Robert's cousin was driving while the passengers slept as they drove through Maryland when the car was pulled over by a Maryland state trooper. Robert was asked to step out of the car and asked to sign a consent form to search the vehicle. ... The officer told them that they had problems with rental cars on this highway. ... The book then shows that the police had a good reason to stop and search the car. ... The police had a good cause in pulling the car over and doing what they did, the vehicle fit the description of known drug traffickers. ...

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In the short story "Child by Tiger," there are many different treatments of racial differences such as the treatment of the children, the car wreck, and the actions of the "mob." ... The next treatment of racial differences was made after the car wreck. ... Lon Everett, the drunken white man, got out of his car and went racing to Dick and started beating on him. ... The car wreck, the mob scene, and the treatment of the children were all actions of the racial differences that man had created for each other. ...

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In the short story "Child by Tiger," there are many different treatments of racial differences such as the treatment of the children, the car wreck, and the actions of the "mob." ... The next treatment of racial differences was made after the car wreck. ... Lon Everett, the drunken white man, got out of his car and went racing to Dick and started beating on him. ... The car wreck, the mob scene, and the treatment of the children were all actions of the racial differences that man had created for each other. ...

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We find this out through the chatting in the car during the driving test between Marian and the driving instructor. Pg 116-17 The Car is the only main setting of the story. The car is firstly being driven to Marian to the driving test before she drives in the actual driving test. The car in my opinion is symbolic of slavery as strange as it may seem. Towards the middle of the story a description of Marian in the car is, "Marian's hands tightened on the wheel." ...

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The employer and the beer went in one car. ... When the wife and the two employees got to the car there was surprise waiting. The car had two flat tires and the windows were smashed. ... They jumped into the car and got it started (It wasn't expected to). ... The tires and windows on the car were fixed. ...

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The opening sequence begins with the camera slowly panning across to a city, it then moves into the town, and into the seat of a car. The car arrives to a house. ... A teenager looks outside the window, to see the car and some black people getting out of it. ...

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In the beginning of chapter 11 Virgil Tibbs goes to the Mechanics with his car to get gas. ... After dinner Virgil thanked them and said his goodbyes and began to walk down the dark alley where he left his car. ... Virgil found out that Sam had not taken the normal rouit that he usually takes, because there was no dust on the car any other time except for the time Sam took him out. ...

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The mayor's wife, Miss Millie, lived a different lifestyle than Celie which did not require her to work and allowed her to have maids and fancy cars, yet she was still controlled by her husband who refused to teach her how to drive. ... "Mayor _______ bought Miz Millie a new car cause she said if colored [people] could have cars then one for her was passed due. So he bought her a car, only he refused to teach her how to drive it" (Walker 102). ...

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The state trooper ordered Wilkens, his aunt, uncle and a cousin out of their vehicle and into the rain, for the purpose of searching the car for drugs. Wilkens recalls seeing a young white boy, about six years old, in a passing car with his face pressed against the window and he couldn't help but to think what image will forever be in this little boys head? ... Ford was a member of Congress and that he was driving such a nice car. ... Kweisi Mfume, the president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), was pulled over while driving the interstate at ni...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

When patrolling the streets, the police stop cars for traffic violations, and sometimes engage in undercover operations if they think is suspicious of more serious crimes such as drug trafficking or prostitution. ... Moreover, minorities were detained for longer periods of time per stop than whites, and were 80% of those whose cars were searched after being stopped.7 Showing the similar statistic to the previous two, a study of traffic stops on the New Jersey Turnpike found that 46% of those stopped were black, although only 13.5% of the cars on the road had a black driver or passenger and alt...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

American History X Imagine this, you are lying in your bed trying to fall asleep when you hear a sound as if a window just got shattered, you look out your window to see a black man breaking into your brother's car. ... He draws his gun and proceeds out the front door gunning down the look out guy and wounding the man that was breaking into his car. The perpetrators get away car screams down the street at the same time as your brother is firing at it. ...

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In the 1980's, American cars were marked with a distinction of poor quality. Since then, our cars have vastly improved, but the distinction is still planted in many people's minds. If we lower our standards in the white collar force, we may develop the same distinction in our corporate businesses as we have in our cars. ...

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Racial profiling is being a set on many young blacks and Hispanic males being stop due to the smuggling of drugs, driving fancy high priced cars with fashionable accessories, or being a suspect of criminal encounters. ... Consequently a majority of males who drive nice, exorbitant cars are not gang bangers, drug dealers, and thieves. ... As a result, Mayor Greg Nickels states in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer that he plans to address racial profiling by adding video cameras in every squad car, holding quarterly community forums and improving police training. ...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

They see these athletes and rappers with this incredible amount of cash, big houses, nice cars, and all the girls they want. ... A black kid thinks a drug dealer successful since he is making bank and has these nice things that white people has, as a car. ...

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"Attaining the street-car conductor's job becomes not only a victory for civil rights, as a result, but also a personal victory for Maya's sense of self" (Walker). ... Anyone can have the cars, the big house with the white picket fence but all of that means nothing if you are not at good terms with yourself. ...

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Courtney and his friends " people of mixed European and African blood" were riding on a train to a wedding, when they were approached by twelve white men with revolvers, One told Courtnet: "Say, you look like an intelligent nigger, Don't you know any better than to ride in a first class car?" For the rest of the trip Courtney's group had to ride in the "Jim Crow's car reserved for people of colors. ...

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Puerto Rico In august 1, 1988, my life was affected in a great way. It was my first time on a commercial airliner going first class to Puerto Rico; the first people I met were my grand parents. They took care of me while I was there. As my grand parent; and I made our way to the car, all the v...

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In A letter to President Pierce, Chief Seattle is explaining why and how the white men do not understand the red men and how the red men do not understand the white men. He discusses how the value of the land is different for the two races; this is his main point. The Indians see the land as sacred ...

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• Has Bibliography
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Although the Civil Rights Movement happened over 50 yr. ago, racial harassment is still predominant today. Usually when people think of racism, they tend to think of white on black, or vice versa. However, Indians have their fair share of discrimination as well, as displayed in "Pow Wow Highway". ...

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For our final dramatic criticism, I chose the film, Monster's Ball. This film illustrates the joining of two races and cultures in a small segregated town. The plot revolves around a white racist police officer, Hank (Billy Bob Thorton), and a black, soon-to-be widow of a death row inmate, Laticia (...

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He dreams of winning a horse-race bet and returning back to his parents, whilst in the second piece of writing Brille, as he was called, demonstrates his hopes for the future of South Africa when he tells the Warden of how his son will be ruling the country and the warden would wash his car. ...

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"American History X" is a movie that was made in the year of 1998. This film is starring Edward Norton who plays the lead role of Derek Vinyard. This movie takes place in Venice Beach, and Compton. It portrays the life Derek before during and after his involvement in a gang. The story is told th...

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"Heart of Darkness" many tragedies befall Charlie Marlow when he decides to take a trip to Africa. Thinking it would be fun Charlie decides to take a trip to Africa looking for European imperialism. When he reaches their, his career takes a whole new step, he is shocked to see how the whites were tr...

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Her mother describe her physics like this: "Have you ever seen a lame animal, perhaps a dog run over by some careless person rich enough to own a car, sidle up to someone who is ignorant enough to be kind to him? ... "you just don't understand," she said, as Maggie and I came out to the car. ...

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So the information that they had suggested that the drugs would be in cars driven by Hispanic or black people. ... Part of the united task forces instructions could entitle going under cover and driving unmarked cars in order to stop the influx of drugs. ...

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