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    the newly freed slaves from discriminatory action by state governments. A state was prohibited from depriving “any person of life‚ liberty‚ or property without due process of law‚” from denying “any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws‚” and from abridging “the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States.” —In 1890‚ the Louisiana General Assembly enacted a Separate Car Law requiring railroads in the state to provide “equal but separate accommodation for the

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    Religious and Ethnic Groups Paper Natalie Lewis Eth/125 June 08‚ 2013 Jodi Perro Religious and Ethnic Groups Paper The religious group is chose was Jehovah’s Witnesses. I did some online research and also asked my children’s Foster Mother‚ Regina Metzger the questions. I wanted to see what the differences of what I found online and what she said the beliefs were. So this is a mixture of what I got from my online sources and what she said. Jehovah’s Witnesses differ from other religious

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    The Second World War had a profound effect on white men who lived in the United States during the 1940s. Many volunteered for overseas military service‚ and many more joined the army in the nation’s first peacetime draft‚ which occurred in 1941 as a precursor to the United States’s future involvement in the war. World War II also‚ however‚ had a profound impact on the lives of women and ethnic minorities in the United States. Because white men were the primary candidates of the draft‚ women and minorities

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    Health Association NOVEMBER 2008 Evaluating the Economic Causes and Consequences of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities Kristen Suthers‚ PhD‚ MPH R acial and ethnic health disparities are differences in health status driven by social inequities. While most agree that disparities in health are a social justice issue‚ underlying economic issues that exacerbate these differences have not been recog- nized. This paper dissects the economic costs of disparities first‚ at the individual

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    The United States is and will continue to be a very diverse place. More than 8 million legal immigrants came to the U.S. between 1981 and 1990‚ and an undetermined number of undocumented immigrants enter the United States each year. In addition‚ the United States includes people of many religions‚ languages‚ economic groups‚ and other cultural groups. In order to be a successful manager in today’s very diverse society a manager needs to be open and understanding of cultural differences‚ different

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    Religious and Ethnic Groups ETH 125/Cultural Diversity November 10‚ 2013 Sally Kwitkowski Religious and Ethnic Groups I associate myself as being a white Christian female. Although there are many millions of people who consider themselves of the Christian belief‚ there are several branches of that belief that practice different worshipping techniques. Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) The Latter Day Saints (“Mormons”) are a Christian group founded by Joseph Smith in the late 1820s‚ and who have

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    Ethnic Diversity In Canada

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    of people from a distinct array of ethnic identities‚ patterns of crime are often quite similar. For example‚ statistics have shown a large population of at risk black youth in the City of Toronto often indicted for street crimes. Or‚ the City of Vancouver‚ where the Asian youth gang phenomenon is at large (Mercer‚ 1995‚ 181). It is very important that the police forces in these communities represent or to the least have knowledge and sensitivity of these ethnic groups. Many of these at risk youth

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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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    Religious and Ethnic Groups Ika Michelle Webb ETH/125 June 7‚ 2013 Judith Rozarie Religious and Ethnic Groups According to Encyclopedia Britannica‚ Orthodox Judaism is a “the religion of those Jews who adhere most strictly to traditional beliefs and practices.” (Britannica‚ 2013) Differentiating from Christianity‚ Orthodox Jews adhere to daily worship‚ traditional prayers and holidays‚ and how and when a child goes through adulthood. While in a synagogue‚ men and women are separated‚ which

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    Ethnic groups After going through and being asked to react to the following statement‚ “Students who dine solely with members of their own ethnic group and participate in ethnic student organizations and activities contribute to a decline of ethnic relations on campus‚” I have come to realized that as any other statements there’s always two sides and a lot more to consider before coming to a consent as a whole. In my opinion this is very important and should always view both sides of the story

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