...because of the connotations that come with the choice of words. A significant portion of the book where diction is seen is how Malcolm X discusses white people. In the beginning of the book, Malcolm X talks about white people by calling them “devils”. For instance, “‘the devil white man’, down through history, out of his devilish nature, had pillaged, murdered, raped, and exploited every race of man not white” (165). The use of the word “devil” represents a strong negative connotation which channels Malcolm X’s anger towards whites who committed racist actions towards racial minority groups. After his trip to Mecca, Malcolm X’s view on racism and white people shifted. He switches from calling whites “devils” to “brothers”. For instance Malcolm X says this when reflecting about his Mecca trip, “...the orthodox Islam which had given me the insight and perspective to see that black men and white men truly could be brothers” (371). The choice of the word “brothers” gives a more positive connotation. This change in word choice by Malcolm X directly shows his shift in views on racism which occurred at the conclusion of his trip to Mecca. The change is also significant in a rhetorical sense because both words are powerful and have the capability of leaving an impact on the...
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...Imagine yourself at an interview; not just any interview, but an interview for your dream career. You have spent years studying for a degree, months preparing yourself for employment, and weeks seeking the perfect opportunity to begin the rest of your life. You are nervous, yet confident in yourself. Eagerly, you reach to shake hands with your future employer and begin the interview. The interview is coming to an end and you feel that you have done a great job; the employer seems impressed with your credentials and socialization skills. You feel positive about the interview and then the interviewer mutters the words: “While we appreciate your interest in our company, we have offered the position to someone else. We do not hire people of your...
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...Cultural diversities are common methods of society contains an amount of individuals who have shared information of ethics, morals, views, or actions. In culture, information can be a result in skills, attitudes, belief, unlike persons, or services. In cultural diversity, there is an intellect of conduct that has been well-read from involvements or designs approved through messages after one group to the following. Sub-Culture are groups in or lesser than a cultural group which takes individuals of a dissimilar cultural family, place of residence, faith, or new thinkable factors that can transport the group together. Ethnicity shows a big part in culture as of today. Ethnicity, or cultural individuality, mentions to connect in cultural groups. Culture groups are clear by common ethnic performs, such as holidays, languages, and customs. Individuals can part the similar ethnic group then have dissimilar ethnic groups. In this paper, personal issues will be discussed within cultural diversity, understanding of the concepts, and reflects on the American Counseling Association (ACA) and National Association for Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors (NAADAC) codes of ethics. Cultural diversity is the cultural variety and cultural changes that are in the world, a culture, or an organization. It is also the presence of diverse people in a set or society. Cultural diversity (also known as multiculturalism) is a group of diverse individuals with consist of different cultures or societies...
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...I found myself thinking sociologically when I realized that equality in Canada is less practiced as what the Canadian Constitution Act of 1982 claims. In this constitution, it is stated that every individual should be treated equally regardless of their race, ethnicity, colour, religion, sex, age, and any disability; however, in reality, individuals experience inequality in the form of racism throughout the Canadian society. For instance, a few months ago, a black male was asked to leave the St. Laurent shopping centre by the mall securities as the position of his pants were viewed as not family-friendly but this type of fashion is normal for teenagers who are influenced by the hip-hop culture. As the man did not want to cause any trouble, he obeyed the securities but as he was escorted, the securities used unnecessary forces which caused scars and bruises to the individual. Furthermore, the black male was arrested and detained for 3 hours, then fined $65 by the Ottawa Police, and banned from the mall for 5 years. One witness stated that this was a case of racial profiling as she saw that the mall securities had no reason to assault the individual. Although many deny the existence of racism in the Canadian society, this type of inequality still largely exists. To further analyze this topic, articles written by various scholars on racial profiling in the criminal justice system and racism in the workplace in Canada will be compared and contrasted. Moreover, various sociological...
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...1. An observation I would like to make from both the interviews with Vanessa and Helen is that past memories influence present perceptions. Helen mentioned that she remembered her father not being able to get an education and the frustrations surrounding his experience. Vanessa recalled her childhood being average aside from not being able to play with her White friends. Not to justify or dismiss the severity of the racism which Helen is a victim, but perhaps her pain is heightened because she is already sensitive to the experience of racism. Neither Vanessa nor Helen wants to be distinguished because of their race. Vanessa does not see the surprise to everyone in her wanting to further her education. Similarly, Helen does not want to be known as the “good black teacher.” Both women’s attitude brings out the desire measured by their own merit as part of the human race, not a particular skin color, even though both women strongly identify as African American women. Vanessa’s closing statement points to the power of assumption that largely contributes to prejudice and racism. The teachers at Helen’s school may have assumed that their actions were not that harmful. I think the majority of stories of prejudice and racism can be traced back to an assumption made by one person about another. Garzon, F. (n.d.). [A Black Student’s Perspective]. 2. Vanessa and Helen have both had to deal with racism and racial stereotyping albeit in different ways. Vanessa’s experience...
