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- 121: Equity In Canada
- ... the nice folks or upper class people who discriminate against the kids based on the clothes they wear and the lifestyles they choose to live, indicating classism. The squeegee kids are also a target for stereotypes. They are penalized as a whole based on the actions of a few individuals. They are typecast as careless for having accidentally scratched a cars paint by brushing up against a car; abnormal for ... into any of the above categories) are just trying to earn a living to pay for food and other basic needs. The unfortunate part is that many politicians view the squeegee kids just as the stereotypes given above. The politicians want them off the streets and if they offer help, it can only benefit some. One politician has even suggested licensing them and forcing them to wear uniforms, I consider this ...
- 122: Cry, the Beloved Country: Stimulating a Change
- ... help from an older man, who kindly escorts him to the Mission House. The contrast that Paton creates here is the fact that not all blacks think with the same purpose, a common characteristic of stereotypes, which Paton feels the people should rise above. He seeks to imply that judgement of a person should be based more on the content of character, rather than the general assumptions of a society. This ... contrary in that not all whites seek to oppress, and that there are people who wish to create an equal society. This is another example of Paton's wish to ascend above the use of stereotypes. Arthur's murder by Absalom, a black man, is a powerful statement that Paton wants to express. The fact that Arthur wished to help the blacks, and is later murdered by one, is Paton's ...
- 123: Walking Across Egypt
- ... keep a dog," she says to the dogcatcher as he is leaving with a brown fice that showed up on her doorstep. "Besides, I'm slowing down," she says to her son during lunch. The stereotypes of the elderly are influencing Mattie's life. She is telling herself not to do things because of her age whether or not she is physically able to do them, simply because people associate age ... become a better person by taking him to church and offering him to stay the night with her, Robert thought that Mattie was sick. Pearl Turnage, Mattie's older sister, has given in to the stereotypes that are now plaguing Mattie, and insists that she do the same. In fact, she invites Mattie to accompany her to the funeral home where they will each pick out a casket that they are ...
- 124: The Different Conceptions of the Veil in The Souls of Black Folk
- ... The veil is not a two dimensional cloth to Du Bois but instead it is a three dimensional prison that prevent blacks from seeing themselves as they are but instead makes them see the negative stereotypes that whites have of them.Footnote26 The veil is also to Du Bois both a blind fold and a noose on the existence of "ten thousand thousand" Americans who live and strive invisible and separated ... 1984) 184. Paula Giddings points out how black women were stereotyped into three categories, the sexless suffering Aunt Jamima, the seductive temptress Jezebel, and the evil manipulative Sapphire. These are just some of the negative stereotypes of Blacks that formed on the white side of the veil.
- 125: Interpreting Edith Wharton's "Roman Fever"
- ... a brilliant display of this talent in it we find many of her highly celebrated qualities in the space of just a few pages. "Roman Fever" is truly outstanding: a work that exposes the gender stereotypes of its day (1936) but that moves beyond documentary to reveal something of the perennial antagonisms of human nature. From the story's first sentence, upon the introduction of two women of "ripe but well-cared-for middle age," it becomes clear that stereotypes are at issue (Wharton 1116). This mild description evokes immediate images of demure and supportive wives, their husbands' wards. Neither woman is without her "handsomely mounted black handbag," and it is not until several paragraphs ...
- 126: Diversity Within English
- ... although the speaker may not be fully aware of why. Examples would be avoiding contractions, and phrases like gonna or didja. Social markers are much more prevalent in American English than social indicators. 3. Social stereotypes - even speakers who regularly use these types of dialects are fully aware of the stigma attached to them. Social stereotypes would include the copula deletion in Black English, and the loosing of sounds a la Joe Pesci that produce phrases such as doze tree guys. Closely related to these social class factors are education and ...
- 127: Brave New World 2
- ... before you are born, your future is already written out for you. However upon further study, one will realize that this sort of precaution is necessary. In our world, one has to face racism and stereotypes because people feel threatened by what is different. This conditioning is how the utopian society eliminated the problem. First of all, each class is conditioned to love their ranking and to realize that everyone is ... we want to adapt to a society like Utopia? This is a world that one can not help but be happy, a world that replaced not destroyed religion, a world that even eliminated racism and stereotypes. It is a world where you only possess knowledge you need, where everyone has the same values and principals. Finally here is a world with no war, no disease and no old age. This question ...
- 128: To Kill A Mockingbird: The Theme of Prejudice
- ... The entire novel is about prejudice in it's many forms, the most prominent case of prejudice is the racism and hate between the blacks and whites. The whole town of Maycomb is based on stereotypes of it's inhabitants, that are passed down from generation to generation. Rumors run rampid and very little truth is usually in them. "So Jem received most of his information from Miss Stephanie Crawford, a ... they fear each other, and they fear each other because they don't know each other, and they don't know each other because they are often separated from each other. " -Martin Luther King The stereotypes in this novel are fairly common but the fact that they are accepted and used so openly in public is what astonishes me. I think people in the community, even if they do disagree with ...
- 129: Personal Writing: My Experiences of Interracial Schooling
- ... child that is of a minority that is put down by a television show feel depressed or even get violent because of these messages. So minority and non-minority students need to break through these stereotypes and be themselves. The only truth is the truth that lies in a person. Both minority and non-minority students are affected by stereotyping, may it be at home, school, the work place, or in every day life. This may cause limits on learning the truth about one another, communicating, and thoughts on education. Each student must clear their mind off all stereotypes, and be open minded to different cultures and different walks of life. This would bring many different forms of education, along with clear new ideas having minority and non-minority students educate one another and ...
- 130: The Cages Of Maya Angelou
- ... and Madame Curies and Edisons and Gauguins, and our boys (the girls weren't included) would try to be Jesse Owens and Joe Louises."(pp.151) Maya was forced to listen to Mr. Donleavy's stereotypes of how white children could be thinkers, and black children can only be athletes. What was supposed to be an encouraging speech, which Mr. Donleavy probably thought was sincere, turned out to be just another ... with him. This talk show host is segregating children because of a stereotype of children being immature. He is just another that thinks young people are all the same. Age is a problem with its stereotypes and could be a "cage" either being too old or too young.
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