It is very tragic how the life and culture of Indians was going through a sudden change imposed by Europeans. ... Europeans destroyed Natives" culture by paying more money for people than for crops. ... Again Europeans disturb all the values and destroy Indian culture by imposing on them trading their own brothers. ... In this situation Europeans do not directly destroy Indian culture but change it indefinitely as the Indians lose their original techniques. ... It is well described how Indians lost control over their territory and it is sad how Europeans used Indians and how they destroy...

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Beforehand, the European cultures did not interact with those of Africa or Asia. When Europeans started sailing and interacting with other cultures, they wanted an easy way to explain the difference in skin color. ... Culture still influences race to this day. ... Europeans lived in colder climates. ... Using culture to define race has been used since the Europeans have ventured form their corner of the planet, but modern scientific methods have determined that the factors of race should be more than just geographic location and skin color. ...

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The contrast between dialogue in the play focuses on how humour is used as an evocation of pity and sadness and how the Aboriginal language along with their lifestyle has been corrupted by their dependency on European settlers. The contrast between living conditions and legal rights between white and black Australians is also relevant to the construction and dramatic success of the play, as it sets up an appalling social hierarchy purely determined by race, culture and skin colour. ... As language is seen as being a symbol of identity and culture this intertwining of the two languages shows th...

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"Racism consists of both prejudice and discrimination based in social perceptions of biological differences between peoples".1 The refraining of the foreign and unknown, for example other cultures, is probably as old as humanity itself. ... The explanation for the modern racism we do not find in human nature, but later in 1600, 1700 and 1800-century European colonialism and imperialism. ... The Europeans' behavior in Africa was formed by a terrible cruelty and disrespect for the African people. The Africans who were not murdered had to work as slaves to Europeans. ... This cruel...

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In Conrad's work, he uses descriptive details of his accounts in European Africa. ... It is clear early in the novel that Conrad is making a negative statement about European imperialism. ... "Something pathetically childish in the ruins of the grass walls"(35) is how Marlow describes this abandonment of culture and life. ... It is these men who have cleared out the lands and made the paths for the Europeans to travel. ... Marlow's tale of his journey is a powerful criticism to the conduct of European imperialism of Africa. ...

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During the 19th century white Europeans had come to the point that money equaled power and in turn gave them the right to enslave people that were unlike them. When these Europeans accounted cultures that were different then their mainstream, they say them as uncivilized beasts that needed their help. ... In the European "helping" way these people were taken from their families so that white hands did not get blackened by the dirt. The differences that the Europeans saw in these people were used to create new species. ...

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Groups may be almost identical physiologically, yet be divided against each other on the basis of culture, language, religion, nationality. ... Latinos have some relationship to the dominant white culture; some are doctors and leader, like Cruz Bustamonte. African Americans also have a relationship to the dominant white culture as well like Rev Jesse Jackson and Martin Luther King they are great minority speakers. ... Some Americans behave as if racial differences produce inherent superiority in European Americans (whites). ... Multicultural competence is the fluency in more than one cult...

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Thinking it would be fun Charlie decides to take a trip to Africa looking for European imperialism. ... Some of the major characters in the story are as follows: Charlie Marlow, Kurtz - a European, half English, and half French, who works for the ivory company at the Inner Station on the Congo, The Manager - an Englishman who runs the Central Station on the Congo. ... Often this evil side breaks out during times of isolation from our culture, and whenever one culture confronts another. History is loaded with examples of atrocities that have occurred when one culture comes into effect. ... I ha...

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During the time of this story Europeans were invading Africa and enslaving the people who lived there. ... African people inhabited Africa until white Europeans invaded the land taking it over. ... In Africa the civilization and the Europeans were taking over the land and because the Europeans were cruel to the Africans, evil was taking over the good. Darkness and lightness were also used when describing the Africans and the Europeans. ... And whenever the Europeans were described he used words relating to light, white and brightness. ...

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His parents both from europe offered a strict childlife, but brought him into his love for literature and helped him to be an educated young man (South). ... Due to the time period that this novel was written in the book is very special from others about African culture. ... Paton remained a successful well rounded individual and portrays the struggle and culture in South Africa during the times of segregation very well....

