Many believe that racial profiling became a problem in the 1980's; however the problem dates back to at least the 1700's for people of African descent in the United States. There are many individuals that believe the practice of racial profiling is wrong, while others will claim that it is necessary in order to apprehend suspects of drug offenses or any other criminal charges. ... While these groups of individuals may feel they are being subjected to racism, law enforcement stand to believe it is a simple act of private security. ... Through the "Say No to Drugs" campaig...

• Word Count: 1975
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

(Tyson P.3) In addition, the author believes that there was no real agenda for hip-hop. ... For some reason violence, sex, crime, and drugs are associated with rap. ... Drugs are another topic widely spoken by gangster rappers. ... Mentioning how fun drugs supposedly are in songs is unnecessary. ... People only listen to what they have been brainwashed to believe is a true representation of who they are. ...

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Drug related homocide is the number one cause of death among African Americans between 15-24 years of age (Haynes et al.... Research on racism reveals that a lot of individuals that believe they are prejudice free display discrimination. ... This lack of support leads to low self esteem, low achievement, conduct behavior problems, high drop out rates, and drug abuse. The drug culture however, can offer an escape route into peer acceptance, power that offers prestige, and a good economy (Haynes et al., p. 147). Haynes et al. say that schools have a critical role to play in reducing the risk ...

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Most of the reason for this is drug related. Yet whites and blacks engage in drug offences, possession and sales, at roughly comparable rates (Human Rights Watch 2008).While African Americans comprise 13% of the US population and 14% of monthly drug users they are 37% of the people arrested for drug offences ( Marc Mauer of The Sentencing Project.) ... As a result, African Americans, who are 13% of the population and 14% of drug users, are not only 37% of the people arrested for drugs but 56% of the people in state prisons for drug offences. ... Many poor and minority citizens believe that the...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The underlining aspect in Malcolm's life was that he adamantly believed in was the importance to the devotion of Islam. ... Malcolm Little later looked back at this moment in his life saying, "Even at that young age, I just couldn't believe in the Christian concept of Jesus as someone divine, and no religious person, until I was a man in my twenties and then in prison could tell me anything" (Haley, The Autobiography of Malcolm X1). ... Eventually he became involved with drugs and alcohol. ... When Malcolm Little was finally let out on parole after 8 years, he instantly became ...

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They both believe that a black man can't integrate into a society that is preset for a white man to live in. ... Both Malcolm and Biko talk about gaining this equality because they strongly believe that it is time for change in the so called, "white society."" ... Biko said "The idea of everything being done for the blacks is an old one and all liberals (whites who believe they know what is best for blacks) take pride in it; but once the black students want to do things for themselves suddenly they are regarded as becoming "militant."" ... He talked about how the property value of a ce...

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She believes it was once a nursery; "the windows are barred for little children, and there are rings and things in the walls (77).... Should he bring this felon, this drug addict, into his respectable world? ... He believed that Sonny should have taken his musical talent and played "respectable" music, preferably classical, performed in concert halls, not jazz music played in rundown bars. ... The heroine of "The Yellow Wallpaper" may spend the rest of her life in her imaginary world, where life is easier, and even though Sonny may be all right, the lure of drug addict...

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She believes it was once a nursery; "the windows are barred for little children, and there are rings and things in the walls (77).... Should he bring this felon, this drug addict, into his respectable world? ... He believed that Sonny should have taken his musical talent and played "respectable" music, preferably classical, performed in concert halls, not jazz music played in rundown bars. ... The heroine of "The Yellow Wallpaper" may spend the rest of her life in her imaginary world, where life is easier, and even though Sonny may be all right, the lure of drug addict...

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Detroit Red was a drug dealing criminal who was a danger to himself and to the Black community. ... He promoted nationalist and separatist doctrines for most of his life and believed that only through revolution and force could blacks attain their rightful place in society. ... He no longer believed that total segregation would benefit anyone. He also believed that the solution to racial problems lied in the minds of people, not in segregation. ... He believed that civil rights should be addressed as human rights and should be looked upon as a problem with human rights. ...

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He believed in black nationalism and pride. ... He became dependent on drugs, got into trouble and returned to Boston to organize a burglary ring. ... Malcolm stopped eating pork, smoking, using drugs and let his hair take its natural shape. ...

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They believe that the American culture is becoming more decadent. The site things such as black crimes, growing acceptance of homosexuality, interracial marriages, increasing drug use, and a lack of racial identity among white people of items to help back there belief. ... They do not believe that Jesus existed. ... They believe the Nazi holocaust never happened. ... They do not believe in life after death and they believe that heaven and hell are just fantasies. ...

• Word Count: 1899
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According to Karl Marx, religion is a drug or a force that pacifies the poor and the oppressed, enabling them to accept their lower status in this life and to hope for a better future in an afterlife, in heaven. ... According to Desmond Tutu, former archbishop of the Anglican Church of South Africa, religion is not a drug to pacify, as Marx saw it, but a motivating force for active resistance and social involvement. ... Elijah Muhammad believed that blacks were the original human beings and the white were the devils (pp.122). ... After following the teachings of Elijah Muhammad, he believed t...

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He believed in nonviolent direct action. ... Once he moved to Boston he became involved in drugs and gangs. ... He believed that his old last name was his "slave name."" ... He unlike King believed in segregation of blacks and whites (Cone). ... The Nation of Islam was believed to be behind the bombing. ...

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He believed in nonviolent direct action. ... Once he moved to Boston he became involved in drugs and gangs. ... He believed that his old last name was his "slave name."" ... He unlike King believed in segregation of blacks and whites (Cone). ... The Nation of Islam was believed to be behind the bombing. ...

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Many still believe that African Americans lack the ability to achieve in school and to make a decent living all because of their belief that Blacks are inherently different than any other race. ... In American society, the word "ghetto" has come to symbolize predominantly poor, black neighborhoods rid with drugs and violence. ... In reality, the employer might believe that hiring Anne would drive away business, thus he simply tells her that no openings are available. ...

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Always well-liked and believed that their lives could have been better if they were not biracial. ... This was the first black show that had controversial issues such as gun control, murder, and drug use ("Network and Cable"). ...

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With illegal aliens taking up jobs, and the problems of drugs and weapons being sneaked across the border it is obvious that immigration is a huge issue. ... I believe that the results of the purposes do not really show who uses social media more, but shows why they choose to use it at all. ...

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Also, these young thugs succumb to selling drugs to make quick money and, with young men being arrested for doing exactly what white men expect of them, it creates a permanent image for all young, black men. In order to avoid conflict, African American men should do as Staples or not lower themselves to the outcome people believe all black men have, jail or death. ...

• Word Count: 1861
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My American dream has been influenced by the problems, and circumstances that I have gone through in my life. Moving to the United States was one of the biggest circumstances that influenced my American dream because I came with the idea that this was the land of opportunities but when we arrived to...

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