. ...

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Derrida says "France has had a certain tendency to portray itself as being more open to political refugees in contradiction to other European countries, but the motives behind such a policy of opening up to the foreigner have, however, never been "ethical"- in the sense of the moral law or the law of the land-, or, indeed law of hospitality. ... Rawls three basic features for liberal people are "a reasonably just constitutional democratic government that serves their fundamental interests, citizens united by what Mill called "common sympathies", and finally, a moral nature". ... As for libera...

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This study concluded, "that cultural socialization that encourages the adoptees to develop a strong sense of the ethnic pride can positively contribute to their self-esteem. ... Through my experience, and that of other adoptee friends of mine, a strong sense of ethnic pride is rare to come by in a white family. ... Her thought is common among not just those adopted from China, but also in those adopted from all over Asia and raised in the U.S. ... This "innate attachment" to an adoptees birthplace is very common in the adoptee community. ...

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They look at the customs and traditions of different cultures, in search of common foundations that define our shared existence and also the differences that offer variety to our daily lives. ... Gill believes that race is still a useful concept for anthropologists in the sense of classifying skeletal features such as the nose, mouth, femur, and cranium. ... Brace states that our views regarding race are based on the same sort of common sense, which is just blindingly incorrect. ... Professors Michael Omi and Howard Winant believe that the idea of race still remains a fundamental part of str...

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Nonetheless, this type of generalization evokes a sense of racism whether it is intentional or not. ... Racism is not only common, but ironically, it does not discriminate against any group. ... This is my first step in my opposition against racism because it given me a sense of relief. ...

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He also uses his newspaper to voice his belief in white supremacy, which was common during this time. ... Delamere, he stated: "the negro is capable of a certain doglike fidelity, - I make the comparison in a kindly sense, - a certain personal devotion which is admirable in itself, and fits him eminently for a servile career. ...

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If your one of the smartest you are looked up to, in a sense. ... Many minorities find it hard to display enough character to break the common mold of becoming dedicated to something they love besides an athletic event. ...

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It was used in this sense until the mid-19th century when it gradually began to refer to eracial characteristics. ... Nationalism identifies a primary political and territorial community- the state with a common ethnic identity- the nation. Nationalism forges together a sense of people hood or belongingness based on common history, ancestry, culture, language or religion. ...

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Abstract The documentary "Crips and Bloods: Made in America," allows the viewer to get a glimpse into the problem that is the black man. The black man is America's nightmare. What America doesn't want to accept is that America is the cause of the problem. The overt and covert racism aimed at the bla...

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It is a straight course which measures a common distance of ¼ of a mile. Electronic timing and speed sensing systems have been in place to record these races since the 1960's. Super gas and super stock cars are two common cars used in drag racing. ...

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From the French stéréotype, from stéré- stere- + type, Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary defines stereotypes as: "1: a plate cast from a printing surface 2: something conforming to a fixed or general pattern; especially: a standardized mental picture that is held in common by members of a group and that represents an oversimplified opinion, prejudiced attitude, or uncritical judgment."" ... The most common stereotypes are those, which are aimed at different ethnic or racial groups. ... Does this make sense? ...

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Culture is modified by the experiences in life, education and the things parents teach an individual. In this case, culture affects how an individual live their life. Moreover, it clear that the individual knows how culture is related to identity. Culture defines an individual thoughts, perceptions...

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The metaphor of despair as a mountain and finding a single stone, hope being this stone, gives the reader the sense of how exhausting, painful, demanding, and awesome achieving freedom would be. ... King uses the words we' and our' when he means to address his audience, classifying himself as a common African American, showing his support for the fight for freedom and equality. ...

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The city creates a sense of fear and nothing can be done about it. ... His sense of hope gives him a new happiness and optimism about life. ... It is this common bond that allows both men to gain respect for each other. ...

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According to members their religion and philosophy called "Creativity- is based on the external laws of nature, the experience of history, on logic and common sense. ... Some may be sub-species who share a common ancestor with the white race. ...

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"Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen."" ... The most common variety of hate crimes is committed against blacks, numbering 3,679 or 37.5% of all victims.4 The earliest forms of hate groups often led these attacks. ...

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Even though she is free in a legal sense at the moment, it will take Ticey years to reach real freedom. ... She teaches at the local school to a group of "common blacks," as they are called because they"re skin is darker. ...

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What Are People Really in Search Of In his play, Joe Turner's Come and Gone August Wilson dramatizes the introduction of African Americans into the industrial economy of the twentieth century. Wilson's play takes place in a Pittsburgh boarding house in 1911. This setting is appropriate since mos...

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Equality has never truly existed in this world. Take the United States for example. From the Declaration of Independence to modern times, the U.S legal system has failed all attempts at making the world equal. Justice is blinded by the domination of gender differences, social classes and racial diff...

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The following was part of St Louis County's response to these statistics: While the data compiled in this report is informative, any conclusions drawn from this data must be tempered with common sense. ...

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Nationalism is people's sense of belonging together as a nation. ... A nation-state is a political unit consisting of an autonomous state inhabited predominately by a people sharing a common culture, history, or language. ...

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I do not believe that a sense of empathy for the neo-Nazis is a good thing. ... This commonality brings everyone together, as a team against the police force. ... Since Hate takes place in a 24-hour time frame, it only makes sense for Kassovitz to show the film in a syntagmatic way. ...

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Freeman does not make any sense "It would be safe to say that she made me proud to be Negro, just by being herself" (79). ... She does not give up and "fights" with racist hiring policies in San Francisco to get her first real job as streetcar conductor "The Black female is assaulted in her tender years by all those common forces of nature at the same time that she is caught in the tripartite crossfire of masculine prejudice, white illogical hate and Black lack of power" (231). ...

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