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    America’s standards of beauty were created and taught to younger generations. Businesses reinforces unattainable standards with photoshopped images in order to make a profit. The media reinforces the ideal american body with movies and magazines. In America‚ beauty is important. People are obsessed with looks because they are constantly being taught that they are ugly by businesses and the media (Miner 288). People spend enormous amounts of money and take on great risk to be considered beautiful

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    The question of black representation among the government was addressed immediately. However the issue was under jurisdiction of President Andrew Johnson‚ who was a Southerner and also thought that African Americans shouldn’t have a role in Reconstruction‚ American Historian‚ Robert Cruden said of Johnson‚ "His Jacksonian philosophy had perhaps an even greater flaw in view of the problems he confronted: it had some place for the Negro as a free man‚ but it had none for him as an equal"1. During the

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    The freedoms for African Americans were extremely limited by social‚ political‚ and economic situations. Socially‚ African Americans had experienced segregation and discrimination throughout the late 1800s. For example‚ many people believed that segregation laws violated the Fourteenth Amendment by depriving African Americans of “life‚ liberty and property.” During the 19th century‚ the difference in the education systems between whites and blacks was appalling. African Americans had to fight for

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    American was suffering the consequences of having a Civil War. The aftermath brought great destruction between the Union and Confederate. Reconstruction was a new era to unify and rebuild the United States. During Reconstruction the political impact was that it gave few rights to African Americans‚ the social impact was that they wanted African Americans to have a normal lifestyle‚ and the economic impact was that African Americans shouldn’t be allowed to associate with the government. The political

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    Struggle For Freedom For many of decades‚ women and African American people have truly had a hard time being granted their freedom and justice from society. Until 1963 for Africans and 1920 for women‚ these select groups were sincerely deprived of every natural right. These combined time periods led to mass rebellion‚ suffering‚ and unjust punishments. The struggle for freedom between these two groups led to the motivation to be equal along with their goals‚ the Civil Rights act/movement‚ and a

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    African American Stereotypes Ivory Marvin A stereotype is a popular belief about specific types of individuals. Stereotypes are standardized and simplified conceptions of groups based on some prior assumptions. African Americans have been perceived to be someone they are not in the media‚ history‚ and in everyday life. Although some stereotypes are true‚ many are harmful and inaccurate. African American stereotypes are generalizations about the behavior of African Americans originated mainly

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    The Evolution of African Americans in the Military The Evolution of African Americans in the Military Throughout the history of the United States‚ citizens of every race and ethnicity have answered the call to duty in order to defend the democratic ideals this great nation was founded upon. More so than any American war‚ World War II is thought of as the greatest American war‚ which pitted the “shinning light” of democracy against the looming shadow of the Axis powers which covered all of Europe

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    urine which is a warning sign for renal damage. She was placed on magnesium sulfate to help treat her hypertension and as prophylaxis for seizures. She stated she was unaware of her blood pressure until she was admitted. She also stated she is very active and is involved in high school sports and coaching and was very surprised to learn about how increased her blood pressure had become. Hypertension does not run in her family but there is a history of arthritis and cancer among her grandparents.

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    Quite a few whites have supported African American progress in the military. Some whites have tried to prevent progress while most whites have not cared one way or the other. The white officers who commanded African American troops have tended to be the most supportive of African Americans within the military. These officers have frequently commended African American soldiers‚ sailors‚ and airmen for their bravery and heroism.(Moskos‚ Charles C. "Success Story: Blacks in the Military." The Atlantic

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    In the 1900’s‚ there was a large population of African Americans who lived in the South. However‚ around 1910’s and 1920’s‚ they started moving out to other states. Some of them moved to other states looking for better jobs‚ while others moved looking for better education for themselves and their children. Some just wanted to escape the racism and the discrimination they were facing in the South. African Americans tried to go to the big Northern Cities because they thought they would have better

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