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"The Bluest Eye"--A Review, 2007.
This paper reviews Toni Morrison's novel "The Bluest Eye."
1,980 words (approx. 7.9 pages), 7 sources, MLA, £ 37.95
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This paper gives a synopsis and analysis of Toni Morrison's novel entitled "The Bluest Eyes." The novel takes place in the town where Morrison grew up during the first half of the 20th century, when the area still brimmed with racism and social inequity. Although the book may have centered initially on the theme of incest, the reviewer sees it as tackling the social, economic and cultural issues of the time. The story is described as the journey of Pecola Breedlove into self-hatred and insanity which was caused by the misplaced standards of society. The reviewer concludes that Morrison's novel incorporates the theme of perception and how each of us has our own view of reality. The view of reality may be a result of what the media or what society dictates.
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"The book's story is set in the early 1940s - at the end of the Great Depression - and the MacTeer family lives in Lorain, Ohio (the same place where the author grew up). Nine-year-old Claudia and ten-year-old Frieda MacTeer live with their parents, who are more concerned with putting bread on the table rather than bestowing love and affection to the two young girls. There is an initial recollection by Claudia MacTeer about the year's events regarding the rape of her best friend Pecola Breedlove and the death of Pecola's baby. One glaring moment during that year which Claudia remembers is that no marigolds bloomed and she presumes that this was because of Pecola' father, Cholly Breedlove, rapes her, and it is fate bringing no growth to the marigolds."
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Rosa Parks, 2007.
This paper describes the role of Rosa Parks in the Civil Rights Movement.
1,067 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 5 sources, APA, £ 22.95
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This paper traces the origins of the Civil Rights Movement in America, starting with Rosa Parks and the Montgomery bus boycott. The author shows how Parks' act of defiance ultimately led to the involvement of the major leaders of the Civil Rights Movement, including Martin Luther King. The paper includes a biography of King's life, influences and his impact on civil rights. Also described are some of King's speeches. The paper concludes that ordinary people like Rosa Parks showed the way forward to eventually affect change in American policies toward blacks and whites.
From the Paper
"Of course the American Civil Rights Movement had many other origins and precursors. The peak of the Movement's activities was in the period between 1955 and 1965. One of the aims of the movement was achieved with the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was passed by congress."
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Martin Luther King in "The Contact Zone ", 2007.
This paper describes Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech as analyzed by Mary Louise Pratt in her essay "Arts of the Contact Zone."
1,316 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 2 sources, MLA, £ 26.95
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This paper introduces, discusses, and analyzes Martin Luther King's famous "I Have a Dream" speech as presented in Mary Louise Pratt's essay "Arts of the Contact Zone." The paper gives a brief description of King's life and the impact his speech had on the civil rights movement. The reviewer defines Pratt's term "autoethnographic text" which was used in the essay to describe the speech. The paper then outlines and analyzes King's speech, using quotations. The paper concludes by stating that King felt black and white Americans had far more commonalities than differences.
From the Paper
"Martin Luther King gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. on August 28, 1963, during a massive march calling for black civil rights. King was a Baptist minister who worked tirelessly for civil rights until his assassination in 1968. King's speech helped mobilize the black community to work for civil rights and helped show the white community just what blacks faced in terms of segregation, bigotry, and prejudice. It also is an excellent example of the art of the contact zone - specifically how different groups can view the same experience with very different eyes."
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Health and Race, 2007.
A discussion on the disparities in healthcare provided to different races in America.
808 words (approx. 3.2 pages), 5 sources, MLA, £ 16.95
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The paper examines how there is bias in medical treatment between blacks and whites, as much as the health profession might not care to admit it. The four articles discussed in the paper look at this disparity and why it exists. The paper discusses how, as more health care professionals begin to understand the disparity of health care between the races, more studies have been conducted to discover these racial differences. The paper further examines how, while we know that there is a disparity between black and white life expectancy, we do not know what class (such as income, work, or education) has to do with this disparity.
