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    Friendship is a virtue or at least involves virtue. Friendship is always a special thing but people tend to forget about how much its value is. Friendship is not just necessary‚ but also noble.Friendship consists of goodwill between two people. You can only have a few friends being that its take some precious time to build a real friendship. Aristotle’s speaks about how there are three kinds of friendship. The first is friends of utility‚ where both people receive some benefit from each other. Aristotle

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    The Native-American and African-American communities in the united states have undergone countless adversities since before the birth of America. The South held a stronghold on the institution of slavery‚ while American colonists robbed the indigenous people of their land and culture. After the civil war‚ however‚ the conditions of both groups changed dramatically. The residual tribes were driven to reservations and the slaves were freed. In the years immediately succeeding the war‚ blacks‚ due to

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    way to reaffirm their superiority. The brutal beatings and extreme conditions that African Americans received was a common occurrence during the early to mid 1800’s. It was clear that slavery was considered normal by many people. After the Civil War‚ it became extremely difficult for slave owners to adjust to the new laws. It is completely gut wrenching to hear and read about the horrible abuse of African Americans. However‚ during these times many racist southerners were raised only knowing that

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    Africa-American incarcerated. Out of the whole prison population‚ about 80 percent or more are of African descent. After the Civil War‚ an enormous amount of African-American men were being sent to jail or prison for a long time because of petty crimes such as loitering. That was in the late 1800’s and it is still going on today. The tension between law enforcement officers and African-American is caused by the way police officers are portrayed to African-Americans and how African-American are portrayed

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    African American Progression

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    Progression of African Americans The historical progression of African Americans has been one of great trials‚ tribulations‚ and triumph. The ancestors of African Americans fought long and hard to overcome obstacles on every hand. It was not an easy journey to say the least. From the slave house to the White House‚ African Americans have made significant progress from 1865 to the present time. In this paper‚ I will discuss the different issues that African Americans faced throughout history

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    History 132 C31‚ C21 January 23‚ 2013 Black Americans Following the Civil War Southern black Americans faced many challenges following the Civil War. Although several major improvements were made‚ life for blacks in the South was far from perfect. This process of hoping to rebuild the war-torn South is known as the Reconstruction Era. There were many policies implemented during this time with the intentions of helping freed slaves. Initially Reconstruction looked good for blacks‚ as they were finally

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    T: Th. 3:30p.m.-4:45p.m. D’Angelo‚ Raymond and Herbert Douglas‚ eds. Taking Sides: Clashing Views in Race and Ethnicity‚ 7th edition (Dubuque‚ IA: McGraw-Hill‚ 2009) “Issue #9: Is Racism a Permanent Feature of American Society?” Is Racism a Permanent feature of American Society? Derrick Bell argues in this issue that the prospects for achieving racial equality in the United States are “illusory for Blacks. Bell reminds us despite the fact of the progress of blacks in United States; the

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    African-American Studies The aspect of African-American Studies is key to the lives of African-Americans and those involved with the welfare of the race. African-American Studies is the systematic and critical study of the multidimensional aspects of Black thought and practice in their current and historical unfolding (Karenga‚ 21). African-American Studies exposes students to the experiences of African-American people and others of African descent. It allows the promotion and sharing of the African-American

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    African-American Church

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    I will examine one of many narratives Cultural Studies derives from – that of the African-American tradition. Even in focusing on it’s derivation from the African-American tradition‚ this will be but one path‚ not intended to serve as the sole trajectory within the African-American tradition of Cultural Studies. The Black Church The African-American tradition begins with the black church. In the African-American community the black church has always been more than a religious institution. From

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    American Reconstruction: A Revolution or a Failure? Historians Eric Foner and C. Vann Woodward‚ provide a Tyson Vs Ali fight in the debate over whether the American Reconstruction period was in fact a revolution or a failure. Each provides an in-depth analysis supporting his argument. Foner takes the approach that the Reconstruction was a Revolution‚ explaining‚ that “Reconstruction allowed scope for a remarkable political and social mobilization of black‚ community‚ opening doors of opportunity

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