...Race and Why It Is UNimportant Race plays a very important role in our lives. It seems like everyday there is another story on the news that reiterates the idea that someone's race is what makes them who they are. It is their identity. Their soul. And any attack or privilege that happens to them, stems from their race.But what about someone's work ethic, attitude, or intelligence. Could these not also explain the reason why a person is successful or a failure? Or is race the only factor that plays a part in the success of someone? With so many opposing arguments it is hard to understand what is fact and what is fiction, when it comes to discussions on race. With that being said, I believe that race does not matter because leading african-americans...
Words: 1517 - Pages: 7
...person, the case is brought to the American Court System. In this system, there are prosecutors, defense attorneys, judges, and a jury of the peers that work to serve a correct verdict. However, a fair trial does not often happen, especially in the police shooting trials. Therefore, the race of the police officer and the race of the victim creates different punishments during trials. To start off, it might seem that African Americans feel that they are treated inferior to Whites, so they might say that they are often singled out in criminal circumstances and trails even. Some might claim that America has not yet...
Words: 1341 - Pages: 6
...This inspiring quote is the theme to an inspiring passage “Hawaii Ironman: An Irongirl’s story.” The theme means that coming in first does not matter, finishing the race is winning. Greta, the young lady from the passage, is a triathlete. A triathlete is an athlete who trains for three events instead of one. Greta’s dream is to enter the Hawaii Ironman, which is an energy-draining race. The Ironman consists of swimming, biking, and a marathon. For most people, their goal is to just finish the race. Although, there are some elite athletes who are there to win. The swimming part is only 2.4 miles, biking is 112 miles. After completing the first two parts, the athletes run a standard marathon distance of 26.2 miles. There are no timeouts, and no half-time breaks....
Words: 435 - Pages: 2
...Does racism still exist? Yes in fact racism does still exist. Over the centuries racism hasn’t changed people just are not outwardly about it as they were years ago. It may seem to appear that there aren’t any racial acts going on in society but in reality there is. Some people still won’t and never will accept you for your race for some reasons. As long as different races exist there will always be racism that follows. People may argue that slavery doesn’t exist because black people have better advancements than other races. Some might say all races are treated equally now. Having a black president does not mean racism is fully gone. We may have a partially black president in charge which people will jump to conclusion that racism is over but it’s not. Barack Obama may get a lot of threats we do not know about because he doesn’t have to share everything that goes on and the ones that he does eventually share we can see the raciness in them. When you go to stores you see a few cases of racism if you’re black. They tend to have an eye on the colored people rather than the white people. One day my friend and I went into the store and the lady followed us around. We didn’t take anything. That day some white boy stole some candy but no he never got caught because he wasn’t being watched. They automatically think since your black you are going to do something wrong. Some people still live in the past. People still feel like they are superior then blacks. They think blacks are...
Words: 457 - Pages: 2
...Affirmative action is discriminatory and can result in someone not accomplishing their aspiration or dream. With the use of affirmative action, or preferential treatment, one race or gender may have more of an advantage then someone else because of their skin color. Jack Kemp once said, “Affirmative action based on quotas is wrong - wrong because it is antithetical to the genius of the American idea: individual liberty”. Everyone should be treated equal in all scenarios and the most qualified should be chosen. Affirmative action and preferential treatment limit the educational opportunities and social progression in aspects of life such as jobs. All people in consideration, “should be treated as equals unless there are morally relevant reasons for treating them different” (Andre). Factors should be based on the person’s skill and qualifications for the job or acceptance into a school. But, research has shown that minorities have had increases of up to 310 points in their SAT score just because of the race or gender of that person (Affirmative). In these places, race should not be brought up. It should just be based on what they have done and what attributes they will bring. Since the scores might be inflated, it leads to an increase in the inability of them to succeed which then leads to a higher dropout rate. African Americans had a dropout percentage of forty-five percent compared to seventy-three percent by white students in the same year (Andre, Claire). It also was designed...
