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Sexism and Racism in Children's Literature, 2002.
A look at some classic children's literature and examples of sexism and racism in them.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 5 sources, $ 62.95
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This paper examines sexism, racism and children's literature. Like all literature, children's literature reflects the dominant culture of its origin. This means that many 'classics' of children's literature contain unacceptable bias. This paper examines three examples of this situation.
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Anti-Racism in Children's Literature, 2002.
Examines anti-racist education in three novels for children, "Pippi Longstocking", "The Slave Dancer" and "The Cay".
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 5 sources, $ 62.95
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This paper will discuss three books: Lindgren's "Pippi Longstocking", Paula Fox's "The Slave Dancer" and Theodore Taylor's "The Cay". It will be shown how true racism can be hidden in an apparently "innocent" text, while another work for children - that appears racist in many respects - may be reinterpreted as an exceptional work of anti-racist literature. .
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Racism in Children's Literature, 2002.
Examines the elements of racisim and sexism in many of the classics of children's literature.
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 71.95
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This essay discusses how many children's books have been considered classics, but how they have also been challenged as having race and gender bias. Rudyard Kipling's "How The Leopard Got His Spots", Paula Fox's "The Slave Dancer", and Lynne Reid Banks' "The Indian in the Cupboard" are all examined in this context. The paper finds that they have a certain amount of racial bias.
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Racism in Children's Literature, 2002.
Considers three famous children's novels and the racial bias that exists within each of the novels.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 7 sources, $ 62.95
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The three children's novels to be challenged in this paper all display signs of race bias. This paper will argue, however, that there are important qualifying factors to be considered in each case. While it would be easy to reject all three novels wholesale, this would be the same as throwing the baby out with the bath water. Therefore, this paper will show how each work can be challenged as to its display of race bias, and what mitigating factors exist that may cause us to reconsider our judgment.
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Effects of Racism on African-American Children, 2006.
A paper detailing the devastating emotional, sociological and economic effects of racism on African-American children.
3,025 words (approx. 12.1 pages), 49 sources, MLA, $ 88.95
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This paper looks at the harm caused to African-American children by racism in American society. The paper explains that the effects of racism are long term and affect the child emotionally, socially and economically. The paper further points out that the racism that African-Americans experience as children affects them for the rest of their lives no matter how much they accomplish in their life times or are recognized for their accomplishments.
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"Xenophobia, the fear of the other, appears to be part of human kind's psyche. Certainly as a species we tend to be highly competitive. There are some instances that some aboriginal tribes built their culture on cooperation rather than competition. It does appear that the Japanese have learned how to cooperate with each other. But remember the Japanese are probably one of the most ethnically pure group of individuals on the earth. It is a lot easier to cooperate with people who look like you."
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The Literature of Virginia Hamilton, 2002.
A reading of the works of Virginia Hamilton in terms of multicultural literature.
3,400 words (approx. 13.6 pages), 5 sources, $ 124.95
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Virginia Hamilton's books suggest a far more complex approach to multicultural literature. This paper will argue that the importance of Hamilton's work is that she depicts African Americans not in terms of their collective race, but in terms of their individual humanity. This is not, of course, to say that issues of race and racism do not occur in her works.
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Racism and Violence, 2005.
A review of empirical literature about racism and violence.
3,450 words (approx. 13.8 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 119.95
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This paper presents a review of empirical literature on the topic of racism and violence. The literature addresses theories of racism and violence, including a discussion of ethnicity. The paper also explores ways to cope with exposure to racism and violence.
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Racism in Canadian Education, 2006.
This paper offers a literature review of the subject of racism in Canadian education.
3,375 words (approx. 13.5 pages), 15 sources, $ 133.95
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The writer discusses that although many Canadians are proud of living in the only country in the world that embraces multiculturalism as an official policy, the truth of the matter seems to be that many minorities still experience racist discrimination in various spheres of Canadian life. This literature review examines the literature on the subject of racism in Canadian education, to ascertain whether racism is in fact a problem in Canadian schools. A good place to start the literature review is to look at the broad picture of racism in Canada, and in particular at the theoretical concepts and discourses that have been used to examine this issue.
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"Beiser et al. researched the effects and levels of stressors facing refugee Southeast Asian children in their new Canadian schools. They point out that many other studies have concluded that one of the most intense stresses such children have to cope with is the stress of fitting into these schools."
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Racism and Sexism in Kids Books, 2002.
A look at three examples of children's literature where racism and sexism appear.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 5 sources, $ 62.95
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This seven-page undergraduate paper discusses three children's books: "The Indian in the Cupboard", "Huckleberry Finn", and "The Five Chinese Brothers". The criteria are those of Norton and the Course Kit.
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"There Are No Children Here" by Alex Kotlowitz, 2004.
This paper discusses Alex Kotlowitz's book,"There Are No Children Here," which is about childhood in the Henry Horner projects of Chicago where children are not free to be children.
