...Race, culture, and Identity Page 541 I have a personal interest in this issue because of my own personal experiences with being a person that is made up of a few different races. Even though I identify with African American culture, I don’t consider myself to be just black. Even though I have light skin and hair that is considered good, I never denied my genetic makeup. My mother is Italian and Sicilian and my father whom I have never met is African American and probably Native American since he had lighter skin as described by my mother. I have dealt with a lot growing up through the years with classmates and friends from the neighborhood. I have been called everything from red to high yellow boy to light skin to I am a black that thinks he is white. I have had a million arguments with other mixed race blacks that either had darks skin, brown skin or light skin such as mine. I still argue to this day that there is no pure African American blood in the United States. Some African Americans are so ignorant to think that just because they have dark skin that they are of pure race.Africn Americans come in all shades and colors. I think that here in America if you are a certain race that you are supposed to act a certain way. People that are of the black race are stereotyped by the foods they eat, the television shows and movies they watch, the way they are supposed to talk, criminal backgrounds , ladder of success in life and part of town they live on. Caucasian society is also stereotyped...
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...Evolution Of Skin Colour | Adv Bio 11 | Maggie Gagnon Courtney Sibley | What are the causes of skin cancer? Some causes of skin cancer are over explosion to UV light, moles, as well it can be passed on hereditarily. Why are Caucasians more at risk of skin cancer than other populations? Caucasians have the lowest amount of melanin in their skin cells when being compared to other cultures. Melanin is crucial to protecting our skin from UV rays, and so someone with a darker skin tone is better protected. At what age does skin cancer typically occur? Is the incidence of skin cancer greater in youth or old age? Generally skin cancer is more predominant to youth aged 20-30. Does the amount of UV light reaching the Earth vary in a predictable manner? If so, describe the pattern you observe. By looking at the map, you can tell that areas where the earth is closer to the sun had a higher UV index, where as the places that are farther away (ie Antarctica) have a lower UV index. What latitude receives the greatest amount of UV light? The least? The highest amount of UV could be found across the equator (0 longitude) the least could be found from 60-90 and -70-(-90) longitude. Based on these data, where might you expect to find the most lightly pigmented and most darkly pigmented people on the planet? Be as specific as you can. The more naturally light people would be found in the far north or far south, the more naturally dark people would be found...
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...Comparative essay on race/ethnicity ENG 125 – Introduction to Literature Instructor Benjamin Daw May 15, 2011 Comparative essay on race/ethnicity In this comparative essay, I will talk over the role and ethnicity in “The Welcome Table”, written by Alice Walker and “What it’s like to be a black girl”, written by Patricia Smith by exploring the difficulties that black women face, no matter of age or where they may live. When it comes to these two stories and poem both written by black women, the one thing both writers have in common is their main character is a black women or girl. Both have dealt with some form of discrimination because of the color of their skin is black. In Alice Walker, “The Welcome Table”, she writes in third-person omniscient trying to explain to the audience how this old black lady just wanted to worship inside of a church, any church. This older black woman has finally found a church, once she was inside she did not even realize that this church was for the white folks – all she wanted was to worship the lord. The older woman in this story was not afraid of the fact that all the members were white, this is the first sign of discrimination against her based off her race no one wanted her to stay there but she was determined to worship the lord inside of this church. Everyone in the church wanted her to leave the church, telling her this is not your church and she did not belong there. For some unknown reason...
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...The main cause of Skin Cancer is exposure to the sun. Caucasians are more at risk for skin cancer because people with Darker Skin are more evolved to black out the sun. The age that Skin cancer typically occurs is after 50. The incidence of skin cancer is greater in older individuals. The amount of light reaches the North and South Poles in a predictable manner. The map shows all one color near the poles. The latitude that receives the greatest amount of UV light is the equator. Based on this information, the darkest pigmentation of skin is along the equator. The lightest Pigmentation of skin is near the poles. The more darkly pigmented skin will be near the equator because there is more UV light there, and the pigment protects the skin more. The graph describes the reflectiveness of skin at different locations. The pattern for skin reflectiveness is the skin is less reflective near the equator. The closer people are to the equator, thew more their skin needs protection. This means that their body produces a darker pigment. This gives the skin less reflectiveness. These findings match the answer to number 6. If there are lighter skin colors near the equator, it could mean the people migrated there many years ago, and their skin hasn't adapted yet. Skin colors have evolved because our bodies need to change to survive. The factor most likely to change our skin color is the amount of UV light our bodies get. In question 3, the answer...
