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    "A Raisin In The Sun" is a play composed by an African-American dramatist - Lorraine Hansberry. It was initially created in 1959. Lorraine Hansberry's work is about a dark family in the Chicago's South-Side after the Second World War. The family comprised of Mama(Lena Younger), Walter Lee(her child), Ruth (his significant other), Travis (their child), and Beneatha (Walters more youthful sister). The Younger family lived in poor conditions, and can't bear to have better expectations…

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    This novel is about a boy’s journey to finding his inner “man.” Gender in this book is defined by aggressive and emotionless actions. He does not have a proper male model and he shows the most respect for his grandpa. After moving to Florida, Eddie’s dad becomes more aggressive and in beginning to be a “bad-ass.” Eddie is caught between generations and he does not know how to act, like his father or like his peers. He turns to hip-hop and like the characters in “Better Luck Tomorrow” he abides…

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    than 1% of the population was black, I spend holidays with my mom 's Irish family in Ohio, and I live in the white suburbs of Kansas. I have never been able to relate to the "typical black experience". My dad is a first generation immigrant from Ghana. My sisters and I grew up with some of my dad 's Ghanaian family traditions like African music every Sunday morning and African meals every Sunday night. We often went to Ghanaian celebrations around our hometown and absorbed the unique culture. My…

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    Maggie and Amelia are talking on the way to their car. Amelia feels that she was being racist when she was talking to Edward. Amelia thinks that she didn’t do anything wrong but feels that she did. Maggie tells Amelia what it’s like to be an African American in today’s society. Maggie doesn’t think Amelia is racist but she tells…

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    is spilling gas towards the other car that is on fire. Officer Ryan saves her from the car by diving back in before the car explodes. Christine is bewildered at why Officer Ryan would be saving someone of African American…

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    African American and Black Americans reported experiencing some sort of discrimination within a 30-day period (Agiesta). Through the setting and family disapproval of Your Blues Ain’t Like Mine, Clayton Pinochet struggles with an internal battle between his respect for the African American and Black communities and the indifference he must maintain in the public eye. Throughout the Civil Rights Movement, Mississippi remains an unwelcoming place to live for people in the African American and…

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    his dad such as helping feed animals, water plants, clean the barns. Patrick Henry also was into many activities such as playing music and getting an education. When patrick Henry hit his older teenage years he put his focus more…

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    Racism To Muslims

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    Racism to Muslims also gone to the point when Americans discriminates people based on their appearance. People who looks or dress like Muslims will so received the same attitude as Muslims. Sikh, group of religion founded in Punjab ,where the men who dress, looks very similar to Muslims had gotten so many troubles due to their appearance. “ one pulled his bread and then attackers punched and kicked him repeatedly.”( Basu,1) A man share how he got called name and attacks by a group of boys. But…

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    picture of the Mexican American/Hispanic culture. Carlos Nicolas Flores, a very…

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    unwind after a long day’s work where they are surrounded by the realities of life such as making ends meet while trying to allow themselves some luxuries. In the 1990s, there was more of a demand to rip away the venire of the American Dream to show what it truly means to be an American family because many families were dealing with different issues. Living paycheck to paycheck wasn’t the norm and struggling wasn’t a widespread reality for most families. As Kurt Andersen writes in his New York…

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