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    Europe's Ethnic Minorities

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    Running head: EUROPE ETHNIC “Europe’s Ethnic Minorities” Jessica Williams Instructor Amber Welch HIS 306 Twentieth-Century Europe March 1‚ 2011 Europe’s Ethnic Minorities Since the 1900s‚ European History has seen its lows and highs when it came to ethnic tolerance and prejudice. The European Union has been dealing with discrimination for a long period of time. This conflict stems from the principles of social‚ economic

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    Brittany Katz Individual Paper #2 Media and Theory Application Don’t You‚ Forget About Contact Hypothesis‚ Don’t Don’t Don’t Don’t What does a brain‚ an athlete‚ a basket case‚ a princess‚ and a criminal all have in common? Much more than just a required Saturday detention. The Breakfast Club gives viewers a first hand look at Gordon Allport’s Contact Hypothesis and it’s effect on high school students. The Contact Hypothesis is one of the best ways to improve conflict among inter and outer groups

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    Running head: Accurately Measuring Blood Pressure: Factors that Contribute to False Measurements Accurately Measuring Blood Pressure: Factors that Contribute to False Measurements Barbara U. Tomlinson Accurately Measuring Blood Pressure: Factors that Contribute to False Measurements Abstract Blood pressure measurement is one of the five assessments that are essential in determining the patient’s status. Therefore‚ it is important to accurately measure the blood pressure

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    M. Taylor. 1977. Multiculturalism and Ethnic Attitudes in Canada. Ottawa: Supply and Services Canada. Berry‚ John W.‚ Jean S. Phinney‚ David L. Sam‚ and Paul Vedder. 2006. Immigrant Youth in Cultural Transition. Bird‚ Karen. 2009. Running Visible Minority Candidates in Canada: The Effects of Voter and Candidate Ethnicity and Gender on Voter Choice Canada in Comparative Perspective‚ Queen’s University‚ Kingston‚ ON‚ Canada‚ May 7-8‚ 2009. Bissoondath‚ Neil. 1994. Selling Illusions: The Cult of Multiculturalism

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    Japanese American Minority

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    Japanese-Americans as a Minority Japanese-Americans are a minority group consisting of people with ethnic ties to the archipelago of Japan‚ in eastern Asia. According to Pew Research Center (2012)‚ there were approximately 1‚304‚286 Japanese-Americans living in the United States in 2011. With the overall trend of Asian-American populations rising (Pew Research Center‚ 2012)‚ this number has certainly gone up‚ especially due to‚ according to Toji (2003)‚ those with mixed ancestry. Japanese-Americans

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    Social and Economic Issues There are four main ethnic minority groups in the United States: African Americans The distribution of African Americans in the US was traditionally concentrated in the southern states. However‚ for a number of years in the latter part of the 20th century‚ large African American populations have developed in northern cities such as Chicago and New York. The capital‚ Washington DC‚ also has a particularly large African American community. In recent years many African

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    SHIRLEY M.McBAY Improving Education for Minorities We have a long way to go‚ but the successes of hundreds of projects nationwide show that hope is very much alive. By the year 2015 or so‚ minorities will make up one-third of our population and a higher proportion of our work force. From this group can come a major share of the skilled technicians‚ scientists‚ engineers‚ and doctors‚ as well as teachers‚ generals‚ policymakers‚ financiers‚ and a host of other professionals that America needs to

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    are poor education facilities in the rurals‚poor health services in the rural areas‚to escape drought and diseases such as malaria‚to seek jobs and employment and to get better services like electricity and good water supply. There are several factors that lead to increased crime rate in urban areas such as rural urban migration as mention above‚poverty‚lack of jobs and employment opportunities‚high standards of living in urban areasincrease in slums in urban areas‚lack of inner morality in the

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    Long-Term Solitary Confinement Today in the United States‚ almost every state has built a supermax prison that utilizes the punishment of long-term solitary confinement‚ which effectiveness can be explained using the views of the social theorists‚ Michel Foucault and Emile Durkheim. In the opinion of Foucault‚ he believes in using punishment as a political tactic. On the other hand‚ Durkheim believes punishment reaffirms the moral order. Comparing the two‚ the trend of supermax prisons for long-term

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    |never||| 14. I am able to express my feelings.|never||| 15. I like to be accepted by others.|||always| 16. Physical contact makes me happy.|never||| 17. I set limits on time with my friends.||sometimes|| 18. I make my own decisions.||sometimes|| 1. Using the chart‚ determine the area/areas where you are weak. (10 points) a. Expressing my feelings b. Physical contact c. Asking for help 3. Using the chart‚ determine two of your strengths. (10 points) a. Making friends

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