There’s another lesson. And it starts with this guy. That Studs Terkel. How many of you know Studs Terkel? Can I see a show of hands? Not too many of you. Oldsters. The old TEDxters know Studs Terkel. (Laughter) Studs Terkel was probably the greatest living interviewer on the planet‚ as far as I’m concerned‚ but‚ certainly‚ in America when he was living‚ he died in 2008. I was fortunate to interview him once he was deaf as a doornail I did like shout into the microphone for him to hear me. He was
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poor" (Terkel‚ 41). Adversity is probably putting it mildly for most living in America in the 1930’s. From people losing children from traveling from place to place such as the young baby that died of soot and smoke inhalation riding through the train tunnels (Terkel‚ 15) to wealthy Anglo men not being able to handle the pressures of such a time by killing themselves. "They weren’t able to live up to the standards they were accustomed to‚ and they got ashamed in front of their women" (Terkel‚ 83)
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The Klan”‚ Studs Terkel‚ a renown historian‚ sits down with C.P Ellis‚ a former KKK member to discuss his experience in the organization. Ellis grew up with a prejudice against black people and
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implications surrounding racial discrimination. Through the essay “Cause of Prejudice”‚ Vincent N. Parillo attempts to explain the reasons behind racism and discrimination in the United States. Ultimately‚ some of the experiences that C.P. Ellis undergoes as he transforms to a peace man illustrate some of the theories described by Parillo in his essay. This paper was able to identify four theories of Parillo that Elli’s experiences can apply. These theore include social norms‚ competition‚ frustration
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behavior towards another group of people. Such researches are the hope of many to see the racial discrimination ending. Vincent N. Parillo‚ through his essay “Causes of Prejudice” tries to explain the reasons of racism and discrimination in the U.S. Parillo divides his essay in two parts‚ one for the psychological causes and one for the social reasons. In the first part‚ Parillo cites the main psychological causes as: levels of prejudices (cognitive‚ emotional and action-oriented)‚ self-justification‚
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Parrillo‚ through his essay‚ "Cause of Prejudice" tries to explain the reason of racism and discrmination in the U.S. Parrillo divides his essay in two parts‚ one for the psychological causes and one for the social reasons. In the first part‚ Parillo cites the main psychological causes as levels of prejudices (cognitive‚ emotional and action-oriented)‚ self-justification‚ personality and frustration. In the second part he deals with the social reasons which are socialization‚ economic competition
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Prejudice is an opinion that is not based on actual evidence or experience. In “Causes of Prejudice‚” Vincent Parillo describes the psychological and sociological reasons of prejudice. Among these causes‚ frustration is defined to produce a prejudicial attitude towards others. Parillo explains in his work that throughout history‚ minority groups have been used as scapegoats to take the blame for certain events. He clarifies that scapegoating is the act of blaming others for an incident that is not
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Therefore‚ Allport’s outstanding point of view claims that prejudice will always exist if there is an out-group present because society will always judge and harass people who do not belong in their in-group. Today‚ famous English writer Vincent Parillo expresses his theory about why prejudiced acts will continue to exist. In addition‚ not only have I read prejudice articles and hate crimes toward an out-group‚ but I have experienced different types of hate crimes. I think we will never surpass
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Some states barred Catholics from running for office during this time. (Parillo‚ 2014‚ pg 116). Catholic churches and homes were frequently burned during the 1830s. (Parillo‚ 2014‚ pg 120) In the 1850s hostility against Catholics intensified during the Know-Nothing movement. During the height of the Know Nothing party included more than one hundred congressmen. They called
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make himself feel valid. This helped him gain back his self esteem. In his lifetime‚ he blamed all of his problems on black individuals and became racist. Studs Terkel in his essay‚ “C.P. Ellis‚” explains the way Ellis overcame his racist beliefs. Throughout his lifetime‚ Ellis has achieved many other accomplishments. According to Terkel‚ C.P. Ellis worked several years at a service station prior to getting married. When he started to have a family‚ he knew he would need to change his financial
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