The Reconstruction after the Civil War consisted of failures as well as successes. Despite having the intentions of positively affecting political and constitutional issues, yet failing to do so, the National Government from 1865-1877 successfully integrated many positive social changes. The Nation...

Nicole JohnsonDrug Abuse and TreatmentGroup Research on TobaccoSocial Factors Effecting Tobacco UseOne of the main causes for a person to continue smoking is the presence of secondary reinforcers. For a smoker a secondary reinforcer may be talking, working, drinking, or studying etc. These are paire...

Native Son During the 1930s few Americans (whites in particular) were unaware of the side effects of racism on the black population in America. The constant barrage of racist propaganda and racial oppression that blacks like Bigger Thomas faced while growing up inexorably damaged them psychologic...

The following pages will focus on expressing a critique opinion regarding the phenomenon of gentrification and uneven development, one of its repercussions. To begin with, one should clearly define gentrification, as it is generally defined, since several definitions can be found, expressing differe...

Protests of 1935: "An Analysis of Air Raid Over Harlem" When the Italian forces invaded the nation of Ethiopia in 1935 it disturbed many African Americans throughout the United States. This incident caused many blacks to protest in the streets of Harlem, New York. In Langston Hughes poem...

Your hardships and struggles are foreign to me; empathize with your pain and sorrow I cannot. We lead separate lives but at the same time are connected. When we pass in the street do you see a man or the man? I often wonder what I have done to deserve a threatening look. Have I offend you with my p...

For most white Americans race is not an issue, but merely a default category in this country's ethnic society. However, in the life of Dalton Conley many of the advantages that come with being white were denied due to his childhood living in New York's lower east side. Growing up white in ...

Affirmative Action Under Attack by Initiative 200? Affirmative action is under heavy attack by initiative 200, and it should not be. It should not be under fire because it serves as an act of restitution for the discrimination and hurt that we have caused African-Americans and other minorities th...

In the story Mary Meban you come to realize how much racism effects society effects how not only the way we view our selves, but also how we view other people. The story also shows now idiotic the idea of racism is, especially internal racism is what the story mainly deals. Internal racism is so hyp...

Dan Witcher Cry the Beloved Country "Opinions founded in prejudice are always sustained with the greatest violence."(Jeffery) The theme of the book Cry, the Beloved Country revolves around the idea of prejudice causing violence. Throughout the book the author shows how the laws of white men cause...

To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel rifle with references of racial prejudice and injustice. The South has never been a bastion for racial equality, and still can be seen by some to harbor the last vestiges of bigotry. Harper Lee does a great job demonstrating the effects of racial inequality, through ...

The most important theme of the 1960 Pulitzer Prize winning novel To Kill a Mockingbird is author Harper Lee's tenacious exploration of the moral nature of people. Lee tenaciously explores the moral nature of human beings, especially the struggle in every human soul between discrimination...

Affirmative Action began in an era when minorities were highly under represented in universities and employment. Unless one was racist, most agree with the need of affirmative action in college admissions and in the workplace. With so much of America's work force made from inter-raced schools n...

Colors bring exuberance and flavor to writing. They capture the reader's attention and fill the novel with expressive and inventive symbols. Toni Morrison possesses an extraordinary artistic talent with writing. Phrases like "blood red squares of velvet," "berry-black lips," and "jungle-r...

HISTORY ASSIGNMENT: ABORIGINAL POLICIES The discrimination against the Aborigines of Australia was not unheard of in the 20th century. The laws at that time, which were regarding to Aborigines, were harsh and gave them no rights or justice. This led to massive declines through the early parts of t...

I will be exploring the themes of loneliness and also the American Dream in the novel 'Of Mice and Men by Steinbeck. It was written in a ranch where he lived called Soledad, it lies on the river Sailinas in which Steinbeck was well know as he was born in the town of Sailinas. Crooks experience...

The Color of Women Racism is a "belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human races determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to rule others." The preceding definition found in W...

Racism and all behavior that spawns from it make a large portion of our country's history book. Slaves from Africa were the hands that built this country originally. We kept African slaves as prisoners, treated them like a lesser species, and this behavior was universally accepted at one poin...

Native Son, by Richard Wright is a novel primarily about Racism, and its effects on both blacks and whites in the 1930's. Wright creates an environment in which racism permeates every level of society and, through his main character, Bigger Thomas, creates a sensation (the murder of Mary) that ...

In "To Kill a Mockingbird" there are two different codes (of behaviour and belief) that come into conflict. There is the archaic notion of Southern courtesy and class, held by most of the town of Maycomb. It is a code defined by racial supremacy and maintaining the social status. The othe...

"Sticks and stones may break your bones, but words can never hurt you", goes one playground rhyme. As children, many of us are taught to just put up with the "potty-mouths", but we all know that words can really hurt a person. Although we can learn from them, words that breathe hate are no good. ...

My personal opinion on why Craven wrote this book is that she wanted to see how much native culture can change and still remain nurturing and strong. Craven deals with the issue of native identity in a thoughtful manner, presenting opposites: those who wish for complete cultural resolution, and tho...

Essay topic: Comparing the ways different white character relate to the Indians community in King Come. The story takes place in King Come village, in the Pacific Northwest, where a minister named Mark Brian is leading a mission to learn the Indian ways and tradition and languages. King Come villag...

Zora Neale Hurston in "How It Feels to Be Colored Me" describes how her image of herself changed as other people's perceptions of color was imposed upon her throughout her life. She writes about how she accepts who she is, not a...

1. According to Collins, race, class and gender are "interlocking categories of analysis that together cultivate profound differences in our personal biographies." Using the three levels of oppression, provide examples to help explain how they operate. Collins' article, entitled, "To...