1,655 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 53.95
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This paper explains that, at the Henry Horner homes, children are not looking to come over and play with the latest Matchbox cars because many of the children are already being lured by gangs and getting used by older kids in drug activities; friends are people you could trust, but at Henry Horner, Lafeyette, the child character in the book, didn't feel that he could trust anyone besides his family. The author points out that, to the kids of Henry Horner, the police become a threat because, even if they aren't doing something bad, they are constantly surrounded by bad things; therefore, if they are in the wrong place at the wrong time, they are immediately accused of doing something. The paper relates that children at Henry Horner are desensitized to experiences such as violence, gang drug exchanges, and death; the children and the residents there have to put their emotions away and become stone on the inside.
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"In an area where the summertime is feared and school is a safe-haven, where it is dangerous to make friends as they might try to lure you into a gang, where drug lords run your neighborhood enforcing rules like a dictatorship with the manpower to back it up, you are stripped of your freedom. Sitting in public with a little kid can be embarrassing sometimes. "Mommy, that woman is fat!" or "Daddy, why is that man crying?" are questions that children will ask loud and clear without hesitation. They don't realize that other people can hear them or that other people have feelings that might be hurt. They are egocentric. However, for a child living in the Henry Horner homes where LaJoe and her children live, a comment like this can become life threatening."
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Bias in Children's Literature, 2002.
A look at racial bias in some classic children's literature.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 62.95
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This paper examines bias, primarily racism in fiction for children. Two of the texts focus on portrayals of aboriginals. These are also relatively recent works. The third is "Huck Finn" a century old classic, and a more blatantly racist text.
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Parents and Children, 2002.
This paper discusses the obligations of parents to children and children to parents in "The Metamorphosis", "Upstairs in a Wineshop", and "Endgame".
1,370 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 45.95
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This paper explores the relationship between parents and children in "The Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka, "Upstairs in a Wineshop" by Lu Xun and "Endgame" by Samuel Beckett. All three works support the contention that parents must satisfy the needs of their children, and children must satisfy the needs of their parents. The author shows how all three works illustrate this thesis in different ways.
Table of Contents
I. Introduction
II. The Metamorphosis
III. Upstairs in a Wineshop
IV. Endgame
V. Conclusion
Bibliography
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"In The Metamorphosis, Kafka tells the story of Gregor, a man who wakes up one day to find that he has turned into a bug. Gregor has been working hard at a job that he clearly hates to support his parents and sisters. His parents owe Gregor?s boss money because of a failed business, and he is determined to keep working until the money is paid back. At the same time, he keeps his family in a large apartment with a maid. Gregor tries to make enough money so that his parents do not have to work. After his transformation, his primary concern is for his family?s well-being. How will they survive without him? Clearly Gregory feels a strong obligation to look after his parents. His parents feel the same way towards him, especially his mother. She is horrified at the sight of him, but forces herself to visit him. Gregor, for his part is upset because the sight of him causes her pain. Gregor?s mother also tries to keep Gregor?s things in his room so that he will feel more at home. It can be argued that Gregor?s father is hostile towards him, but consider the fact that he does not throw Gregor out."
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Television violence and its impact on children, 2002.
An exploration of the impact that television violece has on the development of children and how children react to the violence.
3,034 words (approx. 12.1 pages), 19 sources, MLA, $ 89.95
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This paper explores the topic of television violence and the impact it has on children. In recent years there have been increasing allegations that television violence is having a negative impact on child development. The writer begins with an overview of the problem, looking at specific examples of television in America. Next, the paper defines some key terms for understanding the topic as well as providing a background about why this topic is important to society. The writer concludes by arguing that children are not developmentally advanced enough to separate fantasy from reality and that the increased violence they are seeing on television is creating more violent and aggressive children.
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"In recent years there have been increasing allegations that television violence has a negative impact on child development . There have been school shootings, children acting out both at home and in classrooms and other developmental traits that have been laid and the feet of television violence".
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Social Children, 2002.
An examination of the social development of children and their interaction with other children.
1,851 words (approx. 7.4 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 59.95
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This paper offers a brief survey of social child development over the years. It looks at how at each age a child needs to develop essential social skills in order to interact with fellow children. It looks at potential problems in social child development and the importance of age-appropriate stimulation for children.
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"Social skills develop gradually over time from the simple parallel play of two year olds to the playground games of elementary students, to social stratifications of high school. At all ages, however, the child must interpret the social milieu accurately and choose age-appropriate responses (Walker, 2002), and appropriate responses at one age will be inappropriate at another age."
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Children's Poetry, 2002.
An overview of poetic genres in children's poetry and how children relate/react to poetry.
960 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 34.95
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This paper looks at how poetry is a useful form of literature for children, intellectually and emotionally. It discusses the creative use of language, which is specialized to stimulate the imagination and arouse feelings of readers, especially children.
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"Narrative poetry evokes emotions that represent the mood or feeling of the work, rather than that of the poet. This type of poetry was often used orally to relate new or events to others and in written form it is read like a story. Although some narrative poems (such as epics and romances) are too sophisticated for young readers, ballads are an appropriate form for this age level. Originally designed for an illiterate people, ballads are easily remembered and adaptable for singing or recitation. Although some ballads are ancient and difficult for children to relate to, ?old ballads do serve to transport children to a more primitive past, to wilderness, to feudalism, to a time quite different from their own, yet not without flavorsome, musical, language.? The appeal of these ballads is often in the use of language, which evokes a mood or emotions."
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