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    Race Matters

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    Race Matters In America‚ society likes to believe that America is a Color Blind Society. They say they don’t see race‚ but just Americans. It has been noted that whites who are exposed to images or shows of upper-middle-class blacks‚ like the Huxtable family in The Cosby Show‚ the Kyle family in My Wife and Kids or the Banks family in The Fresh Prince of Bel Air‚ believe that blacks have the same socioeconomic opportunities as whites (Gallagher 94). Media is one of the main reasons why people in

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    talk as if Race Matters? Unwittingly or quite knowingly people have built systems of inequalities around race but people have also built identity‚ friendships‚ and college mates around it. Nevertheless‚ several people I recently interviewed never appeared to be certain when race was a good thing or when it was a bad thing to talk about‚ which in my mind leaves us all struggling with a particularly intimidating question: When should we talk as if race matters? The culture

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    doing with those texts. . . .Save quotation for moments that advance your project‚ or your view of the text.” (21) “Summarize when what you have to say about a text is routine and quote when it is more contentious.” (22) Example from Race Matters by Cornell West (24) Assignment for Coming to Terms – use with selected article on environmental issue chosen for class (25) “. . . your aim should be less to prove [the author] right or wrong‚ correct or mistaken‚ than to assess both the uses and

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    Cornell Notes Light & Matter Force and Motion – M2 KEY POINTS Force and Motion Force: Distance Newton: First Law Newton: Second Law Newton: Third Law Newton: Gravity Law NOTES When an object changes its position in respect to a point and time‚ that’s motion. Force is what changes the motion of an object with mass and modifies its velocity. Note that force can act at a distance. Magnetism is a type of non-contact force. Friction in the other hand only operates in contact of objects

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    Race In The American West

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    how the race was invented. The race was set by a system of rules and a hierarchy where people were set on a scale depending on their race. The color of people’s skin and their cultural beliefs are what set up the idea of race. Race in the American West was based off certain rights and if the people in the American West during this time weren’t considered fully white they were discriminated in American societies. The race is looked upon differently in many parts of the world. The American West compares

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    Cornell Notes

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    Cornell Notes Topic/Objective: Chapter 4‚ pages 158- 168 Name: Erica Rodriguez Class/Period: Date: Ap Wrld Hist- 6 9-9-13 Essential Question: Compare and contrast the Chinese and Roman Empire. Questions: What was the purpose of creating the Chinese Empire and which was the greatest dynasty? Notes: - not a matter of creating something new but restoring something old - Qin Shihuangdi dynasty succeed brilliantly - effective bureaucracy - equipped army with iron weapons - rapidly rising

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    September 12‚ 2006 SOC244 "Matters of Race: the Divide" The documentary‚ "The Divide"‚ was very informative and enlightening. It focused on a specific area in America (Siler City) and the many effects that race has on it. The video focused on Siler City‚ North Carolina because it has been a hotspot of racial controversy over the years. Many issues have risen in Siler City that are prime examples if not better examples of problems involving race throughout the country. The Mexicans that

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    of the 2008 race decisively favor Barack Obama. As is often the case‚ however‚ my words were met with a familiar riposte: What about the race factor? Are white Americans really ready to elect a black man as president? It’s a recurrent refrain among Democrats and even some hopeful Republicans. As Andrew Kohut wrote here‚ “56 percent of Democrats believe that many people will not vote for Mr. Obama because he is black.” With the first ever African-American presidential candidate‚ race is certainly

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    shot and killed Michael Brown‚ Wilson did not get any charges for that case. Chaney notes” ironic how department of justice found discrimination against blacks but not a charge of murder for darren wilson who killed Michael brown. In the essay Race Matters‚ it states “ 70% of black people say they get treated different than whites when cops are involved” (10). Even in the Trayvon Martin case‚ George Zimmerman walked out free. George Zimmerman who fatally shot Martin because he felt threaten of a

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    Main Ideas | Details | Cornell notes    Semantic map or web | * Can be used to provide an outline of the course‚ chapter‚ or lecture. * Organized by main ideas and details. * Can be as detailed as necessary. * Sequential-- take notes as they are given by instructor or text in an orderly fashion. * After class‚ write a summary of what you learned to clarify and reinforce learning and to assist retention. * Can be used as study tool: 1. Define terms or explain concepts

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