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"Black Boy", 2007.
An analysis of the book, "Black Boy", by Richard Wright.
1,946 words (approx. 7.8 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 61.95
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The paper discusses how "Black Boy", by Richard Wright, stands today, some sixty years after its initial publication, as still perhaps the most comprehensive and gripping look at racism in the American literary tradition. The paper analyzes how Wright believes that it would be virtually impossible to characterize American society in the absence of racism. The paper examines how the scar of slavery and its associated ideologies has generated a permanent underclass. The culture in which Wright grows up deliberately attempts to stymie his talents out of fear for what they might bring.
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"One of the most initially striking features of Wright's writing is that the title of his book represents one of the main, palpable themes throughout the novel. Black Boy is deliberately titled to indicate that yes, of course, this is the story of Wright's younger years, but also that for him, there can be no separation between being a child, and being identified as a black child. Put differently, Wright's fundamental argument is that at every stage of his young life, the people he encountered and the society he lived in were intrinsically unable to separate his identity from his race."
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African American Women, 2006.
A discussion regarding oppression, diversity and the struggle for human rights of African American women.
2,089 words (approx. 8.4 pages), 12 sources, MLA, $ 65.95
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This paper takes a look at how the history of African American women is closely aligned to the history of social and racial oppression in America. The paper discusses how the history of this group is linked strongly to the development of the movement in this country against inequality and for civil rights. The paper further discusses how the history of African American women is also intimately bound up with the history and after effects of slavery.
Outline:
Introduction
Aspects of Culture and Tradition
Social Work Aspects
Further Research and Resources
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"Among the many other social and health issues that characterize this group are drug and alcohol abuse and dependency. Studies have found that there is a relatively high rate of drug and alcohol abuse among African American, which can be ascribed to factors such as feelings of oppression and social discrimination. (Washington & Moxley, 2003, p.146) As one study clearly states, among the factors that influence drug and alcohol use in this group are"...sociodemographic status, race and ethnicity, interpersonal relationships, and life events....(Lucas, Goldschmidt & Day, 2003, p. 273) Studies also reiterate these points with regard to prenatal alcohol abuse. " Ethnicity and race have been identified as significant correlates of prenatal alcohol use. One study found that that "...African American women were more likely to continue to drink throughout pregnancy than were white women." (Lucas, Goldschmidt & Day, 2003, p. 273)"
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The African-American Freedom Movement, 2007.
This paper examines the achievements of Fannie Lou Harner and other women who were active in the African-American Freedom Movement.
1,897 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 60.95
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The paper looks at the African-American Freedom Movement, also referred to as the Black Freedom Movement, a movement based on the African-American desire to be afforded the most basic of civil rights. The paper discusses the life of Fannie Lou Harner who was a pioneer in the rights of black women to vote and other women, including Ella Baker, Amy Garvey and Septima who were active in the African- American Freedom Movement between the 1950s and the 1970s. The writer illustrates how these women bravely worked for the betterment of life for black females residing within the USA.
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"The relatively modern women's rights movement captured worldwide attention when women began to demand equal pay for equal work and other equal treatments. While that movement was the center of media attention for many years, it was not the first "human rights movement" that women had been involved with in modern history. The African American Freedom Movement, also referred to as the Black Freedom Movement was a movement that women joined years before the women's movement ever evolved in recent history. The Black Freedom Movement was a movement based in African American desire to be afforded the most basic of civil rights, which for many years they had been denied."
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African-American History, 2007.
This paper examines specific events and situations in post Civil War African-American history.
6,225 words (approx. 24.9 pages), 12 sources, APA, $ 145.95
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This paper highlights major events and movements in African-American history following the Civil War. These topics include an examination of sharecropping following the Civil War. The author explores the background of sharecropping and the limited options for employment available to recently freed slaves. This is followed by an explanation of the Great Migration, it's economic impact for those that moved North and how the south was affected by the partial loss of a labor force. Next, the paper discusses the cultural impact of the Great Migration, with a discussion of the Harlem Renaissance. The paper concludes with a discussion of the Civil Rights movement and its notable leaders and personalities.
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"Beginning at the end of World War I, a cultural movement began among African Americans. This movement, which extended into the 1920's and 1930's, was characterized by the New Negro and was centered in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City (Harlem). This era marked an explosion of African American literature, music, politics, and arts that was accepted seriously by the mainstream public (Harlem). This era is referred to as the Harlem Renaissance, the New Negro Movement, the New Negro Renaissance, and the Negro Renaissance (Harlem)."
