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Racism's New Disguise, 2007.
An evaluation of "Gathering Storm: America's Militia Threat" by Morris Dees and James Corcoran.
1,299 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 43.95
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The writer explores the main thesis of the book "Gathering Storm: America's Militia Threat" and provides insight as to how the authors prove that racism is growing in the United States. The writer illustrates the authors' prediction that the country is ripe for an uprising of unsurpassed violence and strength in the promotion of racism and segregation. The writer shows how the book serves as a warning for the future if steps are not taken to protect those who do not comply with the supremacist attitudes of militia groups.
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Introduction
The Book
Critical Evaluation
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"As America continues to evolve many people believe that racism is a thing of the past. Laws against hate crimes, affirmative action mandates and other elements of American society have worked to erase the evil that used to be a cancerous growth in the nation. While these measurements have provided positive steps toward the abolishment of racism the cancer still grows within the bowels of America as is illustrated in Gathering Storm, America's Militia Threat by Morris Dees and James Corcoran."
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Shakespearean Studies: Understanding the Theme of Disguise in Romeo and Juliet and the Film Shakespeare in Love, 2005.
An analysis of the theme of disguise in "Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare and the film "Shakespeare in Love", directed by John Madden.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 2 sources, $ 26.95
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This paper looks at how the play "Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare and the film "Shakespeare in Love", directed by John Madden, utilize disguise as the key to romance and intrigue. It looks at how "Shakespeare in Love" displays the theme of disguise as an equal response to the trickery and guise found in "Romeo and Juliet" and how in "Romeo and Juliet" the theme of disguise through the masquerade ball is important in Romeo realizing his love for Juliet.
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Shakespeare's Use of Disguise, 1972.
This paper discusses Shakespeare's use of disguise in "As You Like It", "Measure for Measure" and "King Lear".
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 3 sources, $ 47.95
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While a major character in As You Like It parades as a member of the opposite sex, the motif of disguise in the play exists mainly on less apparent, thematic levels. Simply speaking, the world of As You Like It--until Jaques de Boys appears in the last act, announcing Duke Senior's recovery of his dominions--is a world in disguise, a world confused by those motivated by jealousy and outright malevolence to usurp the natural order. The action of the play--ending in a quadruple marriage, a festival of union and order--moves to restore proper order to a topsy-turvy world. This is the direction of comedy, and As You Like It perfectly illustrates the comic mode by intruding itself into a rejuvenating pastoral world (the Forest of Arden) in order to remake an unwholesome everyday (court) world.
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Discrimination in Disguise, 2003.
An opinion paper that argues against affirmative action.
1,663 words (approx. 6.7 pages), 11 sources, MLA, $ 54.95
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This research paper examines some of the many problems that have surfaced with the phenomenon of affirmative action and offers some more productive and, ultimately, more just solutions.
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"A young man whistles a happy tune to himself as he arrives home from school. Out of habit, he pulls the day's mail from his mailbox. One envelope in particular catches his eye. It is from the University of Michigan (U of M), and it is the long-awaited response to his college application. It is this man's dream to attend U of M as both his parents did before him. His hands shaking, he tears open the envelope and pulls out the contents. Then the paper spirals to the floor as he stares at his feet and the blood drains from his face. Almost in slow motion, the boy crumples to the floor as his body heaves with sobs. The print of the letter swims in front of his tear-filled eyes. 'We regret to inform you that you have not been accepted'. He was a 4.0 student, on the football team, homecoming king, yet he was denied his dream, all because he happened to be white. He is yet another victim of America's latest attempt at promoting diversity - Affirmative Action. Affirmative Action should be considered an unconstitutional policy because it currently practices exactly what it is supposed to prevent discrimination; therefore, it should be replaced by less biased programs."
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Racism in Sports, 2000.
An overview of European racism, racism in American sports, examples, role of culture, stereotypes, quotas and views of fans.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 6 sources, $ 63.95
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Racism in sports has its roots in the history of racism in Europe. Kleg writes, for example:
The Achaeans and Dorians who invaded Greece beginning in the twelfth century B.C., destroyed the Bronze Age culture of Mycenaean Greece and ushered in a "dark age" from which it took centuries to recover.
