Colonialism was greatest during discovery trips time (1400s), because Europeans traveled around the world to take control of areas, and sometimes there were people even in those places. Then they became colonies and had no power to resist the richer countries' power and weapons, the only way was to obey. ... British imperialism had two effects on India: first, it ended India's development, then underdeveloped that country against their will. ... Before the colonial times all cotton were woven in the country, there were a lot of people lived on at the time. ... There was absolutely n...

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So poor in fact, that there wasn't any. There was no school bus, so pupils had to walk miles, just to get to school. ... Then white people were taken back considerably, but what did they expect? ... ""It was then when I bumped into Lillian Jean Simms." ... White people, in theory, had no opportunity to be kind to Negro people. ...

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When asked if their interracial marriage had effected their primary focus friends the majority said no. ... They were then asked, if theses kinds of reactions from people weakened or strengthened there marriage. ... Some reasons they gave of how it strengthened their marriage was that it motivated them to be even happier then they were when they first met or that fact that people want to see their marriage fail is what keeps them going. ... However, when asked if they might one day be in a relationship with someone of a different race, all but 1 said no. There was a tendency for those whos...

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Miss Watson has no remorse when it comes to Jim being separated from his family. ... This just goes to show that back then people viewed white people as superior to blacks, which allowed whites to act out and then walk away free. They looked down upon the opposing race when in reality; there were white people who were a bigger disgrace to society than most of the black population. ... Including this friendship in the story represents the idea that race plays no factor in determining who a person really is. ... He takes a humorous approach as he clearly portrays how blacks were treated back t...

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There where problems in the society; women, African-Americans, and families faced through a lot of difficulties getting where there striving to be at, which became apart of history. ... So, the had no choice but to struggle. ... The little children in the families, they had no choice but to work, then be educated for their family to survive. ... Blacks were being treated unequal. ... They were being cheated by the whites because; if they could not read or write, then they could not vote. ...

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He knew there was virtually no chance that white Southerners would return to the Union just because he had threatened to free their slaves. ... If ignorance was the bases on which they used to disenfranchised African-Americans, then the laws were based upon discrimination against color. ... "Although the freedmen were no longer considered the property of the individual master, they were considered the slaves of society. ... They were merely imitators and had "no pride in their race and no aspiration or ideals in common with Whites." ... There were various plans for Reconstruction, but they ...

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There were two black men not doing their job. ... These types of scenarios were appalling. Then we started to see how the judicial system was no different than being out there in the communities with lynch mobs. ... Although some inequality still exists, it is not as bad as it was back then. Somewhere on the America's timetable there was a turning point and I think professor Kreus expressed that quite well with a song from Billy Holiday about lynchings....

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During the novel there are various points showing that racism was very accepted, and common in that era. ... Then there was the incident where Mr. ... If he was really such a threat to the community, then why did they all shrug it off? It was a though they knew he wasn't able to hurt anyone, and there was no point in shooting him, but even if he was shot, it wouldn't have mattered. ... There was fact after fact saying that he couldn't have done the crime, and that her father did it, but everyone knew that there was no chance for Tom Robinson. ...

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His encounters prove that there is no difference in humans based on skin color. ... There were certain states that he went that many whites were friendlier than others. ... There were contrasts when he described what he saw as a white man and then as to what he saw when he was black. ... It encourages me not to be fearful because then I will not be able to see the good points in life. ... This showed that everyone was living in a fear, causing no one to see the sunlight. ...

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Black people think they've had it bad with racism from whites, and then there are those of both races. ... If there were an all white college or school, black people would raise hell, and say that's segregation. ... There's black history month, but what if there were white history month? ... Quite frankly, there may never be a solution. ... No one will be able to stop racism. ...

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You get through the first round of worthy applicants, but you then are denied admittance because the politically correct system determines that you are more expendable then that of a minority. Although ideally affirmative action seems quite ethical, there are many reasons why it's unjust. ... There was a time when minorities were discriminated against more so then they are now and during that time it may have been a good idea to have an affirmative action policy. ... But today, affirmative action is not really fair to use because it's no longer necessary. ... In American cul...

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Africans in America Many people believe that the first inhabitants of America were the pilgrims, but they are wrong. Indians and Africans were here long before pilgrims. ... I think stories like this were told to keep the idea of becoming free in the slaves minds, to keep hope alive so no one would give up. ... Slaves had none of this, they were often split from there families, there was no learning except for learning how to do work for their masters, and they were a long way from what they considered home which was Africa. ... For example, in How Buck Won His Freedom, Buck outsma...

