One of the most important experiences, which gave me a lasting impression, concerned American people's attitudes towards Mexican people. ... In the town where I stayed I was shocked to see the segregation in church. Mexican people went to church on Sunday evenings instead of Sunday mornings with the other members of the community. To show my disagreement with the situation I went to church with the Mexican people on Sunday evening instead of going together with my family. ... I wanted to know more about Martin Luther King's personality. ...

• Word Count: 4457
• Approx Pages: 18
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Janice and I have been friends for about 5 years and had the pleasure of meeting each other during an internship program in Pasadena. ... Janice wanted to be white and did everything she could to remove herself from her black roots. ... At home her father constantly told me I was fat and would have to be pushed through the door by the time I was 18. My grandfather would yell at me to take off the shorts or whatever else I happened to be wearing. ... Janice felt a strong hatred for white people and she wanted them to know. ...

• Word Count: 3109
• Approx Pages: 12

Black males are pulled over often, along with Mexicans and minorities alike, by law enforcement for simply being a person of color. ... I too understand that now. ... Personally, I was a victim in the cycle because I experienced ignorance which is one of the four components that make up the core of the cycle. ... I guess, in a sense, I viewed the world in a very idealistic manner that didn't fully acknowledge how bad race relations are in our nation. ... I became aware of how many people around me are racist when I left high school and came to college. ...

• Word Count: 2862
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

By casting a negative light towards Arabs, Africans, Mexicans, Asians or any other races, the justice system clearly demonstrates a great deal of ignorance and disrespect for that individual; just because someone is a member of a certain race does not mean that he or she represents the negative insinuations associated with that race. ... The jurors didn't care about the boy's age and his family - most of them only wanted him to be sent to the electric chair because he was a foreigner who also lives in one of the worst parts of town. ... "I shut my eyes. ... " I peeked at Je...

• Word Count: 3114
• Approx Pages: 12
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The first official recorded visitor to New York Harbor was in 1524, by an Italian named Giovanni da Verrazano, during a French-sponsored expedition on the ship, Dauphine (named after the eldest son of King Francis I of France). ... When the war was over, it was signed back over to the English because the Dutch did not want the land. ...

• Word Count: 4369
• Approx Pages: 17
• Grade Level: High School

The debate by most individuals is that I lost my job or pay increa! ... They feel that this law is unfair, taking away more gifts that I can give to myself or my family. ... What it is, is the want inside the person. ... Studies show that more blacks or Mexicans are pulled over simply for not doing anything wrong but on they simply looked suspicious. ...

• Word Count: 4281
• Approx Pages: 17
• Grade Level: High School