...African Americans and other people of color were inferior to them. In Theresa Runstedtler’s, Jack Johnson: Rebel Sojourner she discusses the life of the African American heavyweight boxing champion, Jack Johnson, and the obstacles he faced as a person of color in the spotlight during his boxing career. For a person of color in the early 20th century Jack Johnson lived both a typical and an atypical life. Johnson was mostly successful in making a life of his own by not abiding to the rules that were set for him and...
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...please?” So then, you're just wondering,“is this white privilege?” White privilege can be little things in our society, that can be changed. White privilege in America is real. White people are less likely to be arrested by police. If you are a person of color you are most likely going to be accused of committing a crime than a person of white color is. According to Human Rights Watch, “people of color are no more likely to use or sell illegal drugs than whites, but they have much higher rates of arrests. While only 14% of black people use drugs regularly, 37% of those arrested for drugs...
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...Keke Weathers Dr.Sarthou Composition II November 6, 2015 Emotions, Emotions, Emotions When you w3ake up in the morning, what are some of the things you do before heading out of the door? Most people look at the weather before they leave home .The weather sets the mood for the day. It determines what a person is going to wear and even a person’s attitude for the day. For example, if it is fall time and rainy out, a person might wear rain boots and a sweater. Now think of the colors of fall; orange, brown, yellow and red, and the colors of the leaves. The color brown can make one feel cozy, snug, and safe. Orange is associated with stimulation, warmth, and happiness. Thanksgiving is during the fall season and it is a time to stuff your face, to be surrounded by family, and to be thankful. And these colors help to set the vibe. Everyone is cheerful , full of laughter, and hungry. These feelings are asscosiated with the color yellow. Red symbolizes love and life and is mainly what people are thankful for on thanksgiving. Now back to the wet and slippery situation. When it is dark and stormy outside people tend to feel drowsy, sleepy, or even sad. Spring time gets the most rain typically in the western hemisphere. Spring time is one of the most crucial seasons for suicide. In the U.S. at least 30,000 people commit suicide each year. The suicide rates worldwide outweigh deaths involving accidents and homocides combined. IT is a popular belief that suicided rates peak during the...
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...whites claim not to be racist. Some say when looking at others they don't see color and they just see people. Although most people try to ignore its existence, it’s quite obvious that racism comes to many people such blacks, whites, latinos and asians. Martin luther king wanted everyone to be treated equal and not be judged by their color. In a way of Summing up so everyone would be color blind and look at everyone the same way. Color blind racism is claimed to be an ideology which has acquired major dominance in the late 1960. This is the problem of racism because still to this day since the 1900s its still happening and needs to be put to an end. The color blind racism is the perfect idea for equal rights in America's society...
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...a gene is made up of. After mutation, the sequence becomes different from that found in most human beings. Mutations are a result of damage to DNA during replication or to the genomes of RNA usually caused by chemical mutagens or radiation. Mutations in genes can either have no effect, alter the product of a gene, or prevent the gene from functioning properly or completely. Mutations can also occur in non-genic regions. Mutations in sex cells can be transmitted to the next generation; mutations in other cells cannot be transmitted. The effects of mutation may be beneficial, harmful or neutral. The DNA fails to copy correctly thus leading to gene mutation. Harmful Mutations Harmful mutations result in severe consequences on the health of the person. Some examples of harmful mutations are as follows: 1. Sickle Cell Anemia It is an example of natural harmful mutation existing in human beings. It is a...
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...socio-cultural ramifications of such actions? Back in the late 1800’s blacks were dehumanized and were made a mockery. James Crone, in his book, talks about how blacks or people of color would be lynched or would be threatened to be lynched just for walking the wrong way or giving a wrong look. The superior whites would hold events to watch a black man be hung and burned. Thousands of whites would attend including men, women, and children. Crone called it a family affair. Children would collect chopped off body parts as souvenirs and postcards would be made from pictures of the burning human and sent to relatives with quotes such as “this was our barbeque last night.” It was unjust to treat any human being that way let alone to treat just one race that way because they looked different. Mobs of white Americans would stop a black person and use violence on them just because they could and they knew they would get away with it. Lynchers were always mysteriously unknown to churches and police authority but very well known in the media. Whites turned the other way when it came to a black person back then. The lynching tree represented white power and “black death”. The only thing the Americans of color relied on was their faith. They knew that their faith was the only thing that a white person could not take away from them. They prayed and often related themselves to Jesus Christ. Jesus knew he did not deserve to be crucified, as the black people knew they did not deserve to...
