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    Race and Gender

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    Race‚ Gender and Social Justice WGS 2250-62‚ Fall 2013Wednesday 7:00-9:40 am Hunziker Hall 202 | Professor Edward JankowskiDept. of Women and Gender StudiesE-mail: jankowskie@wpunj.eduOffice Hours: By appointment | Course Description This course analyzes multiple forms of social oppression and inequality based on race (and color)‚ sex (and gender)‚ sexual orientation (and identity)‚ and class in the United States. It will examine systemic aspects of social oppression in different periods and

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    Sport and Race

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    upper-class background - has been challenged as a consequence of increasing gender equality and the emergence of more and more female athletes. This week‚ we look at the ways in which the changing ethnic composition of British society and changes on race relations have been reflected by changes in the sporting world. As first example: ==> Mohamed "Mo" Farah (born 23 March 1983) is a Somali-born British international track and field athlete. He is the current 10‚000 metres Olympic champion and 5000

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    1960's Decade Paper

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    with significant developments in politics‚ music‚ art‚ science‚ and more that influenced life in the United States and the rest of the world for generations to come. Some of the major political events of this decade include the cold war and the space race with the Union of Soviet Socialist Republic (USSR) to put man on the moon‚ the start of the Vietnam War (1965)‚ and the civil rights movement led by Martin Luther King‚ Jr. On the economic side‚ the 60s gave rise to the consumer and environmental

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    Social Dichotomy Of Race

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    to define race‚ two common theories tend to develop. One theory is that race is biological. The second theory is that race is only a social construct. Both theories are correct. I believe that race is both. I also believe that race is such a complex concept that it can’t be explained in this simple dichotomy. Scientists argue continually about whether race is biological or not. I see both sides of this argument‚ which is possibly because I believe that those on the side that deny race as being

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    Race in Othello

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    3 paragraphs of Act 1 in Othello ----Sally Fu RACE William Shakespeare’s Othello explores the issue of race in his portrayal of the protagonist as a Moor which represents his tending marginal role in a Venetian society. In the play‚ characters are judged again and again based on appearances and outward characteristics. The protagonist’s different ethnic background provides a platform for probing ideas of racial conflict. This is exposed initially through the title of this play

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    Race And Racism Essay

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    Race and racism have been among the history of United States and continue to impact of society. For one to say that racism no longer amidst us‚ is a blind accusation that can be proven false with many proofs. Although‚ to find the origin and theories of race and racism can be difficult. By analyzing documents from the past we can discover where race and racism might have risen from. Some of the texts that are able to aid us are End Notes‚ From Slavery to Mass Incarceration‚ Bratton Brand‚ Baltimore

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    During the Old Regime‚ food riots were the common form of protest for peasants. George Rudé indicates that he regards 1709 as a "great" famine year‚ which caused hundreds of people to die of starvation from poor grain harvests. Bread prices during August of 1725 were higher than the maximum price in 1709. Per Barbier‚ who Rude quotes‚ this price may have been as high as 32 sous for a four-pound loaf. This angered the populace and forced the removal of the minister of finance‚ M. d’Ombreval‚ from

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    held a grudge towards the zoot suits were the sailors who were coming back from the war. The sailors held grudges towards the ones wearing the zoot suits‚ because they weren’t in the war defending their country. Many of the issues that caused the riots were the tension between the two groups of young men. It was not right for the sailors to have gone that far as attacking everyone who was dressed as a zoot suit

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    Race and Ethnicity

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    According to the text‚ what is a possible self? Why does it matter that we have one? According to the text‚ possible selves are “multiple self-understandings of who one might be in the future; [they are] images representing a range of self-options for the future.”(232) This means a person has many ideas of who they want to be‚ and these ideas help construct a core identity and choice of who they eventually want to be. This theory also incorporates the notion‚ in any given time‚ people come to

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    Race and Prejudice

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    Prejudice I think it affects everyone‚ even if it occurs at a subconscious level. I will be the first to admit that I am prejudice: I judge people daily by how they dress‚ talk‚ and look. Prejudice has a heavy psychological impact on the ones to whom it is directed at; it shows the ignorance of the person displaying the prejudice; and yes‚ I believe prejudice can be lessened‚ but I it will never be eliminated. There is no reason for us to judge people based on their looks‚ they didn’t get to

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