...in the same way “discovered” the Native Americans. The question became, how do the natives fit into the Europeans’ belief-system. The Natives were ultimately seen as inferior due to their beliefs which differed from the European’s belief patterns. The Native American’s color became one of the indicators of their inferiority. It could be said, that race, was created in order to separate the cultures and set up categories, inferior and superior groups. Eugenics was the study and perhaps a justification of how races were deemed inferior due to traits inherited from ancestors and was believed to be true by many. By modern standards Eugenics can be seen and identified as a phony science. The European trend of thought on this topic remained consistent, and this ideology was later imposed on yet another, the African Americans. Therefore, the African Americans’ humanity was also questioned and denied. Race later became recognized as a social construct used to distinguish cultures from one another. Race has always been a major crisis here in America since the Europeans “discovered” the natives, to the slavery of the African Americans, and the labor abuse of the Asians, and race will continue to be a basis for many humanitarian movements, as well as a tool it as an incentive for voters in the presidential system. African Americans have been victimized by an unfair belief system based on race. The white elephant in the room with African Americans has been, and will be for a long time, slavery...
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...Instructor: Class: Date: Fences View of Dreams The damaged dreams of one generation can also damage the dreams of the next generation. Troy Maxson is an incarnation of an African American generation that finds itself in a position that it can ultimately realize the American ideal of liberty, life, and pursuit of happiness. Troy became more successful that his dad, who remained an impoverish sharecropper and never owned property or land but instead, spent his wages and life unscrupulous land owner (Jang). Troy bought his own house, even though he felt guilty about the means he used to pay for the house. Through his sexual relationships, Troy embodied the freedom of an individual to follow his own dreams and desires in pursuing...
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...College Players Get Paid To Play By De’Angelo Beasley Learn Across Life Span Post University Febuaury 25, 2013 The argument that a college athletic scholarship is an equal quid pro quo for a college education has been utilized since athletic scholarships were approved by the NCAA in 1950’s. A college graduate can in fact make a great deal more money over a lifetime when compared to non-graduates. For instance, a “full athletic scholarships” do not provide a “free” education (as it does not cover all costs incurred from matriculation to graduation. In many cases, the university does not live up to its end of the bargain of providing an education; as evidenced by the dismal number in the graduation rates, especially among African Americans. Furthermore, the athletic scholarship is only a one-year (renewable) agreement that can be terminated by the coach or university in any given year for any reason. In debating the pay-for-play issue in college athletics, the history of the governing body (i.e., currently the NCAA), their mission and view of amateurism, the past history of college athletes benefitting financially, and the degree to which athletes benefit from the university experience must all be examined. The counter point section of this paper addresses each point made by my colleague. Using the Eitzen (12) analogy comparing the NCAA and big-time athletic programs to the old southern plantation system will be the underpinning wellspring for the subject of athlete...
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...Manley, born on March 27, 1987, was a sports executive and wound up being the first woman inducted into the American Baseball Hall of Fame. Effa was the co-owner for the Newark Eagles in the Negro leagues with her husband Abe Manley until he passed away. She then took over full responsibility for the team making them the first franchise to be owned by a woman. After her husband’s death, she served the team as an executive but also fulfilled many of her husband’s responsibilities as treasurer of the Negro National League. Effa Manley was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where she grew up and went to high school. After graduating from Penn Central High school in 1916, Manley entered the hat making business. This was pretty short lived until she met her husband, married him and went into the baseball business with him. One thing that is quite interesting with Effa Manley was that her racial background was not fully known. There were questions of whether she was white or black because of her stepparent’s...
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...hill at a rate of 100,000 barrels a day for 9 days straight. An ordinary man has became a millionaire and soon others got that same idea. This kickstarted the Texas oil boom and brought vast income and social change. Texas was changing. Whether they liked it or not. The change that should get the most amount of time should be the jobs that allowed African americans and other minorities Thanks to the oil the more wealthy people were able to afford to allow a lower class citizen to clean the house for a dollar an hour, as opposed to a working in East Texas: “Ten dollars a week was a good wage back in east Texas.”(Doc C) The increased wage allow the less wealthy people to become able to afford to go to college and soon enough, more immigrants and african Americans were getting college tuition....
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...The 1920’s had the most changes and uproar of any decade. This was the age of business with Calvin Coolidge’s business mind leading to a short-lived prosperity. The new woman, the rise of Jazz, African American attempts for better rights, and the lost generation writers were also part of this enormous change. Young people of this generation finally felt less pressure to imitate their elders. This new culture will forever live on. Business experienced an industrial growth in consumer production and consumption. More electricity was being mass produced than the rest of the world but when cars, refrigerators, and radios were being produced farmers fared the worst, as high tariffs to protect American business increased farmer bankruptcy. The government faired a laissez-faire attitude, and forty-percent of farmers who became landless, and moved to cities. The Model T. car was the most important economic arrival as it was first only for the rich priced at 850 dollars and went down to only 290 dollars. Ford suggested this drop in price as it helped the common workers buy the car and increase profits by an even greater margin. Revenue generating gasoline taxes, and growing dependency on the automobile gave rise to suburb expansion. Woman in this age were unlike any other. Woman became educated and defied the morality or earlier generations. Women who got drunk, enjoyed sex, wore skimpy dresses, had short bobbed hair, bare arms and danced all night to wild jazz were called “flappers”...