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...after his hearing. The debate in the article focuses primarily on if Sterling will or will not have to forcefully sell his team, all depending on the votes that will come from NBA owners. This racial incident relates to topics covered in Ethnic Studies dealing with the issue of people being “color blind”, benefits of white privilege, and also on African American stereotypes. The topic of color blindness is extremely relevant to this article because it proves that that way of thinking, or living does not exist. One of the racist remarks that Donald Sterling was recorded “saying to a female friend, V. Stiviano [was] not to bring blacks to Clipper games during their conversation that was recorded” (Mahoney 8). With this it could be seen that Sterling himself, along with everyone else, sees color as an identifier. Saying that someone does not see color would be a lying, since a person’s color is a big part that they are. In the movie The House We Live In, that was screened in lecture it pointed out the fact that the first thing people notice about one another is skin color. People then assume how a person acts based on the preconceived stereotypes that have been attached to certain features of a person. Donald Sterling’s comments to his female friend followed this exact process; once he saw his friend Stiviano with African Americans at games he took that as a bad look for his...
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...recognize that name that is because she is the person who wrote The Color Purple. Alice Walker was born in Georgia in the 1940s. She was in the middle of the civil rights movement. She saw and experienced everything from peaceful protests all the way to being put in jail for the same thing. Alice experienced the pain of being discriminated against just for being black. There were some things in her life that she could not control and some that she could. She could not control the fact that she was black but she could control the fact she married a person of a different color. So not only was she a person of color but she also married someone of what was called the “opposite color” back then. She experienced many challenges in life because of the color of her skin. Her parents grew up as slaves and she was a sharecropper. Alice worked 11 hours a day for $17 per week to help pay to go to college. She was voted valedictorian in high school. She eventually went on to go to Spelman College and transferred to Sarah Lawrence College on a full scholarship and graduated in 1965. Alice became interested in the civil rights movement because of her professor Howard Zinn. The man that she went on to marry was named Melvyn Roseman Leventhal. After she married him she was a writer for Jackson State College and Tougaloo College. Alice was also inspired by Zora Neale Hurston. Alice went on to write lots of books among those being The Color...
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...Jessica J. Ordonez CSLG – 6145 Dr. Ceballos Color of Fear Analysis Paper Question #1 The 3 major themes that are highlighted in David’s utterances are the following: 1. White people are seemingly unaware of their White privilege and the fact that they are part of a group. Throughout the video David clearly expresses that he does not feel that being white makes him any special. He finds the topic of racism “extremely exciting” because he never really understood why “they” had to cause struggle and strife and why “they” couldn’t feel happy. ------------------------------------------------- And when the subject of racism was mentioned to me I found it extremely exciting because I grew up in this area with friends of all races and we would read in the news - see on the television of racial struggles in other areas and could not comprehend how that could be - why they had to cause struggle and strife for each other. Why couldn’t they be just like at home, happy and productive together? (Transcript) David’s comments clearly demonstrate how clueless he is about his own White privilege. In the beginning of his dialogue David explains that he has never felt that he was “in control” of anything. Yet, in the same statement he goes on to explain how he has owned vineyards and orchards that employed several minorities. David’s own words appear to be oblivious to him. It appears that he is speaking without even listening to himself. In one sentence he states...
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...that there are certain groups of individuals that have an advantage over others. “Social liberties use the term to mean benefits according to white people under economic, political, and social circumstance. (Anyon 17)” I agree with his stance because there is no extension of such privileges to individuals of other races such as Blacks, Hispanics or Asians. The use of this term is mainly in the social inequality context primarily in relation to social class, sexual orientation, race, age, and gender. Several recorded privileged elements show the advantageous that White America has in getting access to better housing, jobs, and education. This paper will explore the issue of White American privileges and how social class status is based on color of your skin and the financial means of your family. In the article by Peggy McIntosh, she defines, “White privileges as a package of unearth assets, invisible in nature and are obvious” (McIntosh 10). There is a comparison of white privilege to an undetectable light knapsack of assurance, maps, tools, guidance, visa, codebooks, clothes, passbooks, emergency gear, blank checks, etc. I concur with Peggy McIntosh analysis since there are several functions brought about by white privileges. These functions include provisions of “perks” specifically for white people. These benefits put all white people at an advantage over the rest of society. White people are exempted from many challenges faced by other races. In addition, there...
