Out of the total people living in poverty, 22.00% are under the age of 18 and 15.70% are 65 or older. ... Out of the total people living in poverty, 27.0% are under the age of 18 and 17.5% are 65 or older. ... Out of the total people living in poverty, 23.6% are under the age of 18 and 20.7% are 65 or older. ... Out of the total people living in poverty, 15.5% are under the age of 18 and 10.8% are 65 or older. ... Out of the total people living in poverty, 18.7% are under the age of 18 and 10.9% are 65 or older. ...

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This "landmark" case helped open doors to women who wanted to be treated equally at jobs that were made exclusively for men, especially upper-class, white men. ... To help prevent this, people like W.E.B DuBois founded the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). ... As a result of the development of the NAACP, not only did African-Americans get the recognition that they deserved but the Hispanics and other "non-white" races did as well. ... For instance, many people consider common-law marriages to be very legitimate. ... It isn't something that people are j...

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Most of them said that people would constantly asked them "how can you marry someone different from you?". They were then asked, if theses kinds of reactions from people weakened or strengthened there marriage. ... When asked what kinds of public reaction do you receive from people, all the interviewees said they grin, stare or whisper. ... This attitude was strongly related to the fact all but one of them taught they looked more black then white. ... One Interviewee said that even being both black and white, white people were still racist towards him . ...

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It is no longer a world of black and white culture. ... It is interesting to know that we the people of the United States are free and to be treated equal. ... If there was a black and a white couple they would be looked at different than a white and white or a black and black couple. ... Discrimination is not only directed to the color of peoples" skin but also the culture. People from India come to the United States with strong cultural beliefs. ...

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I came from a small town where everyone was white. I have not had a great deal of experience with people of different races. ... All of them are very well educated black people. ... How can people be so cruel? ... This book is an awakening to people....

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Movie Report George is, a stuck-up white insurance agent who is married to Parsons and fathers two children, Garrett and Moran. ... Overall this movie paints a good picture of society and the way people deal with race. ... His children, who loved their father when he was white, were embarrassed of the fact that he was black. People thought that his penis size is bigger, kid in the store thought that he was there to rob him. Movie is full of stereotypes that white majority has toward black minority. ...

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Where Hawkeye the main character and the protagonist is a white man who was raised by Indians and believes in interracial communications and harmony. ... He is very much a person who plays people according to his best interests. ... The pride which was very important for a man in that time which Colonel Munro took from him when he whipped him for drinking "fire water" which the "white" man makes. Magua feels it he was unrightfully punished for a crime which was induced by the "White Man." ... Even now though I am sure that there are even people who will side with Magua and because of this it m...

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These principles were centered for white middle- class women, but many slave women tried to follow these rules. ... Female slaves were robbed of the chance to have the same moral and values of white women. ... "Asserting one's self over slaves was a way of declaring power over another group of people and could serve as a way to feel more significant to plantation life" (Moore). ... This was a severely misguided approach, but typically the only course of action available to white women. ... In the 19th century, black, female slaves were on their own against the unforgiving, raci...

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Some people find it in material possessions, some find it in money, but most of us find it in love. ... Money and power play a big role in today's society, and some people would rather have those things than a love of another human being. ... As a kid Janie lived in the house where her grandmother was a nanny for a white family. She was treated the same as the white children, they ate together, played together, even got punished together. ... There was some teasing in school about her living in a white folks home, but she did not pay much attention to that. ...

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Why do people do this? ... Some people may tell you it's because his very own daughter married a white man, but it actually goes back much farther than that. ... I have learned many things from the stories that I have read, but the one that I"m going to share with you is: It doesn't matter whether you"re black, white, green, or blue were all human beings and deserve to be treated equal. ...

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As a white Creole she is nothing. ... Negro's called Antoinette "white cockroach" and hated her deeply. ... Antoinette's only joy came from the tropical island she inhabits and the native people who nurse her from birth. ... His distrust of her and hatred towards the home and people Antoinette loves soon results in an insurmountable barrier between them. ...

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Many times James and his siblings pondered about the thought of their mother being white and her children dark skinned. ... Living in a low income black housing projects and having a white mother raised many questions for the Mcbride children. ... Ruth Mcbride always avoided the question of why she was white and her children black. ... Indirectly the media is breeding breeding fear into our communities by portraying a certain group of people as negative. The media rarely does reciprocate the negative with a positive portrayal of the same group of people. ...

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Janie is a young African American girl who grew up in a white life style. She believed she was related to the white man until she was around six. ... *** While Janie was with Joe in Eaton Vile, she had a higher status then the rest of the town's people. ... When Joe died, people in the town expected Janie to be mournful, so she put on an act for them. ... After Tea Cake's death, Janie grieved on the inside so much that she did not care what people thought of her. ...

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While talking with Pheoby, Janie recalls her childhood where she lived with her grandmother (Nanny) in a white family's backyard. Janie thought she was a white child because she was raised with white people and treated no differently. (pg.9) While in school Janie's clothes were better than the other children's clothes and Janie is teased for wearing the nicer clothes given to her by white people. ...

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For many people, this means huge houses and a job that pays great. Having the white picket fence and large amounts of land. ... Some people cannot achieve their dream because a lack of education. ... On the other hand, many people do attain their dream. ... The black man ends up in jail or playing basketball, and the white man cannot dance. ...

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Daisy's character portrays her happy when people give things to her and when things go the way she planned. ... The amount of people that she can please forms her values. ... Daisy fits her name perfectly to the symbolic meanings that the color white have. White symbolizes her fickle nature like a daisy - love me, love me not. ... White can also symbolize the dead. ...

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The consequences for a black person disobeying a white authority figure would be severe. ... Sofia tells her she cannot bless him, for he will probably grow up to be her oppressor, like most white men. Then, when Eleanor Jane helps to care for Henrietta, the white community becomes outrage, that she would lower herself to be an employee of an African-American. ... This incident with how the white community was furious that she could lower herself to be employed by an African-American shows that the long history of racism will be hard to overcome. ... This symbolizes how diverse people come ...

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People are getting married at younger ages now and to anyone they please. ... In the 50s people would go through a process in which the families agree upon the person and whether or not he or she is good enough for one another. ... Today people go for the white weddings. ...

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"Honey, de white man is de ruler of everything as fur as Ah been able tuh find out. . . So de white man throw down de load and tell de nigger man tuh pick it up. ... In their society the rank of people is determined first by their color, and then by their gender. ... The town people want Janie to give a speech, but Joe does not think that Janie is capable of doing that. "" . . . mah wife don't know nothing" "bout no speech-makin". ...

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As I walked in, I saw hundreds of people drinking and dancing. ... Everywhere I walked, people seemed to like my presence. ... With my seamed black pants along with my white shirt, I had worn my best outfit for a groom. ... It was noontime and all the towns' people had met up at the church. ... I could see her sitting in the back seat with her white dress. ...

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Therefore it is evident that traditional Aboriginal values concerning the importance of family love and unity are embraced within this text.In depicting the importance of white families embracing Aboriginal values regarding family, Winton is suggesting that owing to our historical ignorance, there is still much to learn from Aboriginal culture. However, we have ignored Aboriginal culture for so long, with the emplacement of imperialist policies such as White Australia and assimilation. It is ironic that there is so much to learn from traditional Aboriginal culture about family and yet white Au...

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The people of Ming China experienced many hardships in a truly extreme time of crises and tribulation during the 17th century. ... The records of the earthquake of 1668, the White Lotus rising of 1622, and rebels rising vividly described by Feng, demonstrate the extent of suffering people of T'an-ch'eng experienced. ... The earthquake claimed the lives of nine thousand people, many others died from the White lotus rising, hunger, sickness and banditry. ... People were required to pay more during the harvest seasons and less during the hottest midsummer months. ... The Chinese peopl...

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The small size of the saloon setting represented the small community in which they lived The white washed walls represented hope and peace of mind. White is symbolic of peace. ... When people think of America they think of freedom and opportunity. Jurgis came to America looking for the dream that people had talked about. ... The people in position of power were for the most part corrupt. ...

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You can talk to people, but I can't talk to nobody but Curley. ... Crooks is isolated and lonely because he doesn't live with the white people and is usually alone all day. ... The other (white) guys have their bunks in a one room house type of building. ... Lennie is rare, because though he is a white man, he is still weaker than Crooks, and Crooks takes the opportunity to pass along some abuse, to take it out on someone else. ...

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People even go as far as saying that the purple telly tubby is gay, only because he is purple, and anyone who has rainbow colors is a homosexual. ... The only real thing I know without doing any research is what I have heard people comment, and what I have seen in the media. ... I have grown up in an environment where it is ok to think for you, and to accept people as they are. Telling people they cannot get married because they are of the same sex is like telling a fat person they cannot marry a skinny person, or like a white person not being allowed to marry a black person. ... Gays and ...

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