Race‚ Gender and Social Justice WGS 2250-62‚ Fall 2013Wednesday 7:00-9:40 am Hunziker Hall 202 | Professor Edward JankowskiDept. of Women and Gender StudiesE-mail: jankowskie@wpunj.eduOffice Hours: By appointment | Course Description This course analyzes multiple forms of social oppression and inequality based on race (and color)‚ sex (and gender)‚ sexual orientation (and identity)‚ and class in the United States. It will examine systemic aspects of social oppression in different periods and
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Education today is not a privilege but a necessity Education today is indeed not a privilege but a necessity for our younger generation. Education is the key to all success as we know it. Every person has the right to be educated. It was scientifically proven by the faculty of education‚ University of the West Indies from a surveyed carried out by various schools in the Caribbean that 15% of the students view education as a privilege to them and as a result they feel as though they have advantage
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a. The Tulsa Race Riot of 1921 b. There is no question or argument that on May 31- June 1921‚ a race riot took place in Tulsa that ultimately left an unknown number of people dead‚ and many more than even the highest estimates of those who killed homeless‚ humiliated‚ and horribly in debt. That these people in the next decade‚ during one of the worst periods of racism against them‚ overcame all that and succeeded in rebuilding is amazing. These are people‚ living and dead‚ are people to honored
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"Black Writing‚ White Reading: Race and the Politics of Feminist Interpretation" Elizabeth Abel travels along the stepping stones given by Toni Morrison in "Recitatif" to draw her conclusions on the race of each girl. Abel uses conversation with a colleague‚ correspondence with Morrison‚ and a strong foundation of literature on the politics of racial issues in conjunction with feminism to support her opinion on the characters’ racial identities. This conclusion on the assigned races is also used as
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U.S. President: Powers and Privileges. The constitution grants few specific powers to the president. Indeed‚ most of article II‚ which deals with modalities rather than what the president can do. For decades‚ president authorities have increased through the idea of “inherent powers” as well as through legislative action. However‚ during the recent government crisis‚ many citizens were surprised that the Congress and the Supreme Court can exercise a huge oversight on U.S. president role‚ and without
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Healthcare: A Right or Privilege Christine P. (NOTE: SCHOOL/ FULL NAME INFO DELETED FOR PRIVACY) November 13‚ 2012 Healthcare: A Right or Privilege As I have pondered the ever hammering question of our society today‚ is healthcare a right or a privilege‚ I find that I am conflicted in making a decision to support either right or privilege. To arrive at an understanding‚ I needed to define the basic terms of “right” and “privilege”. An individual’s right‚ as defined by our constitution
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not the reality for all Americans‚ past and present‚ due to the race of the individual. Race is not a biological trait‚ but rather a socially constructed classification of people by their physical appearances. This classification is mainly defined by the pigmentation of an individual’s skin‚ his hair‚ and his facial structure. Then again‚ why must we even classify people into a certain group based on these characteristics? Why must race exist if it has no biological meaning? How can our appearance
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what race has been in the majority? What is the common ancestral background of most members of this group? White Americans have been the majority race and I believe because since the development of America; from the the Chistopher Columbus period leading Colonial America‚ I believe that most Whites viewed themselves as the superior race. This is seen evident through the acts and elimination of the Native Americans as well the institution of slavery with the Black people. The White Race came
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Comm. 25 Summary: The article "What White Supremacists Taught a Jewish Scholar about Identity" by Abby L. Ferber talks about experiences related to race‚ culture and color. The article describes the cultural differences‚ clashes and the discriminatory or racial behaviors that are the result of social practices. Ferber believed that her identity as a Jew owed more to persecution and to her love of her family than to religious observance or historical tradition. She suspected that‚ as a child
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brought to the community. People can be getting annoyed easily by the loud noises from the factory. Studies show that one who lives in a noisy condition for a long period has greater chance of developing health problems. Another disadvantage of constructing factory nearby the community is that people’s health can be affected easily if the factory is not managed well. Toxic chemical substances that are found in the polluted water and air can be transferred to the body when the water was drunk or the
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