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    Current Issues Assignment #1 Throughout our society and in today’s world racism is still a hot topic. You can look back almost 20 years ago at the Class Divided study done by a teacher to see that racism is a problem. Even today we see the same effects that were found in the study. As these effects are still seen in today’s society it impacts many people. Some people will argue that race shouldn’t be a category and that it’s just a label that classifies people with no facts to back it. Generally

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    Controversial Issue- Race and Crime One of the controversial we have is race and crime. The opposing side thinks that pulling over people because of their race is not the reason why there being pulled over. They deny the charges because they don’t think they stop them because of their race. However‚ I believe that all the criminals being arrested and being stopped is because of their race. This issue became controversial in 1999. In 1968 the Supreme Court rules Terry v. Ohio that

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    Race and gender issues have always impacted the correctional system. For many race was a determining factor that was based on an inmate’s treatment. If an inmate was white he/ or she would be treated with more respect. This was especially of the person had money. Many other things such as economic status and gender also were taken into consideration. “Some of the earliest descriptions of criminal law and depictions of correctional practice make clear that who one was demographically (class‚ race

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    Zaria Lloyd   Mr. Lineback; English 3‚ 1st period  14 October 2014  Is Race Still an Issue       Racism is still a world renowned problem in todays society.Racism occurs  everywhere‚ most people assume that racism only deals with color of skin‚ but it goes  way beyond that. Racism is something that we’ve either all experienced or witnessed.  As we grow up‚ media becomes a factor in our lives and it also is a major source of how  racism stays alive in our communities.Throughout the country there has been multiple 

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    In this article it explains the correlations between environmental issues and race. It says that environmental justice incorporates the principle of the right of all individuals to be protected from environmental degradation. the grassroots people are the only ones that took notice to the potential problem. That minorities are the impacted more by environmental pollution which can lead to mistreatment by the government. The equity has not been the same across the board putting minorities at risk

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    Archibald John Motley‚ Jr.: Issues of Race Archibald John Motley‚ Jr. (1891-1981) saw first hand the negative stereotypes placed upon African Americans that had been endured since times of slavery. Therefore‚ he realized the invocative power of images within a culture. Motley then began his quest to transform America ’s stereotypical Negro perspective. In spite of his honorably proclaimed goals‚ "there is still a hint of [racial] exclusion reflected in his life and his work…" (Leath‚ 2)

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    The Asian American communities dealt with many race relation issues during the contemporary period. The Los Angeles Riots was caused by a combination of events that built up to the tension in the black community. The beating of African American motorcyclist‚ Rodney King‚ was not the only event that ensued the L.A. Riots. A few weeks after the Rodney King beating‚ the murder of fifteen-year-old Latasha Harlins‚ a Black teenage girl‚ was heavily broadcasted in the media because King’s beatings were

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    Race” James Baldwin once said‚ “I am what time‚ circumstance‚ history‚ have made of me‚ certainly‚ but I am also so much more than that. So are we all.” When the subject of race comes up‚ I feel like that quote is very meaningful. According to class lecture‚ race is an arbitrary social classification of clearly bounded categories based on skin color which corresponds to no biological reality. To be able to understand race today‚ a person should have a background on the history of race. According

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    Unit 9: Week 3 - Study Guide for Test 1 Use the following as a guide. The test covers chapter’s 1-3 plus any supplementary articles or documentaries that were required. This is only a guide. Remember that since this is an open book test‚ ANY question pertaining to the readings could show up. Be sure to have read thoroughly before beginning the test. Please note that starred items could be included as possible short essays (requiring a 1-2 paragraph response). I also suggest that you

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    Race Homework After taking the quiz‚ it gives me a deeper impression of what race really is‚ and provide me a clear‚ new‚ and accurate understanding about how we are different. From the previous study I knew that human DNA can be traced back to Africa population‚ we have the same ancestry. But I have never further my thought to think about why there are differences among us. The differences and variation of us such as skin color‚ height‚ and susceptibility to disease is because changes in genes

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