The rise of and expansion of Empires has been closely related to Universal human rights as clearly depicted in the judicial cases that took place in the 1870s within the British Empire in Hong Kong and the Gold Coast now Ghana. In each case the Judge, had a daunting task of establishing human rights violation in the form of slavery in the British colonial empires. In the process of doing so, the important connections between establishing empires and limitations of...
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Since June 2016, immigration concerns with the EU have risen to the highest level since December 1999. Immigration concerns were high for both conservative and labor supporters suggesting both sides of the political compass had immigration and the impacts on their radar. Major surveys have claimed that the leave vote was a result of ‘widespread anti-immigration sentiment’ as opposed to a ‘wider dissatisfaction with politics’. Research collected by the National Centre for Social Research through a survey of nearly 3,000...
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Immigration is one of the biggest issues the United States suffers the most with. Some people may not care much about these issues, only because they are affected by it very minimally, or even not at all. Most Americans believe that immigration does not apply to them at all, but the truth is, it has everything to do with them. Immigration is a huge topic that controls plenty of things along with it. The truth of the matter is that...
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The United States has widely been regarded as a land of opportunity. It becomes the desired destination for many people to pursue their “American dreams.” There are continuously massive waves of immigration from most parts of the world to America. Since the1600s to the 21st century, the United States, which has absorbed a vast number of immigrants, has been well-known as the nation of immigration. Particularly, in her article “Key Findings Of U.S. Immigrants”, Jinnah Radford informs us that “The...
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Australia has been known for many years as one of the most accepting and diverse multicultural communities on earth. Since 1945 Australia has been one of the top 4 countries with the highest immigration rate alongside Canada, the US, and New Zealand (Collins, 2019). Although studies have shown with the rapid growth of population, Australian’s have agreed that housing, roads, and public transport are becoming overcrowded (Wright, 2019). To keep up with the demand of migrants flocking to Australian borders,...
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Immigration to the United States dates all the way back to the 1500s with the British Colonists, leading to the South American and Mexican waves of immigration that make up most immigration patterns today. Immigration has changed throughout the history of the country most of the same problems occur. Being an immigrant in the United States has many problems. This may be due to how immigrants are seen and the potential effects immigration causes on the American economy. America was...
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Introduction Immigration is certainly one of the most polarizing issues to face global scrutiny in modern international politics, having significant implications for both domestic and international affairs. The United Nations International Migration Report (2017) estimates a total population of 258 million people globally who are living outside of their country of origin. In the current age of rising nationalism and the challenging of sovereign borders with globalization’s interconnectivity, immigration remains an increasingly important issue in modern society. In recent political...
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“Globalism began as a vision of a world with free trade, shared prosperity, and open borders. These are good, even noble things to aim for,” said Deepak Chopra. Although open borders are a noble action, open borders are economically good for nations as well. Throughout history and today, the idea of more immigration benefits the poor countries, the rich countries, and the immigrants themselves. Even with costs from immigration, the economic factors such as the GDP, jobs, and wages grow...
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In this essay I will be debating the meaning of racism and effects of racism on young people through theories. I will be analyzing theories and lawmaking policies addressing racism, specifically institutional racism in community and youth work. In addition, I will be pointing out barriers that have been highlighted in studying institutional racism in community and youth work. Racism is discrimination towards someone because of their race. According to Berman & Paradies (2010) “Racism can be broadly defined as...
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Uncle Tom’s Cabin is a world-renowned novel that has changed how the world perceived slavery. This text was considered to be the first best-selling work as it was said to have outsold the bible when it first was published. It was even alleged to be the leading event to the American civil war as Benjamin Franklin said to Stowe in their first meeting. But as well as it being quite infamous, it has also caused a great deal of controversy....
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Introduction Chloe Anthony Wofford Morrison (born as Chloe Ardelia Wofford) as known as Toni Morrison, was an American novelist, editor, teacher and Robert F. Goheen Professor at Princeton University. Toni Morrison has been hailed as “ black America’s best novelist and one of America’s best.” In her own words, she writes “village” or “peasant” literature about the American black experience and culture. But she does so with language of such lyrical power and such vivid dialogue that, regardless of her...
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Racism is that the prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed toward individual races supported by the perception that the other person’s race is more superior. The concept of racism has likely been around for all of time, and it takes a special dimension today because the media and social norms also are considered mutual agents perpetuating racism. The impacts of mass media are profound, particularly with the advances in technology. Ergo, the media has been found to impact people’s beliefs, presumptions,...
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Focusing on the stories “Cora Unashamed”, “Berry” and “Passing” from Langton Hughes’s book “The ways of the white folks” this esse will firstly discuss how race and racism emerges in the text and how I use these narratives to not only critique racism, but to also contextualise them in South African. Post World-War II, Race shifted from the prerogative of the natural science, (where it became biologically inclined in ways of measuring a negro’s head shape amongst other things to...
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It was an exciting time in the 1600s as the famous tragedy Othello was written by William Shakespeare was introduced to the world. Since then, many appropriations of the famous tragedy have been created. A Tim Nelson appropriation of the play Othello into a film from 2001 took a modern-day approach, allowing the play to suit the audience of the 21st century. Although both texts show significant differences being the time frames, many similarities are also evident, exemplified through two...
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Racism takes multiple forms and can occur in several places. It involves bias, discrimination or hatred against a person due to his or her colour, race, nationality or beliefs Racism is often related to abuse, harassment and even killing. However, vicious or intimidating behaviour does not need to be involved. This esse will go into depth about the impact of racism on communities and families of mainly African American people. On August 9, 2014, Darren Wilson, a White Police Officer,...