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"Iron Jawed Angels", 2007.
A comparison of the views expressed in the film "Iron Jawed Angels," directed by Katja von Garnier, with Martin Luther King, Jr.'s views in "Three Types of Resistance to Oppression."
959 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 34.95
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This paper discusses the film "Iron Jawed Angels," directed by Katja von Garnier, which deals with oppression and social fighting. The paper relates the film to Martin Luther King, Jr.'s discussions on oppression. It particularly focuses on his views expressed in his essay "Three Types of Resistance to Oppression," in which he preached non violent resistance as a means of fighting oppression and achieving social goals.
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"The second way to resist oppression listed by Martin Luther King in his essay is the violent way, a way he disapproves of and a way against which he speaks. "A second way that oppressed people sometimes deal with oppression is to resort to physical violence and corroding hatred. Violence often brings about momentary results. Nations have frequently won their independence in battle. But in spite of temporary victories, violence never brings permanent peace. It solves no social problem; it merely creates new and more complicated ones. " This type of resistance is the most striking of all, and the easiest to recognize in real life, and also in this film. It is a type of resistance that both the oppressed and the oppressor sometimes use. A march of protest sometimes turns violent, and by doing so it serves no goal and brings no deliverance to the suffering. In the film, the protagonists' protest takes the form of a hunger strike, earning them the nickname "iron jawed angels", and this can be considered as the most violent way they could protest. The oppressors' violence is in the form of the forced imprisonment on unjust causes, and the way in which they forced the women to eat."
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African-Americans and American Prisons, 2007.
This paper examines the relatively high number of African-Americans incarcerated in American prisons.
1,313 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 44.95
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The paper discusses the drive to control American populations through incarceration and notes that this has disproportionately affected the nation's African-American population. The paper shows how nearly half of all inmates in America's prisons are African-American, despite the fact that they make up only twelve percent of the overall population. The paper examines the social and political reasons for this disparity and reveals that a form of racial prejudice would appear to be underlying these statistics. The paper discusses how the mass incarceration of America's African-American population is destroying their community, and the African-American people in general.
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"In a time of great economic and social change, one American industry is booming: the prison-industrial complex. These prisons represent an ever-expanding apparatus of social control (Ward, 2004), one that, according to Julia Sudbury, is focused specifically on regulating, and further marginalizing the underprivileged masses in today's neo-liberal regimes (Ward, 2004). Recent decades' "get tough on crime" policies, such as mandatory minimum sentences, "three strikes" laws, and so forth, have witnessed historically unparalleled rates of incarceration in the United States."
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Blind Musicians and Music, 2006.
A review of the amazing contributions of blind musicians to music.
1,504 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 49.95
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This paper takes a look at various blind musicians and the contributions they have made to the music world. The paper discusses the life and work of Blind Tom, Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles and Blind Lemon Jefferson.
Outline:
Review and Discussion
Background and Overview
Contributions of Blind Musicians
Conclusion
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"By the time he reached his majority, Blind Tom possessed a repertoire of hundreds of pieces, all contained in his memory alone. In would appear, that in this individual's case, the inability to see also accentuated his other auditory abilities: "Tom's memory extended to other auditory information besides music: he could repeat without error conversations of up to fifteen minutes that he had overheard. He could also sing back songs in French or German (which, of course, he could not understand) after only one hearing" (Winner, 1996, p. 134). While musical savants may be the rule rather than the exception when it comes to musical genius, there are some well-known examples of blind musical prodigies as well but these musicians have not received as much attention. According to Haroutounian (2000), musical prodigies in general typically reach an advanced stage of development quickly and are capable of pursuing professional careers at an early age; however, some musical prodigies tend to experience a sort of "mid-life crisis" when they reached adolescence: "What happens to the bird who sings and doesn't know how it sings? That's what happens to child prodigies. They wake up and ask themselves dangerous questions about how they do it -- and they have no answers" (Haroutounian, 2000, p. 3). Furthermore, Goldstein (1998) reports that most traditional colleges and universities are ill-prepared to address the special needs of musical prodigies in general and blind students in particular, so it is a wonder that there are any professional blind musicians at all, but some persevere and these individuals are discussed further below."
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Slavery in America, 2007.
This paper compares the books "Slave Religion: The Invisible Institution in the Antebellum South", by Albert J. Raboteau, and "Slavery: A Problem in American Institutional and Intellectual Life", by Stanley M. Elkins'.
