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- 2411: Race Relations
- ... race has not had to endure such prejudice and, therefore, cannot begin to identify with the situation. Frank Newport, vice president of the Gallup Poll Organization, says Caucasian Americans do not interpret racism as a big problem, therefore, they do not see a need for "government intervention" (Anonymous, 1997; 04A). Similarly, Asians, Hispanics and other United States minorities believe they often receive unfair treatment because of their race. However, President Clinton ...
- 2412: Relations Among the Races
- ... race has not had to endure such prejudice and, therefore, cannot begin to identify with the situation. Frank Newport, vice president of the Gallup Poll Organization, says Caucasian Americans do not interpret racism as a big problem, therefore, they do not see a need for "government intervention" (Anonymous, 1997; 04A). Similarly, Asians, Hispanics and other United States minorities believe they often receive unfair treatment because of their race. However, President Clinton ...
- 2413: Views of Gangs
- ... gang members countries such as "ehh vato u messin wid me esse dont u know im loco" .Alot of gang members are rich from selling drugs and things like that so u always see a big gangster driven a real nice car. They also have female gangs and they are just as viscious as the guy gangs they do the exact same things. They have anarchist gangs who blow stuff up ...
- 2414: The Injustice of Slavery
- ... the Civil War, which was eventually won by the north, and slaves were set free in America. But people discriminated slaves very much, and that was not good. Discrimination of African Americans is not that big now a days, but it is still out there. Discrimination sort of died out when a man named Martin Luther King, Jr. expressed some of his thoughts about discrimination. His famous speech was entitled "I ...
- 2415: Racism in Colleges
- ... of education continued throughout the centuries. Even in the 1700's slaves were never taught how to read or write. In the 1800's everyone's feelings about slavery, good or bad, culminated in one big war, the American Civil War. During this period, the slaves really tried to break free from their past stereotypes. A small percentage of them taught themselves to read and write and they began to teach ...
- 2416: Gang Violence
- ... represent gang names. Some examples are Mafia Crips, Athens Park Boys, or the Underground crip. Signs are shown below. While gangs grow and get more powerful, what is being done? City police departments play a big role in stopping violence and drugs. The most popular program for school aged children is the D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education). D.A.R.E. teaches kids that violence and drugs are ...
- 2417: Black Civil Rights
- ... other areas based on race. Also the high court passed a law that enabled black children to have the same education opportunities as white children. It was in December 1955 that Rosa Parks made a big step for civil rights by doing a very small but courageous thing. She was arrested for not giving up her seat to a white man on a bus, which broke one of the many Jim ...
- 2418: Leadership
- ... become very involved and some have even received awards at the State Fair. I didn't go to camp just to say I completed some many community service hours this summer, but to be a "big sister" to the campers and help then grow as a person. The skills I will gain in this program will help me be a better counselor. Community service is also very important to me, because ...
- 2419: Personal Writing: Living In Both Texas and New York City
- ... Although it's located in different regions, it was beneficial to experience and to taste the variety in culture, way of life, and the school system. I was raised in the central Manhattan of the Big Apple, the city that never sleeps. Mass transit and people had always flooded the streets and intersections. It seemed like everyone were heading for different directions and the citizens of New York City are too ...
- 2420: Personal Values In Today's Society
- ... this hour of commercials it also seems that lust is just as important. The lust for sex has been transferred into the lust for power and gratification. In this age of technology where toys for big boys are readily available it is necessary to show some restraint in spending. The advertisers know this, but it is their job to separate us from our money. It is necessary for them to resort ...
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