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    African Americans tend to fall under a lower class due to discrimination. African Americans are less likely to own a house‚ less likely to have a consistent job‚ and less likely to have the same pay as Caucasians. According to Shin‚ a personal financier‚ “The median white homeowner’s house is worth $85‚800 compared to $50‚000 for black homeowners. Discriminatory lending also exists today: Mortgages obtained by households of color tend to have higher interest rates” (Shin). African Americans are discriminated

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    instance‚ in the city of Chicago‚ the area is still divided into several isolated neighborhoods‚ for Hispanics‚ African Americans‚ Asians‚ and lesbians and gays. And the community of African American is clustered in the southern part of the city‚ and is oftentimes associated with violence‚ disorder‚ and public insecurity‚ and white people especially wouldn’t want to be in African American neighborhoods. In South Africa where apartheid has been outlawed for a decade‚

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    Gilbert “Gil” Scott Heron was an African-American poet and musician renowned for his spoken word on political and social issues in the United States. One of Heron’s most famous works was The Revolution will not be televised published in 1970 with his band group “Black & Blues”. The poem was not initially considered poetry instead it was considered a song‚ until its spoken word by Heron. During the 1970’s‚ President Nixon‚ a biased and unreasonable leader‚ had control of America. Many bills were passed

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    Because of this‚ it is hard for scientists to prove their point and state that Black or Kenyan runners do have some form of superiorness instead they sequester the proof. “Racial Politics can make the genetics of African Athleticism difficult to talk about in the west”(Fisher 2). Taking this proof as some form of racism can cause many scientists to lose their jobs and be consider racists‚ however scientists still strive to find what other aspects give kenyans there

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    Cultural Comparison Essay Deafness and/or hearing loss is a medical condition that affects humans across the world‚ and thus d/Deaf individuals include people from all different continents‚ countries‚ towns‚ and many different cultures. No matter what country or region‚ deaf individuals often are faced with the same exclusion from the hearing community and difficulty in finding a sense of strong self‚ confidence‚ and trouble acquiring the same equal access to information that their hearing peers

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    The Film Industry in Relation to the American Culture The beliefs and values of the American people are almost constantly changing. Going through American history reveals how the American culture has gone through changes ever since the days of the American revolution. Constant change is a staple of the American culture. The theme of acknowledging change in the American culture was addressed in multiple sources throughout the stimulus packet. In 1971‚ during his “Address to the Nation on Labor Day”

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    politically normally these strong country introduce little benefits or not to the weakest so as to get more from them‚ such they doing is like introduction of education which based on the their side‚ example they introduce their culture‚ example adoption of the Western culture in Africa. Also these strong country they introduce crops which benefit them‚ example cash crops‚ sisal introduced in Africa by German. Due to all above‚ it shows that the colonialism in Africa was‚ due to a number of reasons

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    idea around the African American community the dream to be wealthy and have the same rights as whites. Coates believe that part of being black means that you can never fully achieve the American dream because America was and is built to this day on the backs of African Americans. If whites were to give the African Americans the same rights and opportunities as whites the dream wouldn’t be a dream anymore‚ and the whites would lose the wealth and power. Coates says “Very few Americans will directly

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    spreading of Greek we don’t need to imagine a world without them. Greece is a civilization that achieved many great things during its time period. My topic is about the spreading of Greek culture and its effects. Greek culture affected the world through Alexander the great‚ ideas and literature.Alexander the great is important to the spreading of Greek culture in the world because without this man and his beliefs this would have never happened. According to History.com‚ “During his youth‚ Alexander was

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    physical appearance. Awareness of African-Americans who pay a high price through the media will be continuous until it is understood that racism will continue to live in the heart until change is made (Coates‚ 2014). From the days of bygone‚ the media has spread many wrong ideas about African-Americans being poor‚ wrong for society and below standards. This was a wrong portrayal that has raised many questions and made poor allegations about African-Americans (Coates‚ 2015) The 13th Amendment was

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