Kingdom of Mysore

The Evolution of Race Relations For centuries, race has been a defining factor in society. It has been the root of protests, wars, and segregation. Race has also been a crucial part of the history and culture of the world. People often use race as a tool for separating people into groups; most commonly titled as the upper and lower class.Throughout history, one’s race has been the deciding factor in future occupation, social class, and what rights they would be given from birth. In some areas…

There has come to develop an unrecorded colonial era rule in conventional American society, of White women having dominion over womanhood and thus making them the most desirable feminine embodiment. They have been inserted as the ideal womanly image; giving them incredible power over the psyche of the colored individual, particularly that of the black male. Though this power is limited to the control of their dominant counter part, the White man. White women have become yet another tool used by…

“White Gaze” There are many thoughts that come to mind when someone mentions a black man or a working-class Mexican- American girl. It is important to understand what shaped these thoughts and where the idea for them may have started. White men are to blame for most of the labels or assumptions that are tied to minorities. The “white gaze” is the perspective of the world through the eyes of a middle-class white man. Through this gaze, or perspective, the white communities have been able to…

Introduction Racism is the thinking that capacities and characteristics can be given to individuals just by their race and that some ethnic groups are better as compared to others. Racism and Prejudice have been applied as powerful weapons empowering judgment of others in times of controversy and war, and notwithstanding between financial downturns (Alvi, 2012). This paper presents a broad picture of research on criminal equity in Canada factored on crime and race. The idea of race in Canada…

The number of public school students in the United States, whose primary home language is not English, continues to grow each year. Nationally, the English Language Learner (ELL) population increased 61 percent in the decade from 1994 – 2004 (VanDeWeghe, 2008). In 2007 there were over 2 million Pre K – 3rd grade ELL students enrolled in public schools across the country (Xu & Drame, 2008). The largest district in the state of Arizona, Mesa Public Schools (MPS), reported an average of over 27…

If one were to ask the opinion of which group has had their identity socialized out of existence more than any other, the response would most likely consist of either a race or gender. They would say something like “blacks” or “females,” but they would never think to put the two groups together. Black women have had their “identity socialized out of existence” more than any other group due to the way society has politically and economically constructed categories or groups (hooks, b).…

of firearms in the hands of the people, which results in incredibly low levels of gun-related crime. For instance, in 2008, Japan had 11 total gun-related deaths while the United States had 587 accidental gun-related deaths (Fisher). In the United Kingdom between 2010 and 2011, there were only 52 gun-related homicides, a figure that takes 12 deaths from a mass shooting into account (Feikert-Ahalt). It figures that the two countries with the most stringent gun control also experience some of the…

Have you ever heard of the Holocaust? Maybe, it was you heard about it through the Dairy of Anne Franke. It is a brilliant novel informing you on the horrible things that happened during the Holocaust. During the holocaust, over six million Jews were killed. They were murdered by the Nazi’s and the infamous Hitler himself. Adolf Hitler was the leader of these people murdering innocent people, who only was crime was being Jewish. Since when is a religion a crime? These people were murdered for no…

The India ruled by the British Empire during the XIX century is the framework that a Passage to India is developed. The British gained power in this area due to the instability between several cultures that habited the Indian Territory. Hence, the nation able to master the territory had a great chance to foster its Economic power over the world. Thus, we observe a specific concentration of the British government. Contrary to the colonization processes observed in the Americas, the British…

Coming to a new country and learning a new language sometimes causes individuals to forget the language that they were once so used to speaking. That language is the language spoken at home with family members. In elementary school, the English language is learned and this helps individuals forget that a dissimilar language is spoken at home. Being bilingual can be beneficial, but it can also raise social and emotional issues. In the texts “Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan and “Achievement of Desire”…