Words: 1066 - Pages: 5
...question I still ask myself why would we as Americans fight each other based on our skin color? This is what led me to interview my roommate Aban Morisetty, about how he feels about the color of his skin. The interview took place in a small study room, where it was just me and him. I first asked the main question. Have you ever experienced racism? He looked at me weird, but then he went on to state that he does experience it. He said “every time I go to the airport people always eye me.” Aban grew up in Multan a small country in Pakistan. As you know people in America these days look at his race to be the cause of 9/11. See, the one thing done by one person in your race pretty much determines the outcome of how people view you in the future. The next question comes up “How does it make you feel every time you walk in a airport?” He goes on to say that “he doesn’t like the way he is looked at because his skin color. People automatically suspect me to be a terrorist. I even do the simple things, like try to dress like a regular person that’s trying to fly somewhere. No matter what I do, people will always view me the same.” He is not the only one that deals with this type of stuff. For example an African-American is always suspect of selling drugs or carrying a gun. The reason is because in the past African-Americans have done just that. They ruin the chances for everyone just because they want to be...
Words: 1171 - Pages: 5
...Racism is a serious social issue in America today just as it has always been since its founding. There has been huge leaps towards equality for all races. However, even with anti-discrimination laws in place, people still claim that racism is just as prominent as it always has been (Robson 10). Movements like Black Lives Matter are completely unjustified as all they do is incite violence and contradict their own cause. Racial profiling is also not a product of indoctrinated racism but a product of fact and crime prevention. There are several issues people have today related to race. One issue is the use of racial profiling as a legitimate form of police work. “The use of race or ethnicity as grounds for suspecting someone of having committed...
Words: 1245 - Pages: 5
...the Budinsky case about classification of race being stupid and inaccurate? Explain. The Budinsky case shows that the terms "race" and "racial discrimination" maybe of such doubtful sociological validity as to be scientifically meaningless, but these terms nonetheless are subject to commonly-accepted, albeit sometimes vague, understanding and the conclusion of the concept is seemed unscientific. And also in Budinsky case victims of group discrimination are commonly subject to a "racial' identification as "non-white". But in Alonzo's case, they should focus both on national origin and race and it will relate to specific concepts of race and racial discrimination, the Budinsky could not help with this case. Do you think it matters someone's category is called "race" vs. "ethnicity" Explain. Race is a classification system used to categorize humans into large and distinct populations or groups by heritable phenotypic characteristics, geographic ancestry, physical appearance, ethnicity and social status. But ethnicity is not just a person's race. Ethnicity is about tradition, learned behavior and customs. It is about learning where you come from, and celebrating the traditions and ideas that are part of that region. Ethnicity gives us rooms to change because we can reject our own and embrace another, but race is more about biologically engineered features. So I think that it really matters someone's category is called "race", people will judge the person's appearance...
Words: 694 - Pages: 3
...Racism has been a problem in the world for many years. People of all races have to deal with this; Racism can cause major emotional damage and physical damage to a person. In this book we can see many examples of racism, the self esteem damages it causes, the inappropriate names used and the result of growing up near racism; Insecurity. Racism can cause major self esteem damage to a person, no matter what age they are. If others are being racist towards someone, In order to deal with people who gave him a hard time, T.J.’s parents gave him some helpful advice: “To be loud when I run into racism, but I cannot expect it to be loud when it comes to me” (pg.3). T.J.’s parents want him to realize when he is being racially discriminated against and not to let it slide; he will have to stand up for himself....
Words: 582 - Pages: 3
...today that does not have some sort of influence or advertising to or for the topic of racism. Recently, society’s spot light has been on “Black Lives Matter” this is a movement that emphasizes police brutality against black individuals and having equal options for blacks. The movement has been presented largely through the use of social media and recently has escalated to the big stage on national TV during the super bowl. What is interesting about all of these racism topics is how it has become a one way street. The media only focuses on when black individuals are upset with the white race, or how they only air news stories about injustices happening to black people when there is problems happening to all cultures in our country and around the world....
