We live in frightening times as violence continues to ensue over dogmas surrounding race and ethnicity. As a young millennial‚ I’ve witnessed the tragedies surrounding the deaths of Eric Gardner‚ Trayvon Martin‚ and Michael brown‚ create tensions tragically felt by communities because of race. According to Webster‚ Race is “A category of humankind that shares certain distinctive physical traits”. It is a difficult social dilemma‚ due to the genetic diversity we experience in the United States. For
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Running head: MOSS Rodney King Incident Speech Topic: Police Brutality Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about the Rodney King Incident Central Idea: Rodney King Incident and how it changed society I. INTRODUCTION A. Attention Getter: Have you ever been accused of something that you did not do or had nothing to do with? B. Reveal Topic: The Rodney King Incident in March of 1991 C. Establish Credibility: D. Introduce
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Devin Fowler Dr. Fichtel English 101 9 February 2013 Ethnicity and the Big Screen Since the beginning of movies‚ the various ethnicities have been portrayed in ways which give ethnicities their own trademark stereotypes. Sometimes these portrayals can be powerful and thought provoking with movies such as Crash and Malcolm X. But usually movies play fast and loose with race‚ particularly with minorities. Most of the time these fast and loose portrayals are offensive without making the conscience
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Race and Ethnicity. The two terms have overlapping meanings and consequences‚ as both are group identities based on the concepts of: shared ancestry‚ shared culture‚ and often shared physical characteristics. On the first day of class we defined both (broadly). Race is a category based on similar physical appearance and social status where as Ethnicity is a category based on shared culture and/or heritage. While the definitions are different‚ the two are usually easily confused for one another. One
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into a lower tier exam thus the pupil can only achieve a maximum of a grade C and can’t achieve to the best of their ability. When a student is labelled as a failure the student can begin to believe that the label is true and begin to make it part of their part of their identity‚ become a failure this is known as the self-fulfilling prophecy thus creating ethnic differences in educational achievement
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over-represented in the criminal justice system‚ and so the use of alternate sources of statistics may help show a more accurate picture. Victim surveys ask individuals what crimes they have been victims of and help identify the correlation between ethnicity and offending. They tend to show a great deal of intra- ethnic crime but also include several limitations as they rely on victims memory of events which could result in over- identifying certain ethnic groups as the offender. Whereas‚ self- report
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Ethnicity and the Immigrant Experience When thinking about immigration‚ most individuals imagine all different types of ethnic groups traveling to a separate land away from their own. Most imagine America. Immigration‚ throughout history‚ has occurred within all types of ethnicities. When taking a closer look at the individuals living in America‚ it is apparent that everyone is not exactly like one another. Assimilation becomes a popular word used when discussing migration‚ and both positives
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Constructions of Race and Ethnicity Race has always been a significant sociological theme‚ from the founding of the field and the formulation of the "classical" theoretical statements to the present. No society is composed of genetically “pure” people. In spite of this‚ members of society tend to rank themselves into hierarchies based on race with one race assumed to be better than another. Although traditionally in the US the category white has been ranked higher than black or other categories
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session‚ students will be able: • To describe the concept of growth poles • To explain the policy implications of a growth pole strategy • To identify the factors to be considered in gauging the effectiveness/ impact of growth pole strategies SESSION OUTLINE • • • • • • • • • Origins of the growth pole concept Growth pole as a dominant firm/industry Growth pole as a geographic concept Gauging the impact of growth pole strategies The appeal to adopt growth pole strategies Effectiveness of growth pole
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Why do I want to become a Lambda? Why do I want to become a Lambda? I’ve asked this question to myself at least ten times. And every time I come up with a new answer. But there is something common among all those answers. It is the Brotherhood. For example‚ I attended the IG retreat in Tallahassee. I am aware that I am only a member of the interest group‚ but the brothers that attended the retreat made me feel different. I felt as if I am in the middle of a family. A family that cares and will
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