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...moment of our lives, color is playing a huge role, even though our color choices tend to be unconscious. Colors have an emotional impact on an individual and it is shown based on what we wears, our personality, the food we eat etc. “For several years psychologists have been interested in a number of psychological aspects of color; paramount among these have been effects of colors on emotion” (Jacobs & Suess, 1975, par. 2). Believe it or not colors affect our daily lives by giving off more energy, soothing affects, stimulate appetites, and sexual motivation. It was also reported that the color red as happy and blue as serene and dignified. (Jacobs & Suess, 1975, par. 2). In a study of questioning thirty males between the ages of fifteen to sixty what color bra they would like to see a girl of their dreams wearing in order to find out what colors are the most sexually stimulating? (Shpancer, 2013, par. 2). Out of thirty, fourteen chose black, four chose pink, red, blue, and white was only chosen by three. Grey and purple were each favored by someone once . There was also an experiment conducted to see what colors were connected with appetites. There was food coloring added to make eight different colored Jell-O. Out of fifteen people, seven chose red, pink and purple chosen by three a piece, as well as green and orange chosen each by one person. The color blue is either a calming or depressing color, depending on how someone is surrounded by it. Although this color is usually used...
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...Color Symbolism Rough Draft Throughout life a person experiences and sees many different colors. All colors send a hidden message to a person. The message can be based on that person’s emotion or what they just simply think the color’s message is. “Colors, like features, follow the changes of the emotions”, this was said by Pablo Picasso. What he means by this is that colors can and will have a very big effect on your emotions and actions. Looking at certain colors can change your whole mood very quickly whether it’s great or awful. Some dark colors could cause you to be sad, angry, or gloomy. But when a person looks at bright, beautiful colors it can make them very happy, friendly and social. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, The Great Gatsby,...
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...COLORS Expression Every people has its own way of saying things -- its own special expressions. Many everyday American expressions are based on colors. Red is a hot color. Americans often use it to express heat. They may say they are “red hot” about something unfair. When they are "red hot" they are very angry about something. The small hot-tasting peppers found in many Mexican foods are called “red hots” for their color and their fiery taste. Fast, loud music is popular with many people. They may say the music is “red hot” -- especially the kind called Dixieland jazz. Pink is a lighter kind of red. People sometimes say they are “in the pink” when they are in good health. The expression was first used in America at the beginning of the 20th century. It probably comes from the fact that many babies are born with a nice pink color that shows that they are in good health. Blue is a cool color. The traditional blues music in the United States is the opposite of red hot music. Blues is slow, sad and soulful. Duke Ellington and his orchestra recorded a famous song -- “Mood Indigo” -- about the deep blue color, indigo. In the words of the song: “You ain’t been blue till you’ve had that Mood Indigo.” Someone who is blue is very sad. The color green is natural for trees and grass. But it is an unnatural color for humans. A person who has a sick-feeling stomach may say she feels “a little green.” A passenger on a boat who is feeling very sick from high waves may look...
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...Fitzgerald one can see that the idea of the American dream is expressed through the simplicity of color. Many have argued that The Great Gatsby is a book of sexual immorality and critically acclaimed thoughts as well as a magnificent book that secretly has deeper meaning than the simply words it offers in its sentences. Such a person is Daniel J. Schneider who is an advocate of the glory behind the cover, he wrote “Color Symbolism in The Great Gatsby” where he puts forward his own point of view on the meaning of the use of Fitzgerald’s color symbolism in each sentence were he expressed an elusive idea hard for the common reader to find. In this mysterious book the color blue is very much present, from describing attire to showing the mode of the characters, blue goes beyond this and elusively states that it is the dream...
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...Throughout this story Du Bois, the set the narrative of his story life of facing these two separated worlds that he lives in. He shows us the claims of being the problem that he’s affecting of whites folks. And the downheartedness that he received from the life as not being the same as like the others. The first Claim, Du explained, that he was being a problem throughout these two worlds from being different from the whites. This shows why he stated: ‘’They Said, I know an excellent colored man in my town; or I thought at Mechanicsville; or, do not these southern outrages make your blood boil?’’ (Lines 4-6) It shows that he was being controlled on what to do and trying not to show resistant towards these people. Meanwhile, he thought that...
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