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The Invisible Man by Ralph Elison, depicts the tragic story of a black man’s journey from the American South to Harlem, New York during the 1930’s , and how this journey and the people he met along the way altered his perception of his personal identity. This young man, the unnamed narrator/protagonist of the book, ultimately comes to believe that he is invisible – that his real self is unseen because those around him are blinded by their own prejudices....
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Lorraine Hansberry was the first black female writer to have a play performed on Broadway. A Raisin in the Sun is one of the best-known works of Lorraine Hansberry. Through the African-American black family, the Youngers, she speaks about vital issues such as gender, poverty, and racial discrimination. Her play mainly focuses on the dreams of the main characters, which motivates them. Through the play “A Raisin in the Sun” Hansberry portrays the three generations of black women Mama, Beneatha,...
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How do you define this world? Cruel. Brutal. Well I see this world full of racism. Since the dawn of time, the rise and the fall of various empires there has always been inherit racism present in society. As for my discussion for today, I will be talking about racism and white fragility, and how it affects our world, children and our younger generation as we know it. I define racism as when someone is being harassed for their skin,...
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Introduction My research question is, what is the correlation between racism and the education level of young adults between the ages of 15 and 19. Does racism discourage Hispanic young adults from getting a higher education? Racism, according to (Schmid, 2008) is defined as the lack of equality based on a person’s race only. According to (Fry, 2002) only about 10% of Hispanic high school graduates enroll in a four-year college immediately after high school. Out of these students surveyed...
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Diabetes is a lifelong chronic illness that affects millions of Americans, African Americans in particular. In the years prior, a diagnosis could be devastating along with the health complications that follow. A person with diabetes would forever be tied to multiple prescription medications, insulin, syringes, and constant finger sticks to determine their blood sugar levels unless they would turn their health around for the better. Since then, there have been many advancements in diabetes-related to care for patients. New technologies...
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The Aboriginal people for me, were barely spoken about over my years of learning history. What use to be a large population of Australia became a very small percentage over time and I wanted to know why. After studying the topic of Eugenics and observing how it affected this now dying race by separating their mixed race children or “half-casts” from there Aboriginal parents in order to make sure that Australia would become an all white continent, just because they...
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A Raisin in the Sun is an all-time classic and has been around since 1959. This book was written by Lorraine Hansberry and inspired by a poem named “Harlem” by Langston Hughes. Both “Harlem” and A Raisin in the Sun are about African-Americans in the 1950s with big dreams. It spotlights the Youngers family who is poor and about to receive a check for $10,000. Throughout the play, you see how the main characters battle to manage the harsh conditions...
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After reading the first chapter of A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines, I immediately made a connection to To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. I decided to reread the trial from To Kill a Mockingbird and compare it to the trial in A Lesson Before Dying. The obvious connection is that black men are convicted of crimes that they evidently did not commit. However, since the men live in racist communities, they are essentially guilty until proven...
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“Around 44 percent of U.S. consumers cited some sort of online publication as their main source of news in 2017, and although digital newspapers and websites have experienced growing popularity in recent years, perhaps the most widespread source of online news is social media platforms,” says Watson, evaluating on statistics in the news industry. “Today around seven-in-ten Americans use social media to connect with one another, engage with news content, share information and entertain themselves” states Pews Research Center on...
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In Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin In the Sun, an African-American family living in a tiny, run-down apartment on the south side of Chicago, encounters barriers due to poverty and structural racism as they try to turn their dreams into reality. Sadly, the Younger family’s struggles with racial tensions in the 1950s are not unlike what Black Americans face today. In spite of more laws prohibiting discrimination, Black men and women still frequently face pressure to conform to the dominant culture’s...
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Speaking about “Desiree’s Baby” by Kate Chopin, Desiree is a gentle, kind, and a loving person. In this story, she is unknown about her husband, Armand, went from being “The proudest father in the parish” to having a unusual, a very unpleasant change in her husband’s actions, which she afraid to ask him about. In addition to this, there are still some people in this society where people were measured by racial purity. More importantly, love need to supplant any...
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American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang is a phenomenal graphic novel addressing self-acceptance, racist stereotyping, and identity. Not to mention, Gene Luen Yang blew my socks off with a brilliant intertwining of three rather unconnectable storylines. Gene Luen Yang tackles the negative stereotypes of a Chinese- American head-on, illustrating Chin-Kee to possesses the physical stereotypical qualities of a Chinese person. Including small eyes, two large teeth, and yellow skin. In addition to these, he carries non-mannered and uncivilized qualities...
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Alice Walker’s The Color Purple touches upon very tense and hard aspects of life for a poor black oppressed woman in the early century. Celie uses their life experiences to illustrate her social criticism (Walker). Her dynamic character is best reflected in the act of Celie and Sofia. Celie was a young African American woman living in the South at the beginning of the twentieth century, Celie is trying to make the best of a very harsh life riddled with...
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The amazing story Of Mice and Men happened during the 1930s. Around that time it was very different from today. The race was a big important thing that gave whether a human had the chance to make cash. The 1930s were a major time where humans started questioning people in the American culture because of how they look. A Lot of people like John Steinbeck thought that his life was worse than everyone else and was wondering if his life...
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Who we are and how we identify ourselves is an important part in human society. People look towards the people and belongings around them to define themselves in life. For example, being an orphan can make a person feel empty and abandoned, unfulfilled as a person. As people get older, they get married and have children, giving them an additional form of identity. The marriage between Desiree Valmonde and Armand Aubigny is an example of how prejudice became the destruction...
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