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"There is a tendency to treat race and class as the same thing, and attribute racial differences in health care to biological differences between blacks and whites. In the 1850s, for example, many people believed blacks were inferior to whites in just about all areas. This idea is antiquated now. The ideas many of these studies about black and white medical differences, and how they were conducted, may seem antiquated one hundred years from now, too, due to the exclusion of class in the studies."
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"Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl", 2007.
A discussion of the novel "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl" by Harriet Jacobs.
1,358 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 3 sources, MLA, £ 27.95
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The paper discusses how "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl", by Harriet Jacobs, is an interesting example of the slave narrative, as it is more a novel than it is a true narrative account. The paper discusses how this story not only represented hope to any slaves of the time who could read the story, but also showed the torture of slavery to the white population of the North. The paper shows how in the longer term, the book serves as a historical record of the institution of slavery and of the cruel life it bestowed upon the victims.
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"The form of the novel is similar to the style of the romantic novels of the nineteenth century, though the story takes a different tack and offers up a more realistic vision of slavery than was common in fiction. The main character, Linda Brent, learns that she is a slave when she is still a child, and she learns more and more what that means as her first and more kindly mistress dies and she ends up as part of the household of Dr. Flint. That man may be respected in his community, but he is not a respectable man by any means."
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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, £ 25.95
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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.
Outline:
Introduction
The Book
Critical Evaluation
From the Paper
"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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Jacobs and Douglass, 2007.
A comparison of the literary works of two former slaves, Harriet Jacobs and Fredrick Douglass.
1,414 words (approx. 5.7 pages), 5 sources, MLA, £ 28.95
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The paper compares and contrasts the experiences of Harriet Jacobs and Fredrick Douglass. The writer explores the differences between the treatment of male and female slaves using the texts written by the two former slaves as a guide. The paper discusses how, while Jacobs and Douglass started out as slaves, they worked hard to escape and then used their abilities to help others who had been enslaved. The paper shows how, instead of turning bitter and inward, they both penned their experiences to help the world understand the true ramifications of slavery.
Outline:
Introduction
Harriet
Frederick Douglass
The Differences and Similarities
Conclusion
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"The days of slavery in America left a permanent black mark on the nation's character that can never be fully erased, however, by working to understand what African Americans were forced to endure at the hands of their masters and society during that era Americans be sure to never let the desire for slavery enter the picture again. Two well known former slaves have placed their experiences in writing so that readers can understand with a first hand account what the humans called slaves had to face every day during their childhood and adult years at the hands of those who "owned" them. If the two experiences are placed side by side it becomes evident that there are many similarities that apply to all slave treatment but there are also differences that must be attributed to the gender differences."
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Medical Care, Race and Class, 2006.
A discussion regarding the differences in the medical care given to the different races and classes.
1,196 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 4 sources, MLA, £ 24.95
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This paper introduces, discusses and analyzes the topic of medical care between ethnicities. Specifically, the paper compares and contrasts the differences in medical care between blacks and whites, and of different classes. The paper reports that studies indicate that there are distinct differences in how members of different races and classes are treated throughout the healthcare industry.
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"This article concurs with other studies that indicate black patients receive less cardiac care than white patients with equal symptoms. Their study further indicates that this substandard treatment exists in all or most black patients, and not simply in patients with poor behavior or attitudes. It is well documented that black Americans have a larger overall distrust of the medical profession, and there is some speculation this attitude may influence a small percentage of healthcare professionals. However, most studies indicate that more black patients are less satisfied with their care. There is a direct link between patient satisfaction and how patients comply with and utilize health services. This study attempts to explain racial differences in satisfaction and treatment, for the first time. The authors describe the methods used, the concept of the study, and include tables with their findings, which include minorities say they are more comfortable with their own minority physicians."
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Antebellum Southern Plantation Household, 2006.
A discussion regarding patriarchy and women in the Antebellum southern plantation household.
