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    Irish Stereotypes The Irish people have been on the receiving end of many racial stereotypes. When they migrated to America because of lack of jobs‚ poor living conditions‚ and many other reasons they were treated as the lowest member of the social class. They were given jobs that were thought to be too unsafe for blacks to carry out because the loss of a slave was an out of pocket expense (Kinsella‚ 2002). But The Irish were not only discriminated against in America‚ but in their own country

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    Jane Austen outlines her idea of the ideal marriage though Elizabeth and Darcy’s union in Pride and Prejudice. Their marriage is based on love and intellectual stimulation rather than lust or push of social pressure that is displayed in Lydia and Charlotte’s. Marriage is highly regarded in Austen’s world in reference to permanence. Many marriages are described in Pride and Prejudice‚ but three unions that are born within the story line of the novel strongly express Austen’s ideas and beliefs of marriage

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    problems. 2. The scene that affected me most was when the Middle Eastern man “shot” the little girl. All she wanted to do was go to her daddy and save him and she nearly died in the process. 3. I think the movie accomplishes reinforcing stereotypes. It shows

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    on incorrect stereotypes that led people to react with hatred and change their manners. Humans are not angels‚ and yes that there are a lot of overtly bigoted people and policies in the world‚ yet is it possible that the prejudice some of those people act on is driven by something subtle than simple hatred? Why are we prejudice? Can prejudice be insidious and non-conscious? What is the difference between prejudice‚ stereotyping and discrimination? The difference between prejudice‚ stereotyping

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    Azzedine 3   Stefa Azzedine Mrs. Barr March 25‚ 2010 Essay: Pride and Prejudice               Jane Austen introduces the theme of marriage in the opening sentence‚ “It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife” (1).  Austen admonished this reasoning and believed that one should only marry for love.  She believed that marriage should not occur on the grounds of superficial feelings‚ pressures to marry‚ or wealth and social

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    Affective prejudice points to the things an individual enjoys and their hatreds toward others. “An example of affective prejudice might be found‚ for example‚ in attitudes toward members of particular classes such as race‚ ethnicity‚ national origin‚ or creed”(Long‚2013).A person can in many terms pre-judge another person without knowing anything about them and totally based on what they assume is true about a certain race‚ or group of people. They are more likely not education on the truth about

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    Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary clearly defines ethnocentrism as the “characterization by or based on the attitude that one’s own group is superior.” To address the deeper issues associated to ethnocentrism requires a more explicit definition. In this sense‚ ethnocentrism can be defined as the making of false assumptions regarding others’ ways based on our own limited experience. The key word is assumptions‚ because oftentimes we are not even aware that we are being ethnocentric -- we don’t understand

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    In the novel‚ Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen‚ Elizabeth finds herself. She judges people the wrong way and overall contradicts everything she had previously thought. The number one thing she contradicted in the novel‚ was her happiness. She first claims to be happier than Jane but then says‚ “If you were to give me forty such men‚ I never could be so happy as you. Till I have your disposition‚ your goodness‚ I never can have your happiness.” (Jane 424) By saying this it is assumed that Elizabeth

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    thoughts can heavily influence one’s feelings of self-worth. This was seen in the activity we did in class where we listed different stereotypes of various ethnicities. One stereotype mentioned was that all Asians are good at math‚

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    taught me how to protect myself from the foes that lurked in every dark corner. When I was ten‚ I developed my first childhood crush. However‚ in some third world countries‚ young girls are given away‚ sometimes even sold to much older men. Child brides are forced to mature and develop in the span of just a few short years and after their wedding they are expected to take on roles that were meant for young women. Some countries have passed laws that are supposed to protect girls from being married

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