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Creole are people of European Decent, born in the West Indies. ... The Creoles were known as "not real white people" this quote shows how they did not belong in Europe or the West Indies thus emphasises the alienation of being Creole. The black culture is very different, making the white people feel cut off from the white culture. ... The marriage is a mismatch of both culture and custom. ...

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Cultural conflict makes the story extremely interesting, as it shows the different cultures of different societies, and about how each of them feel about each other. ... This shows how culture affects characterization, as Nyokabi is a black woman who hates Indians. ... In African culture the land is the most important thing to them, it is also revealed that God gave this land to them, and they must retrieve it from the Whites, who have forcefully occupied their land. ... Conflicts between status accounts for a great deal of events that take place in the novel. " Europeans cannot be friends wit...

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To some he embodies the tragic effects of Euro-American culture on the lives and cultures of Native Americans. ... The gold rush of 1849 flooded California with Europeans. ... This man we call Ishi, helped others learn by teaching what his people and his culture was like. ...

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Most immigrants came from Europe, and also some from Asia in search of new opportunities for success. ... And they also strengthened the Democratic Party with their votes in exchange for preservation of their own individual cultures. ... They believed that immigrants would take their jobs and work for lesser pay and also threatened American life and culture. ... Bourne also believed that immigrants should hold on to their culture and told Americans they should embrace it. ...

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Linda stated that she identifies with both races, her white ethnicity inherited by her American European mother, and her black race and culture, from her father's African American descent, and considers herself of no race other than that of the "human race." Because she spends a lot of time thinking about different ethnicities, cultures, and the fact that she is highly offended when she is considered as anything other than biracial, it is safe to say that she is still very confused. ... She does this by evaluating her environment, analyzing the different cultures and placing herself in ...

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As a white child, raised in one of England's far flung colonies, the young Kipling began to adopt a "Euro-centric" perspective of the world, in which Europe was seen as the seat of power and cultural superiority, while less advanced societies were labeled as poor and inferior. The term "white man's burden" came into existence during the Spanish-American war, and came to represent the magnanimous and charitable attitude of white society toward "less-civilized" cultures, which were seen as the economic burden of the white race ("History Matters,"...

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French Huguenots later joined the Dutch, and by the 18th century most Khoikhoi had lost their lands to these European settlers. The colonists, mostly farmers and cattle herders, became known as Boers, and soon developed their own distinctive culture and language (Afrikaans). ... In the mid-1980s the U.S. and the European Community (now European Union) imposed sanctions against South Africa. ...

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"In Some Could Suckle over Their Shoulder", Jennifer Morgan gathers journal entries from European explorers to make the case that white people used African women's bodies as an apparatus to "convey an emergent notion of racialized difference.... " Morgan writes that this beastly description represented to Ligon, and similarly-minded Europeans of the time, the sole utility of the black woman's body as a producer of crops and more laborers. Additionally, their "monstrous" bodies suggested savagery, substantiating European conceptions of African inferiorit...

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The British wanted to recreate a homogenous British culture but with the Chinese there this was almost impossible, therefor the British began depicting the Chinese as inferior, dangerous and incapable to the rest of society. ... The Chinese were never really accepted into the community not only because they were harder workers but also because their language, dress and customs differed from that of the Europeans. ...

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Since there was a departure of thousands of European immigrants and Northern soldiers during the First World War, numerous jobs were available for black southerners. ... According to Joe Trotter in "The Great Migration", the mass migration of black Southerners to the North reflected not only their quest for freedom, but also caused an emergence of new patterns of race, class, and ethnic relations in American culture (31). ...

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Some may argue that racism is over today.It is the contention of these supporters who claims there cannot be racism because all kind of racial discrimination is banned officially.Yet,this approach is somewhat mistaken.People's emotions and thoughts cannot be prevented by any legislation.Because racism is a belief and thought it continues to exist under the mask of freedom of speech.Also,another point against racism is that they assume thanks to these laws racist actions are punished and hate crimes are decreasing.However,it is open to debate because Shah(2010) pointed out the research of ...

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W.E.B. wasn't only trying to help blacks; he wanted to help Asian, Latin, and European-Americans also. ... Whites thought that this was a good idea and Booker T. was accepted into white culture. ...

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As white peoples and European forces unmercifully plummeted over African grounds in aims to exploit and oppress the nation, masking various cultures and stripping their rightful freedoms away, they exhibited their global power and dominance. ...

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