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The paper discusses the theme of the play and various critics' thoughts on the theme and meaning of the work. Luis Valdez writes about Chicano issues. He uses the play to point out the inhumanity of the people who hire Mexicans and how the administration ignores their problems. Critics have called it one of the most important Chicano plays ever to be written.

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""Los Vendidos" (the Sellouts) takes place on Honest Sancho's Used Mexican Lot, a "used car lot" that supplies Mexicans to government workers who need token brown-skinned people to fill various roles. Miss JIM-enez is a secretary looking for a Mexican for Governor Regan's office. Someone who will not stand out too much, but will show the Governor has a "brown-skinned" person on his staff. Dark, but not too dark, and suave. "Beige, just the tone" (Valdez). He will be beige in his politics too, a "yes" man to the white politicians who keep him around so they look good."

Tags:awards, government, workers, california, administration, problem, play, injustice, prejudice, mexican-americans, sellouts, melting, pot, stereotypes

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This paper discusses how stereotyping is a reality of society and how it tends to go hand in hand with ethnic diversity. It shows that because stereotyping most often exaggerates differences in an unflattering profile, it may lead to bigotry and prejudice. In particular it looks at the Asian American community and examines how it copes with being known as the "model minority" stereotype.

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"A 1996 study reported that high and low achieving Asian students experienced anxiety to uphold the expectations of the model minority stereotypes. Students who could not perform well academically became depressed and were too embarrassed to seek help. Asian American students are stereotyped as overachievers, geniuses, nerdy, competitive, and obedient. Stereotyping has led to neglect of student services and support for the many Asian American students who are undereducated and have low socioeconomic status (http://ericcass.uncg.edu/virtuallib/diversity/1077.html)."

Tags:bigotry, prejudice, demographic, segment, immigration, minority

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This paper begins with some general comments on the attributes possessed by Spartan warriors that can be deduced from Pressfield's book. It goes on to outline the plot of the work, concentrating on the features and influence of Spartan culture. It discusses the Spartan trait of dedication, the experiences of Spartan youths in training and the Spartan mentor/student relationship. The paper concludes with a synopsis of the impression of Spartan warriors given by Pressfield's work.

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"What constitutes a Spartan? Indeed, what characteristics are exemplary of a Spartan? According to Steven Pressfied in his work, "Gates of Fire," Spartans are synonymous with the term warrior. So much so in fact, that one is likely to find the word Spartan in the thesaurus when researching the term "warrior." In his book, Pressfield provides the reader with very detailed and accurate descriptions of the ideal Spartan, as portrayed through the eyes of a freedman, a former slave recruited into the service of Spartan warriors, an individual in awe of the intensity and fearlessness of the warriors he has encountered. One can most definitely conclude upon reading this work that Spartans were raised in a society or culture that praised fearlessness, cunning, strength and courage."

Tags:attributes, warrior, plot, features, culture, trait, dedication, youths, training, mentor/student, relationship

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This paper discusses the issues relating to diversity in the workplace and why this diversity is essential to the globalization of a corporation as it promotes customer relations, product innovation and investment opportunities. In particular it investigates diversity programs and their impact on racial and ethical relations in the workplace. Through a literature review, it examines how programs such as affirmative action have created hostility and racial tension due to white racism and how the current diversity programs have created ethical tensions due to their inclusivity of a broad spectrum of people. It examines how racial tensions lower morale and have a negative influence on the attitudes of employees. It concludes with an explanation of why these programs are necessary and important and are here to stay despite their seemingly ineffectiveness.

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"In the years following the formation of the Philadelphia Plan the concept of affirmative action was created. Affirmative action was designed to give minorities a fair opportunity to gain the education and employment that only whites had access to. Today the term affirmative action has been replaced with "diversity programs". While the basic concepts of the terms are virtually identical there are some obvious differences in their definitions. Affirmative action was designed primarily to help ethnic minorities while diversity programs cover a broader range of people to include homosexuals and those with physical and mental handicaps."

