In the foster home there were other kids, amongst them were a few babies and one seven year old little black boy named Harmon. ... As this happened Janie got to name her self and she named herself after her case worker's daughter, whom had also died, Leshaya, she did not only want this name because of who's name it was also because it was a black girl's name and she always wanted to be black she taught her self to talk slang so she sounded more black and also told everyone that her daddy was black even though her skin was so pale with blonde hair and blue eyes. ...

• Word Count: 2988
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Although Asians and Asian Americans have been present on American television screens for decades, [1] few television series have featured Asian or Asian Americans in starring roles. Kung Fu (Warner Bros, ABC, 1972-1975), starring David Carradine as Kwai-Chang Caine, featured a white American actor ...

• Word Count: 9463
• Approx Pages: 38
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

We did read the book Black boy in Humanities class. ... I would go to class and take notes on the lecture. When it was time for the test I would study my notes. ... For the most part though I passed the class by studying the notes. ... The last book I read was Plato's Republic and found it pretty interesting, though I had to read the Cliff notes along with the book. ...

• Word Count: 2468
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

Last Saturday a boy named Kenny died, a coyote tried to kill a roadrunner, and an inspector blew up his boss. ... They also become confused again about danger, because his boss never gets hurt he just turns black from the smoke. ... They burst into giggles when Wiley Coyote falls off of the cliff, and they feel a sense of security when The Power Rangers kill their many enemies to save the world. The subconsciously take notes on the cartoons filled with violence, and they store it for future reference. ...

• Word Count: 1816
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

It is noted several times that in the eye of the law, blacks are not considered men, but things. ... Another topic often addressed in the novel is exclusion of blacks in the law and the injustice of the entire condition. ... Against, his wife's wishes, he decides to sell Uncle Tom and a boy named Harry. ... Clare in the end, his habits of idleness and materialism have doomed the slaves to have freed, including Tom, to a living hell (Cliffs Notes p.95) On the other hand Ophelia St. ... Shelby and his wife have become the "gentlemen and lady" slave holders, who see themselves as good Chr...

• Word Count: 2149
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

What Shamanism Is By the Silver Circle Shaman (pronounced SHAH-maan) is a word from the language of the Tungus people of Siberia. A Shaman is a man or woman who enters an altered state of consciousness at will. The Shaman does this to contact and utilize an ordinarily hidden reality to acquire kn...

• Word Count: 11626
• Approx Pages: 47
• Grade Level: High School

The twentieth century really begins before the end of the nineteenth century. Queen Victoria's Jubilee in 1887 was felt by many to represent the end of an era. An end-of-century stoicism, and a growing pessimism among writers and intellectuals, may be traced to several sources, not least the publication in 1859 of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species which put the existence of God into radical question. Across the whole population, and in the face of rapid economic and social changes, radical doubts about the stability of the existing order were expressed. By the end of the nine...

• Word Count: 10566
• Approx Pages: 42