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Most live in urban, violent and cracked infested areas with no daddy and live in a single parent household with a lot of bothers and sisters, to many for the mom to support. They don't have a chance to grow up in a nice neighborhood where there is no crime, no drugs and have successful black people to look up to. ... But a child that grew up in the ghetto and then put in suburban neighborhood will bring there ghetto heritage to the urban life. ... They don't want to get an education, then go through college, then law school, to finally become a lawyer then start making the money at 3...

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There was much to be done before the country was considered as a whole. ... Reconstruction was lenient towards the South because it wasn't necessary for the South to pay any money for losing the war, the Southerners easily avoided the 14th and 15th amendments, and no ex-confederates were put on trial for treason. ... Because they didn't have to pay any money, it saved the South from even greater financial problems then they already were in. ... No republicans were put on trial for treason was merciful to the South. ... Reasons for this is because the South didn't have to pay...

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Even though politicians might say that there is no more racism going on, the fact remains that racism will always exist. ... Some white people still think that black people are no good for anything but being slaves. Even though there are still some KKK organizations some white people are just racist against them because of what they were taught by their parents. ... However the governor of Staten Island said that there is no proof that it was an act of racism, while most people said that is was clearly racism. ... Where she moved to were only some Asians and Spanish people. ...

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The African Americans living in America who went there for working and living conditions were not considered to be a very good race in the beginning. ... Also they were killed and hurt by the very racist Ku Klux Klan (KKK). ... He also argued that; "No sane black man really wants integration! ... Blacks have gained equal rights as whites and there is no open racism any more in America. ... CONCLUSION As a result; Black people in the USA are in better position then earlier times, however there are some areas, which are causing problems. ...

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Then when he grew up there was a law called "Jim Crow". ... Next there was a lady named Rosa Parks. ... She said no so she had to go to jail. ... He thought they were members of the Ku Klux Klan. ... They were really policemen. ...

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On the Boulevard (chain gangs consisting of blacks were often seen here) as the road division was called there were a lot of businesses. ... They then left the party to go on home. ... She was dropped of there. ... Then he ran. ... No one was seriously hurt in this episode. ...

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Then at the end of the scene his fathers said don't give in to Sweeney's trap. 3. ... Lamont told Derek one day while they were folding sheets that there are more of him than they are of you in the prison. ... When Derek breaks from his group in prison the person who came there to support him was Mr. ... Another thing is that he were to change it would take along period of time. 17. ... On the other hand I like the overall theme of the movie, which people can change no matter how they were socialized. 18. ...

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In the 1600's, white men used Africans as slaves and treated them as if they were not human. "Black" people were not even allowed to use the same drinking fountains as white people until the mid-1900's. Hitler and his men killed over five million people because they were Jewish or were not their definition of "normal". ... If we raise our children to believe all people are equal from the start, then prejudice will slowly vanish over time. ... Parents and schools need to teach children that people need to have courtesy and kindness towards others, no matter what. ...

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There were Christian salvation, plenty of schools, dormitories, stores and barns. ... By the end of1763, no white or Indian men remained alive in Wyoming Valley. ... Tom told him to get out and then shot him, which then Tom was arrested for. ... Tom then eventually died at 62 in 1796. ... There was a lot of abuse among slave woman too....

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"There was no place for Cholly's eyes to go. ... (Bluest Eye, 148) As you well know Cholly then left to go to Macon so he could find his father. He then finds freedom being there because he ran away and there was no one there to tell him what to do. ... He then meets Pauline and he is again happy but when he realizes that he must carry the "sheer weight of sameness" while being married, he is lead to being despair and becoming a drunk. ... He didn't hit me too hard, "cause I were pregnant I guess, but the fights, once they got started up again, kept up." ...

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Most Southerners were angry when slavery was banned since then they had to work for themselves. ... Obviously the southerners would be racist against the blacks because they were no longer their slaves. ... With small towns, there is not much controversy so when there is some, that is all they can think or talk about. ... There were many reasons why Maycomb County's people were filled with racism. ... The blacks were no longer slaves. ...

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During the 1930's there were great problems between the races, and he was one of the few committed to attaining equality for both blacks and whites. ... Atticus noted how in the court there was no way for a black man to win against a white man when it's the white man who gets to have the decision of what happens. ... If Atticus Finch ever treated anybody unequally than there was a good reason. ... Not many people think that if you lose a battle then you were not successful. ... In this time blacks were strongly impacted from racism. ...

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Black people in America were treated with no respect from most people. ... Any services were presented to them last, if at all! ... However there are still killings and beatings because of racism. ... There is still a lot of racism in places other then America and Britain. ... If everyone stopped judging people by their race, there would be no racism therefore less deaths and hate crimes. ...

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