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    important to understand what the dispersion of white light through a prism is. In simplest terms‚ the dispersion of white light is the process white light passes through a transparent triangular prism. Once the white light strikes the surface of the prism‚ it is refracted‚ which in scientific terms means that the light is deviated from its original path. At the point of refraction‚ the white light is separated into the 7 different color components that make up white light: red‚ orange‚ yellow‚ green‚ blue

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    The significance of the Darkness and the Light in the book The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga The contrast between the Darkness and the Light is often mentioned in this book. The darkness is described as the poor and miserable areas of the rural India‚ while the light is the opposite. In the light there are often flourishing cities crawling with entrepreneurs and hard workers. In The White Tiger one gets to follow Balram Halwai’s journey from the darkness to the light. Needless to say‚ India

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    The White Tiger Robert Frost once said‚ “Freedom lies in being bold.” Boldness involves being driven‚ risky‚ and even unethical at times. This notion is especially evident in Aravind Adiga’s novel‚ The White Tiger‚ in which Balram Halwaii becomes a successful‚ high-class businessman. According to the novel‚ in order to move up in social class and gain freedom‚ one must take risks‚ be motivated‚ and have a sense of immorality. In the beginning of the novel‚ Balram pleads with his grandmother to

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    “The White Tiger” by Aravind Adiga is a piece of literature that talks about India left and right. A book that can be half fiction half true. It talks about the fortunate and the unfortunate‚ the rich and the poor. The irony shown in this book about corruption‚ oppression of the poor‚ reality of India vs. the images foreigners have of India help portray our understanding of this novel. The irony in “The White Tiger” shows the corruption in India. Balram Halwai is a student in a school with a teacher

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    advertisements and how racism is a big part of production and how it is affecting the social standards of what is considered acceptable. In Stuart Bucks Acting White‚ he address many issues with the educational system today and how I is veered toward white success and leaves the African Americans behind considering high education and successful learning to be a “white” trend only. This idea has been infused into all other areas of society without us even realizing it. The music industry is an excellent example

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    Experience with White Privilege October 14‚ 2008 How America came about is fascinating‚ and learning about immigration‚ rights‚ laws‚ and racism makes learning more beneficial. It helps you to understand why we‚ as a nation‚ are they way we are today‚ and why we will continue to be stuck in our ways. According to James Barrett and David Roediger‚ “The Story of Americanization is vital and compelling‚ but it took place in a nation also obsessed by race…the process of “becoming white” and “becoming

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    Arrangement in black and white “Arrangement in black and white”. The title says what the story is about. It’s about how the world is and was divided into black and white‚ and that is also the main theme in this story. How the white people handled black people when they met them. That is also a theme of the story The story takes place in America in 1930‚ where racial diversity/segregation (a theme) was a big problem in USA. There was a lot of racism and many white people couldn’t readjust to the

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    Shaun White

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    Names: Annalisa‚ Joginder‚ Kiara‚ William‚ and Moises. Shaun White Over the years there have been several new athletes ready to give a shot at the X-Games competition. Sure these are great athletes but what everyone wants to see is a new style. Who knew that Shaun White would be perfect for the job? Shaun White was born in San Diego‚ California in 1986. As a small child‚ he went through surgery due to a heart defect before he was a year old. This obviously was a very‚ terrifying situation

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    White shelter Maggie March 11st. 2014 English Writing 201108 “Build a safe haven from their what and whys‚ we shelter their minds with ivory lies‚ so innocent and sweet‚ that’s what I adore” just like what Lovehatehero‚ a band‚ sings in the song‚ ivory lies build up a safe place for beautiful things‚ even if they are lies‚ ultimately. However‚ white lies‚ just like the pure color‚ are good things. In a family‚ parents tell little white lies to encourage their kids to behave nicely

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    In “White Like Me‚” Thomas Wise discusses the many ways White privilege influences other race’s‚ from a White male’s perspective. Three of the most interesting point relate to the of “white supremacy” and how the common white citizens unknowingly uses their powers. He expresses the belief that Whites should “guard their white privilege” because the United States‚ as a capitalist society‚ honors the majority. Another point he makes is that Whites are able to escape the blame for their unjust actions

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