1,179 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 7 sources, MLA, £ 24.95
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This paper reviews and discusses the role of plantation wives and black slave women in the Antebellum south and examines various literary works written on this subject. The paper concludes by saying that the 1850s saw the end of slavery and Southern women produced novels describing plantation life in idyllic terms, obliquely responding to the abolitionists' critique of slave law.
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"Despite the available sexual buffet the white male plantation owners have with their wives and female slaves, the "grin-and-bear-it" attitude of the plantation wives continues since outside the home abode the oldest profession was available to satisfy the variety needs of the alpha male. In Delfino and Gillespie Neither Lady nor Slave: Working Women of the Old South (2002), they acknowledged that there were "women who were 'unacknowledged professionals,' focusing on three lines of work that were open to women in the antebellum South. Two of these, at least, were viable options for women long before the market revolution: prostitution and convent life. E. Susan Barber argues that earlier historians, beholden to cultural narratives that denied interracial sex and exalted the sexual purity of white women, largely ignored the evidence of sexual commerce in the antebellum South. As she reveals in her exhaustive analysis of census records from Richmond, prostitution thrived in the city and could be particularly lucrative for women who owned brothels. (Delfino and Gillespie, 2002)" This clearly points out the supreme dominance of men in the area of sexual prowess because the availability of prostitution catered not only to the working man but all men in the strata of the society. "
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Cultural Misunderstandings Versus Police Misconduct, 2007.
An analysis of the cultural misunderstandings and racial discrimination that can occur in law enforcement.
1,579 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 6 sources, MLA, £ 30.95
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This paper discusses cultural diversity and misunderstandings, as well as the police misconduct that might be seen when cultures collide. It begins by discussing the importance of cultural diversity in society and then goes on to describe some of the clashes that can occur due to this diversity. The paper also discusses racial discrimination and how it can be seen in law enforcement, as well as society in general.
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"At the same time, black judges were more likely to incarcerate white offenders than black offenders (Coker, 2003). All of this information suggests that, while not all studies agree, overall it appears that blacks are incarcerated more often than whites, given harsher sentences, and are generally discriminated against in various facets of life. While the justice system is certainly one of those areas, it is not the only area where blacks are discriminated against, and many of the prejudices that were shown toward blacks and other minorities in the past still remain today, which is a cause for action in the criminal justice system and in other facets of life as well. The color of one's skin should have nothing to do with the quality of the person and therefore all people should be judged for who they are and what they have or have not done, regardless of what color skin they have or where they come from."
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African-Americans and their Slave Narrations, 2006.
A review of African-American literature.
985 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 4 sources, MLA, £ 20.95
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This paper introduces, discusses and analyzes the topic of African-American literature. Specifically it discusses several key points in slave history, including the effect of slavery on the writers and their families. According to the paper, these slave narratives clearly show that the period of American slavery was a bleak time in American history.
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"Each of these texts supported the abolitionist movement by illustrating the horrors of slavery. They each give personal accounts of conditions that even animals should not have to endure. Equiano wrote of his slave ship experience, "I was soon put down under the decks, and there I received such a salutation in my nostrils as I had never experienced in my life: so that, with the loathsomeness of the stench, and crying together, I became so sick and low that I was not able to eat, nor had I the least desire to taste anything" (Equiano 58). Each of the writers has experienced beatings, horrible conditions, and other horrors of slavery, and writing about them brought attention to the plight of the slaves, adding fuel to the abolitionist cause. The slave experience was generally harsh and cruel, which is why so many slaves ran away or tried to run away. They literally had no "self," they were treated like animals and bound to do another's bidding. The effect this had on many slaves was to make them determined to gain their freedom at all costs."
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Money Has No Smell, 2007.
This paper discusses the book, "Money Has No Smell: The Africanization of New York City", by Paul Stoller.
