A stereotype can be anything from women being considered better drivers or labeling French people as rude, but one thing that is in every stereotype is the designation of a group as a whole. ... There is no valid explanation for saying a woman is only worth 75% of what men are, but the facts show this an idea widely accepted. ... Some topics are as foolish as saying whites cannot dance or blacks are better athletes, but most are disputes leading to controversy, lawsuits, and violence. ...

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I have no plans to start calling myself "European-American" because my family tree has roots that extend into France. ... Is saying "vertically challenged" really any better than saying they are a dwarf. ...

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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. ... They should try putting themselves in the other person's shoes before saying something that may hurt their feeling mentally or physically. ...

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WEB Dubois was a mixture of African, French, Dutch and Indian blood, who demanded total equality for blacks. ... Wells Barnett agreed wholeheartedly with Dubois, saying "Does the Negro object to industrial education? ...

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She continues, explaining the connection between communism and minority liberation, by saying that what struck her so emphatically was the idea that once the emancipation of the proletariat became a reality, the foundation was laid for the emancipation of all oppressed groups in society (111). ... While in France she becomes acquainted with Herbert Marcuse, a prominent political figure. ...

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America has always been seen as a 'melting-pot' of culture and tradition, and saying that we are losing that because we are gaining more cultures and traditions is a flawed argument. ... John De Crevecoeur takes on an interesting outlook on the American Identity Crisis in his book The Language of Literature: American Literature; "I could point out to you a family whose grandfather was an Englishman, whose wife was Dutch, whose son married a French woman, and whose present four sons have now four wives of different nations. ...

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By the 1700's England, France, Spain and several other countries had become nation-states. ... They realized that black power was something more than just saying that they want to be free and getting it; it's fighting for the struggle. ...

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