Pluralism

After World War II, there were conflicts among the citizen and returning soldiers. Once soldiers came back from war, assimilating back into their old lives became a difficult task. Their jobs were occupied by the wave of southerners that moved to the north or California (the Great Migration). Not only did the soldiers have difficulty finding jobs but also finding houses to live in. The further you went in a city the more populated it became, while the areas surrounding cities started…

phrase used by Thomas Jefferson and others expressing an understanding of the intent and function of the Establishment Clause and Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. “Increasing levels of religious pluralism in the modern world raise tensions among religious groups and challenge the inherited state-church models of our nation” (Monsma, Soper). Despite all the negative remarks directed towards prayer in schools, prayer shows morality. Prayer can…

Why Tai!? Do you know who my father is?” In defense, the movie depicts society’s inclusiveness and pluralism by including Dionne’s Afro-Americanism, and the prevalence of varied ethnic groups such as the Asian, and Middle Eastern extras. A far shot of a blinking neon sign of a clown dwarfs Cher as she is ditched in the carpark by Elton, symbolizing society’s…

thinking critically about history, globalization and religion in colonial education, nationalism multiculturalism and moral reform in the new republic, the ideology and politics of the common school and the common school and the threat of cultural pluralism. Some important people and events talked about in the first five chapters were Noah Webster, charity school and the Native Americans. Noah Webster had a big influence on education in the eighteenth and nineteenth century. Noah Webster still…

had always subconsciously been fighting for the underdog. When I took introduction to social work in my first year at the University of Maine my eyes were opened to endless career opportunities and chances to make a change. During my diversity and pluralism class I realized the countless mile markers we had reached throughout history regarding cultural bias 's and oppression, but I also realized the numerous obstacles still to be overcome and barriers to break down. During my junior year, I…

In the Feminist Ethnography book, the authors have raised the question; If it possible for a feminist to be an ethnographer? And as a woman who considered herself a feminist I have faced some issues, with certain subjects. I understand that part of being an anthropologist (which I am not) is to try to understand certain things within its cultural context. However, most of the discussions we had in class were about issues and people who struggle to have “some” rights, or recognition within their…

Rhetorical Analysis: Shirin Ebadi Nobel Lecture Shirin Ebadi is the first Nobel Peace Laureate from the Islamic world. Ebadi, an attorney, also happened to have been Iran’s first female judge. She took up the struggle for fundamental human rights, especially for women and children, following her dismissal from the role of a judge as a result of Iran’s Islamic Revolution of 1979. On the occasion of the award on December 10, 2003 at the Oslo City Hall, in Oslo, Norway, Ebadi, after expressing…

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM5) lists symptoms one could encounter when a traumatic event has occurred or is occurring in their life. The exposure to actual or threatened death, serious injury, or sexual violence is the first step in recognizing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in a person. DSM5 discusses the feelings that are a result of trauma—terror, helplessness, and horror. However, there are many factors that delineate PTSD; the DSM5 lists them into…

Over the past century, the ‘mosaic’ and the ‘melting pot’ have emerged in North America as concepts to explain Canada and the United States’ relationship with immigration and cultural pluralism. Canada is often referred to as a mosaic due to its rich multiculturalism, while the US is considered a "Melting Pot". Like a mosaic, Canada celebrates and honors various cultural groups while the US wants citizens to "melt" and assimilate into one culture -- the American culture. In Canada,…

Although I am not Indigenous to this land, I live, work, and learn on the unceded territories of the Musqueam, Tsleil-Waututh, and Squamish nations. “Warrior Scholarship: Seeing the University as a Ground of Contention” by Taiaiake Alfred addresses how Indigenous academics have a responsibility to ensure the survival of their culture and nations, to defeat colonialism within university and become a warrior. Although I am not an Indigenous student, I to play a role in colonialism and need to…