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"Living with Racism" -- A Review, 2007.
This paper reviews Joe R. Feagin and Melvin P. Sikes' book "Living with Racism".
1,406 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 1 source, $ 46.95
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This paper reviews Joe R. Feagin and Melvin P. Sikes' book "Living with Racism," in which the authors challenge the conventional view that racism is a thing of the past, gone with the days of slavery. To challenge this view, Feagin and Sikes collected personal accounts from over 200 middle-class black Americans to reveal the racism that pervades many aspects of American daily life today. The authors pull together accounts revealing subtle and overt racism, and examine how this racism is expressed in discriminatory behavior. "Living with Racism" is an important reminder about how much work remains to be done regarding racial relations in the United States.
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"The authors pull together accounts revealing subtle and overt racism, and how this racism is expressed in discriminatory behavior. Despite the Civil Rights Movement and the resultant laws that mandate against discriminatory practices, Feagin and Sikes gather a multitude of accounts showing how African Americans continue to face discrimination at public places, such as hotels, restaurants and stores. The stories are carefully gathered to provide a narrative account that encompasses many aspects of American public life. Together, these stories show that racism and the resultant discriminatory behavior are alive and well."
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The Achievement Gap, 2007.
An analysis of the historical and cultural reasons for the achievement gap between African-American and Caucasian students.
1,398 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 46.95
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This paper discusses the achievement gap between African-American and Caucasian students as it relates to education. It discusses the gap from a historical and cultural perspective. It then explores the context of this issue as it relates to standards of education and analyzes the findings of several articles regarding the impact of this issue on pre-service teachers.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Context With Link To Standards Of Education
Summary And Analysis Of Several Articles
Impact Of This Issue Of Pre-Service Teachers
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"The segregation of African American and Caucasian children prior to 1964 continues to have a profound effect on the achievement levels of students. In addition, there are issues of socioeconomic class that play a significant role in achievement levels. In recent years this gap has increased significantly as the disparities between the rich and the poor have also widened. Because there are such differences between the wealthy and the poor in this country there are also substantial differences in the standard of education from place to place. There have been various attempts over the years to close this gap. Under the Bush administration the No Child Left Behind Act was developed to address the Achievement gap. Since the implementation of this Act there has been a great deal of conflict concerning both its implementation and the impact that the act has actually had on the achievement gap as it relates to Black and White students. Setting specific standards as it relates to expectations for achievement and curriculum is critical to closing the achievement gap between black and white students."
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Racial Fear, 2007.
The paper examines how race influences a person's perception of being threatened.
1,142 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 39.95
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The paper discusses whether white people feel afraid of a black person by virtue of his race and if so, what factors may contribute to that fear. The paper explains that specific events can trigger a person's fear of someone from a different race and this can be partly attributed to the media's handling of different races. The paper maintains that when the media begins to treat different races more equally, people will experience a reduced automatic reaction of fear when they encounter the opposite race.
Outline:
Introduction
Stereotyping
Evidence
Conclusion
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"One of the things that can trigger race based fear is event driven fear. When a child is attacked on a playground by a group of students and those students all happen to be of a particular race, that child may grow up to develop a fear of all members of that race. In addition when that child is raised in a basic one race group or area and is never exposed to other races the fear of the unknown can also create a fear of other races. Everyone has heard the stories about whites crossing the street to avoid an approaching black individual or group. Articles and news interviews nationwide indicate it is not only a white fearing black issues, but many blacks and Mexicans are raised to fear whites as well."
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"The Bluest Eye", 2007.
A discussion of the theme of racial discrimination in Toni Morrison's novel, "The Bluest Eye."
1,094 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 38.95
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This paper discusses the novel "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison. It explores the ways that Morrison vividly and starkly develops the theme of racism against African-Americans in America in the 1940s, within the novel. It discusses the interactions between three Black girls and the ways that they contend with White-dominated American standards of beauty, femininity and worth.
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"The culture in which Pecola and the other girls live values everything whites do, but nothing blacks do. As a result, the girls dislike whites, but they envy the beauty of whites, not because it is objectively better than their own looks, but because the society they live in thinks it is, and therefore devalues their own culture. Pecola hates white dolls, and white girls, for example, yet she would still love to have blue eyes. Pecola, therefore, longs to have something she never can naturally have, and at the same time, as a result of the prejudice of the society she lives in, rejects her own natural self. Further, the more crazy Pecola becomes within the novel, the more she talks about, and yearns to have, blue eyes, to the point where she insists she wants the bluest eyes in the world and even kills a dog to try to get them. In this way, then, Toni Morrison, within her novel The Bluest Eye (1970), depicts, poignantly and powerful, the theme of racial prejudice and discrimination against blacks in the 1940's, and the negative impact(s) of it on three similarly-aged black girls and especially on one in particular, Pecola Breedlove."
