...Smarty Aboakesii Racial Prejudice in the 1960’s How would you feel if you went to a store and the cashier made you pay more than normal, only because either you were from a different country, a different skin color, or had a mental illness? Wouldn’t you feel that you didn’t really belong to that society? That’s how African-Americans felt during the 1960’s. That’s how they were treated in the book “To Kill A Mockingbird”, in the trial of Emmett Till, and that of Scottsboro trial. In the book, “To Kill A Mockingbird”, the trials of Emmett Till and Scottsboro, prejudice is displayed by the acts of hate and misunderstanding because of someone’s color. In the book, “To Kill A Mockingbird”, people of color (blacks) were the majority that were treated unfairly. During those time period, black people had to use separate bathrooms, drinking fountains, sections in restaurants and even in the courtroom. One good example of discrimination in the book was how Tom Robinson a young African American was accused of raping a white girl and was found guilty of the charges against him. In the book, it was quoted, “I'd rather you shoot at tin cans, in the backyard, but I know you'll go after birds. Shoot all the blue jays you want, if you can hit them, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird." "Mockingbirds don't do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don't eat gardens or nest in corncribs they don't do one thing but sing their hearts out for us that's why it's a sin to kill a...
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...chapter is "Tyranny Is Tyranny." In your explanation, please include the most obvious reason which will be evident by the end of the chapter, but also include the deeper connections related to the content of the entire chapter. How exactly would one explain why the title of this chapter is "Tyranny Is Tyranny?” According to the Dictionary, tyranny is nothing more than a nation under cruel and harsh dictatorship. Therefore, it is easy for most readers to place the title “Tyranny is Tyranny” because the text analyzes the movement for "leveling" (economic equality) in the colonies and the causes of the American Revolution. The chapter also argues that the Founding Fathers push for war to distract the people from their own economic problems and stop popular movements. The three main points of why such a title has been chosen will be discussed: how people were treated before the Declaration of Independence, how people felt being under British control, and how life was when the Declaration of Independence was established. The title of this chapter is “Tyranny is Tyranny” because tyranny was the exact word to describe how people were treated before the Declaration of Independence was established. Colonists under the control of Great Britain were treated unfairly and miserably. Lower classes of people had to pay taxes even though they couldn’t “make a dumpling to feed their hunger.” Higher classes were not threatened as much because they actually had money to take care of their problems...
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...Every immigrant man, women, or child has a story to tell, whether they travel alone or together, they have a reason to travel and start a new beginning. If a immigrant travels to America from a foreign country, they aren't always treated equally or fairly. Martin Luther King Jr. writes in his essay, "Letter from Birmingham Jail", about various topics regarding equality. Even though King writes about African-Americans and equal rights in America, he's writing about every person who is not welcomed in their country. He would have helped anyone in any country who was treated unfairly, "Had I lived in Germany at the time, I would have aided and comforted my Jewish brothers"(King 227). Immigrants face the same issue that King had to deal with during his time. There are five main issues that prevent immigrants from being accepted; equality, justice, oppression, freedom, and the advantages and disadvantages to allowing immigration. Like King, immigrants coming to America want equal rights as all Americans do. That's the reason coming to America. There are other factors preventing them to become legal and have the same rights as Americans. Most of them come illegal which would cause them to apply for citizenship, this can take anywhere from a few months to a few years. Kin states in his letter "We have waited for more than 340 years for our constitutional and god-given rights" (King 224). This is entirely true for all immigrants. According to Brad Knickerbocker, of The Christian Science...
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...French Canadians Imagine walking or driving to The United States of America because you don't like the country that you were born in. For example, the French Canadians immirgrated to the U.S. for a lot of reasons. In the 19th/20th centiries many French Canadians moved to the U.S. for political reasons and religous, because they were treated unfairly. They were even treated unfairly in their employment even the education under there british ruler. One big reason of why small groups crossed the border into Maine is that they wanted to have a better life. They were going to do that by working in the textile Mills, and/or logging industry. Anything but the " back breaking work " in Quebec. When generations moved to the U.S, mostly...
