Punjabi people

was a woman who always strived for better, even when she was knocked down, she would always stand back up, and without people like her in this world, we would not stand where we do today. The wisest woman the world came to adore and love, Maya Angelou, passed away on May 28, 2014. No one can ever compare to her. She was something brought to the world from the heavens to inspire people of every race and gender that when you thrown down it is alright to acknowledge that pain, but instead of…

not recognized each person’s unique cultural make up. I look forward to broadening my horizons and learning more about the experiences and heritage that create people around me. Furthermore, I struggle with my next step. I am open to the idea of expanding my knowledge and accept the fact that in this world terrible racism exists and that people of the White Supremacy are not helping to solve the problem. On the other hand, I was not someone who was alive and owned slaves, I can never truly feel…

The Color Purple - Historical Fiction Analysis The Color Purple by Allice Walker is a book that was published in 1982, and is set in the timeframe of 1910 to 1940 in Georgia (SparkNotes Editors). The book is written from the first person point of view from a black girl named Celie, and it covers all of the events in her life as she grows up from a little girl to an old woman. Within the book, the content is structured as letters, at first to God, and then as letters between both Celie and her…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…