Abstract
The writer examines racial issues in her hometown of Pittsburgh City, Pennsylvania. The writer is married and works at a local school while studying online. The paper discusses examples of racial communities in the city, such as the Jewish-American, African-American, Irish- American, Italian-American, German-American and Eastern European communities. The writer has experienced no racial tension or incidents that she is aware of. The paper concludes that, despite its immigration history, political issues, educational issues, community leaders and the various media, Pittsburgh has not been confronted with major issues on race relations and discrimination.

From the Paper
"The various media have proliferated in Pittsburgh without discrimination and bias towards race. Pittsburgh is the home of the world's first commercial radio station, the first non-commercial television station, the first "networked" television station, and "mid-western" newspaper (Wikipedia 2006). It is one of the few middle-sized metropolitan areas in the US with two major daily newspapers, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and which both have received Pulitzer Prizes and have produced investigative news stories on a national scale."

Tags:political, harmony, Roman, Catholic, Martin, Luther, King, War, Poverty

Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to introduce, discuss, and analyze the film "Glory" directed by Edward Zwick. Specifically, it discusses the ideological message of the film using formalist analysis supported by research on the film and its filmmaker. The writer proposes that race seems to be the only issue in Edward Zwick's classic film "Glory". The paper examines the film's depiction of the racial tension that exists in the army unit, in the other fighting units, and in the nation as a whole. The paper concludes that the film graphically illustrates those tensions for the viewer, and indicates a country torn not only by war, but also by racial prejudice and stereotypes.

From the Paper
"Many scenes throughout the film indicate the tensions between blacks and whites. It is quite clear not only the Confederates hate blacks. Many of the white soldiers and officers also dislike the African Americans, and do not want to work with them. Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, played by Matthew Broderick, has to convince his friend to lead the regiment with him, and there are scenes of the black soldiers marching through Boston to the jeers of the crowds and other soldiers. One graphic scene during the men's training shows how the Irish Sergeant Major holds the new recruits in contempt. He calls them monkeys and animals, and treats them just the same. He is vulgar and prejudiced, and it takes a reprimand from Shaw to calm him just a little. Much of the U.S. population at the time held the same ideas as the Sergeant Major, and so, simply because of their race, blacks were seen as not trainable, animalistic, and dimwitted."

Tags:Civil, War, South, Carolina, Union, leaders, African, American

Abstract
This paper compares and contrasts the racial problems that African-Americans and Arab-Americans face coming into the new millennium. The paper explains that, while the challenges faced by most African- Americans are primarily economic and social, Arab-Americans face a different challenge, which threatens their fundamental freedoms.

From the Paper
"The flip side of the melting pot is the unfortunate tensions and complications that inevitably arise from putting so many people together in one place and refusing to name a "master race" as the Nazis infamously attempted to do in Europe in the 1930s and 1940s. Of course, different groups are impacted differently, but in America's history, for the most part, it has been each individual ethnic minority's clash with the white majority over myriad issues. Of course, by the middle of the millennium, whites in America will actually be the minority, so it will be quite interesting to see if these trends change."

Tags:enslaved, discriminated, equality, socio-economic, gap, privacy, hatred, suspicion

Abstract
This paper explains that the present racial issue in Alaska, between whites and native Alaskans, goes back generations and continues into the most recent times. Today, native Alaskans constitute a small minority in cities but form the majority in the rural villages. The author describes the history of anti-discrimination legislation, school desegregation, imprisonment ratios and stereotypes. In Alaska, the media report a lot about the racial issues in other countries and in the mainland U.S. but not much about what has and is happening in Alaska. The paper urges that more attention to these racial problems would help end them.

From the Paper
"On September 12, 2007, the United Nations passed a resolution for the Indigenous People. The declaration is a comprehensive statement addressing the rights of these peoples. It was drafted and formally debated for over 20 prior to being adopted. The text says indigenous peoples have the right to fully enjoy as a collective or as individuals, all human rights and fundamental freedoms as recognized in the Charter of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and international human rights law."

Tags:segregation schools, age group, racial pride, organization

Abstract
The paper notes the commonality of racial epithets during Twain's day and suggests that this explains the "excessive" use of derogatory terms towards African-Americans. The paper delineates some of the many instances in which racially-charged terms are applied to African-Americans and explain why those quotes are there. The paper outlines the position of those who consider the text to be a racist one, offers the counter-argument of those opposed to such a characterization, and then concludes by outlining why this writer supports the widespread distribution of Twain's master work. In the end, the paper concludes that the book is not "racist," per se, but a book that instead shows an unflattering image of racial attitudes and the harm they cause.

