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cases in ignorance.” (Achebe 174). This intrusive authoritarian structure imposing upon the preceding judicial system of the tribe disrupts the nature and harmony of the clan. Furthermore, the Ibo people endure instances of immoral treatment from the Europeans whilst in prison. Obierika states, “The other people were released, but even now they have not found the mouth with which to tell of their suffering.” (Achebe 177). This passage irrefutably alludes to the callous and apathetically inhumane…

of beauty deviate from the “norm” are devastating to all women” (Patton 1) In other words, Patton argues, the dominate definition of “normal” that the white Europeans say beautiful is, is not only changing the united states, but it is influencing people that the certain type of women is beautiful, and this is hurting more women than ever…

Strong believed that the Anglo-Saxons would elevate the human race of the world. William Sumner’s view is completely opposite. Sumner believes that the Americans pushing their views on other countries are absurd. He believes that Americans should leave people alone and let them live their own lives and have their own beliefs. Ultimately, Americans forcing someone to believe in something is taking away his or her own liberty. President McKinley decided to acquire the Philippines as an American…

Slavery, by Angela Davis, “Night to His Day: The Social Construction of Gender by Judith Lorber, and “Columbus, The Indians & Human Progress” From: Peoples History of the United States – 1492 – Present, by Howard Zinn, I will examine how subjugated knowledge and binary thinking contributed to historical misrepresentation, marginalization, and oppression of people based on gender, race, and culture. Additionally, I will explore how the discourse of gender, race, and culture in these articles…

and how most of them feel victims of injustice. Even though there were civil activists that fought for equality in America, it did not happen because many whites in America still believing that is necessary to make a distinction between whites and people from other races, especially white Americans. Until now, 2015 has been a very controversy year, and it has been mostly marked by protests and political revolutions around the globe. Ironically, this domino effect finally arrived to America,…

and religious discrimination. Ever since the creation of America, there has been racism and a division among the people, and many people have tried to erase the tension entirely, but only small doses of success have been seen here and there. Yes, there is equal rights for all now, but there is a definite tension still among the American people when it comes to race and religion. People have to be politically correct and they also have to watch what they say, because a knowledge of their true…

Centuries ago, our government was created to further extend the prosperity of America through something called "Manifest Destiny." It stripped millions of Native Americans off their land which was rightfully theirs along with the mass genocide of their peoples. In the process of obtaining our God given land, we enslaved millions of Africans and hired other Africans to capture their own kind, in exchange for freedom and goods. The institutional segregation of African Americans instilled a…

What is freedom? Is it the right to vote, the right to express your own opinions, the right to live your live as you please? In American Politics and the African American Quest for Universal Freedom written by Hanes Walton Jr., and Robert C. Smith, they answer and discuss these questions as they pertain to African Americans today. They explain how challenging the journey of freedom was and still is, “given their status first as slaves and then as an oppressed racial minority,” (Walton, 92). The…

parent in the household. Grandparents have also been known to raise children in the absence of the parents. They also have tough kinship bonds. Once again, a mechanism used during slavery has been passed on generation to generation that allows for people of no blood relation to be welcomed into the family and treated as though they are. Even with the insensitivity of their oppressors, African Americans chose to teach their children the values of honesty, integrity and the “golden rule.”…

population who viewed the space traders as being pleasant and unthreatening. Conversely, the black population did not share the same enthusiasm toward the space traders and disapproved the offer they had presented. However, it was not the choice of the people to make the decision regarding the offer but was the responsibility of the government. It was the government that had to decide if it would give up fifteen percent of its population in order to…