In the poem "I, Too,"" Hughes opens with "I, too, sing America."" ... At the age of seventeen, Hughes traveled to Mexico to visit his father. He saw that the Mexican people took great pride in their identity through their art. ... The black people of America wanted to fit into the white man's world. ... "In the Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain,"" Hughes further challenges blacks to accept their race by saying, "it is the duty of the younger Negro artist to change through the force of his art that old whispering I want to be white, hidden in the aspirations of his people, to Why s...

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He wanted to know what they looked like and where they were. ... He said, "I may not sound or look crazy, but if you ever wanted to get payback or need my help, don't hesitate to call me." ... Due to that, the media gives the listeners what they want to here no matter how it affects any race. ... It showed how illegal Mexicans took over a store because they would work for half the pay. ... If someone came up for a job and said I can do anything you want me to for half the price of anyone else, then no matter what race he is most people would hire him. ...

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Someone who has freedom to do anything and be anything they want having no limitations or boundaries for their success. ... Foolish to think that way, but the pain I felt made me even more proud to be a Filipino. ... Those statements are incorrect because people from all over the world has come to America such as Africans, Asians, Mexicans, etc. ... Being an American is a good life for me, but I can only look at it financially. ... I like my life right now, but I would rather spend that rest of it back home in the Philippines. ...

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The freedom to live where they want, to own property, to take part in government, and to live and be treated like a human being. ... The Chinese were also discriminated against, and used for work that no one else wanted to do. ... Today and in Southern California, Mexicans suffer from discrimination, similar to what others have faced before. ... I think that this problem will not be solved unless, society as a whole works to accept one-another....

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An good example of this is a dialogue between two detectives: Ria:You want a lesson? ... Neither one of those is Mexico. ... Well then I guess the big mystery is, who gathered all those remarkably different cultures together and taught them all how to park their cars on their lawns? ... It's been assumed that I'd own a Karaoke machine, simply because I am Filipino. ... I laughed - I was not offended - but I reminded him to be careful not to generalize or hold to stereotypes of other nationalities. ...

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I asked my granddad. ... Kind of like how people in California think of Mexican-Americans. ... Of course I said no but he said that if I did not want trouble that I need to find myself in better company. ... I asked. ... It started to get to the point that every black person I saw I wanted to kick the (you know what) out of. ...

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However, one of the many problems that societies are facing that I choose to discuss is the topic of racial profiling while driving, shopping, or even flying. ... In addition, many of the stories that have came up recently on the local news with policemen and encounters of beating, shooting, and arresting local citizens mainly consists of males, of African American and Mexican heritage. ... Many teens speak on being felt like they have no rights and that they want some kind of halt to the categorization. ... As a witness, "I believe based on my research, that racial profiling may happen to ...

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In one of the scenes he Cameron says that if a black person would write a report about Malcolm X or if a Mexican would write a report about Cesar Chavez that they would get commended for it. 13. ... First, Derek approached Cameron Alexander and said that he wanted out. ... Then Cameron asked Derek if he wanted to take over and Derek responded with a one two punch combination and left his office. Then Seth went into Cameron's office and found him lying on the floor, so he went after Derek with a gun and everyone in the crowd wanted Seth to shoot Derek because he wanted out, but he di...

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Mexican Americans were also known to work for an extremely low amount of money. ... Although some of these experiences are the same in some aspect, I believe the gender roles of each of these ethnic groups are different in many ways but yet they are the same in many ways. ... "A working woman is a demonstration of her husband's failure to support her adequately and an affront to his authority." (139) Reguardless of if the women worked or not they still got what they wanted and if their husband didn't get it for them then the women would demand their husbands to get it for them. .....

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Andre did not want to acknowledge that racism in fact did play a part in his life. ... I remember this one time when my cousin and her black boyfriend went to a party. ... Later that night a black girl bumped into her on the dance floor and said to her boyfriend, "Why are you with this good for nothing Mexican girl, when you can have any black girl you want." ... I recall once that my cousin was laid off her job and she just did not expect this to happen to her. ...

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I chose Kurt because of his strong knowledge of what race and gender mean to him personally in American culture and also for his strong German heritage and background. ... Kurt is from a small town called Mexico in New York and came to UB to experience a top class education and also to pursue his swimming. ... I also learnt that there are more than a number of races here in the United States. ... From what I learn most athletic programs look for an equal ration of men to women. ... After exhausting kurt of all the information and opinions he had on Race and class, he told me that if people ...

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The question of why a person would do this to another person all comes down to HATE of all other races then him self, the poor white American that has been screwed by the parasites of the human race (blacks, Mexicans, Asians). ... Derek's younger brother Danny (Edward Furlong) seems to want to be just like his brother Derek, although he does not have the leadership qualities of how to arouse a crowd like Derek. ... In the end I would have to critique this film as hands down and two thumbs up. ... I feel that this film is a one that should be viewed by all to show that hate against the ...

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