From the Paper
"It is often tempting to portray Huckleberry Finn as a racist text that causes injury to African-Americans. However, to attack Twain's work as racist is to overlook the fact that his most notorious work is really committed to an uncompromising, unflinching examination of the racial attitudes of his time. Moreover, Twain's book is not trying to sanitize nineteenth-century life in America but, rather, is trying to wean people off of bucolic depictions of the period that gloss over the ugly treatment of racial minorities. With that in mind, the following paper will argue that "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" raises a number of racial issues,..."

Tags:huckleberry, finn, racism

Abstract
This paper makes the contention that the facts on cultural diversity in American children's literature belie a terrible misrepresentation of minorities in the small number of books written about them. The larger Caucasian society of authors, as well as minority authors, must be responsible to bring forth a true democratic social responsibility in not ignoring other cultures in this type of literature. Although there should be a greater emphasis on publishing more African-American or Hispanic children's literature, the issue of cross-cultural mixing should be the priority of both sides of this argument.

From the Paper
"By identifying aspects of minority culture in American society, one can realize how these books can help create racial diversity in a white hegemonic society. In essence, by understanding the problem with diversity in current children's literature, there should be a greater effort for authors and teachers to include other races and creeds in their creative writing projects and literature choices. The problem with racial diversity in children's literature is one that needs to be looked at with a rational point of view."

Tags:minority, children, book

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The paper explores how racism and sexism are present in fairy tales and how even the Disney stories of our more enlightened era are filled with all sorts of stereotypical depictions of good characters and evil. The paper uses the Walt Disney movie, "Alladin", to show how the characters have become "Anglicized" to suit a more Caucasian audience.

From the Paper
"It probably surprises no one to see to recognize the racism, and sexism, that was everywhere in traditional fairy tales. After all, that was a very unenlightened time when people were uneducated and rarely had the opportunity to get to know, and come to understand, people of other races.

"But things are different now. We have had decades of education and desegregation. It is surprising, then, to see some of the blatantly stereotypical images that fill Disney's movie screens. After all, a long time has passed since the brothers Grimm penned their tales, when bad men were always swarthy, or black, and could be spotted the second they stepped onto the page. Nevertheless, after looking closely at a few of Disney's recent hit movies, one might conclude things have not changed that much at all."

Tags:Pocahontas, Arab, Mickey, Mousing, Middle-Eastern

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This paper looks at the different low level positions being offered to people in a specific restaurant and uses this as an example of general attitudes towards certain ethnic groups. The ethnic group concentrated on is the Hispanic community.

From the Paper
"Immigrants start from the bottom and work up; however as Stephen Steinberg points out, "the bottom has by no means been the same for all groups" (42). Today in Boulder, the most exploited immigrant group is the Hispanic community. Steinberg explains the Hispanic economic experience thus: "Forced to work for substandard wages, (Hispanics) continue in their historic role as a cheap labor reserve" (23). "

Tags:discrimination, hispanics, immigrants, mexicans, race, racism, restaurant, sociology

Abstract
The paper explains that racial profiling presents an especially acute ethical dilemma for the administration of justice: how to effectively protect the citizenry while upholding a social contract in which, to recapitulate that famous principle of American justice, everyone is presumed innocent until proven guilty. This paper discusses three recent works on racial profiling-one source each from the scholarly (journal), government (report), and public (newspaper) arenas-in order to reach provisional conclusions about what racial profiling is, whether it works, what kinds of ethical issues it raises in the judicial context, and whether it is a viable policy. The conclusion is that, filtered through situation ethics for exceptional situations (such as airport security) and safeguarded by existing legislation for normal situations (such as traffic stops), racial profiling can be applied in such a way as to maximize law enforcement utility while respecting general ethical principles.

From the Paper
"Racial profiling presents an especially acute ethical dilemma for the administration of justice: how to effectively protect the citizenry while upholding a social contract in which, to recapitulate that famous principle of American justice, everyone is presumed innocent until proven guilty. This essay will discuss three recent works on racial profiling--one source each from the scholarly (journal), government (report), and public (newspaper) arenas--in order to reach provisional conclusions about what racial profiling is, whether it works, what kinds..."

Tags:racial, profiling, justice

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The paper addresses issues of racial profiling, stereotyping and racial profiling and the question of whether racial profiling exists.

From the Paper
"The following presents a review of the literature on the topic of racial profiling. This discussion includes issues of racial profiling, stereotyping and racial profiling, and the question of whether racial profiling exists. This is followed by a summary and conclusions.
"Racial and ethnic profiling refers to the law enforcement relying on race, national origin, ethnicity or religion to decide who to target in a criminal investigation. Racial and ethnic profiling remains a problem and a focus of discussion despite the fact..."

Tags:racial, profiling