2,514 words (approx. 10.1 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 76.95
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This paper explains that, although both books cover the same historical period, Elkins' "Slavery" looks at the roots of American slavery; whereas, Raboteau's "Slave Religion" looks at how slaves were converted to Christianity and what it meant in their lives. The author points out that Elkins believes that American slavery was decidedly unique and did not follow the pattern of slavery in other parts of the world; while Raboteau's thesis explores black American religion, which he calls the "invisible institution" rather than the "peculiar institution" that Southerners used to refer to slavery itself. The paper relates that Raboteau employs personal memoirs, which makes his book seem more nearly real and emotional to the reader; Elkins' book seems more scholarly because he uses a wide variety of primary and secondary sources.
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"Raboteau goes on to describe various parts of black religious services that resemble some of their African cultural practices, from "ring dances" to shouting and singing during services. He also discusses folk beliefs and even voodoo, and their importance in black religion, always tying the information into the roots of black culture in Africa. ... He shows that African religion did not, for the most part, remain in the slave culture, but portions of it influence worship, belief, and churches to this day."
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The Criminal Justice System, 2007.
This paper explores racial discrimination in the criminal justice system.
1,430 words (approx. 5.7 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 47.95
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The paper relates that racism or racial discrimination is an outright rejection of the principle of equal justice, fairness and public safety. The paper discusses how fairness is essential to the proper functioning of a democratic society and there should be a vital link between social values and personal values. The paper looks at the work "Racial Issues in Criminal Justice" edited by Marvin D. Free and examines the opinions of several experts on the subject.
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"The criminal justice system aims at maintaining social control, enforce laws and administering justice, primarily through law enforcement or police forces, the courts and corrections, in the pursuit of the ideal of justice and fairness (Wikipedia 2006). Police work, on the other hand, is aimed at crime prevention, crime control and the handling of cases when crime occurs. The police conduct a crime investigation, gather evidence and identify the suspects. It is the police who make the first contact with the offender and initiate the mechanics of the criminal justice system by making the arrest after establishing probable cause. They then take the suspect into custody and make him or her go through a process, which includes finger printing, taking mug shots and interrogation (Wikipedia)."
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Jon Meacham's "American Gospel" - A Review, 2007.
This paper reviews Jon Meacham's book, "American Gospel: God, the Founding Fathers, and the Making of a Nation".
1,179 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 40.95
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This paper reviews Jon Meacham's book, "American Gospel: God, the Founding Fathers, and the Making of a Nation", which details information about what the US Founding Fathers believed about God and religion. The reviewer describes Meacham's work as leading the reader through the religious history of the country into the 21st century. The review examines issues presented in Meacham's book, including slavery, freedom from religion and examples of how various factions have attempted to use God and religion to further their particular agendas. The reviewer states that Meacham believes strongly in moderation.
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"Meacham's book was written at a time when Americans have hotly debated exactly what role religion should play in public life. Some people want the words "Under God" taken out of the Pledge of Allegiance and references to God taken off our currency. A town in Alabama was required to remove the Ten Commandments from a public government display. Even many who believe the concept of separation between Church and State wonder if such decisions are what the Founding Fathers intended. That is what Meacham looks at: what the Founding Fathers believed about God and God's place in the government of the new country."
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Buddhism, Hinduism and Taoism, 2007.
A comparative analysis of Buddhism, Hinduism and Taoism in the context of other major world religions.
2,672 words (approx. 10.7 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 80.95
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This paper looks into three major world religions, discussing and analyzing these religions in the context of other religions. The religions discussed are Buddhism, Hinduism, and Taoism, analyzed with other major world religions, like Christianity, Islam, and Judaism. In addition to the comparative analysis of the religions mentioned, Buddhism, Hinduism, and Taoism are also analyzed in the context of the African-American race, specifically among black American males, aged 17 to 30 years, belonging to either the low, middle, or high economic social class.
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Introduction
Discussion and Analysis
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"Chappell (2005) described the difference between Christianity and Buddhism, which he also considered complementary to each other. In Buddhism, the individual has "many levels of reality," brought about by the fact that it has a well-defined description of religious realities experienced by the individual (13). While in Christianity, religious states are only divided into two, and radically different realms, achieved initially while one is alive, and the other religious state experienced in death. Thus, the state of "nirvana" within the individual in Christian terms is achieved once the individual is in the "next life," that is, experienced death."
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