Words: 495 - Pages: 2
...Does Affirmative Action really reduce discrimination or does it promote discrimination? Affirmative Action is a policy favoring minority groups in education and employment to put an end to discrimination. Does Affirmative Action really accomplish that? No, Affirmative Action doesn’t. In fact, Affirmative Action leads to reverse discrimination. It also rewards people for the wrong reasons. Affirmative Action needs to be put to an end. Affirmative Action doesn’t end discrimination. Instead, it inspires reverse discrimination. In the article, “A Case Against Affirmative Action”, it states, “ The fundamental unfairness and arbitrariness of preferences -- why should the under-qualified son of a black doctor displace the qualified daughter of a Vietnamese boat refugee?” Admissions and employment should not be determined based solely on race. It should be based on their academic and nonacademic achievement. One should look at the qualifications of candidates instead of their race. In addition, an individual from a minority group should not be given slack on the requirements to gain an acceptance just because of their race. “[T]he average SAT disparity between Stanford's African-American and white admittees reached 171 points in 1992, according to data compiled by the Consortium on Financing Higher Education and cited in Richard herrnstein and Charles Murray's book, The Bell Curve.” The African-Americans, in this case, are given an unfair advantage. Why should they be accepted into...
Words: 844 - Pages: 4
...Scripture. Although nearly 2,000 years old, the Bible always seems to be up to date and meets the needs of its readers. The universal appeal extends to all races. Seldom does anyone take the attitude that Orientals wrote the Bible. As a matter of fact, many linguists have pointed out that the “translatableness” of the Bible is another demonstration that it is a unique book whose Author is God. No matter what language, the Bible’s message comes through clearly when it is translated from one language to another. The argument for the universal appeal applies to the rich as well as to the poor. The Bible is found in the bookcases of the rich, as well as on the coffee tables of the poor. And, finally, all ages love the Word of God, from children to the elderly. Because God wanted to communicate to all people, in all circumstances, at all periods of time, and at all levels of society, He supernaturally endowed the Bible with His Spirit so that it would have a universal appeal. While not a conclusive argument, it reaffirms the others when taken en masse. We’re living in the world of many different culture, different languages, different social status, but for the world of God there is only one common message of the Scripture. “No matter what language, the Bible’s message comes through clearly when it is translated from one language to another.” For each person who reads the Bible he/she will receive God’s message...
Words: 815 - Pages: 4
...different race, apparently in the 1950’s and especially in Virginia state, it was bad. The certificate of the new couple's marriage was from Washington D.C. , but under the law of Virginia state, two people of different races can not marry each other. Richard Loving was a white man who fell in love with a black woman, Mildred Loving, and married her. After five weeks of their marriage, they were arrested. They spent several days in jail...
Words: 1150 - Pages: 5
...Mexicans Gary Soto The essay “Like Mexicans” by Gary Soto describes the similarity that people have, no matter their origins. Soto explains in this essay how a specific race does not describe how people are. When Gary was younger he received two advices from his grandmother. A Good Advice and a bad advice, the bad was to be a barber to work less and earn money and the good was to get marry with a Mexican girl, advices that he always remember. In this story the Soto’s family expect that Gary gets marry with an Mexican woman, when he gets older, because they think Mexicans are better wives for their behave and how they treat their husbands. They assume that people should get marry with people equal to them, meaning same culture, nationality and economic status. At the age of 20 when Gary was older he met a Japanese women with who she felt in love and thought she was the one to be his wife and make a family. The new was not accepted immediately for his family and friends, his best friend Scott disagree with Gary’s decision of having this relationship with the Japanese women named Carolyn. The argument Scott use to disagree this relationship was that Carolyn was too good for Gary, for her race. Once Gary visited Carolyn’s home he saw her family and the way they live, he realized that race does not define your economic status or your intellectualism. No matter what race people are: Black, Asian, Mexican or “OKIES” (a name his grandmother used to call people whose were different...
Words: 449 - Pages: 2
...Race is not Biological People use the term race to indicate a group of people that share similar physical features that are believed to come from their ancestors. As a result to this, people then think that race is a matter of bloodlines, it is biologically passed down from ones parents. Jenell Paris suggests that race is actually a socially constructed phenomenon, a way to categorize people for social purposes based on one’s physical appearance and differences. (Priest, Robert J.2007) Many do not realize this. Most people do not know that race is a social reality, they believe that it is a biological reality. The way race should be seen is that is just plainly does not exist. The human species evolved from the people in Africa. The migrated to different parts of the world and the geographical environment causes us to have varies physical traits. These differences in appearance are due to mutation, natural selection, and genetic drift (Fisher, Jefferson1995). Because the environments where drastically different in these geographic regions, the human traits changed for...
Words: 1100 - Pages: 5