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...equal.” It is something we learn about at a young age. Yet it only states that men are created equal, not women. Many activists have been fighting for women to have equal rights and many are still fighting. Years ago, women were not allowed to vote, not allowed to hold jobs, and were simply thought of being the ones who stayed at home to be with the children. Now women can vote, have jobs, and do things men can do. With all the advancements towards equality, women seem to be taking a step back, because women are treated unfairly today. The United States Federal Government should re-ratify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), making sure all the 50 states accept it, because it will insure everyone will be treated equal. In this essay, I will briefly trace the history of women inequality and explain why it is a problem. Next, I will provide evidence as to how women are treated unfairly, and explain what the Equal Rights Amendment is. Lastly, I will explain how re-ratifying the ERA will guarantee equality for all, by eliminating women inequality. It has been over 100 years since the first women’s rights convention was held in 1864 and there have been so many advancements for women rights. The first Women’s Trade Union League was established in 1903, women gain the right to vote in1920, and Equal Rights Amendment was finally introduced in 1923. The ERA was what women in America were fighting for; something that would guarantee equality. According to equalrightsamendment.org, the ERA...
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...it comes to medicine certain individuals are not treated fairly for various reason, it could possibly because of your race, age, gender, and social status. I feel like when it comes to health care they always find a category to place you in for example maybe your not rich enough so your on the waiting list, or maybe your race is not as relevant enough, maybe since you’re a women your less important, or maybe your just too old. There's always an excuse for a person being placed in a particular category and treated unfairly. So society and your health care all depends on your social class and the color of your skin. Due to the fact that there racial inequalities in medicine, which is also know as prejudice. "Emphasizing the gradient should...
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... there had been a continuous conflict between the races of people who lived in the United States. In the United States there have been and still are many hate groups. Many think that after the civil rights movement African Americans and whites people got along perfectly; however, there are many stories on how white people have been disgracing African Americans. There were many types of protesting during this time. Some protest involved violent and some involved non-violent protesting. Many influential people were here at the time such as: Rosa Parks, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King, Jr. There were also many hate groups at the time that tried to erase the African American population. During this time there were many rights that were violated during the civil rights movement. Many amendments were also made to stop the segregation such as the 14th and 15th amendment. The civil rights movement was a mass protest movement against racial segregation and discrimination in the southern United States that came to national prominence during the mid-1950s. This was in the roots of centuries-long efforts of African slaves. (Carson, 2015) The south was worse than the north about how this. The civil rights movement was about of the Jim Crow laws. These laws gave certain restrictions to African Americans. These laws segregated the whites and the blacks. They would have different types of bathroom and water fountains. (Carson, 2015) The Jim Crow laws were part of a doctrine called Separate...
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...the second largest revenue generating company. It is surprising to see so many discriminating issues within the company. Women working for the company are consistently treated unfairly, yet other issues exist. It is as if Wal-Mart has fallen into the negative economic routine. The company is guilty of everyday social discrimination; gender discrimination is just one main focus of our discussion. The affects of gender discrimination affect how women are treated, their income, and company policies. Women’s Rights have been an ongoing issue since the beginning of man. It wasn’t until the Women’s Rights Movement that equality began to present itself, amongst women in the workplace. Individuals face many moments in their lives dealing with ethical issues of what is right and wrong. One major ethical issue that the United States has faced in its young history is the fight over equality and discrimination. The evolution of equality in America has been truly substantial, but unfortunately the civilians in our country have yet to overcome all discrimination. There are many laws in this country to prevent workplace discrimination. These laws are designed to protect employees and applicants from unethical treatment. A current ethical issue in the business world today is that of a class action lawsuit against the largest retail store chain in America, Wal-Mart. “The gender discrimination lawsuit against Wal-Mart is over ten years old. It began in 2000, with a woman named...
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...when they come home, they often times are treated unfairly if they don’t adjust to normal life quickly enough. It is due to mental and physical issues as well as substance abuse that veterans are unable to easily rejoin society. While there are basic issues that every homeless man or woman faces, there is a myriad of problems that specifically affect homeless veterans. There are many different examples of these unique differences, too. Veterans happen to be homeless longer, also older, they are more likely to be minorities such as Latinos or African Americans, and veterans are typically more educated than other civilians...
