Still, a man hears what he wants to hear And disregards the rest... In the private arena this meant wholesale intimidation, beatings, and lynching of black Americans, who didn't "give up the road."" ... As Stanley Brodwin states in his essay "Blackness and the Adamic Myth,"" there is no escape for any human being since each generation builds on past sins and must continually pay the debts accrued. ... Both blacks and whites (and every infinite gradation in between) are bound to suffer the consequences from the sins of their forebears. ... Even his tragedy Pudd'nhead Wils...

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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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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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• Grade Level: Undergraduate