Affirmative action has not completely done its job. ... The African American tester in each pair received no job referrals. ... The Caucasian woman declined the job offer. ... Affirmative action has opened workplace doors for people of all colors who have been excluded from better-paying and high-status jobs in the past (Affirmative). ... Although affirmative action has helped so many people, it has not finished its job. ...

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No employer will pay his or her employee to become millionaires. The rich pay the poor people less money than they deserve so that they can make themselves more affluent. ... The changes in the level of demand have led to increasing threats of displacement of jobs and reduction in the level of wages for the unskilled employees. ... Research shows that even before the changes in employment demand resulting from globalization, the minority was always considered last for jobs positions. ...

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There were many jobs for a slave like working on the plantation fields. ... Blacks were kept uneducated they could not attend schools and learn freely, blacks were also unemployed and even if they had a job is was the one's that no one wants to do and it paid low wages. ... I think it is a way of social structure to create low income housing so they can divide the rich people from the poor people. my definition of the unemployment of urban is poor people not having jobs that they can work and pay their rents buy food and other essence stuff. My solution this problem is creating more equal...

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These young people who acquire their money through selling drugs, use this money to pay bills and other expenses, but also use it to buy materialistic items such as clothes and jewelry and even cars. ... I thought the book was very insightful as to what is really going on in these urban communities as far as drugs, violence, and jobs go. ... Anderson was involved with Turner very deeply, in that he helped find him a job, and helped with financial situations more than once. ...

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Trump has made about Mexicans, make others believe in all the negative situations Mexicans have been involved such as coming to the country illegally, possibly committed serious crimes etc. and not the positive things they have accomplished in the country, such as adapting to a new culture, helping the country's economy by creating jobs or accepting low income jobs that U.S. Citizens wouldn't do for the pay others accept. ...

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The effects of the "glass ceiling" prevent woman from getting higher ranking jobs. Therefore when men receive higher ranking jobs, they are retaining the advantages from the glass ceiling without necessarily realizing it. This trend has affected me personally as I had received a job at an attorney's office over the summer. ... Throughout the readings of Homophobia "How we all pay the price", I am beginning to realize the profound effects that it has on heterosexuals as well. ... For example, without the presence of sexism I wouldn't have had a job over the summer. ...

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Throughout World War II, seeds were being planted for the Civil Rights Movement. "Jim Crow" laws dominated the United States, and they dominated the battlefields of the war as well. As the war raged on and the battle against Nazi Germany was won, discrimination against non-white people became mor...

• Word Count: 562
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In the United States, Jim Crow laws banned black citizens from obtaining jobs and access to public places such as restaurants and hotels. ... Zecozy Williams, a black woman who intensely supported the bus boycotts, drove all of her friends to work after driving her husband to his job and her children to school. ... If they passed the impossibly difficult exams, they were required to pay a poll tax, which many poor black citizens couldn't afford. However, white citizens were not required to pass any tests or pay any fees, also infringing upon the equality of all people. ...

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These unaffordable rates often left workers with much debt so whenever they received their pay from their labor after paying off their dues they were left with virtually nothing, and in a state of poverty. ... Sharecroppers had no choice, but to take these jobs that forced them into debt and had a negative effect on their lives. ...

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The events surrounding Michael Brown's recent shooting in Ferguson, Missouri and the protests that followed, expose the ongoing racism in the United States. The grand jury's failure to indict Officer Darren Wilson, the white policeman responsible for Brown's death, incited a public outcry. Mainly ri...

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According to Professor Bill Quigley, "A study by Professor Devah Pager of the University of Wisconsin found that 17% of white job applicants with criminal records received call backs from employers while only 5% of black job applicants with criminal records received call backs" (Quigley 2010). ... Furthermore, every tax-paying citizen is affected considering the high costs that are funded by tax payer dollars. ...

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The Declaration of Independence states, "All men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights". But how much of this is true? Since the very beginning of the legal system in the United States, there has been inequality. Appearance has held such precedence for Americans. Now, with the threat of terrorists, many use racial stereotypes to determine who is accountable for our unsafe environment. ...

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After WWI ended there was a climax of the southern emigration of blacks and the return of white veterans looking for jobs and places to live creating racial friction (Williams 78). ... Initially people gathered to pay tribute to the teenager, but chaos quickly engulfed the city as angry groups began looting businesses, setting fires, and using Molotov cocktails to express their anger and outrage. ...

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Even though the North during the Civil War helped them escape, they didn't want them in their neighborhoods, used rude language and slurs, and when they were offered jobs, the pay was horrible, not enough for a place to stay, food, or really any necessities. ... When the missionaries show up, one can assume they may be kind, just doing their jobs, but the fact that they're using apples and other things to bait this little girl into wanting to go, instead of directly talking to her mother, just seems like a huge manipulation tactic. ...

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The author does an excellent job of intelligently responding to all of his critics, never once allowing anyone to prove him wrong. ... "At no point has there been more reason for young black men and women to be hopeful that investing in themselves will pay dividends in the future. ...

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By paying the factory workers as little as possible and producing as much product as possible the business workers were never worried about where they stood in society because everyone besides them were unable to break past the walls between the classes Owners of major corporations would disagree with Eugene Debs" opinion that the capitalist system is "incapable" of meeting the needs of the people in society for many reasons. Owners of big businesses, such as Carnegie, thought that the increasing size and power was benefiting the entire society and economy because owners saw it as opportunit...

• Word Count: 2825
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate