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African American History Essays and Term Papers
"Schlesinger's Canon Vs. My High School's Canon"In school, whether it be at the high school or college levels, there are
usually lists of books thought as being essential reading. Arthur M.
Schlesinger, Jr.--a Pulitzer Prize winning historian--calls this list in his
book The Disuniting of America, a "canon" or "canonical literature." A ...
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Correctly Political: A Look Into The Dynamics Of Political CorrectnessEvery American probably knows what it means to be politically correct.
After all, we hear about it on the news almost every night. We have to be
constantly aware of whether or not something we say or do is going to offend
someone. This mode of communication is present in every aspect of our ...
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Brown Vs. Board Of EducationBrown v. Board of Education was a landmark case in the history of American education. There were several events and issues which led up to this critical event. From the 1892 Plessy v. Ferguson Supreme Court Case, the precedent of "separate but equal" was set. This doctrine effected the school ...
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Beringia To The RevolutionThe United States, today, knew as a melting pot of people, traditions, and cultures. America could not be what it is today without its past and its history. From a land bridge, to a war, America has been shaped, molded, and formed.
It is believed that human occupation of North America began ...
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Guatemala, 3rd largest area in Central America, a population of almost 12,000,00; taken up by a majority of two cultures that have made a complex society that is deeply divided by the rich and poor, its beautiful land and good weather, together with freedom of democracy keeps people living peacefully in ...
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Affirmative ActionWhat is ? This is a question that has plagued our nation since the 1960's.
The term itself was coined during this decade. The problem has actually existed since the
founding of our country. And the issue of discrimination has been around for much longer
than that. Since slavery in the 19th ...
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SlaveryThe debate over the economic advantages of in the South has raged ever since the first slaves began working in the cotton fields of the Southern States. Initially, the wealth of the New World was in the form of raw materials and agricultural goods such as cotton, sugar, and tobacco. , without a ...
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Racism In CollegesRacism has been a steady problem all through time. One of the most
troublesome areas of racism is in places of education. Finding a cure for this
would be a major step towards ending racism in general. No one has ever thought
of a solution yet, and racism will be strong as long as there isn't ...
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The Queer Use Of Women In BorgThe Queer Use of Communal Women in Borges'
Sex and women are two very problematic components in the fiction of Jorge Luis Borges: the absence of these two elements, which seems so casual and unremarkable, really highlights the strangeness of their exclusion. For example, scenes of sexual acts are ...
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KristallnachtThe Ku Klux Klan is a secret society based on hatred
and violence. The Klan claims that it stands for only
law-abiding rallies and activities, but the Klan has been
known for having hypocritical views throughout it’s
existence. No matter where the Klan is headed, violence is
sure to be the ...
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Orientalism And ColonialismEdward Said describes Orientalism as the ethnocentric way Europe approaches the Asian territories. Europeans looked upon the people of the Orient and Arabic states as "gullible" and "devoid of energy and initiative." The invasion of European nations proved a drastic decline in the natural ...
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The Hutu TribeThe culture of the Hutu and Tutsi tribes of Rwanda, Africa interests me
for many reasons. One reason is that they are so diverse from our American way
of life. Another reason is that I have heard a little bit about them in the
news and by talking to people. This sparked my interest and made me ...
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Dred Scott EssayTo explain the story of on who was captured into slavery is to tell the story largely, of his masters. This is a summary of a slave who wanted nothing more of his life than to be free from the chains of his master. Dred wished to carry on his life as a free man with his wife and two children. He ...
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The Speech of Moses Bon Saam“The Speech of Moses Bon Saam” is a revolutionary speech addressed to enslaved natives of the West Indies. Throughout the speech, Moses intends to invoke a sense of pride, purpose, and identity among a group of revolted slaves. Three prominent themes are omnipresent throughout his speech – the ...
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Crimes in the Pharmaceutical IndustryCrimes in the Pharmaceutical Industry
Introduction
Despite common belief, pharmaceutical companies choose most of the drugs that are prescribed, not doctors. This creates many opportunities for crime and bad business practices in the pharmaceutical industry. For example, celecoxib, the ...
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Torture, Not Culture - Female Genital MutilationTORTURE, NOT CULTURE
(AN INSIGHT INTO FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION)
Female circumcision, better known as Female Genital Mutilation, is an ugly
monster finally rearing its head from out of the depths of time. It can
attack a girl at any age, with a little prompting from her society, and
the aid of an ...
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Porgy And Besssymbolizes the end of the black musical tradition that
flourished in the early part of this century. The play showed the height of
white appropriation of what had previously been a black cultural form. All
the creative talent backstage was white. This development had been
occurring slowly, ...
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Brazil ContextBrazil occupies almost one-half of the entire South America continent, and is the fifth largest country in the world. It borders all Latin American countries except Chile and Ecuador. The 9,170km coastline and the 50,000km navigable inland waterways provide great potentials for water ...
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Political Correctness: The Teddy Bear MassacreThe University of Southern California: The Teddy Bear Massacre
Like so many other traditions, the burning of the bruin was put on the chopping block recently. The long running University of Southern California spirit activity consisted of throwing a large stuffed bear in a bon fire the night ...
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