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Pan-Africanism, 2007.
This paper presents a detailed exploration of Pan-Africanism, espcially in Harlem and Paris.
3,945 words (approx. 15.8 pages), 7 sources, APA, $ 107.95
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This paper discusses Pan-Africanism, a movement based on the 19th century desire to end slavery not only in the United States but also in South American and the Caribbean. It was from this era that Black people throughout the world decided that the way to address many of the issues they experienced as a race was to work together as a team. The paper describes the international meetings held to discuss this issue and also highlights the leadership of the Pan-African movement. The author concludes that the Pan-Africanism movement was and still is a positive team-oriented effort to introduce the African-American culture to the world and to share the common bond among people worldwide who share an African ancestral background.
Outline:
Introduction
In a Nutshell
Harlem Renaissance
The Arts
Conclusion
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"When one studies the topic of Pan-Africanism one is not studying a single element in history but instead is studying a wide range of events and cultural preferences that go along with African American history and culture. Experts agree that there is not a single definition for the term Pan-Africanism but the term itself does define it as an independent idea. The concept of Pan-Africanism is based in the 19th century desire to end slavery. At that time slavery was not only an issue in the United States but was also an issue in several other nations including South American and the Caribbean(Definition of Pan-Africanism? http://geography.about.com/b/a/012445.htm). It was from this era that Black people throughout the world decided that the way to solve many of the problems that the race was experiencing was work together as a team."
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The Tuskegee Airmen, 2006.
A look at the role that the Tuskegee Airmen played in World War II.
2,638 words (approx. 10.6 pages), 13 sources, MLA, $ 79.95
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This paper focuses on the continuing segregation, humiliation and stereotypes of African-Americans, and more specifically the Tuskegee Airmen, during their service in World War II. The paper proposes that despite the treatment the Tuskegee Airmen faced, they served admirably and thus helped set the stage for the desegregation of the United States Armed service.
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"The 99th Fighter Pursuit Squadron finally got their orders to report overseas in April of 1943 where they were assigned to help support the invasion of Sicily. Their main mission however remained one of limited contact with the enemy as their major responsibility was strafing of enemy targets which limited their air to air combat record. This lack of air to air combat record along with the squadron's transition to active combat would lead to major problems not only for the black airmen of the 99th but it would also raise the question about the role blacks would play in future operations."
"The problem for the 99th came in the form of their first combat evaluation penned by Colonel William Momyer in which he severely criticized the performance and disposition of the 99th and its personnel. In his report Moymer states: "The ability to work and fight as a team has not yet been acquired. [...] Their formation flying has been very satisfactory until jumped by enemy aircraft. This has been repeatedly been brought to the attention of the squadron, but attempts to correct this deficiency so far have been unfruitful [...] The unit shows a lack of aggressive spirit that is necessary for a well-organized fighter squadron [...] Based on the performance of the 99th Fighter Squadron to date, it is my opinion they are not of the flying caliber of any squadron in the group.[...] It may be expected that we will get less work and less operation time out of the 99th Fighter Squadron than any squadron in this Group" ( qtd. in Osur p.48)."
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"Invisible Man", 2007.
This paper reviews Ralph Ellison's novel "Invisible Man."
978 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 34.95
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This paper discusses the novel "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison and, in particular, analyzes the concept of invisibility. The invisibility which Ellison describes, whether on the part of blacks or whites, is due to ignorance and prejudice, and it keeps people from being able to see others for who they truly are. This concept is further explored in different contexts throughout the novel. The paper suggests that the book itself is a disturbing narrative of the author's lifelong struggle to be genuinely who he is.
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"A very naive narrator finds himself unemployed in New York, having been deceived and betrayed by the college president. Through a few incidents of pure bad luck, he is given experimental electric shock therapy treatment at a hospital against his will. Who he is, and what has happened to land him in the hospital is of no interest to the doctors and nurses. His condition and his body are there, but who he really is remains invisible to them. Staggering out on the street afterwards, he is taken in by a kind woman, Mary, who takes care of him for a long while. She does not find him invisible, and is patient with his job search because she feels he has a special mission for their race."
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"Beloved", 2007.
An analysis of the use of trees as an impassive life force in "Beloved" by Toni Morrison.
3,143 words (approx. 12.6 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 91.95
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The paper discusses how Toni Morrison, in "Beloved", constructs an intricate journey through and around the complex and painful lives of post-civil war slaves.The paper analyzes how Morrison's use of trees is a way of showing how trees have no life tragedies to remember, no sense of loss, no sense of their beauty, and experience; nothing but growth, death and the pure elements of sunshine, water, soil and fire. The writer proposes that, although there is a definite biblical flavor to her writing, the trees symbolize a far more comprehensive spirituality than that of simple Christian dogma.
