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current issue that cannot be ignored--some even having to experience firsthand the things that come with . In Tim Wise’s “White like me”, it is brought to our attention that racism still subsists, and is very much alive and well. And despite our efforts to eliminate it, racism is still active, and unfortunately, many people are blind to it; especially those of the dominant race. White people, for example, have many privileges that they aren’t even aware of. They live their lives not worrying…

human nature for example: White people have always been afraid that a non-white being would become superior than them. One amazing thing happened to the world over time everybody in the USA became equals, people’s right’s no longer depended on what their skin color was. Also being afraid of someone doing better than you is part of human nature as much as we don’t want it to be true it’s there. Based on this I believe the author titles the book heart of whiteness because white people especially…

Are the choices of minorities dependent upon their race? Following the reading of a journal excerpt was written by Peggy Mcintosh (1998), White Privilege unpacking the invisible knapsack, I was able to examine the privilege of choice as determined by law. The law assumes free-will recognizing one's ability to rationalize the cost and benefit of particular behavior prior to committing an act. The law applying to all of its citizens is assumed equally enforced; that the privilege of choice is an…

In this article “Not White, Just Right” written by Rachel Jones she puts emphasis on how important it is to become proficient in Standard English. There are many benefits to knowing Standard English such as success, being looked at as equal, and also expansion in career opportunities. In my opinion, I agree with Rachel Jones. Knowing Standard English is of very importance in our country. She expressed this very well. Speaking proper English can open many doors. Being an African American makes…

Looking at Karl White the Eugenics Plague Doctor, the first thing that stood out to me is the grim appearance of the plague doctors. I remember learning a little bit about plague doctors of the Black Death in high school history classes, but I would have never imagined them to look like that. At first glance, they resemble someone who would practice black magic rather than the art of healing. From reading the preface of the artwork, these plague doctors are described as opportunistic quack…

In the non-fiction text The Devil in the White City, written by Erik Larson, several arguments are made throughout the book. In order to support these arguments, Erik Larson describes in detail the lives of those who impacted society while in Chicago, as well as using direct quotes from these characters who ranged in different ages, backgrounds, and careers. Throughout this nonfiction book, there was one prevalent argument being asserted, that the construction of the World's Fair distracted the…

Psychoanalytic Theory on Junot Diaz’s, "How to date a brown girl (black girl, white girl, or halfie)" “Tell her that you love her hair, that you love her skin, her lips, because, in truth, you love them more than you love your own.” Is a quote from Junot Diaz’s, "How to date a brown girl (black girl, white girl, or halfie)”? In this sartical quote by Diaz, is used to highlights multicultural girl stereotypes. The Characteristic of Yunior’s courters, are described based upon ethnicity and…

Blacks Are No Different Than Whites Back in the day, the great depression was among families of all kinds. The days when blacks were treated unfairly and it seemed that everyone was poor and without a home. We have all witnessed this first hand in the documentaries or books in school. To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee was said to be “The book of the century!” By the one and only Oprah Winfrey because of its way of expressing the theme “Blacks are no different than whites” through its setting,…

Hills like White Elephants Men and women are built for each other, but that doesn’t mean they don’t have any difference. In fact men and women have a lot of differences in just how they communicate. In the short story “Hills like White Elephants” is a good source behind this topic. The difference in how men and women communicate deal with the; purpose of them communicating, the way they like to approach or be approached, and the way each gender listens while communicating. In the story of…

Devil in the White City by Erik Larson offers a great insight into the life of Chicago before and after the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair (or The World’s Columbian Exposition) occurred. Larson uses the disturbing and gruesome stories of a serial killer named H. H. Holmes (or Herman Webster Mudgett) along with the life of the architects behind the Chicago World Fair to get a sense of what Chicago was going through in the late 1800s. The historic events that are covered in The Devil in the White City…