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...UNFAMILIAR TERRITORY The arrival of new birds labeled as “exotic” or “different” and their impact on existing culture, is what causes the penguins to immediately call for a review (Hateley & Schmidt, 2008). They groan about how the new birds go about their daily business, and even the penguins that are accepting of the new birds, are intimidated by the notion of interacting with the new additions. I experienced this first hand as a manager at Apple, Inc. where I came into a leadership role at 27, and was working directly with other leaders who averaged 40 years of age. Needless to say, it was quite an educational experience for all parties involved. While most talked about how things were done a certain way since they had been there, I always questioned why it was done that way and how we could be more efficient using the resources at hand. I also felt like my career was on a major upswing and that the others had already peaked career wise and were growing complacent. There were also several instances where the concerning parties made inaccurate assumptions about one another. For instance, I always assumed that other managers felt uncomfortable learning about Apple products that were being released....
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...Government policies that controlled and regulated Aboriginal Australians provide the context for these stories. Memoirs and other contemporary sources reveal the ways in which government policies in different eras influenced nurse’s attitudes and clinical practice in relation to Aboriginal people, and helped institutionalise racism in health care. Up until the 1970s, most nurses in this study unquestioningly accepted firstly segregation, then assimilation policies and their underlying paternalistic ideologies, and incorporated them into their practice. The quite marked politicisation of Aboriginal issues in the 1970s in Australia and the move towards selfdetermination for Aboriginal people politicised many – but not all – nurses. For the first time, many nurses engaged in a robust critique of government policies and what this meant for their practice and for Aboriginal health. Other nurses, however, continued as they had before – neither questioning prevailing policy nor its effects on their practice. It is argued that only by understanding and confronting the historical roots of institutional racism, and by speaking out against such practices, can discrimination and racism be abolished from nursing practice and health care. This is essential for nursing’s current and future professional development and for better health for Aboriginal Australians. Received 14 March 2006 Accepted 12 September 2006 Key Words Aboriginal health; institutional...
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...Racism is not a new phenomenon for human being, and people suffering from discrimination in the past for centuries. Racism and discrimination have had a significant role in defining the health of Aboriginal in particular young cohort in urban area. The definition of racism is “a global hierarchy of human superiority and inferiority, politically culturally and economically produced and reproduced for centuries by the institutions of the capitalist, modern/colonial world-system” (Grosfoguel, 2011) There is no doubt that racism could affect the community structure negatively. Recent studies suggest that people who had experienced ill treatment as a result of discrimination between color and race are at risk for physical and psychological diseases....
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...Imagine going to an interview for your dream job. You have spent years trying to become qualified for this job and now you are finally at the doorstep of your lifetime goal. The interviewer comes back in and you’re expecting to hear good news. Then suddenly he tell you that they have found someone else more qualified for the job. You are utterly perplex as to who could’ve been better for the job than you. Then, as time goes on, you find out that it was a young white man who has less experience than you. As a matter of fact, the only thing he had over you was the color of his skin. This was a made up story but, to many people in this country, it is a real horror. This is only one of the many examples of instances where people are withheld a standing in jobs due to their racial background. Racial discrimination in the workplace is a real issue and it must end. Allow me to show you various different events in which racial discrimination took part and ruined lives. Allow me to tell you of a young African American man who used to work in a factory. The man’s name was Wayne A. Elliott and he worked in a factory that made military air plane parts. While he was working there he would constantly be harassed by his white co-workers. They would do things like call him racial slurs, send him “back-to-Africa” tickets, and even go as far as to draw hangman’s noose in his office, as seen on paragraph three in “Racism in the workplace, by Aaron Bernstein (Aaron Bernstein). These are all things...
