...Exploratory Essay Outline Introduction (Paragraph I): a. Is racism still alive? b. Over the past years my views on racism has changed. When I was younger, I didn’t notice the racism as much as I do now. Body Paragraph 2 a. Source I i. Why Conservatives should oppose Racial Profiling ii. Racial profiling oppresses the African American population iii. The justice system is tailored for white men, the minorities just have to assimilate Body Paragraph 3 a. Source 2 I. Maryland Restricts Racial Profiling in New Guidelines for Law Enforcement II. Maryland law requires law enforcement agencies to have policies prohibiting racial and ethnic profiling during traffic stops III. There are people with different viewpoints on if racial profiling still exists IV. ''Racial profiling continues despite the fact that it is against the law of the United States; it's against Maryland law,'' Body Paragraph 4 b. Source 3 V. Why Racism Still Flourishes VI. “our faltering efforts to deal with race in this country, a great deal of time is devoted to responding to symptoms rather than root causes. That may help explain why racism keeps repeating itself.” VII. Examples are pointed out; in colleges racism has occurred. VIII. “The United States has been treating evidence of racism, and not the causes, since the Civil War.” Body Paragraph 5, 6, 7, etc Conclusion * Clarify what you now think of your...
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...and fascinated with the creation of life. After much time, he creates his monster that rejected by Victor and society. From his rejection, he plans to get revenge on Victory and mankind alone. There are many thematic ideas that arise during this novel. However, the two main themes are risky knowledge and secrecy which makes the novel easier to identify with. The consequences of arrogance are portrayed through the intelligent person which is seen mostly through Victor who goes above and beyond what the average person. The value of technology and invention is obviously observed through Victor’s creation “the monster”. Lastly, the loss of relationships is a main issue that not only Victor experiences. In Frankenstein, there is much value still alive today through the issues of risky knowledge and secrecy which is revealed by arrogance of intelligence, value of technology, and loss of relationships. The issue of arrogance through the intelligentsia is developed in several places throughout the novel. Victor is most easily identified with this issue because of his starvation for knowledge which he satisfies at the University of Ingolstadt. “My departure was therefore fixed at an early date; but, before the day resolved upon could arrive, the first misfortune of my life occurred-an omen, as if were, of my future misery.” (37). He is so passionate for learning; he ignores his social life and family, but makes extreme advancements in his studies. Like a stereotypical scientist,...
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...than women, “physiological tests now suggest that women have a greater tolerance for pain, and statistics reveal that women live longer and are more resistant to many diseases” ("Women's History in America", 1995). In 1969, women made up only about one-third of the workforce. Like it should have always been, now more and more women have taken on new responsibilities outside of home by joining the paid workforce and they make up almost half of all workers in the United States ("The State of Women In America", 2014). However, although women have made big advances in every field, they still endure discrimination. If both male and female work full time jobs, census reports show that to this day women still make 77¢ to a male’s dollar. With the obvious inequality of income between males and females, women are dominating poverty with 16.3% compared to the male’s 13.6% ("Economic Gender Discrimination Alive and Well In 2013", 2008-2014). When companies need to lay employees off, the ladies are the first to go. Clearly there...
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... 1 Ageism is discrimination against any person based on their age; specifically against the elderly. I would like to focus on ageism in corporate America and the effects on Baby Boomers , Generation x, and Generation y. Today ageism is alive and well in corporate America. It seems the older workers or the baby boomers are effected the most. At the other end of the spectrum you have Generation y fresh out of college with no experience effected by the economy. The whole spectrum of ages are greatly effected in todays economy. We are seeing more and more of generation mixing in corporate america. You have the Baby Boomers who have been with a company for twenty plus years who still writes hand written letters sitting next to Generation y ,who are extremly tech savvy and fresh to the company. Then you have Generation x (ages 29- 42) who is familiar with communications, media and digital technologies and are also feeling the affects of ageism in corporate America. Baby Boomers are the fifty year olds and up in corporate America, born usually from 1946-...
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...social construction of race as a category is alive and well today. The classification system, which radicalized different groups - typifying them according to their skin color and/or other defining features has a long history. With the advent of colonialism, racism underpinned the different and negative valuations attached to skin color. The racism of today is much more subtle and is no longer the blatant discrimination based on the color or your skin. It exists within the institutions of our society. It is the combination of government, corporate and media institutional racism that is largely responsible for the inequities of today. Unfortunately, these divisions impact the way in which we live our life and how we advance socially. Race has always been a complicated subject and is inevitable. Although we have made tremendous strides to dismantle the foundations of racism, it is clear and evident that racism still persists within the institutions of our society. I believe that America is one of greatest countries on the earth and it is a land of opportunity for everyone. The American dream is alive and well and many people of all races have had tremendous success. With these positives in place, it is no wonder why there have been so many incredible achievements by African Americans in the 21st century to include the obvious - the first black president. Over the years there has been much success in trying to dismantle discrimination against different races. By the time the...
