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    many people avoid the unintentional divide caused by race. In the fictional town of Maycomb County in To Kill a Mockingbird, race plays a significant role in how one conducts themselves. In Harper Lee’s book To Kill a Mockingbird, Lee explores how race and racism structure power, language, social status, and hidden societal rules of conduct. Power and social status are influenced in Maycomb by race and racism. At the beginning of the book, the townspeople are portrayed as one group of people.…

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    Black people have long been the victims of police brutality and racial profiling in the United States criminal justice system. On the streets, a majority of people, especially white people, still do not feel at ease when they see tall black men at night. In our society, these black men are more likely to get killed by a police officer than other Americans. A single bullet fired can not only end a life, but also trigger riots and racial tensions in the country. For instance, Trayvon Martin was…

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    Indigenous Australian Youth Introduction (100 words) Although the ongoing efforts to close the inequality gap between Indigenous Australians and non-Indigenous Australians, statistics show that Indigenous Australian youth still face significant disadvantages. This report will discuss the disadvantages Indigenous youth face in education and the criminal justice system by using up-to-date statistics to illustrate this. Additionally, this report will link these disadvantages with unit concepts to…

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    they quick to assume how intelligent they are based on their appearance or race? Some of us may say no but, most of us are all guilty of stereotyping a person based on their race at one point or another. No matter what they have heard from anyone, people should never judge a book by its cover. Assuming someone 's intelligence based on just their race is like assuming how nice someone is based on just their face. They need to look at more than just what you see and take into account outside…

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    recognition? This deeply cut into the long going conversation about opportunities in entertainment for people of color and inequalities between white and black actors in the entertainment industry. Actress Jada Pinkett-Smith, actor Will Smith, and director Spike Lee boycotted this year’s Oscars because of the lack of diversity in nominations. Many people in the United States today do not see that the lack of people of color nominations as a result of racism. Instead, they accuse the…

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    In history, many actions are often viewed as diabolical or horrible. Oftentimes, they are; communities, local and worldwide, will look on in horrified shock when they see deplorable actions, including the mortal sins of rape and murder. In Richard Wright’s Native Son, these two crimes are brought to the forefront, committed by 20-year-old black protagonist Bigger Thomas. By the end of Fear, Bigger has murdered the young white Mary Dalton, and halfway through Flight, Bigger has added another…

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    on in the book is when he’s sharing his dream of becoming a Cartoonist, “I think the world is a series of broken dams and floods, and my cartoons are my tiny little lifeboats” (6). This line is so insightful, it’s so human. It’s so Anti-hero. Most people have broken dams and floods in their lives. Hopefully readers also will be inspired to find the right choices to make in life and pursue them in the face of personal defects and flaws, opening up new doors of possibilities and letting go of…

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    The Important Role of Occupational Therapy within First Australian Communities Introduction Occupational therapists enable people to engage in everyday activities through occupation, which can structure, shape and change people’s lives. Correspondingly, attitudes, values, perceptions and life choices can be shaped by culture (Kinébanian& Stomph, 2010). However, there is inconsistency in the provision of occupational therapy services to clients from different cultures (Darawsheh, Chard & Eklund,…

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    The Effects Of Racism

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    Racism and its lingering effects have long been debated by people of color as the root of evil. Many times if it doesn’t affect you directly; you may not understand the significance of racism. I believe that I hold some bias due to my race and social class. Denial is thoughts believed and what one perceives as real based on one’s own thoughts. One white American may believe in denial while another may not. It would be absurd to assume that everyone in some way has not heard another express their…

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    New York use to be a nice place to live, but around the time of this incident crack was introduced into the city and crime started to skyrocket. With the increase in crime, people started to become more uneasy. Also when people thought of crime, they were focused on minorities. So the general public, or white people, feared minorities and thought them to be dangerous. Central Park was also considered a safe area, so when they hear a white jogger was attacked there, everyone flipped out because…

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