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...definition of beauty that is far from true and may be very damaging: it can negatively impact women’s self worth and leads many to attempt to change their identities to conform to society’s perverted projection of a beautiful woman’s appearance. Similarly, in the past, the widespread internalization of the false and immoral belief of white superiority and black inferiority had numerous destructive effects on blacks. Toi Derricotte, a light skinned black women who recounts her experience with racism in the memoir The Black Notebooks, and Malcom X whose life story and transformation into a racial leader are told in The Autobiography of Malcom X, both recognize the deleterious effects of internalized racism on themselves and other blacks; however, the nature of their efforts to address its harms differ, reflecting their respective visions for societal betterment. In order to fully understand the harms of internalized racism it is necessary to first examine its origins. Malcom X describes instances when he was young where whites would talk about the perplexing behavior of “niggers” with a casual air and complete disregard for his presence (Malcom X 32). Additionally, certain whites Malcom X met for the first time would look him up and down as if “examining a fine colt, or a...
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...Racism has been a widely recognized and practiced dynamic within the United States, that as discussed in class, rationalizes institutional and cultural practices that formalized the hierarchical domination of one racial group. Racial stratification for African Americans as well as many other minorities, cannot only effect certain races physically, but mentally. Mental health as a social construct can be influential to an individual’s psychological health, and differential exposure to deleterious race-related experiences along with generic vicissitudes, for African Americans, may create higher rates for poorer mental health. Though race is not a real concept but rather created by society, it does serve as an important aspect concerning the...
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...the readers that a long time ago that the African American society was divided, and did not have the same rights as others. Alex Harley gave us an overview on how racism was in the past and how people dealt with it. When Malcolm was born he was faced severe racism with the Ku Klux Klan and when they burned his family's home. They were forced to leave and go somewhere else. These bad events taking place in malcolm's life made him not only stronger but also a better person. The problems he faced, helped him build on his confidence. The author uses style in the text by showing us that they were using hip words for example dancing and how he was describing the zoot suit. He also used figurative language when he said “ Walking on my own coffin” ( Malcolm X Pg 149 ) for instance when he was saying this he was threatening a police officer and he knew it was dangerous but he took a chance and still decided to say it. The author uses syntax by separating the sentences by commas such as “ It was about two days later, when...
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...we speaking of? Many find it easy to get the basic fundamentals of a “right” and a “privilege” confused, so for foundational purposes, I would like to lay out how they differ. First, let’s talk about two of the different kinds of rights; “natural” and “legal”. According to Merriam-Webster (2013) Natural rights are “rights which are "natural" in the sense of "not artificial, not man-made”; “as in rights deriving from logic, from human nature, or from the edicts of a god”. They are ”universal”, (they apply to all people, and do not derive from the laws of any specific society),”They exist necessarily, inhere in every individual, and can't be taken away” ( Merriam-Webster, 2013). For example, it has been argued that humans have a natural right to life. They're sometimes called inalienable rights. Legal rights, in contrast, are “rights based on a society's customs, laws, statutes or actions by legislatures” (Merriam-Webster, 2013). An example of a legal right is the right to vote of citizens. “Citizenship, itself, is often considered as the basis for having legal rights, and has been defined as the "right to have rights"(Broidy and Agnew, 1997), Legal rights are sometimes called civil rights or statutory rights which Broidy and Agnew (1997) believe are “culturally and politically relative”, since they depend on a specific societal context to have meaning. In layman terms, a “right” is something that is due to a person or governmental body by law, tradition, or nature. The pursuit...
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...other people. It is, arguably, our very human nature to feel compassion, courage, understanding, unity and empathy towards our fellow man. Unfortunately, prejudice and judgement also cling to the human condition like tumorous stains – traits which society still finds hard to surmount. Despite the efforts of governments, groups and individuals, humankind still finds it difficult to trust based on the soul of a person; we are more comfortable making judgements based on skin colour. Nelle Harper Lee through her 1960 novel, ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’ and Boaz Yakin through his 2000 film, ‘Remember the Titans,’ are text composers who tackle the ill-defined paradigms of ‘prejudice, courage and unity’ by painting a picture of the confronting face of racism. Prejudice, courage and unity are notions that are dealt with differently by both composers and, through their use of structural and linguistic features, each composer presents this concept in a manner which connects (or weakens a connection)...
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...The Arab American community has experienced much change in recent American political history. With the American foreign policy in the Middle East and the recent events impacting the image of Arab americans, it has significantly suppressed their political involvement in the US. Due to the racism and anti Arab bigotry Arabs faces over the century, Arab americans feel that the American political system restricts them. There is a misconception in the Arab American community that they are exclusively excluded from the American political system. Many believe that anti-Arab racism is inhibiting their political growth and the racism is too powerful to combat. There has been a lack of understanding in the Arab community of how the political system inherently...
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