Ethnic groups in Africa

The United States has always been what is known as a melting pot, where the makeup of the US has always come from the different ethnic groups of immigrants. Our society as we know it and as it continues to grow has always been built on the backs of immigrants. No matter your race, ethnicity, religious or political preferences are we all have ancestors who were indeed immigrants, excluding Native Americans. However, in recent years the immigration process the US has been involved in as well as…

Manhattan to Jackson Heights and Flushing Queens opens the eye to many ethnic groups. From the moment on the Subway to the change to the No.7 train, the atmosphere changes and cultures clash. Many would be blindsided and oblivious to the diversity, but going to this destination with the intention of seeking different ways of life opens the eye. Traveling through Flushing and Jackson Heights I witnessed different ethnic groups. On the No.7 train, many different languages were being spoken. Some…

“The ‘Wretched Indians’: What We Don’t Learn in History Books” The Spanish Conquest as we know it has been largely painted as a valiant and remarkable achievement deemed justifiable through widely-accepted perceptions of European superiority. Indeed, when taught about these expeditions, rarely are we given sources that encourage us to picture the Indigenous peoples fighting on the same side as the Spaniards; After all, the textbooks say they were the ‘bad guys’ to beat, right? Matthew…

Labels, Empathy, and Inability in Toni Morrison’s “Recitatif” Numerous authors make the decision to write about conflicts that exist within society; issues that audiences can make a connection with and apply the issues to their personal experiences. This method of writing has been effective for years because it is easy for people to engage with the pieces of literature. Through the course of history literature has continuously challenged the socially and psychologically constructed stereotypes…

I conducted my interview with a student at Longwood named Michael. He is currently a junior and has been here since he was a freshman. This interview was particularly easy, mostly because I expected his answers to be different as a man of color. While I realize that diversity is not prevalent in most areas the way it is in others, I feel that Michael and I had an extremely similar experience while growing up. I found that this interview surprised me because as a Caucasian woman, I did not expect…

monumental amount of time, Not everyday mind you, but to the point that I would consider it often. The reason that sticks out the most for way I might ponder this concept is fore the fact that I want to understand people. Due to religion and different ethnic backgrounds people tend to have different views on topic such as how a government should be run, what makes someone who they are, and/or life in general. I have always wanted to try solving the problem of how we as people can connect…

Two Nation Theory Pakistan ideology was based on the “Two Nation Theory”. Which meant that Muslims and Hindus are two separate nation and both nations are quite different from each other. Basically the “Two Nation Theory” means that economic, cultural, political, social and religious differences between two major communities. The ideology of two nation theory is actually responsible for the partition of Subcontinent into two states. The struggle for the…

Aristotle once said, “The worst form of inequality, is trying to make unequal things equal.” A major example of this concept of inequality displays itself through humans. Although people may seem similar and equal, each personality and talent differs from one another. Now one might wonder what it would be like if every single person were truly equal. This theme is developed in the short story “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut, and also in the film 2081 directed by Chandler Tuttle. Tuttle’s…

There are some different types of identity in the society. People can maintain the identity as a member of a community such as a country or religion, and the identity as an individual, or personality. Thus, the theme of identity can be argued in some ways. For example, “First Muse,” the poem written by Julia Alvarez is about the Mexican-American girl who faces the problem to have her identity as an American. The Catcher in the Rye, the novel written by J. D. Salinger, is also based on the…

Discrimination means the practice of treating one group in society in an unfair way (LD384). The causes of the discrimination are various. Discrimination exist nowadays even in countries where freedom is believed strongly. In this democratic world, people still discriminate others.Gender discrimination often happens to women because they were born as women. Men keep discriminating women because they keep assuming that they are the ones who have the power over women. There is a taboo that…