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" Racism in sports has its roots in the history of racism in Europe. Kleg writes, for example:
The Achaeans and Dorians who invaded Greece beginning in the twelfth century B.C., destroyed the Bronze Age culture of Mycenaean Greece and ushered in a "dark age" from which it took centuries to recover. These invaders . . . were regarded as boorish compared to the civilizations of the Near East and Egypt that were already thousands of years old. When these Greeks finally became civilized and developed a flourishing culture, they looked upon others as inferior and barbaric. . . . (Kleg, 1993, 86-87).
It was not until the conquest of nations in Africa that the practice of "chattel slavery" became widespread, and this practice was institutionalized by Europeans in the New World..."
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Racism in America, 2002.
This paper is an essay which states that despite America?s rich and proud history, this country has never been able to shake the dark legacy of racism and that racism still exists in America today.
1,570 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 51.95
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This paper discusses the history of racism in American history and reveals the evil and unjust treatment towards African-Americans and other groups. The author proposes that racism in America was allowed to flourish because the government allowed and supported it. The author believes that the survival of the U.S. is dependent upon our collective human will to do good for all ,not just a select few.
Table of Contents
A Reflection
The Legacy Continues
Looking Ahead
Final Thoughts
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"These definitions help to uncover why White America?s have actively sought to hate others on the basis of skin color. America was built on the backs of Black slaves with their labor, their blood, sweat and tears. Black women nursed and raised white children and were expected to provide for their master better than they could provide for themselves and their families. Black slaves were captured in Africa and made to endure a long trip to America in inhumane conditions. It is said that more people died in the slave trade than during the holocaust. Blacks were sold to the highest bidder on auction blocks like animals and then doomed to a life of torment, toil and pain. Black women were raped. Black men beaten and their children were sold and taken away from them without notice anytime."
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Systemic Racism, 2006.
Examines the problem of systemic racism in the nursing profession and the implications it has for the delivery of health services.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 5 sources, $ 71.95
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Systemic racism is found just as much in the nursing profession as in many other institutionalized workplaces. This form of racism produces serious conflict that can harm morale and efficiency because the problem can remain hidden. Systemic racism, or institutionalized racism, is racism that is built into the system. Systemic racism is the result of interlocking systems of social oppression such as classism, sexism and ableism in the health care system. This paper explains what system racism is and discusses the serious harm it can cause. In particular, the paper discusses systemic racism within the nursing profession and looks at how it is an especially problematic issue with regard to the delivery of health services.
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"Workplace diversity is a tremendous benefit, but it can cause serious problems not only for the staff but also for patients and the delivery of care (Aries, 2004). Systemic racism is found just as much in the nursing profession as in many other institutionalized workplaces. Minority and ethnic groups continue to be viewed as different. "Diversity has become a more pressing issue in the delivery of health services because added to long-standing racial disparities are problems associated with caring for new immigrant populations" (Aries, 2004, p. 173)."
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Racism in Canada Today, 2008.
This paper explores the definition of racism and its denial in Canadian state culture.
1,355 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 45.95
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The paper examines Frederick Ivor Case's "Racism and National Consciousness," where he presents a complex analysis of race and racism in Canada today. With reference to Case's understanding of racism as exclusion, the paper argues that racism is a covert reality of life in Canada today that is supported in a range of subtle ways by Canadian state culture. The paper shows how racism has clear economic "value" for the capitalist corporate elite of Canadian society, making challenges of anti-racist action as great as they ever were.
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Introduction
Racism as Exclusion
The Complexities of Racism
A Covert Racism
Conclusion
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"In defining race and racism, Frederick Ivor Case presents an excellent critique of the physiological absurdity of making distinctions between people on the basis of race: "It might seem superfluous to remark that there is no such phenomenon as African blood or Chinese blood or Jewish blood, just as in the moral sense there is no such thing as good or bad blood" (Case 38). This being said, however, Case recognizes the social reality that for generations the structures of race and racism have defined life in Canada. Case's analysis of racism in the Canadian context is particularly complex given his contention that this racism has been defined historically as the "exclusion on sight, that is, by race" of non-Europeans from the Canadian collective consciousness (Case 35)."