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...Finney says the churches will reform society. The drunks and infidels would be converted to the church. This helps expand democratic ideals by bringing social order throughout society and giving everyone equal opportunities to change himself. This document was based on the 2nd great awakening. It was a revival movement to change Americas religion because not that many people were going to church. It gave people opportunities to uphold their free will and change their lives for the better. Now they had a choice, unlike before, they did not. In document 3 it says "am I not a woman and a sister?" and shows a black female with chains tied around her. This supports democratic ideals because this was part of the abolitionist reform, which tried to end slavery. This supports the idea of equal rights and opportunities for African American slaves have equal rights as the white Americans in society. This document was based on the women movements and abolitionism. This document was intended for women, specifically for african american women to fight for their rights. last but not least is document 7 which talks about the unfairness of the American government. Women don't get to...
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...Social Inequality What is social inequality? What are the sources of social inequality? For me, social inequality cannot be described in one sentence. Factors such as race, wealth, class, gender, age, among others all play roles into why people can sometimes be treated unfairly. However before I introspectively reflect on social inequality, there is one theory that suggests where today’s society is heading for me. Karl Marx is known as a prominent economic and political influence that lived during the 19th century. Marx’s theory of stratification is very applicable to where society, especially in the United States, is heading today. According to Marx, society would become divided into two classes, the dominant capitalist or the working class. Essentially the capitalists consist of the owners of production within a country while the working class consists of the laborers. This represents uneven distribution of wealth and resources, which creates a system of stratification. According to Professor Domhoff of the University of California, the top 20% of the workforce owned 89% of all privately held wealth in the United States as of 2010. There is already a large gap between social classes and will only continue to get worse if we continue down the same path as a nation. Whether through higher taxes on the wealthy or tax breaks on the working class, the gap needs to be closed. Money is king of today’s society whether people want to admit it or not. For me I think the uneven...
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...to know them. I didn’t give them a chance. As years passed, I grew up and formed opinions of my own about homosexuals. I came to realize that the hate I was taught all those years was wrong. I felt ashamed of treating people badly for something I now know isn’t even their choice. I am now accepting of homosexuals and their way of life. I don’t cast judgment upon them and I believe they should be treated the same as any other person. With my eyes open I now wondered what it was like for people who are gay in different cultures. I know how homosexuals are treated in America. For the most part we as a culture accept them. There will always be ignorant people no matter where you go. But for the mostly America as whole is becoming more and more accepting. In some states gay marriage is even legal. I can only imagine, looking at how far our acceptance has come, one day people will think it’s crazy that gay marriage was once ever illegal anywhere in our country. But what is it like for people who are gay that live in different parts of the world? Is it the same for them as it is in America? I assume unfortunately there is hate anywhere you go. But maybe there are cultures that are more accepting then others. Africa is one of the least accepting of homosexuality. As sad as it may be, it could be said that for the most part they are pretty much anti-gay. In over 35 different countries just in Africa alone being gay is actually considered a crime (Maeda, Jamison). In all of these countries...
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...these difficulties with her attitude such as,“ Great difficulties may be surmounted by patience and perseverance” (Abigail Adams). Abigail Adams strongly stood up to her husband, to men, and to America. Abigail Adams was a strong inspiration to women and all people around America in the late 1700’s to the early 1800’s, and she still stands as an inspiration today. Abigail Adams believed that all women had the equal rights as men. Because of that, she used her powerful writing abilities...
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...the United States at that time. All people of color were treated unfairly receiving what they did not deserve and not receiving what they did deserve. This varied from minuscule things to enormous ones like murder. This problem effected contemporaries of the Gilded Age and the Progressive Era immensely by leaving the African Americans still restricted from doing many things a white man could do and being treated unlawfully in court, forcing the Indians out of their place of comfort and throwing them to assimilate to American’s civilization, and trying...
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...Why do people feel the need to control others? In the play A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare one of the main characters, Hermia is being treated unfairly by her father --Egeus-- and the “Athenian Law”. The Athenian law and Hermia’s father are both treating Hermia unfairly by taking away her right to marry who she loves, threatening to give her an ultimatum if she does not obey, and they are preventing her from maturing on her own. Any parent would want to let their child make their own mistakes, but still wants them to be happy and protected. The Athenian law and Egeus went at this problem the wrong way. Controlling who the daughters of their community marry is a bad idea and could never work. Hermia and her true love show this...
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