Then there are your level 1's, first time offenders. ... There are guards high up on the walls, but if I were to be stabbed right now there is no way they could tell who did it, and we are just a group of sixty. ... It worked for the time being but there were problems still ahead for me. ... Then it goes even deeper and these rules were established just in case there was a riot so you would know who was on your side. ... Then there are the others, those who do not fit into any of the above categories and who in case a riot broke out were on their own. ...

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If that is true, then that point was definitely shattered by Sherman Alexie. ... No stories, no songs. ... In Reservation Blues, there were many stereotypes. ... But Father Arnold insisted that there would be buffalo because on television there were Indians always hunting buffalo. ... They are going to see that there is no way of escaping stereotypes except to stay on the reservation in order to stay normal and not be persecuted. ...

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African slaves were brought in to fill there space. ... Thus there was no need to create segregation or apartheid because Afro Brazilians were easily integrated into society. ... There was no civil war or Boer war. These wars had already taken place and there was no reason for Brazil to repeat the mistakes of histories past. ... The Dutch were integrated with the native population at first but then began to fear that they would lose control of there power once diamonds and gold were found. ...

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Today, racism is a problem that everyone must face no matter what race a person is. ... In the 1950's there was segregation in the schools upheld by the Supreme Court decision, Plessy vs. ... Then in 1953, Marshall and the teacher appealed to the U.S. ... In the movie, Separate But Equal, a black chauffeur was forced to sleep in the car because there was no hotel for him to stay in within a twenty mile radius of his bosses hotel. ... I do not believe that there are inferior races in the world but I do believe that there are inferior people. ...

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Before the affirmative action law was put into place, on television there were only Caucasian actors and news anchors. ... The law states that there must be no discrimination to any race, color, sex or creed. ... In the text there is no information about the background of the minority students. ... He also told me that the school was paying for him to live and attend college, and then he started to laugh. ... Is it right, is it wrong; I have no idea. ...

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For weeks, he struggles to save his clients life and then his own. ... Any father would want them dead with no questions asked. ... There were people not getting the rites they deserve. ... If you were white you would be getting a different trial then if you were black. ... In my eyes there is no difference from a black father killing murders or a white father killing murders. ...

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And then conclude with what I think. ... Although he is very clever, everyone thinks that he is no good. ... I know this because he says "Simply because we were licked a hundred years before we started is no reason for us not to try to win" This means that there is no chance that he is going to win the case because of the way Maycomb thinks about black people, but he is still going to try his hardest to win. ... She is brave because she wants to die with no drugs in her system. ... The "pyramid" has blacks at the bottom; the Ewell's are next, then the Cunningham's and then...

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Until they come to grips with it, there is no problem. ... And they are not supposed to harm anyone through "reverse discrimination." 3 Then there are those who are completely unaware of racism in the world. ... No one could know. ... And in their earlier years were known to ride on horses and kill blacks for no reason, just hate. ... Where there is a problem, there is a solution. ...

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Robert then told his cousin that he did not have to sign the form and that the officer was violating there constitutional rights. The officer said he would have to get the dog out there to make sure there were not any drugs Racial Profiling Isn't That Bad 3 in the car if Robert" cousin did not sign sign the consent form. ... The book then shows that the police had a good reason to stop and search the car. ... (City journal vol.11 no.2) This case was also talked about in the book Driving While Black but...

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There were mediators for both sides, although they went unheard. ... There are no known negro fatalities, though reports are that several were killed. ... Up until just about five years ago, no one talked about the riot. ... Then most blacks lost everything they owned to fire or robbery. ... In a search for the truth about the riot, two headstones were found at Tulsa's Oaklawn Cemetery that show riot victims are buried there. ...

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The members were recruited and then they were members it showed no special initiation process. ... He then realizes his little brother is there and is upstairs with Cameron (the organizer of the DOC). ... He then tells Cameron that he is out, Cameron becomes very angry and then Derek hits him. ... Derek soon realized that in the prison things were a lot different then outside. ... They were going to start over. ...

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Things were supposed to change after the Emancipation Proclamation, but they didn't and Martin Luther had no problem letting people know that. ... He points out how there were white people there at the demonstration among the blacks. ... I understand that things were different back then, but it still should never have existed. ... I really don't think that I could have lived back then because of the prejudiced attitudes present. Being prejudice was just a way of life back then and to me that is just absurd and an excuse. ...

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Then one year we came across a booth where an artist was drawing caricatures. ... The guy looked us over and told us to smile, and then he started to draw. ... Mammies were forced to put a smile on their face no matter what. ... The Mammies had to keep this up, no matter the cost, to live and survive. ... No one usually looks to the other side of the life of Mammies. ...