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Racism and Poverty, 2004.
An examination of racism as a primary cause of poverty.
2,500 words (approx. 10.0 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 75.95
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This paper addresses racism as one of the more instrumentally causal factors for the prevalence of poverty. The paper discusses the relevance of cultural diversity that leads to racism and, subsequently, to poverty. The paper attempts to answer the question of how racism leads to a socio-psychological ideology that supports poverty.
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Introduction
Globalization, Cultural Diversity and the Subsequent Framework for Racism and Poverty
The Relevance of Cultural Diversity Leading to Racism and Poverty
How Racism Plays a Quintessentially Relevant Role in Regard to Elevating Poverty
How Racism Leads to a Socio-Psychological Ideology that Supports Poverty
Recommendations and Conclusions
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"The exceptional advancement and development that we have attained within the contemporaneous parameters of the societies within which we survive and interact is something that is reflected within virtually all existing platform. It is quite apparent that the Legal, political, sociological and cultural frameworks as we presently know them, for instance, have all advanced and developed in accordance to the current day and age. This, moreover, is something that has primarily been due to the technologically oriented evolution that the global society has been undergoing at an uncharacteristically rapid rate for about two decades now. In spite this however; the global socio-community continues to be plagued by such sociological woes as economic inconsistence and instability, typically as a result of the contemporaneously wide scale prevalence of poverty and terrorism."
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The Functional Purpose for Racism in Society, 2008.
An argument that there is no functional purpose for racism in a civilized society, contradictory to Jefferey Reiman's views in Frances Henry and Carol Tator's "The Colour of Democracy: Racism in Canadian Society."
955 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 33.95
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This paper discusses the Marxist-functionalist perspective that racism serves to reinforce and organize social structures of societal control. It looks at Jefferey Reiman's views as expressed in Frances Henry and Carol Tator's "The Colour of Democracy: Racism in Canadian Society." The paper argues that Reiman is incorrect and that there is no functional purpose of racism in a civilized society, but rather that racism is destructive in a free and democratic societal framework.
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"Functionalism does have some useful insights to offer. While all behaviour is not caused by social structures, much of human behaviour is influenced by social structures. However, this does not mean we should accept racism. Rather, it is all the more reason to reject it. The more we can change to a society that is not built on racism, the more individual people will not become racists. And the fewer racists there are, the less pain and suffering will be caused by racist actions and statements. Therefore, we should be looking for social structures that perpetuate or create racism, and trying to change them. We should not assume that it is all for the best. That is a simplistic assumption. It is also contrary to the human quest of trying to improve things. Anyone can see that we do not have a perfect society. If someone is a functionalist, they will assume that social structures cause this imperfection. From that point, instead of accepting the imperfections, we should look for ways to remove them - not to accept and justify them."
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"Living with Racism" -- A Review, 2007.
This paper reviews Joe R. Feagin and Melvin P. Sikes' book "Living with Racism".
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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 Racism of the 1920s ., 2002.
A comparison of racism of the 1920s with contemporary racism.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 6 sources, $ 35.95
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This paper discusses racism in the 1920s and compares it with the racism of today's society. The paper finds that both forms are much the same. Racism is always present beneath civilization, and racists are the cause of barbarism.
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Racism and Canadian Society, 2008.
This paper discusses the statement "In my opinion, it is too easy for people to blame their failures on things like racism."
1,287 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 43.95
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In this essay, the writer argues that the statement, "In my opinion, it is too easy for people to blame their failures on things like racism", is incorrect and is one that is usually put forward by people who have never experienced racism. The writer maintains that the reality is that many failures are caused by important factors such as racism. This should be acknowledged, and then steps should be taken to address the racism in our society. The writer argues that pretending that racism is just an empty, self-serving excuse obscures the reality of the racism in our society. The writer concludes that when a black person says their failure is a result of racism, they are far more likely to be correct than incorrect.
