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    Racial Reparations

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    Brandi Holbrook Sociology 210 23 April 2012 Racial Reparations “Logically‚ if someone deserves reparation then necessarily someone has acted wrongly and harmed or injured him as a result (Boxill).” Without any question‚ African Americans are a group that over many years has been acted wrongly against. Thomas Jefferson was one of the first people to come up with the idea of giving reparations to black slaves‚ and the idea was soon ended by Thaddeus Stevens who said that blacks deserve these reparations

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    Blue Nile

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    The spreadsheet I did presents a summary of Blue Nile financial results from 2005 to 2009. From 2005 to 2007 revenues and net income both increased. The deep recession which began in late 2007 seriously affected the revenue in 2008. And then in 2009 the revenue recovered and increased slightly. I am going to analysis the financial performance in three parts. First‚ profitability ratios. Blue Nile had steady return on asset ratios around .1. The company utilized its assets very efficiently and

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    Blue Whale

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    Common Name- Blue Whale Scientific Name- Balaenoptera musculus Family- Balaenopteridae- derived from the French‚ rorqual meaning whale Related Species- Sei Whale‚ Humback Whale‚ Fin Whale‚ Bryde’s Whale‚ Eden’s Whale‚ Common Minke Whale‚ Antarctic Minke Whale‚ and Omura’s Whale. Family Traits- Members of the Family Balaenopteridae have a narrow elongated flipper‚ feed on crustaceans by gulping water and pushing it out through baleen plates‚ have a dorsal fin and gestation last from 11-12 months

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    Racial Prejudice

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    Racial and Class Prejudice By: Chong Koi Jun‚ Sean Woon‚ Sae Xilong‚ Lee Kai Xuan and Matthew Lim Definitions ● Racial prejudice: A strong discriminatory opinion against a certain race of people when some feel there are people of other skin colours which are in a certain respect “inferior” to themselves; they deserve negative treatment. ● Class prejudice: A strong discriminatory opinion against a certain category of people in society‚ usually occurring on the pretext of a more “superior race”

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    Sonny's Blues

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    James Baldwin was a great story teller and preacher living in Harlem. He wrote many novels and Sonny’s Blues was one of them. Even thought this story was not his own biography it seems like James Baldwin was familiar with those chronicles‚ but the story was very interesting and moving as a black man living as minority. Sonny’s Blues is the story of a young black man in 1957‚ told by his older brother who is a teacher in a local high school in the heart of Harlem‚ New York. Sonny was a good boy gone

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    Racial Profiling

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    Racial Profiling Prof. James Wright/CRJS420 By Viktoria Gavre American InterContinental University June 20‚ 2013 Racial Profiling Introduction On April 19‚ 1995‚ around 9 a.m. a yellow Ryder Rental truck pulled up into a parking area outside the Alfred P. Murrah Building in Oklahoma City. Two minutes later all hell broke loose as the truck’s 4000-pound cargo blasted the government building shattering one-third of the seven-story building. Investigators got it right‚ they said the suspect

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    Racial Discrimination

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    Seminar on Peace Education A Research Paper on Racial Discrimination Racism takes many forms. In general‚ it is a belief that a particular race or ethnicity is inferior or superior to others. Racial discrimination involves any act where a person is treated unfairly or vilified because of their race‚ color‚ descent‚ national or ethnic origin. Racism may take the form of stereotyping‚ name calling or insults‚ commentary in the media‚ speeches at public assemblies and abuse on the internet. It

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    equality and diversity

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    L2-HSC Technical Certificate unit worksheet Unit 203 – Principles of diversity‚ equality and inclusion in adult social care settings The numbers in the bracket after each question relate to the assessment criteria in the standards UNIT 4222-203 1. Define what is meant by: (1.1.1) A. diversity diversity means variety people varied in lots of ways their age‚ beliefs‚ height weight in a health care setting men and women vary in age‚ each having their own personal experiences and beliefs

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    Racial Diversity

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    Racial Diversity in Society Worksheet 1 ETH/125 Version 8 Associate Program Material Racial Diversity in Society Worksheet Part I Complete the following using the MySocLab Social Explorer Map: Income Inequality by Race (located on the student website) as a reference: Select 1 racial group from the list below: African American o Asian American o Arab American o Hispanic American/Latino White/Caucasian Write a 150- to 300-word summary of the economic

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    Equality In America

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    It is known for its success‚ sacrifice‚ unity‚ bravery‚ freedom‚ dedication‚ liberty‚ equality‚ diversity‚ and courage. In my opinion out of all that were listed‚ the three that stand out the most are sacrifice‚ freedom‚ and equality. These three topics are not only presented in the present‚ but they stood out a great deal in the past too. The next few paragraphs will show how sacrifice‚ freedom‚ and equality is shown in our country. Sacrifice‚ this word has a strong meaning and those who complete

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