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...same air, we all live on earth, and we all need the same things to live, so why can’t we all get along? The great Muhammad Ali once said “Hating people because of their colour is wrong and it doesn’t matter which colour does the hating. It’s just plain wrong”. This persons is against racism but he also doesn’t take sides. This quote is about equality he says “it doesn’t matter which colour does the hating”. This means that both race are the same. They both criticise each other. So you can’t only blame one side when he other one is just the same. Most people when they hear about racism they assume is the white people but it can also be the coloured people too. Most people when they see...
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...exists. I have lived in Millbrook, Alabama, a city outside of Montgomery, Alabama for all of my life and since I can remember the racial relations have been fine. I am sure that everything is not 100 percent but we live in the same community with no problems. In this Cultural Diversity class, I learned that discrimination is not limited to just race. I learned that a person may experience discrimination because of their gender, their religion or even their choice of clothing, just to name a few. There are people in my community who look like me. I am an African American and there is a good representation of African Americans in Millbrook, Alabama. The majority race in my community is the Caucasian race and there are Hispanics represented in my community too. The Caucasian race looks different from me because of the color of their skin and the texture of their hair. The Hispanics in my community look different from me by the color of their skin, hair texture and the language that some of them speak. There is no one neighborhood that only has one race in it. There is some representation of all of the races in the majority of the neighborhoods. Although we are not the majority, we are not the minority. If you come to visit, you may be surprised at how well all the races do get along. We are a small community so most of the people who live here have went to school together or have kids who go to school together. I think because I grew up with different races I do not...
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...Guidelines KMC India Network Supported by Saving Newborn Lives an initiative of Save the Children® USA Published by the KMC India Network and supported by Saving Newborn Lives / Save the Children (US) with funds from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. October 2004 www.kmcindia.org This protocol is based on the consensus recommendations of the KMC India Network, and does not necessarily reflect the official views of the sponsors or the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Kangaroo Mother Care 1. What is Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) is a special way of caring of low birth weight babies. It fosters their health and well being by promoting effective thermal control, breastfeeding, infection prevention and bonding. In KMC, the baby is continuously kept in skin-to-skin contact by the mother and breastfed exclusively to the utmost extent, KMC is initiated in the hospital and continued at home. Components of KMC • Skin-to-skin contact • Exclusive breastfeeding Pre-requisites of KMC • Support to the mother in hospital and at home • Post-discharge follow up 1.1 The two components of KMC are: i. Skin-to-skin contact Early, continuous and prolonged skin-to-skin contact between the mother and her baby is the basic component of KMC. The infant is placed on her mother's chest between the breasts. ii. Exclusive breastfeeding The baby on KMC is breastfed exclusively. Skinto-skin contact promotes lactation and facilitates the feeding interaction...
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...The closest truthful encounter I have had with racism is with a history textbook. Even though I attended the most diverse high school in our predominately white city, my real life experience with people of different races has been limited to quick exchanges with a few people of color in the hallways and watching Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech as part of a report. I realize these are isolated experiences, but they are the only memories I have to develop my feelings on the issues of race. However, I do not need to apologize for the privileges I was born and raised with, instead I will treat people with different privileges based on their race and upbringing with respect because we are all human. My limited memories of race...
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...------------------------------------------------- COLORISM WURAOLA, MUHAMMED June 29, 2014 iNFORMATIVE SPEECH SPEECH 103 June 29, 2014 iNFORMATIVE SPEECH SPEECH 103 COLORISM I will inform the audience about colorism and the effect it has on African Americans today. I will discuss when and how colorism started, and how it affects the way you feel about yourself and the way you live your life. “If you’re black, stay back; if you’re brown, stick around; if you’re yellow, you’re mellow; if you’re white, you’re all right.” This is an old nursery rhyme sung by kids. These days you would probably see the same idea being expressed by African Americans themselves. There is only one ethnic group that acts as if light and dark skinned are two different nationalities. Which ethnic group, you ask. African-Americans. Colorism refers to discrimination based on skin color. Colorism disadvantages dark-skinned people, while privileging those with lighter skin. I have also experienced colorism. People of my own race, especially the men will treat you differently just based on the color of your skin, and I also used to wish I was lighter. This topic may relate to you because colorism may exist in other cultures too, like Vietnam and India. I will discuss when and how colorism started, and how it affects the way you feel about yourself and the way you live your life. This brings us to how colorism started. A man name Will Lynch, a British slave owner gave a speech at the Virginia colony on the Bank of James River...
