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    Congress and President Johnson addressed the rampant discrimination that was occurring in the workplace against African-Americans as well as other people of color by passing the Civil Rights Act. In addition to addressing discrimination based on color, they also addressed other forms of workplace discrimination that had historically been a problem. Title VII of the act applies to employers who employee 15 or more employees and prohibits discrimination in the workplace based on race, color,…

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    have just given up on education and gone rebellious against society. He notes that, “Some of the kids seemed to have accepted these conditions or, at least, did not appear to feel they had the right to question.” In a world…

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    Affirmative Action’s Hidden Undertones Our world is constantly aiming its decisions among color, a simple matter that presides with too many hidden details. Specifically, the color of human flesh tends to dictate a large portion of society’s ‘rules’ or actions towards treatment of one another. Many people have adapted affirmative action to counter mistreatment of minorities despite its flaws. In a 2013 Princeton poll, it is stated that “two-thirds of Americans believe college applicants…

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    the Civil Rights Act of 1964 The Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was designed to protect people from employment discrimination based on their race, color, nationality, sex or religion. The Act gave birth to the EEOC, the acronym stands for Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The EEOC is a bipartisan, five-member group that seeks to end employment discrimination. According to (Clouatre, 2014) the EEOC encourages diversity in the workplace by executing anti-discriminatory laws.…

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    Sadly in the world today there are many types of discrimination, prejudice, and disparities that hinder society and keep it divided. Three very prevalent and troublesome inequalities are that of class, gender, and race. These prejudices that we still allow to be a part of our societies in this day and age tear us apart, weaken communities and distract us from more important issues that threaten everyone. In Joseph Kahn and Jim Yardley’s, “Amid China’s Boom, No Helping Hand for Qingming,” is…

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    with the university so that they could get away with a less serious sentence, but regardless, they were not charged with anything related to racial discrimination. Though the students were punishment, I did not think it sent a strong enough…

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    that that Trump supporters will embrace racial stereotypes of Asian Americans and fail to appreciate them as American citizens who have made significant contributions to the U.S,” proving that today, politicians influenced by the racial prejudice against Asian Americans can try to suggest racist policies or laws that hinders Asian American…

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    Unlike Milton, Shakespeare’s writing style is not overbearing – he rarely includes any of his own opinions. For this reason, many aspects of Shakespeare’s personal life, such as his religion and sexual orientation are still unknown to this day. Though Shakespeare does not convey his personal beliefs to others, his works still go into great detail regarding topics such as religion. This is a sharp distinction from Milton’s works, where he constantly refers to Christianity as the only way to live…

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    The texts “The Test” by Angelica Gibbs and “After You, My Dear Alphonse” by Shirley Jackson construct characters to evoke sympathy from readers for the African-Americans who were victims of racial prejudice during 1940’s America. Both stories use an African-American protagonist, who is treated as the ‘inferior’ in the white dominant society to represent victims of racial inequality. Marian in “The Test” is a competent and educated woman who was wrongfully failed in a driving test after enduring…

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    breaking points. Both books had a strong emphasis on discrimination and prejudice. In Twelve Angry Men the jury was against the defendant for racist reasons just like the town was against Tom Robinson in the trial for racist reasons in To Kill A Mockingbird. The conflict is used in both literary pieces to display the theme of an arbitrary society to reveal that life is unfair and unequal. This theme is displayed through racism, discrimination and stereotyping…

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