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    personalities. Some of these tattoos consisted of dotted lines‚ animals‚ and intricate shapes. (“Native American Tattoos”). Tattoos were also used as right of passages. In some cultures‚ getting a tattoo marked the transition from adolescents to adulthood. Some nomadic clans would believe that if a young boy could not handle the pain of getting a tattoo‚ then he would not be useful in battle. They also would not be considered strong enough to protect family members. Similarly‚ if a young girl could

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    However‚ to say that the stereotypes of Asians are completely wrong would be a blatant overstatement. Stereotypes exist for a reason. As psychologist Saul McLeod explains‚ “The use of stereotypes is a major way in which we simplify our social world; since they reduce the amount of processing (i.e. thinking) we have to do when we meet a new person” (MacLeod). Close examination of the average Asian American’s values reveal Confucian influences. A 1999 study by psychologists Brian Kim‚ Donald Atkisnon

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    “In violent crimes experienced by American Indians where use was known‚ 48% of the offender was under the influence of alcohol‚ 9% were under the influence of drugs‚ or 14% were under the influence of both.” Says the Bureau Of Justice Statistics. Alcohol related violence is a big problem on Native American Reservations around the country and it is up to us to stop it. Domestic violence in the US has increasingly become a larger problem because of an increase of alcohol and drug consumption. “Alcohol

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    Analyse the relationship between African American Cinema and Hollywood exploring the effect on ethnic representation in 2 key films Today on the surface at least it is possible to say that black actors have reached stardom comparable to and in some instances well beyond their white counterparts. Will Smith is the current favourite for the blockbuster action movie moving away from his ethnic buddy movies such as Men in Black and Wild Wild West. There have been Academy awards for actress Halley

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    voter turnout/participation rate. However that is not the case for Asian American voters. With Asian Americans having some of the highest level of income and education‚ they still result in low voter turnout in general elections. With Asian American political participation being a puzzling phenomena‚ there are bloc of reasons for their bizarre voting behavior. The reasons for lower turnout rates among the group of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are due to pan ethnicity‚ rates of immigration‚

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    thought in essence that many cultures portray correct? The current culture is portraying this in covert ways through stereotyping. Stereotype a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing. Today United States culture has moved from the old defined roles between both genders. However‚ there are gender roles‚ stereotypes‚ myths‚ and/or controls in society that still exist today. These niches has divided the country‚ because of the polarizing views

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    problems that Native Americans face in this day and age. These problems first started when the Europeans discovered the Americas and encountered the Native Americans. The Native Americans were nice and welcoming to the explorers‚ but the Europeans quickly took advantage of that. The Europeans invaded and took over the Native American land and claimed it as their own without giving the Native Americans something as trade or even considering how it would affect them. The Native Americans still face the

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    Native American Mascots: Keep Them for the Win or Throw Them in the Bin? When imaging a mascot‚ the first image to appear in my head is my high school mascot which is a tiger. In addition‚ I think of the attributes it represents‚ such as pride‚ honor‚ power‚ and determination; however‚ alongside these thoughts come the memories of the ridiculous mascot in the tiger costume messing around at pep rallies and of the stripes painted on the bodies of tailgaters who would go out and “roar” at the football

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    The Native American Hopi tribe perform numerous rituals to positively impact their lives and bless their tribe. The Hopi believe that there is a spiritual essence and a presence of life in everything in the universe‚ and that it is necessary to interact with these spiritual life forces in order to survive (Wright‚ 2008). Thus‚ the Hopi personify these impersonal spirits in the form of kachina dancers and carved‚ handmade kachina dolls so that they can better interact with and please these powerful

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    Access Genealogy Indian Tribal Records (2004). Blackfeet hunting customs. Retrieved June 10‚ 2007 from the World Wide Web: http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/blackfeet/huntingcustoms.htm Access Genealogy Indian Tribal Records (2004). Blackfeet Indian history. Retrieved June 10‚ 2007 from the World Wide Web: http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/blackfeet/blackfeetindiantribe.htm

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