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...are familiar with the term staphyloccus aureus or “staph” for short. All of us have many microorganisms that live in harmony on our skin and for the most part, we don’t even know they are there. Staph is one of these microorganisms, or “bugs” that live on our skin. When we get a cut on our skin and it becomes infected, most of the time staph is the responsible party. Next, lets break down the big scarry words methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureaus. Methicillin is a drug. It is in the penicillin family and is most commonly used to treat infections caused by staph. So, if you combine the words methicillin resistant ……. It simply means it is a strain of staph infection that is resistant to the antibiotic most commonly used to treat staph infections. So, methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureas simply means it is a staph infection resistant to the drug methicillin. It is also resistant to amoxicillin, oxacillin, penicillin, and many other antibiotics. Are there drugs available to treat MRSA? Of course, most commonly vancomicin or sometimes doctors will use a combination of 2 or more drugs but MRSA is very treatable. But, MRSA is a living bug and is constantly evolving making it difficult at times for scientists to keep up with the many strains. So, if MRSA is treatable, why all the panic in the news? Well, for one, it’s very contagious. It can live on a surface...
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...The Novel I decided to read is called “Black Like Me” by John Howard Griffin. On October 1959, John Howard made a decision that changed his life completely. Griffin wanted to see how much the skin color influenced the way people saw the world but also the way the world treated people. He wanted to see if people truly treated people accordingly to the way they looked. Griffin was brave enough to medically dye his skin black and experience the racism that black people experienced at that period of time. Not only was he mentally attacked but also physically; in 1975, John was a victim of a tragic attack by the Ku Klux Klan. In my opinion, John’s story is one of a kind; it shows a very sad and awful side of humanity. From October 28 to December 15, 1959, John Howard Griffin made a complete shift and he lived a life that was completely unfamiliar to him. John decided to live his life as a black man after reading some articles that talked about the oppression and racism black people experienced every single day of their lives. He wanted to know what it was like to live with all the injustices and racial discrimination these people suffered from. On November 7, 1959 Griffin became a real black man thanks to the help of a doctor who helped him darken the pigmentation of his...
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...or Rosa Parks? I think Martin Luther King Jr. influenced society more. Some might say that Rosa Parks influenced society more because Rosa decision to stay seated caused a lot of people to stop and think, she also worked against racism for a world where people could be treated equality, she also helped form the Montgomery Improvement Association. King spoke his dream that one day live in a world where they would not be judged by their color of their skin, King decided to become actively involved in fighting for their civil rights, and he was the leader of a non-violent bus boycott. You might not agree with me but Martin Luther King Jr. influenced society more. King spoke his dream. “That one day they would live in a world where they would not be judged by their color of their skin.” I think that Martin luther king spoke his dreams to persuade people...
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...Is It Because I'm Black? Hello and welcome to today’s show, first up we’re going to be talking about the song “Is It Because I’m Black?” by Syleena Johnson. Syleena is an American R&B and soul singer, song writer and actress. This song is originally by her father Syl Johnson, he is and American blues, soul artist and record producer. The song came out in the late 60’s were black people when struggling against racism and discrimination; Syleena reconfigured the song and came out with her version in 2008. The song “Is It Because I’m Black?” by Syleena Johnson is about how black people were not given the same rights as others and were frowned upon based on the colour of their skin. Throughout the song she wonders why she wasn’t able to do the...
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...explained everything that happens during a transfer to Fay with the younger Mates. He explained they have witnessed the transfer last anywhere from two to four days, however with her they were not sure what to expect even her mark shocked them by becoming a full mark over one day. That was something that has never happened before. He explained how she would drink his blood at the right time for the two cursed bloodlines to start mixing, its timing was crucial to prevent the Mate from perishing. As the Mate sheds her old skin, it is replaced with new. He alleged that after the old skin sheds the pain eased while the new skin grows. He had described the beautiful markings that would appear around her eyes and on both...
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...and reproduce. What characteristics have our species evolved and which most greatly shaped our evolution by conferring additional advantages in survivorship? Although there are many remarkable characteristics that have evolved the most striking variance and adaptation amongst the human population is variation in skin color. The fascination lies in the fact that for centuries the human body has used continuing adaptation to protect humans in different ways such as disease and protection from the sun. Scientists have made considerable progress in explaining variation in human skin color, along with many other features of biological and genetic diversity. Diversities of skin color are a result of natural selection. Over periods of time, adaptation has allowed the favored types to survive by natural selection. In addition, the color of one’s skin goes well beyond the surface as a result of geographic distribution. With years of struggle against nature behind us, human bodies have acclimated to their surroundings and allow us to continue living in all corners of the world. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the adaptations and variations of skin color. To achieve this I will begin by explaining adaptations such as climate and disease that reflect human biological diversity. It will also include how cultures around the world make an impact. After this criterion has been...
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