Other such characters exist such as Pecola's school teachers, but are not personified. ... As Claudia observes, " we could not destroy the honey voices of parents and aunts, the obedience in the eyes of our peers, the slippery light in the eyes of our teachers when they encouraged the Maureen Peals of the world. ... She is the first one to assign Pecola as ugly the moment she is born (because of her blacker than most black skin) and to pass on this unattainable ideal of beauty to her daughter. ...

• Word Count: 1291
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Emma Lou's prejudice is a reflection on false ideals of the society in which she was raised. ... Emma Lou notices that the other teachers have lighter skin and begins to imagine that they are discussing her behind her back, because she is so dark (201). ... The teachers send her a note in an attempt to help Emma Lou avoid the gossip and criticism behind her back. ... The teachers are reaching out to her, but the deeply imbedded views that her color is undesirable and only through lightening her color will she find the right people forces her to pull away once again. ...

• Word Count: 1573
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In his later works he noted that one of his teacher's constantly made racist jokes and said hurtful and uncalled for comments to Hughes in front of the whole class. However, Hughes soon learned that some of his other teachers were kind and treated him with respect. ... Even though Hughes" first teacher treated him unfairly, she could not deny is strong intellectual abilities. ... This experience greatly shaped his ideals and gave him a real taste of the many culture's that exist. ...

• Word Count: 1483
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

They used King's ideals but wanted to separate themselves from the older leaders. ... A turning point in his life occurred when an English teacher told him to strive to be a carpenter rather than a lawyer. ... Their ideals closely resembled those of Marcus Garvey. ...

• Word Count: 2369
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

"we heard many stories of how people-from parents to teachers-were struggling to talk about race with their children". ... These problem is creating confusion in kids because they are growing up thinking that they should be one way because society thinks that's the ideal. ...

• Word Count: 1377
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Even as a child she senses, she knows, that white ideals deny her reality by forcing it into strange forms or appearance and experience. (David 68) But Claudia, too, learns to interject those ideals knowing that, in order to be loved and accepted, she must conform because, as she remembers, "all the world had agreed that a blue-eyed, yellow-haired, pink-skinned doll was what every girl child treasured-(Morrison 20) But Morrison is not intent upon merely affirming the existence of the fear, frustration, and fury inherent in black life; she wished to expose the psychic causes for the social di...

• Word Count: 2499
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography

On the other hand, opposing teachers, parents, and students may argue that despite Huck's honest intentions, he still mistakenly makes the distinction between African-Americans and whites and their abilities . ... Growing up in the antebellum South, Huck embodies racist ideals and struggles to show moral development in order to break free of the ideas that are not truly his own, demonstrating to students how to find his or her moral standards. ... Huck at this point, has failed to completely morally mature into having his own set of ideals. ...

• Word Count: 2046
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Growing up in a world where the predominant message is the white ideal of Shirley Temple beauty, Pecola is "a little black girl who wanted to rise up out of the pit of her blackness and see the world with blue eyes"" (Morrison, Bluest). ... Pecola is not popular; she is ignored or despised by her community, by her parents, and at school, by teachers and classmates. ...

• Word Count: 2371
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

The Harlem Renaissance was a very important African-American cultural and social movement during the early twentieth century. The Harlem Renaissance marked the first time that African-American artists and authors were taken seriously by American society. During the Harlem Renaissance, African-Americ...

• Word Count: 2498
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Student athletes desired to perform their best, because of the attitude and commitment of coaches, teachers, administrators, and parents who were eager to see them excel and be confident in their ability to do so. ...

• Word Count: 2290
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

A story illustrating covert racism might sound like this; when a Teacher says to an African American student that she is shocked how articulate the African American student is. ... The agency did a casting call for African American men are "nice looking, but not too dark" implying to African Americans actors that being black is bad and being dark skinned is not the ideal look for an African American male. ...

• Word Count: 1845
• Approx Pages: 7