The American Dream today In the 20th century‚ the American Dream had its challenges. The Great Depression caused widespread hardship during the Thirties‚ and was almost a reverse of the dream for those directly affected. Racial instability did not disappear‚ and in some parts of the country racial violence was almost commonplace. Silicon Valley initiated the Computer Age and the dot-com boom. Companies such as Hewlett-Packard‚ eBay‚ Intel‚ Google‚ Apple‚ and Oracle remain headquartered there
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Historical Report on Race Dear Friend‚ I am writing this letter to you to try and explain what it is like to be a Native American. As a Native American my ancestors have had to deal with discrimination and unfairness because of who they are. Many people do not realize how much conflict Native Americans had to deal with when the New World was discovered. Native Americans‚ lived a life where the entire community would occupy hunting grounds and agricultural lands together. We were a large community
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As of today‚ I believe that in being part of a community‚ it is important to assimilate towards multiculturalism to understand the oppressive issues of our nation (a.k.a. Donald Trump and his candidacy); but we must first understand what assimilation is today. The concept of assimilation has changed over time in accordance with our history in America. Since the colonization of the New Word‚ assimilation was perceived as a detrimental affair to subjugate and take advantage of Native Americans
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Institutionalized discrimination exists within the actual housing system‚ including redlining and mortgage discrimination” (Shapiro‚ 2004). Institutional bias is an unfair and prejudiced ill- treatment of certain people or certain groups of people by society. Institutional bias is one of the main reasons
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backgrounds and ethnicities. Native Americans have achieved a lot in the Olympics for the few that have competed in history. Native American athletes have done well in other events and sports‚ like the Olympics and the Boston Marathon. Native Americans are certainly some of the best athletes in history. Although there are many amazing athletes in the history books‚ Native American athletes were some of the best because they have achieved so much in sports‚ they overcame discrimination‚ and they have been
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Moreover‚ "Aboriginal people" is a communal title for the original popular of North America (AANDC‚ 2015). The prejudice against the Aboriginal people still continues today‚ it is not as severe and oppressive as it used to be; however‚ it still remains today and is entrenched in the legal‚ education‚ and health care systems (Morrison et al.‚ 2008). Aboriginal people are more prone to be sent to prison especially because they are unable to compensate their fines and receive inadequate representation
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In American Indian Stories‚ University of Nebraska Press Lincoln and London edition‚ the author‚ Zitkala-Sa‚ tries to tell stories that depicted life growing up on a reservation. Her stories showed how Native Americans reacted to the white man’s ways of running the land and changing the life of Indians. "Zitkala-Sa was one of the early Indian writers to record tribal legends and tales from oral tradition" (back cover) is a great way to show that the author’s stories were based upon actual events
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African Americans Vs. Native Americans In today’s society there are many people living in poverty. All across America there are different projects and reservations where the less fortunate reside. Statistics show that mostly minorities live in these different locations. Native Americans and African Americans are two of the more popular races living in these places. The group suffering the most in these situations is the youth. Although both Native American and African American children living
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experiences of the Native Americans and the Africans in the North American colonies during the colonial period differed greatly‚ but were also similar in many ways. The natives were just that‚ natives; they owned land that was taken from them by European settlers who came from a land faraway. The settlers came to the natives’ land‚ and were at a disadvantage because most of their people had died from diseases or hunger whilst crossing the ocean to find a New World. The natives saw how pathetic they
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Another form of discrimination faced by older adults lies in the LGBT community. As estimated by‚ (Fredriksen-Goldsen‚ Kim‚ Shiu‚ Goldsen & Emlet‚ 2015) “2.4% of adults aged 50 and older identify as lesbian‚ gay‚ bisexual‚ or transgender.” This accounts for more than 2.4 million older adults‚ in the United States. In comparison to heterosexuals of the same age‚ lesbian‚ gay male and bisexual older adults are more likely to experience mental distress. Due to their life course and different historical
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