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...Discrimination against Women Abstract This paper looks into the various forms of discrimination against women, which prevail in approximately all parts of the globe. Women usually bear the heaviest weight of exploitation and marginalization by society as a whole. In addition, women also often suffer from exploitation and oppression by men. Women are faced with discriminatory behavior in all stages of their adult life. Throughout history, women normally have had less career opportunities and legal rights and than men. In this paper, we look at how women are discriminated against based on their gender in public life, employment, politics, religion, education, marital status and family, social services, and before the law. Introduction Research data have revealed that discriminatory practices against women prevail in approximately all parts of the globe. Discrimination against women based on their gender occurs in public life, employment, politics, religion, education, marital status and family, social services, and before the law. Women make up half of the population of the world and carry out two-thirds of the globe’s labor hours. Women obtain a tenth of the income of the world and possess less than a hundredth of the world’s property. Women usually bear the heaviest weight of exploitation and marginalization by society as a whole. In addition, women also often suffer from exploitation and oppression by men. For example, women perform 50 to 70% of all agricultural...
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...For years, women have been oppressed by men and have long been considered man’s inferior. Kate Chopin’s short story, “The Story of An Hour”, depicts the life of a woman who feels free and empowered after receiving the news of her husband’s death. Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s “Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions” was presented to change the discrimination women were constantly faced with. Women have persistently fought for equality, specifically in education, job status, and voting rights. Kate Chopin’s “The Story of An Hour” is a anecdote about a married woman, Louise Mallard, who discovers her husband has died in a railroad accident. Louise Mallard begins to mourn her husband’s death in the bathroom, then suddenly feels a sense of freedom and empowerment. “‘Free! Body...
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...for being different. I feel in our time that is 2015, we are also facing discrimination and racism with the recent police brutality. Therefore, I felt the need to do segregation in the 1930’s. With a diary entry, I could not only take emotions and experiences that I have faced for being different and discriminated against, but also those that faced prejudice in the 1930’s, to tie it all together into a diary entry from the 1930’s. My purpose...
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...English 123 II – 2.2 Final Project Milestone One: Annotation Bibliography By Vincent Berry WHAT IS YOUR RESEARCH QUESTION? Are record labels racism and political in the music industry? What impact does racism and politics have on the artist and fan base? SUMMORIZE SOURCE INFORMATION FOR EACH ANNOTATION Suisman, David. "Co Workers in the Kingdom of Culture: Black Swan Records and the Political Economy of African American Music." Teaching the Journal of American History Vol. 90, No. 4.March 2004 (2004): 1295-1324. Web. 1 Mar. 2004. African American owned Record Company, which produced records for African American consumers, was faced with attempts by a large record corporation to force them into bankruptcy. Why would a large company do this for such a small African American owned company? How would it merit attention from African American people in this medium when you have more important subjects like voting rights and lynching? Moreover, why would it merit any attention at all, not to mention, selling records to black consumers. This article answers these questions and investigates the rise and fall of the small record company and explores the political economy in which it operated. Black Swan Records created by Henry H. Pace, who saw a way to respond to a hostile environment that African American people faced with, both in the entertainment industry and in American society. The protégé of W.E.B Du Bois, also saw that African Americans were not equally even when they...
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...members of this group? I think that the whites or Caucasian decent still leads the majority of race here in the United States of America. If you go further south you will find that there tend to be a lot more mexicans because its closer to mexico. There are other countrys like Hawaii, where you will see a variety of races, but the japanese pretty much are the majority of the race. When you think sbout it and try and break it down into a variety of groups you will find the the most common ancestral background of are Germans, Greek, British, Irish, Polish, Indian, and Italians. • What are some of the larger racial minorities in U.S. history? What have been the common ancestral backgrounds of each of these groups? When did each become a significant or notable minority group? Here the blacks or African decent happen to be the minorities in the United States of America. If you go further south you will see that the African decent or Blacks are more common. The Hispanics are another minority here in the United States and they also tend to reside in the southern state closer to Mexico. These are two minorities that happen to play an important role in some of the success that has been made her. The two minorities have strived to build the houses we live in, make the food we eat, and much more; they are a huge part of our nations workforce. • In what ways have laws been used to enforce discrimination? Provide examples. These laws were intended against which racial minorities...
