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    children were treated during education in the 1930? Well in the 1930s, it was worse with the racism comments in the south than the north. During this certain time period the lunches at school were cut down so the kids had to bring their own lunch. Black teachers didn't get as much pay as the white teachers did. Segregation and discrimination were common in the 1930s in schools. In California, it was harder for the Latinos to fight for the rights of their culture. Also in California, Latinos…

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    asked for federal protection for the black population.…

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    by a group of black men & women after accidently running through their territory, simply because she was Hispanic, not black. Institutional: This shows when Ms. Gruwell is reading the story Mario wrote about his childhood friend. He and a friend were sitting on a park bench as Marcus’ friend unwrapped a gun, while that no one will ever jump them again. Shortly after, the friend negligently discharged a round and killed himself. Marcus’ character wrote that he stayed in the same spot with him…

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    yet they are still largely oppressed by their class. The Hallway Hangers’ feelings of public oppression are their point of access to racism in the first place. MacLeod notes that the Hallway Hangers “lash out at those by whom they feel threatened: black men,” and are still largely drug-addicted, unemployed, violent, and unhappy…

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    looked upon for good deeds. The next article is telling a story about how a black boy was treated while working with white people. Lastly the article is from the perspective of a white man telling about how blacks affect the white lives. The thesis of this essay is to portray the treatment of race among blacks and whites before the civil rights era. In the three articles each Author portrays a different perspective among blacks to whites. DuBois relates the ideas of African Americans are…

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    The Angry Eye Experiment

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    behavior can be transformed. Defined in Weiten, “Prejudice is a negative attitude held toward members of a group” (p.449, 2015). The Implicit Association Test demonstrated that three-quarters of the white participants tested exhibited prejudice against blacks (Weiten, p.434, 2015). Jane Elliot in her experiment was trying to change people’s attitudes she acted as the source with her credibility and expertise. The message used fear, repetition, logic and strong arguments to support the…

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    but its role as an Olympic sport exhibits how it reaches numerous audiences worldwide. Tennis's universal presence suggests that it can be enjoyed by people and players of any background. However, current racial demographics and the experiences of black tennis players show that the sport is not very diverse. The current racial demographics of tennis proves indicates that the diversity in Tennis occurs only on a surface level . According to the United States Tennis…

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    Oolong Tea Essay

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    formed. 1. The leaves are rolled and turned into leaves which are long curly 2. The other type is 'wrap-curled' into beads which are small; all has a tail in it. In China the more traditional one is the style which is former. Oolong Tea: For green, black tea and oolong tea are from the family which is same. The variations between oolong tea is based on the processing. Green tea is abstracted by heating lightly the leaves which are picked freshly to arrest the action of oxidation. If the leaves…

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    Police Effectiveness

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    out, and ethnic minorities. Various issues climb out of this. The police have been abusing their vitality all through a great deal of history. They’re making ghastly circumstances in various spots when they should make people feel ensured and engaging wrongdoing.…

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    Black Boy Themes

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    Black Boy “Black Boy” is a movie in which Richard Wright, the author, presents an often unheard view of the black lifestyle back in 1930’s. This is a story about the hardships and obstacles faced by a poverty-stricken family. Mr. Bigger, Wright’s main character, experiences the exhilaration and abuse of freedom after he has a panic attack. The setting of this film is in a political and economic corruption. Published in the early nineteen forties, the oppressive nature of life in “Black Boy” may…

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