(Lipsitz 3) " "Although reproduced in new form in every era, the possessive investment in whiteness has always been influenced by its origins in the racialized history of the United States "by the legacy of slavery and segregation, of Indian extermination and immigrant restriction, of conquest and colonialism (Lipsitz 3). ... (Lipsitz 71) In 1890, Chinese Americans were mandated to leave neighborhoods close to downtown and in areas that were ready for redevelopment and were relocated to "isolated industrial areas of the city filled with waste dumps and other environmental hazards."(Lips...

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Throughout American history and even to this day, African Americans have always struggled for their rights. ... As the U.S. emerged from the Great Depression two years later, Japan invaded China and Hitler's Nazi Germany took much of Europe. ... s "I have a dream" (History). ... The Civil Rights Act of 1964, was a watershed piece of legislation that "outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin" (History). ... The "Jim Crow" laws in the South were then abolished, and it became illegal to force segregation of races in schools, housing,...

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The Cultural Divide By Courtney Ulrich Throughout history, the clash of contrasting cultures has never resulted in a positive conclusion, but rather racial segregation and the arrogant use of stereotypes in all aspects of life. ... For example, a Caucasian may be born in China, and grow up in Chinese culture. ...

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A Gileadean Society: Is it Fictitious or Not? As I was reading The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood, I first perceived it as a dystopian narrative about a world where unrealistic things take place. I believed that the events in the novel could never occur in our society. Now that I have comp...

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• Grade Level: High School