After the foreign policy defeat of Ronald Reagan in relation to the passing of the 1986 Anti-Apartheid Act, the setback in administration policy which was derived from growing electoral strength of African Americans was rising Republican concern over the issue of race in US foreign policy. ... An important aspect of such actions was that they constituted part if a movement that politically conscious policy makers began to consider when examining U.S. foreign policy toward minority white-ruled governments on the African continent (Schraeder, U.S. Foreign Policy Towards Africa, 196-197). With t...

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Liberalism was a political idea adopted by many countries during the 19th and 20th century and has been the source of many economic and social policies. ... Its New Plan policy was perhaps the first step in which America moved away from liberal principles. ... However some people find it difficult to distinguish between socialist policies and liberal policies. Laissez-faire was the most notable liberal policy associated with Britain. ... This policy led to the development of positive liberalism. ...

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Apartheid, literally meaning separateness or setting apart , was the ideology of the South African National Party that made the segregation of and discrimination against non-whites government policy. ... The National Party convinced the white population that unless the government could exercise firm control over non-whites in South Africa, black Africans would soon dominate both urban centers and the industrial economy. ... Scott's theory of High Modernism argues that authoritarian states enact policies that attempt to rationalize, structure, reorganize, and regulate all aspects of soci...

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In any policy discussion, formulation of a plausible and effective solution clearly must be based upon the nature of the problem. ... The study controlled for 230 independent variables, and indicated that race is by far the most important factor in whether a defendant receives the death penalty. ...

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Irwin's book seeks to examine how America has used its jail system as a new, under examined form of social control. The main argument that he presented is that the jail is a system in control by the white man and is used to maintain the people in society who may be dangerous or threatening but also poor. ... First they were brought to this country to become slaves, next they were ruled by the Jim Crow Laws, and today they are controlled by the justice system. In short, the black man has always since the birth of this nation, in some shape or form, been controlled by the white man. ... Whi...

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In 1654, the Company was bankrupt and reversed their earlier policies that repressed trade and kept potential settlers away. Individual investment was encouraged which made men who were already independently wealthy disagree with the new policies. ... Manhattan's economy continued to grow as Dutch control was ending. ... Under British control, the population grew to over 5,000 people in 30 years and with it the economy grew as well. ...

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Grant saw the Civil War as a blessing in disguise; they believed that the war would trigger a Mormon prophesied apocalyptic event that would cleanse society and eventually lead to ultimate Mormon control. ...

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Old Racism Old racism originated in the 16th century with the beginning of chattel slavery. When Americans traveled to Africa to buy its people they did so because African's had strong bodies that will provide the labor plantation owners needed to sustain the American economy. In essence, chattel slavery was a business. They buying and selling of humans were seen as mere transactions in the eyes of those with power. Africans were seen as sole commodities. ...

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In 1948 South Africa instituted one of the most morally repulsive policies in international history. ... Political strategists in the National Party invented apartheid as a means of reinforcing their control over the economic and social system in South Africa. ... Starting in the 1960's, a plan of "Grand Apartheid'' was executed, emphasizing territorial separation and strict police control. ... Protest songs, praise poems, and liberation chants suddenly became a means of communicating their disgust with the current oppressive governmental policies. ...

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It is widely believed that through IMF, the World Bank, and national debt, they control the economies of many nations. ... Another widespread world take over conspiracy theory, is the claim that Jews had planned a world take over by controlling banks around the world. ...

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Thus, the theme of independence and womanhood helped raise the status of African-American women, but inversely pointed out the inadequacies in the lives of non-African-American women. 4) SECTION 2 - Maya Angelou CHAPTER 1 "Leaving behind nights of terror and fear I rise" These first two lines of the last stanza of STILL I RISE showed that African-Americans could be in control of their own environment by influencing the system of hierarchy that was established in slavery. ...

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Until this policy was changed, there was rarely any contact between the two races, even at the firehouse. ... Many minority officers can relate to these problems and in return decrease racial and sexual tensions, and even help control riots whereas the white, male officer may struggle in these areas (Hill, 177). ...

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Police officials constantly argue that stories of racist police stops are "simply anecdotal evidence," and do not prove there are patterns or approved policies regarding racial profiling. ...

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Among its policies, apartheid comes first as well as encouragement of African culture and tradition. ... This educational system resulted to a situation where apartheid in black schools expanded as the African education came under control of the government. ... Well, this was the goal of the Bantu educational system, they were getting that kind of education which was designed to bring blacks under the control of whites in the future, namely working for them. ...

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The economic welfare of farmers suffered badly; many believed that the management of currency was at fault and that the government's currency policy was determined by Eastern bankers and industrialists. ...

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Authored by the Justice Policy Institute, a Washington-based research and advocacy group, the study showed that in 2000 there were 791,000 men in jail or prison and 603,000 enrolled in colleges or universities. ... Through a gaping loophole in the 13th Amendment, politicians replaced slavery with a penal system designed to control black labor. ...

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Kinloch, coined Missouri's first black city, was eventually comprised and controlled entirely by African-Americans (Wright). ... The NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People), the National Fair Housing Alliance, and CORE (Committee of Racial Equality) have been some of the leading organizations in obtaining fair housing policies for blacks and other minorities. ...

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Nonviolence was the path to a "Beloved Community-, the actualization of the "Kingdom of God-, a society "in which men and women live as children of God should live a kingdom controlled by the law of love-. ...

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A book can be the window to a whole new world. Books can correct the slant that people see on certain things in their life. Books can correct misconceptions and ill conceived notions of other people, religions, and ideas. Books help people to understand something they have never understood before...

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