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"During these months when Sethe, Beloved and Denver were behind locked doors, Sethe used all of their money to buy fabric and ribbons and sewed outlandish clothes for them. Beloved began to be overly demanding and abusive to Sethe, and eventually began to turn Sethe into her own mistreated slave. It dawns on Denver that she no longer needs to protect Beloved from her mother, but vice versa. Denver, after twelve years at the house, walks to the home of her former teacher and enlists her help. Denver finds that the world is not so unfriendly, and is actually far saner than her life at home. Through the help of the community, she provides food to Beloved and her mother, whose sanity has completely abandoned them by now."
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"Sula", 2007.
An analysis of feminist ideals in the book, "Sula", by Toni Morrison.
1,767 words (approx. 7.1 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 56.95
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The paper analyzes how Angela Davis, in her essay "Rape, Racism and the Myth of the Black Rapist", expresses some of the themes involved in the second wave of feminism. The paper explores how this feminism no longer merely notes the equality of men and women, but focuses on the role of social institutions in keeping women subjugated, even as they act as if they are free and independent. The paper examines how the themes Davis presents can be traced through the fiction of Toni Morrison, notably in "Sula", a book of considerable depth. The paper further discusses how Morrison's use of language and images are similar in theme to those discussed by Davis.
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"Facing the characters in this novel at all times is the reality of racism, and this as well is a remnant of the past, the past of the slave era, that persists in creating damage in the present. Morrison notes this from the first as she describes why the Bottom came to be. A deeper racism is seen by Helene as completely is in her past and so outside Medallion, and this racism appears once more as soon as she starts to leave the community. This is in the North, of course, but the way the white conductor on the train treats her recalls the way she felt in the South when she was a child in New Orleans."
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Patricia Reynolds Harris, 2006.
A review of the life and career of Patricia Reynolds Harris.
1,219 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 41.95
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This paper takes a look at the accomplishments of Patricia Reynolds Harris, the first African-American woman to hold a cabinet post, the first to be an ambassador to a foreign country, and the first to be a director of a major American corporation - IBM. The paper discusses how she also earned a law degree, helped nominate a President, served on federal civil rights commissions and played an important role in Democratic Party politics.
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"In 1967 she returned to teaching at Howard University, and in 1969 she was appointed Law School Dean (Capital Outlook, p. 1). However, she only stayed one month. Shortly after she was appointed, a student protest occurred. She was opposed to the protest, an unpopular position not supported by the university's president (ESPER, p. 1), and she left the school. She then joined a Washington, D.C. law firm as a partner (Staff, p. 1). In 1971, she was appointed to the Board of Directors of one of the United State's largest and most important corporations - International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) (World Book, p. 1). Meanwhile she continued to be active and influential in the Democratic Party. In 1972 she was headed the Credentials Committee, and in 1973 was again a delegate to the Democratic National Committee (Staff, p. 1). She also remained vitally interested in civil rights. From 1967 to 1977, she was on the executive Board of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund (Johnson, p. 1). "
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"Let America be America Again", 2006.
An analysis of the poem "Let America be America Again" by Langston Hughes.
1,067 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 37.95
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This paper takes a look at Langston Hughes' poem "Let America be America Again". The paper focuses primarily on the theme of hope and protest that are prevalent throughout the poem. According to the paper, Hughes emphasizes the conflict he sees for African-Americans and, at the same time, he visualizes hope for them.
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"Here we see how the poet is reaching for hope that he has not yet seen but believes is possible. This passage reveals how America can be the dream that his people long for without tyranny and the notion that one man can crush another. Here, we see how the poet longs for every man to get along and believes that it can happen at some point in history. This is also evident when the poet writes, "opportunity is real, and life is free,/Equality is in the air we breathe" (13-14). He writes, "I am the young man, full of strength and hope,/Tangled in that ancient endless chain/Of profit, power, gain, of grab the land!" (26-8). This is an interesting passage because it unites the hope the poet believes in and the underlying reason for protest of why it does not exist. Again, we see that the poet clings to hope because he realizes how important it is to the human psyche. "
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"Deep South", 2006.
A discussion on "Deep South" written by Allison Davis.
1,831 words (approx. 7.3 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 58.95
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The first part of this paper looks at Davis' arguments regarding the link between social class and education. The next part of the paper evaluates whether the author's arguments remain relevant, especially in light of other authors who continue to investigate the links between social class and education. In the conclusion, it argues that Davis' contributions to the field of multicultural education deserve greater recognition.
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"In Children of Bondage, Davis also found that internalized values play a critical role in the educational aspirations of black children. Children from low-income families have seen first-hand how minimal their chances are to finish high school and college. The economic and social-mobility benefits of education therefore remain out of reach for many children from low-income families. Consequently, Davis concludes from interviews with teachers and educator administrators that due to these social circumstances, many low-income black youth learn not to value education."
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