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"As a result of this failure, many consequences flow. For one thing, the little girl is never cast as the heroine, and all the audiences who see the school plays over the years have their racist assumptions that heroines/princesses etc. are always white reinforced. Thus, the systemic racism is bolstered, reinforced and perpetuated to a new generation. The effect on the girl herself is that she is repeatedly sent the message that she is not good enough to be the princess/heroine - no matter what she does. The girl is likely to internalize a very deep level of unworthiness, and a resultant crippling lack of self-esteem. Contrast this with the raised self-esteem that will be fostered in the white girls who were picked for the roles. After that, all of these girls go on to university. Which girls are more likely to do well at university, and then go on to successful, well-paid careers? And taking this even further, which of these girls are likely to raise children who have every possible advantage in life, and who will do well when they grow up?"
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D. Macedo and P. Gounari's "The Globalization of Racism", 2008.
This paper is a personal essay based on a review of D. Macedo and P. Gounari's book "The Globalization of Racism".
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This paper explains that D. Macedo and P. Gounari's "The Globalization of Racism" trace racist origins and the transformation of racist attitudes through modern times throughout the world. The author points out that this book helps one visualize and comprehend how global the issue of racism has become. The paper relates that racism, especially in the U.S., has been transforming recently from direct abuse to indirect abuse, which is more serious because it affects the livelihood of the victims. The author believes that racism is rooted in childhood experiences, location and the media. The paper concludes that, to stem racism in the U.S., the government must provide universal health care, restructure the educational system, put real effort into the war on poverty in its own country and pay reparations to the freed slaves.
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"Chapter five and six of "The Globalization of Racism" were the chapters that I found most interesting out of any others throughout the book. These chapters discussed anti-black racism in America and American's denial of this issue. The sixth chapter also went into more detail about how our current prison-industrial complex is like a modern day form of enslavement. The problem I see after reading these chapters is the lack of resources African-American families have. They were forced to come to this country by whites and have been oppressed against their will ever since."
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Educating Against Racism, 2006.
A personal polemic on the need for education to combat racism in America and the need to combat subconscious racism in American education with multicultural curricula.
1,107 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 38.95
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The paper analyzes the causes of racism in America, and attributes present attitudes to the lingering presence of the Manifest Destiny doctrine which conquered the New World. The writer recounts her personal experiences as a black female, being exposed to unknowing forms of racism from teachers and an educational system which promote a subconsciously racist, Eurocentric agenda, one which does not recognize and celebrate ethnic diversity. The paper examines the dropout statistics, showing that the educational system best serves whites while discouraging other ethnicities. In conclusion, the writer feels that American schools must recognize student diversity so that social relations can expand beyond intolerance, myth and fear.
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"It has been my experience that racism in its unrecognized form occurs largely in the educational sphere. As a black female I became acutely aware of the educational gaps between white and non-white society at a tender young age. It was in the classroom that I got my first taste of institutionalized racism. My instructors never called any special attention to my race or cultural background. They never displayed any recognized racist attitudes. What the educational system did do was ignore the diversity that exists within it. It is in this way that schools perpetuate race division by teaching a "neutral" Anglo doctrine filled with the traditional white heroes. This history is rich in stories of cowboys killing savage Indians, of Texans "defending" their territory from Mexicans while it down plays the transgressions of slavery. This miseducation of minorities encourages the "denial of self and the refutation of history and culture that appear to mark . . .(minorities) . . . as outsiders" (Harris, 303). The curriculum in this sense was distorted to conform to an Eurocentric perspective. This method largely ignores the historical contributions of its colored citizens and "limit non-whites to roles as slaves, toms, coons, mulattoes, mammies and bucks; or deem them as impediments to the Manifest Destiny expansionism of the age" (Harris, 303). No thought is given to the other areas of the world past the point of white colonization. American society itself is a function of racism and lies imbedded in racist ideology. Only rarely do students hear or read of non-white people as active participants in history. It is this avoidance method that is the most dangerous type of racism. It denies that racism exists in the larger society."
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