1,494 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 29.95
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In this article, the writer explains that it is a well-known fact that racism is an important element in the history of the US. The writer suggests that one of the main reasons for such a development could be the cosmopolitanism of American society, born out of a long history of immigration flows. The writer notes that Paul Stoller in his 2002 book "Money Has No Smell: The Africanization of New York" addresses, from different perspectives, the same idea regarding the hardships of immigrants in New York society. The writer relates that Stoller describes the multiple facets of the life of an immigrant trying to build a proper existence away from family, friends, culture and country. The writer concludes that the decades of racial segregation and discriminatory treatment have taken their toll on the shaping of American society.
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"These facts rarely make the front page of important magazines; most often they remain untold stories which still impact the everyday life of the communities which are faced with such discriminatory realities. Nonetheless, there are also events that bring out in the spotlight different aspects of the communities which deal with discrimination, poverty, racism, all emerging from a historical and often rather hard to change mentality about minority groups. One such event represented the death of Amadou Diallo, a victim of the abusive use of force by the New York Police Department. Shot down outside his Bronx apartment, his killers, four police officers were subsequently acquitted of all criminal charges. This was a clear case of discrimination, considering the fact that Diallo, a West African immigrant was unarmed at the time of his death and the use of force was clearly unneeded for. However, it represented a clear outline of the situation facing most immigrants in big cities throughout the US and the tensions they must coup with for living in a cosmopolite society."
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"A Raisin in the Sun", 2007.
A review of Lorraine Hansberry's play "A Raisin in the Sun" .
2,111 words (approx. 8.4 pages), 4 sources, MLA, £ 39.95
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This paper discusses how Lorraine Hansberry's play "A Raisin in the Sun" is considered by critics to be one of the strongest portrayals of the African-American nuclear family. It looks at how the implicit theme of "A Raisin in the Sun" is the impact of the family upon the actions of individual units, especially in relation to African-American families. It also examines how the social premise and moral conflicts of the play focuses on the pursuit of the Younger family to better their current situation. It analyzes the family through several different topics, including the impact of family experiences upon individual action, the impact of social influences upon the entire family, the impact of social and political factors upon the family, and finally, the gender roles that come in conflict within the nuclear family model.
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"Common family experiences have a dramatic impact on the actions of each individual unit, and it unites the family in their pursuits. The Younger family is considered lower middle class; three generations occupy the nuclear model, with grandmother Lena at its head, Walter, Ruth and Beneatha as the second generation, and Travis as the youngest. The hardships endured by the family unit as a whole in their pursuit of survival binds them together. Lena and her husband worked tirelessly to raise their kids. Walter works extremely hard as a chauffeur in order to support his family, while Ruth has the full responsibility of handling the house and monitoring the family. It is the result of their persistent hardship that drives them to all yearn for change and greater social mobility (NPR, npg). "
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Math Achievement in African-American Males, 2007.
An analysis of the differences in mathematical achievement between African American males and White males.
5,741 words (approx. 23.0 pages), 44 sources, MLA, £ 83.95
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This paper focuses on mathematical achievement in African-American boys versus their white counterparts. It addresses risk factors such as family income, mother's education, single-parent households and a non-English primary language. The paper discusses the works of theorists Lev Vygotsky, Jerome Bruner and John Dewey regarding this issue.
Table of Contents:
Objective
Introduction
Theoretical Framework
Limitations
Literature Review
Summary of The Literature Reviewed
From the Paper
"The African American male was not expected to achieve in educational areas of management and accounting studies evidenced in the statement related in the work of Dantley and Leonard (2006) who states that a participant related that: "I only indulged myself in my studies to the degree that I was satisfied that I could do math up to multiplication and division of fractions and decimals and it was good enough for me for what was I going to do. I wasn't going to be doing any math. To be a laborer, all it's going to require is to run a piece of machinery." (p. 42) additionally a participant stated: "We don't have no industry out there and the industry that is out there, they're not targeting the Black community and saying, "If you go and get more math, then I can guarantee you this." (p. 45) and finally: "I have hopes. My expectation is that (my son) will graduate from high school. If he doesn't, it's no big deal...My expectation for him is to probably be no worse than I was. Just to pass." (p.46) (Dantley and Leonard, 2006)"
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