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    All beings possess a powerful weapon within their vessel. The Bible cautions its readers to not let it rule over them. The Quran apprises its readers that life and death resides in it. It can heal the emotionally wounded, and cut them even deeper in the same instant. It is the tongue, or in other words, Nommo which means the power of spoken word. Nommo is one of the terms I learn while taking Dr. Franklin’s African American history 101 course, and in my opinion, it is also the foundation for…

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    EB Dubois Argument Essay

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    A majority of philosophy focusing on what the self is in regards to white people. In the times of Aristotle and Plato, their beliefs only regarded white men. In a world where their opinions are more widely regarded than that of ethnic philosophers, people of color rarely get a chance to hear from ethnic philosophers on what the self means to them. According to WEB Dubois, an American black, or other person of color, is unable to be both an American and a minority. This paper will argue that…

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    Passing Nella Larsen’s novel, Passing, is her second work of literature and sets the scene in the 1920s. Throughout the pages, the reader is gradually faced with several conflicts such as race and identity as narrated by the main character of the novella, Irene Redfield, a married black woman with two children for whom these conflicts arise when she re-encounters an old acquaintance, Clare Kendry. Clare is presented as the antagonist and as the opposite of Irene, and the more Clare is around,…

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    being accepting of differences would be a good starting point, however, that is something that’s easier said than done. Race is a social construct that has been around for as long as anyone can remember, we use it to distinguish differences among people. Abolishing race can lead to eliminating the mindset and attitude of automatic granting privilege based on race because it wouldn’t be a thing (Price). To abolish race we would need to dedicate multiple generations to it. A starting point to…

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    “more than anything else language shows we belong, providing the most natural badge or symbol of public and private identity”. Identity is heavily influenced by social factors and can be reflected in the lexical choice and semantic distinctions that people use. In addition, the degree of individual and group identity is reinforced by the discourse and prosodic features adopted by different groups. However, language is not static and its usage may be adjusted to suit the given context of the…

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    After the Civil War, African Americans were forced to deal with great discrimination. At the same time, two of the most influential black leaders of the time, Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois, attempted to improve African Americans’ situations in two very different ways. Though these men had very different philosophies, they shared a mutual goal: gaining equality and civil rights for blacks. Booker T. Washington was born a slave and emancipated at nine years old. He attended Hampton…

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    going to Salem Methodist Episcopal Church, which happen to be very a white, and conservative. Although Cullen didn’t necessarily fallow the beliefs of the church he benefited greatly, because he was brought up and influenced by white well-educated people. His upbringing made him come across as a well-educated, well-mannered boy. His level of education allowed him to capable of appealing to both white and black races; which wasn’t common during the years of early 1900’s. He expresses his…

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    Bagirrbarra Song Analysis

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    Bagirrburra “Ingham-belonging to” The focus of this essay is a song namely “Bagirrburra” created in modern times by Ashley Saltner and Jai Cummings in collaboration with Troy Wyles, an elder of Warrgamay clan. Warrgamay people have lived in areas surrounding Ingham and the Herbert River for centuries (Bottoms 2013, p. 192). The State Library of Queensland (2015) states “Warrgamay is spoken in North Queensland, particularly in the Cardwell region, as well as the Herbert River Catchment”. The…

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    institution of slavery; but it is not too late to call for reparations for the survivors of the racism that followed in the footsteps of slavery until the 1960s, with the passing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Our country is denying justice to the people who still remember the day they saw the police murder someone and get away with it; or saw a black person hanging from a tree for having been lynched by a white mob. Money does not erase memories that are burned in the minds of survivors of…

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    normal, natural, and therefore superior to the beliefs and principles of others. This sociological concept, called “ethnocentrism,” has been present throughout human existence and has caused both growth within and conflict between various groups of people. It has also caused reflection and reevaluation of one’s own culture based on interaction and experiences with another. This was the case for French Enlightenment philosopher, François-Marie Arouet, known by his pseudonym, Voltaire. Not unlike…

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