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In the story there are three levels of narrative consciousness. ... There are many different themes that Morrison examines and explores in this novel. ... The narrator tells us that "No one could have convinced them that they were not relentlessly and aggressively ugly You looked at them and wondered why they were so ugly; you looked closely and could not find the source. ... However, what they do know is stated in the beginning of the novel: that "there were no marigolds in the fall of 1941- (Morrison 9). Meaning there where no happy ending in 1941, the seeds of hope they themselves planted ...

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There are many different perspectives in the book, Sweet Summer about what "acting white" is. ... Therefore, speaking correct English should not be a put down, because no matter how u talk, that should not put a label on you. ... Even if some things were not true about whites, African Americans still believed that whites were always trying to compete with them, and also thought they were superior over African Americans. ... They assumed that they were our superiors." ... They thought that "good hair" was white people's hair, and always tried to make their hair look straight, when in ...

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He is then interogated by the police and then Matthew Terell, who is running for mayor. ... Carter then says he is willing to pay him to find Daphne. ... There were other white men who were tired too but they still had their job. ... There was really no way of knowing who was on your side and who was trying to kill you. ... Mostly the men who were of higher power and with more money were the ones who were calling the shots. ...

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Baldwin then out of his anger decided to go to a fancy restaurant to see if he would get served there. ... There were defense plants in Harlem also and racism was received there too. ... Then there were the cool black men who hung around the streets all day doing nothing but talking; they rarely talked to the militant black men who were fighting for equality among the races. ... There they were being abused and discriminated against in the worst way. ... At the time, there was no creative outlet, but one did appear later, politics. ...

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There is no third option, for a black person, where they can take care of their responsibilities and pursue happiness. ... Then when the roof started to leak . . . when it needed fixing . . . ... Cory's football pursuits were defeated by Troy because of one of two reasons. ... Troy has been put into a difficult situation where there is no clear correct solution, so his decision to pursue happiness by cheating on his wife is not easily cast as a bad decision. ... There are many way in which a character could be trapped into a situation where there is no moral way to pursue happiness and...

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Men of all races were imprisoned and no racial outbreaks were reported, "during the entire period from 1815 to 1830, there was not a single battle between black and white prisoners". ... Ignatiev then used Thomas Branagan as an example of what living in America could do to one's thoughts. ... " The Union makes no distinction between natives and foreigners. ... There was growing resentment amongst the Irish as shown by the growing proliferation of riots started by the Irish. ... By then they had a firm place in society, this was the only thing left for them to conquer. ...

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So why then are people of a different race, color, culture, or religion treated with disrespect and hate? ... (John Tateishi pg. xiv) There were no grounds for evicting the Japanese Americans so west coast politicians and pressure groups turned to racial attacks that questioned the loyalty of the entire Japanese community. ... General Dewitt, commander in charge of war defense stated " It makes no difference weather or not a Japanese is theoretically a citizen. ... Another reason white children couldn't use the same books as black children because black children received less education th...

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Between these two choices, there was little from for happiness, or even a sense of hope of opportunity. ... It was then that Bigger realized the advantage of his violent acts. ... The whole things came to him in the form of a powerful and simple feeling; there was in everyone a great hunger to believe that made them blind, and if he could see while others were blind, then he could get what he wanted and never be caught at it (p.102). ... He has no place in society. ... When he says, upon reading the paper No! ...

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I went to school there, then Durham, then here to this college on the hill above Harlem," (3). ... "The steps from the hill lead down into Harlem through a park, then I cross St. ... The character then goes on to state the fact that he is the only african american and lives in Harlem. ... " Quickly making the abrupt statement as if this is expected and should come as no surprise to the reader, this is a good use of diction, very sure and confident words telling the reader this is how it is and and to society how its supposed to be and the blatancy of his words only tells us ther...

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He explains to the Clergymen that despite their efforts to improve the lives and opportunity for equality by going though the court system no strides forward had been made he in formed the Clergymen of the Negros efforts to "negotiate with the city fathers" to better their lives however he describes their hopes as being "blasted" because even though there were promises made on both sides the white community did not hold up their end of the agreements. ... The supporters were also asked "Are you able to endure the ordeal of jail?" because even tough they were not h...

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The two groups were seen as being "militant- or "revolutionists- because they had to work hard at gaining equality because the whites were not just going to say ok you proved your point here it is. ... Then Malcolm comes in and states that he will fight violence with violence. ... Malcolm knew that through segregation no equality was going to be gained. ... There is a lack of improvement that falls on the behalf of the city when it comes to the black ghettos. Prime example was in Chicago where there were numerous tactics used to keep blacks as both minorities and in the ghettos. ...

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Then, one day a horrible event occurred that altered young King's view on the white people for many years. ... Therefore, during King's junior year there in 1947, he was ordained a minister at Ebenezer Church. ... However, it was just a start because in 1963 a bill was passed by congress for equal rights to all whites and blacks that then simply needed to be approved by President Kennedy. ... Although the authorities were worried that the 100,000 participants would prove with acts of violence that Kennedy should not approve the bill, King had faith that there would be no problems ...

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