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    The explosion of new technologies in the 1950’s and 1960’s created a wave of innovation‚ enhancing the lives of men and women. Fancy new products were being produced enabling the lives of the people in this time to consume leisurely items. The postwar years initiated a huge increase in population. From 1945 to 1964‚ the baby boom occurred‚ which fueled the need for houses. By this time‚ one-third of the U.S. population lived in suburban areas. With the increase in transportation options and affordable

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    Racial Profiling

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    Racial Profiling Throughout many communities‚ racial profiling has been brought up numerous times due to the fact that many feel as though they are being discriminated against through law-enforcement policies. Race and ethnicity play a big role in this debate because police tend to pull over individuals due to their color rather than if they have suspicious activities going on. It is said by Jim Cleary that several officers pull over people of a different race on a daily basis yet never record

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    Racial Identity

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    biological one‚ it is still a very meaningful concept to most people in America. I would like for you to discuss your own race/ethnic identity in this essay.  Be sure to incorporate the concepts from the readings: stereotypes ‚ racial and ethnic inequality‚ discrimination and prejudice‚ white privilege‚ etc. Answer some of these question within your essay. Again look for a good ‘hook’ and a clear thesis for your essay. W hat is your racial/ethnic identity? When and how did you become aware of this identity

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    The World was changed in the 1990s and 2000s as a result of the millions of technological developments that took place. Political events that occurred during the generation of 1970s-1980s have affected the way things happen duringbig roof the foreclosures‚ different politically because of all the attacks‚ and very different socially because of all the new technological advances. Politically‚ many things have changed. Of course there are still attacks that are going on in the world‚ but the attacks

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    The Energy Crisis of the 1970’s In October of 1973 the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) inflicted an oil embargo on the Unites States of America. This was the outcome of our support to the Israeli nation during a time of need. This embargo damaged the U.S. economy so greatly that many were unsure if the country would escape such devastation. In the early 1970’s under President Nixon’s order‚ the United States of America began shipping arms to its ali Israel. At this

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    Racial Diversity

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    Racial Diversity Michael Robertson ETH/125 August 24 ‚ 2014 Dr. Ganella Smith The majority race in the U.S. until present has been Caucasian with ancestral roots from Europe‚ such as Britain France‚ Spain‚ and Germany. Being the "first" Americans were the Native Americans but when English settlers and Europeans began coming into America so did the Native Americans become the minority. Other notable races in history include Hispanic‚ and African Americans. Hispanics derived from Mexico‚

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    Racial Stereotypes

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    Although demeaning and offensive racial stereotypes were pervasive in popular media of every kind during the 20th century‚ most observers would agree that the media is much more sensitive to representations of race today. But the pernicious effects of that stereotyping live on in the new racism arising from disparities in the treatment of stories involving whites and people of color in a ratings-driven news market‚ media-enhanced isolationism as a result of narrowcasting‚ and other sources. This

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    racial harmony

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    Essay Racial harmony "Harmony makes small things grow‚ lack of it makes great things decay." - Sallust (Roman historian) In modern society the problem of racial intolerance particularly draws our attention. It is not surprising due to the fact that any insensitive remarks or decisions made by people of different nations cause a lot of racial riots and strikes. Undoubtedly‚ without mutual understanding between nations‚ a country would lose its peacefulness and become unstable which

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    A. Racial Group

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    because of obvious physical differences? a. racial group b formal group c. ethnic group d. social group 5. Which of the following is considered a racial group? a. Jews b. Puerto Ricans c. African Americans d. all of these 6. Which term is used to describe a group that is set apart from others primarily because of its national origin or distinctive cultural patterns? a. racial group b. ethnic group c. social group

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    Racial Profiling

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    Racial Profiling Racial Profiling is wrong‚ and stereotyping certain races as having a greater propensity to commit crimes should be prohibited. Ever since the terrorist attacks of September 11 there have been an increase in the willingness to condone law enforcement and security actions based primarily on the color of ones’ skin. Since the 9/11 terrorist attacks‚ it has been the official policy of the United States government to stop‚ interrogate‚ and detain individuals without criminal charges

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