Historical Report on Race Jim‚ it was great to hear from you after so many years of us not getting in touch with each other. You mentioned in your last letter that you were writing a research paper on the African American history in the United States‚ and you were hoping I could share some of my experiences and knowledge of my race for your paper. I would love to offer my insight to you for your research. You may be surprised to find out that the first Africans came to North America a full year
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Secessionist Minorities. (2012). Retrieved from http://chacha.com What is religion. (2012). Retrieved from http://jesussaid.org Intelligent Design. (2012). Retrieved from http://beliefnet.com Part II Select 2 religious and 2 ethnic groups not your own from the list below. Religious groups (based on http://religions.pewforum.org/pdf/affiliations-all-traditions.pdf) Christianity Evangelical Protestant Judaism (Orthodox‚ Conservative‚ or Reform) Islam (Sunni‚ Shia‚ Sufism)
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what race has been in the majority? What is the common ancestral background of most members of this group? Throughout most of the U.S. history in most locations‚ White Americans has been the majority when it comes to the race in the population. White Americans come from one of two places which include England and Europe. With that being said‚ it also proves that the ancestors of the families of today’s White Americans come from Europe and England. I do believe that there are other races that
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child and embedded in us in our upbringing. The community and media play a big part as well. The peers we surround ourselves with also influence us more then we may think. When something is different then what we are used to‚ the unknown scares us and placing prejudice in the place of the fear makes it easier to cope with. At which point this leads to discrimination to different degrees. How is discrimination faced by one identity group (race‚ ethnicity‚ religious beliefs‚ gender‚ sexual orientation
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Final Project What information about diversity in the United States has helped you better understand or relate to others in ways that you may not have in the past? Have you learned something new about your own racial‚ ethnic‚ or cultural history? The diversity in the United States has helped me to better understand and relate to others in ways that I may not have in the past. I have learned much from this class and about myself that there is still discrimination and prejudice in the United
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Due Date: Day 4 [Main] forum • Read the four scenarios under “Getting Started‚” on page 311 in Business and Administrative Communication (7th ed.). • Choose one of the four scenarios. • Post your response to this question: Identify one or more ways that the cultural differences in the scenario you choose may be leading to miscommunication. How would you resolve these differences? Getting Started 11.1 Identifying Sources of Miscommunication In each of the following situations‚ identify
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When I started this class 9 weeks ago I did not know much about the different types of diversity that we have in the United States. Since then I have been able to learn about different people and how to better relate to them and their needs. Diversity is the relation that holds between two entities when and only when they are not identical. Since people can be identified by several different things it is important for you to know the different things that is considered part of their identity. I
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mother who truly taught me that what my father was doing is discrimination and we should not discriminate against anyone‚ because everyone is human and deserves to be treated equal and fairly. How is discrimination faced by one identity group (race‚ ethnicity‚ religious beliefs‚ gender‚ sexual orientation‚ age‚ or disability) the same as discrimination faced by another? How are they
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elderly also present and contribute a lot to the same society that outcasts them. Adolescents also experience ageism as they are constantly told they are too young or not educated enough to do certain things. This causes the diversity of society where your either too old or too young. in society nobody is ever the perfect age. Ageism is a negative impact on people as it robs them of their indepence‚ sense of choice‚ and dignity. • What is the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)? How does
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Throughout most of U.S. history‚ in most locations‚ the majority race has been White/Caucasian according to the (US Census) 72% of the population were White‚ the ancestry is primarily of European decent including Germany‚ Ireland‚ England‚ Italy‚ Scandinavia‚ and Poland‚ with some in the Middle East and North Africa. The highest population of the White race is in the Midwestern states. I believe that the longer your ancestors live in America the degree of mixed heritage‚ will become increased
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