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...discovered in recent years newborns with disabilities can be kept alive through extraordinary lifesaving techniques. An example of this is newborns born with chronic cardiopulmonary disease which, “…is a disease that affects the normal functions of the heart and lungs that could disturb the complete physical, mental and social well being of individual”. (Violeta) Newborns born with this would not survive more then a few days without the extreme help of doctors and machines to keep the baby alive. Now what could happen is the newborn could be left alone and would die but not before sufficient suffering. Or the baby could be kept alive with machines that the doctors have, but the baby would also suffer and only be kept alive because of the machines. The third option is the baby could be killed quickly and painlessly, which would relieve suffering. The ethical issues that are involved in this case that are brought up by people are. 1. Nobody has the right to decide whether ones life is worth less than another’s. Thus meaning that one person cannot decide whether someone should live or die. 2. Everyone should be given a fighting chance to live. This means that maybe something miraculous happens and the baby pulls through the disease. How would you feel if this was the case and you actually thought of killing your child? 3. Discrimination against newborns with disabilities. This brings up the argument of discrimination. For example you wouldn’t kill someone just because they were...
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...BUS/434 October 18, 2010 Robert Lewandowski The Legal Process An epidemic began hundreds of years ago, and unfortunately is still prevalent today. This epidemic is discrimination, and it is alive and well in all aspects of our lives. Discrimination comes in different forms and types. When most people think of discrimination, think of race discrimination; however, discrimination comes in many different forms such as age, gender, sexual, sex, religious, pregnancy, disability, and retaliation discrimination. Some form of discrimination happens every day, and not every employee has the proper information to file a claim against an employer or company after they feel they have been discriminated against. This paper will attempt to give resources and information about different types of discrimination and avenues available to John who wants to file suit against his employer due to some sort of discrimination. There are local, states, and federal laws hold employers responsible under the law for violating the law. Employers are not allowed to discriminate against an employee under the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Discrimination goes outside of just current employees to the firing, promotion, and discipline of employees. John feels that he has been discriminated against. There are many different types of discrimination; the claim could be from a wide variety of areas. If John feels that he has been discriminated against, the first step he would take would...
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...What does it mean to be mentally alive? In the Autobiography of Malcolm X, he briefly writes about a time in his life when he became mentally alive. Though Malcolm doesn’t come forth and specifically state what it means, its assumed that to be mentally alive is to be aware of what is going around, and to be open to information; to be ready to dig deep and pick apart each and every little detail. Not only does he describe his mental epiphany, he also raises the question: how is this related to learning, and why should individuals strive to be mentally alive? In the Autobiography of Malcolm X, Malcolm writes of his time in prison. He even goes as far as to say that the time he spent there actually motivated him to become mentally alive in his education. He writes, “I knew right there in prison that reading had changed forever the course of my life. As I see it today, the ability to read awoke inside me, some long dormant craving to be mentally alive” (X, 2013, p. 199). Because he had a lot of time to himself, Malcolm had the opportunity to take up reading. This awakened his mind, and caused him to think beyond the surface. He states, “And I read the histories of various nations, which opened my eyes gradually, then wider and wider, to how the whole world’s white men had indeed acted like devils, pillaging, and raping and bleeding and draining the whole world’s nonwhite people” (X, 2013,...
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...Ethical decisions Medical coding in a physician office An employee may be pressured into attaining the maximum costs by falsifying documents out of fear of losing their jobs. This medical coder does not want to feed into their supervisor’s greed but also needs their job. They will be left with no other choice but to add services to the patient’s bill that were not truly done in order to gain the most costs for their supervisor. This is not an ethical thing to do and this employee should make the attempt at finding different employment. But depending on the situation, the employee may not have the ability to locate another job so quickly and easily. They may need to find out who is above their supervisor in hopes of doing the right thing and still be allowed to keep their jobs. Another reason an employee would decide to fill the unethical request of their supervisor would be that they are a new employee. And by being a new employee they want to satisfy their employers. But this too will lead to failure and will hopefully make this employee realize the wrong doing of all involved. Administration of patient medications in a hospital setting Medication errors are no joke and may lead to death. However, a nurse is trained to know what the effects of each medications are. If a nurse is to by accident give the wrong medication or too much of one and chooses not to report it then it is of course unethical. In the nurse’s mind she may justify not giving the medication or giving too much...
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...slavery produced benefits for whites indirectly and passively. This happened through the process of human capital formation (20/20). Slaves made it possible for many whites to go into more rewarding occupations, gain increased skills, and to generate greater lifetime earnings for themselves and their descendants. After slavery, exclusions and discrimination allowed millions of Americans and immigrants to enter occupations with greater projections. In these ways, racism generated income and wealth that continues to appear in present-day recipients. Although discrimination still exists in the workplace today, I do think that it has a much less presence because of the implementation of affirmative action programs. Quite recently, there have been numerous debates regarding whether or not reparations for affirmative action programs should be used to correct past injustices. Although I am a huge supporter for these programs and heavily against slavery when it occurred, I do not believe that these particular programs should be used to correct these injustices. Slavery has been abolished for more than a hundred years and while racism and prejudices still exist, putting the...
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