of 2 million Bosnian Serbs and Croats (Catholic Christians) and over 1m Bosnians (Sunni Muslim)‚ all claiming Bosnia as their homeland.1 After the breakup of Yugoslavia in the early 1990s‚ tensions were rising in Bosnia and Herzegovina; between two ethnic groups‚ the Bosnians (Muslims) and the Serbs. It was clear a war was on the rise‚ but the UN’s repeated failure on multiple issues allowed what could have been a preventable war and genocide to happen. Firstly‚ the UN tried to limit their involvement
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Black Masculinity: Behaviors‚ Boundaries and Biology What is an ethnic group? An ethnic group is a human population whose members identify with each other‚ usually on the basis of a presumed common genealogy or ancestry . These ethnic groups are usually united by shared cultural values‚ common fields of communication‚ or religious practices. So perhaps the theory of Black masculinity can be considered an ethnic group. There is the obvious factors of being ‘Black’ and ‘male’ that connects these members
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to conclude that the author is ethnic himself or very familiar with differentiating ethnic characteristics. In psychology we learn that the race we are born of‚ makes us better able to distinguish features and characteristics amoung our own culture. People often struggle distinguishing key characteristics in other races‚ ethnicities‚ and cultures. So when Hendricks refers to the one little boy as a “little Jamaican”‚ he is presenting us with the idea that he is ethnic. It is important to take notice
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highly ambiguous in the depiction of multiculturalism in American society. Almost all the ethnicities depicted in Crash question the perception others have their particular group‚ but at the same time affirm the different stereotypes surrounding their ethnic group. For example‚ one of the black characters (‘Anthony’) remarks that they should be afraid in a white neighborhood‚ due to their group’s association with crime. Following this intelligent observation‚ he and his friend (‘Peter’) proceed to steal
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There are large and important differences between blacks and whites in nearly every facet of life. Our society reflects racial‚ ethnic‚ and religious diversity. Racial discrimination can take many forms from the most horrible and brutal form of racisms. Due to the fact rich people do choose where and as they want to live and they can exclude those neighbors from lower social class. So there can be trace the tendency that high social class is concentrated in the part of the city where they have the
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1) What is Identity? Identity is by definition- 1. The state of having unique identifying characteristics held by no other person or thing. 2. The individual characteristics by which a person or thing is recognized. Identity by my definition- Identity is the specific personality of an individual and the behavior of a person in response to their surrounding environment. Since identity is what shapes us as individuals‚ some people search for “their identity” in order to understand their existence
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Augustine’s Notion of Evil The power-struggle between good and evil had been a long argued topic since the beginning of Christ. Questions such as where evil comes from‚ why people choose evil over good‚ why people choose to be evil‚ how evil came to be known as evil and what makes an evil act “evil” are all amongst the many unanswered and argued questions of all time. The biggest question in my opinion is whether or not God himself is evil as well as good. Some may argue that God created evil
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Chapter 4: Conflict in Multi-Ethnic Societies 1. Causes of conflict in Sri Lanka Citizenship Right When Sri Lanka gained independence in 1948‚ the Sri Lankan government passed the Ceylon Citizenship Act of 1948. This act granted citizenship only to those who were either born in Sri Lanka or whose forefathers were born there. As a result‚ many Indian Tamils found themselves stateless. Though the Indian Tamils have lived in Sri Lanka for many years‚ they do not have basic rights such
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Ethnic identity is an enduring aspect of the self that incorporates awareness of members of an ethnic group along with the attitudes and feelings related to the membership‚ such as race‚ religion‚ age or gender. An ethnic group‚ unlike a racial group‚ is set apart from others because of its national origin or typical culture patterns. The majority of adolescents from ethnic minorities develops biculturalism. This signifies the presence of two different cultures‚ by associating in some ways with their
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The Role of Christian Youth in Nation Building National Identity The notion of nation-building presupposes that the nation itself is in need of building; or rebuilding‚ in some cases. The term nation-building in its original sense referred to newly-independent nations in Africa to reshape colonial territories that had been carved out by colonial powers without regard to ethnic or other boundaries. This would later include the creation of paraphernalia such as flags‚ national anthems‚ national
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