socialization‚ economic competition and social norms. For each cause he gives strong arguments based on historical facts or even actual facts and statistics which made his essay reliable. Studs Terkel’s essay “C.P. Ellis” is another kind of writing that can help us to understand the causes of prejudices. Terkel tells us the story of C.P. Ellis‚ a former Klansmen who claims he is no longer racist. C.P. Ellis is a white guy from a low-income class. The numerous misfortunes of his life will lead him
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On the surface‚ Ken Jackson and C.P. Ellis led remarkably similar lives. As Studs Terkel records their stories‚ it is noted that both are born into low-income families with alcoholic fathers‚ neither one cared for school‚ and both got into their own sorts of trouble‚ for Jackson gangs and prison‚ for Ellis the Klan. And both men end up in relatively similar places too‚ Jackson works with at-risk youth‚ Ellis with unions and workers‚ with the intention of bettering their communities and stopping
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Alyssa Krajewski 10/02/2012 Society and Global Diversity Race and Ethnicity The people of American are still fighting each day to get rid of the word prejudice. Prejudice is an unsupported generalization about a category of people. Being prejudice leads to stereotyping‚ this leads to racism. Why do people judge other people by the color of their skin? Why do they think their race is more superior? Black people are judged because they were once slaves; the fact that they were owned by white
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Audience Purpose and Tone Three possible entry points into assessing an essay—and important considerations for writers as well—are the identification of the essay’s audience‚ purpose and tone. “Audience” refers to the readership the writer is writing for—as best we can tell from reading it ourselves. An essay’s intended audience could be the entire world‚ or the entire English-reading population‚ or everyone in the United States‚ or readers of the Washington Post newspaper. It could be
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Record‚ eds. David Shi and Holly Mayer‚ Vol.2 (New York: W.W. Norton & Company‚ 2010)‚ 221. John Steinbeck‚ The Grapes of Wrath (New York: Penguin‚ 1939)‚ 1-4 From Meridel Le Sueur‚ “Women on the Breadlines‚” New Masses‚ 7‚ January 1932‚ pp From Studs Terkel‚ “Two Views of the Great Depression‚” Hard Times‚ pp. 82-83. In For the Record‚ eds. David Shi and Holly Mayer‚ Vol.2 (New York: W.W. Norton & Company‚ 2010)‚ 215. From “Text of the Inaugural Address: President for Vigorous Action‚” The New
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are socialization‚ economic competition and social norms. For each cause he gives strong arguments based on historical facts or even actual facts and statistics which made his essay reliable. Studs Terkel’s "C.P. Ellis" is another essay that can help us to understand the causes of prejudices. Terkel tells us the story of C.P. Ellis‚ a former Klansmen who claims he is no longer racist. C.P. Ellis is a white guy from a low-income class. The numerous misfortunes of his life lead him to become a
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Larry Ross: A Manager in His Own Words 1) Larry Ross (not his real name) was interviewed by writer Studs Terkel over 30 years ago. Do you think most managers in the 21st century would describe their jobs in the same way? I think most managers in the 21st century would describe their jobs in the same way which is manager is a difficult job. Over 30 years ago Larry Ross described the corporation as a jungle in where everybody had to be alert‚ even the CEO. “You’re thrown in on your own and you’re
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References: Blue‚ Rose and Naden‚ Corinne J. "From Colin Powell: Straight to the Top." Rereading America. Eds. Gary Colombo‚ Robert Cullen‚ and Bonnie Lisle. Boston: Bedford/ St. Terkel‚ Studs. "Stephen Cruz." Rereading America. Eds. Gary Colombo‚ Robert Cullen‚ and Bonnie Lisle. Boston: Bedford/ St. Dalton‚ Harlon L. "Horatio Alger" Rereading America. Eds. Gary Colombo‚ Robert Cullen‚ and Bonnie Lisle. Boston: Bedford/ St. Hamblin‚
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Machado 1 Robert Machado Professor Santillana WMNST 113 15 September 2012 Advantage to Some‚ Disadvantaged to Many White privileges are natural advantages shared exclusively by the White community. To identify common White privileges‚ Peggy McIntosh constructed a list of various White privileges she was granted for simply being White. Benefits included the peace of mind while shopping alone‚ seeing her race widely represented in various forms of media‚ and access to superior housings and locations
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When most people think about the “American culture‚” images of Coca-Cola‚ hot dogs‚ baseball games‚ big cars and suburban mansions come to mind. But there is a deeper side to American culture than Hollywood and Disney World. Underneath the layers of TV advertising and hyper-consumerism‚ there is a cultural DNA that makes America what it is. Here is a brief look at several cultural “genes” that influence the way Americans think and act. Individualism Individualism is a way of life by which a person
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