Tags:glabalization, affirmative, action, ethnic, minorities

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Competing claims over Kashmir by India and Pakistan are the key sources of the conflicts. The claims and the consequences are the result of some historical events, but also of opposing ideologies of India and Pakistan. Responses associated with the claims from both sides have engendered political extremism in Kashmir. Past policies of the U.S. and China toward the region, on the other hand, have instigated armed conflicts and contributed to the extremism.

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This paper examines the influence and importance of the Ramayana of Valmiki in Indian society. Initially, its origins and content are outlined. The emphasis is on its continuing influence, particularly as it relates to current events and Hindu/Muslim tensions in India.

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This paper looks at Hispanic culture and how it has helped shape and mold American culture. The great extent to which Latin American dance, music, and food have become an intrinsic part of the overall American culture is cited as an example of this influence. The paper concludes by suggesting that American culture truly is a blend of cultures from all over the world.

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"America has often been referred to as the great melting pot, a smorgasbord of people with various racial, cultural and ethnic identities and traditions. Tied to this view is the idea that the culture of the American people should be defined as a cornucopia of different cultures melded into one to form a new, hybrid culture. Many different cultures have influenced the overall culture within the United States particularly that of the Latin American people with whom I associate."

Tags:melting, pot, ethnic, cultural, identities, traditions, united, states

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The chilling title of Phillip Gourevitch's book, "We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families" (1998), is a reference to a group letter from members of the Tutsi clergy to an Adventist church leader, Elizaphan Ntakirutimana, pleading for his protection from the Hutu majority in Rwanda. Gourevitch's book concerns the genocide that took place in Rwanda in 1994 in which the Hutu majority systematically massacred the minority Tutsi population. As a result of this effort at ethnic cleansing, an estimated 800,000 Tutsi were killed over the course of a 100-day period from April to July 1994. In fact, during the height of the massacre, Gourevitch reports that members of the Tutsi tribe were being massacred three times as fast as the Jews had been during the Nazi Holocaust. To better understand the events that contributed to this horrific slaughter in modern times, this paper provides a critical review of Gourevitch's book, including a discussion of how the religious, national, racial, and ethnic groupings in Rwanda were used as tools for the genocide. A discussion of how European colonialism, Rwandan politics, and the role of different aid organizations also contributed to the genocide is followed by a summary of the research in the conclusion.

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"In this book, Gourevitch paints a grim picture about the events that led to the 1994 genocide in which hundreds of thousands of Tutsis were massacred to the point where the Hutus almost succeeded in completely eliminating the Tutsi segment of the Rwandan population, as well as countless members of the Hutus themselves who opposed the slaughter in the first place. The systematic and institutionalized method by which this slaughter took place was not unique to Rwanda, of course, but Gourevitch suggests that a combination of a cultural acceptance of violence, the nefarious roles played by NGOs, Rwandan governmental agencies and the nation's churches, all contributed to the genocide that took place during those terrible months of 1994."

Tags:Rwandese, Patriotic, Front, NGO, Mbonyumutwa

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"Basque issue it inherited from Franco's dictatorship. The conflict has two basic issues. Historically, the Basques are not linked with the Spaniards. The Basques have a separate identity, demonstrated by a different culture and an entirely different language. The other issue is violence. Since the late 1960s, militant Basque nationalists have used terrorism in an attempt to gain independence. Spain has responded with police crack-downs and repression. However, the problem goes further. Issues of civil rights and the ability of the state to use force against its citizens have all been affected by the Basque conflict. These issues affect all Spanish citizens, but they have arisen from the regional conflict in the Basque country."

Tags:basque, batasuna, eta, herri, nationalism, pnv, separatism, spain

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"In this book of many parts and subparts, Gutierrez deals with the impact of European colonization on the indigenous peoples of the American Southwest. He documents the ways in which the Spanish culture affected and ultimately altered the Pueblo culture and their very fabric of life. His book spans the three century period from 1500-1846 and focuses on marriage, sexuality, and power during this colonial period before the arrival of the Anglo culture, upon annexation of the Southwest into the United States. An annexation that also added new situations and ideas to the already existing mix of culture and religion. "

Tags:pueblos, southwest, spanish