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...The American people have always been infatuated with competitive play against one another. We owe this anomaly to the primeval mentalities left behind through human evolution; and, we certainly have much to thank for these actions. Sporting, as is explained by renowned sports author Richard Davies, is the “Organized competitive activity between participants that requires some combination of skill and physical prowess.”1 Though, something more complex and unusual also comes with activity of this nature, and this is the ability to forget the destitution and difficulty of everyday life and the capability to be on a level playing field with many people that believe the same way, no matter what socio-economic class they represent. One sport in particular has transcended all other games, has continually been a psychological shelter from pain and hardships of life, and also a cultural rocket breaking through the social barriers in the American society. That sport is simply the most beloved American game of all, baseball. The purpose of this essay is to critically explore a myriad of aspects of life that have been changed due to sports, all the while concentrating on baseball as the main focal point. Further, this work will continually pose the question of how it is conceivable that a single and simple sport could greatly impact a country the way baseball has the United States. At the time of the first foreign inhabitants of North America, life was more difficult than someone of the...
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...ACADEMY OF ECONOMIC STUDIES FACULTY OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION SUBJECT: INTERNATIONAL MARKETING STUDENTS: ICHIMOAEI VICTOR-DRAGOS MIHAI MINODORA-ELENA GROUP 133, SERIES A PROJECT THEME: CUBA TABLE OF CONTENT: 1. HISTORY 2. GOVERNMENT 3. PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT 3.1. LOCATION 3.2. CLIMATE 3.3. RESOURCES 4. RELIGION AND LAW 5. PERSONAL COMMUNICATION 6. CULTURE 6.1. MUSIC 6.2. SPORTS 7. ECONOMY AND MARKETING ENVIRONMENT 8. CURRENCY 9. BIBLIOGRAPHY 1. HISTORY Cuba was discovered in the 15th century by Christopher Columbus and his conquistadors on the journey to discover a new route to East Asia through the west. He coasted in Santiago de Cuba and the city became the capital of the colony and remained such till the capital was relocated to Havana. On 2 December 1956 a party of 82 people on the yacht Granma landed in Cuba. They landed a week later, off course and under attack from Batista's forces, who had been anticipating their arrival. Fewer than 20 of the men on the ship survived. Batista's men claimed to have killed Castro yet could not produce a body. Months later New York Times reporter Herbert Matthews would publish the first in a series of articles that proved Castro was very much alive and made him a legend: "Fidel Castro, the rebel leader of Cuba's youth, is alive and fighting hard and successfully in the rugged, almost impenetrable fastness of the Sierra...
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...Race and Your Community Andre Walton ETH 125 Heather Bickley Axia College During my 33 years on this earth I’ve lived in many different communities that have there own success and challenges. The challenges mainly presented themselves as racial inequality or stereotyping. This has been evident as a resident of both communities in New York and Florida. The ways to bridge the racial and cultural gaps are through patience, education and understanding of each others backgrounds and core values. I’m from the island of Barbados where race, color or creed was not an issue; regardless of your geographic location on the island we all ate the same foods, enjoyed the same things and spoke the same language. Those in my neighborhood looked like me but in many different shades, even Caucasians were dark because of the 365 days of sun that lathered the island. Two of my closest friend were white but I didn’t realize this until my first two weeks in America. In Barbados there is no separation of races within the community and there is absolute unity as we all consider ourselves Barbadians. When I moved to New York City in 1983 my community was very different form what I was accustom too. There was a mix of different races and cultures and the neighborhoods were segregated by cultures. For example, I lived in a community that had neighborhoods named after the ethnicity of the group. Little Italy, China Town, Little Russia, etc. In many cases if you were not apart of this culture you...
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...Every American dreams of finding a job that pays well so that they may live comfortably and take care of their loved onesfor years to come. Most Americans hope to find some way to make a living that they enjoy, something that they view as productive. Unfortunately, many do not have this luxury. In our society, a good portion of the population is forced to hold the base of our country in place while hardly being redeemed for their time and effort, and thus the problem of income inequality. Numbers of these people live from paycheck to paycheck, barely getting by, not because they manage their money poorly, but because the value of their time at work is negligible (Chapter 2 Economic Inequality). Some may even sacrifice happiness at work to find a job that pays better simply because they cannot make ends meet at their current job. Some people sacrifice their sanity and eventually their life just to keep from going under financially. Segregation in income distribution is another cause of these problems, such as that with women or African-Americans who make less than other classes comparatively. In contrast, actors and actresses such as Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts make millions in the entertainment industry, an industry that grosses hundreds of millions of dollars a year creating what adds up to be the same kind of entertainment most people could get out of watching their children play sports or sing in a choir. The question then is how to find the value of work and time in our society...
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.... African American and Hispanics are two immigrant groups that have become assimilated into American society. Assimilation, as referred to in the text, is changing or adopting new customs and beliefs to fit in or become apart of a major or dominant culture. The United States, unlike any other country, has many races, ethnicities, nationalities, religions, and opportunities. Other ethnic groups believe that the only way to advance in life is by adopting new cultures and becoming apart of the norm. A vast majority of Mexicans and Puerto Ricans arrived in America to flee hardship and to find a way to make a living. California and Texas combine for more than half of the Hispanic residents in America (Guisepi, n.d). There are about two thirds of Puerto Ricans that reside in the U.S. who are currently in the New York City area, including nearby New Jersey. Most Cuban Hispanics...
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...changes in American society: gradual and immediate. At war’s end, with the return of male workers, women were expected to quit their jobs. Between 1910 and 1920, only 500,000 more women were added to the workforce. The war had harsh consequences for immigrant families. Further immigration to the United States was halted. Many immigrant families already in the country faced fierce social and job discrimination in an antiforeign climate whipped up by the war. Most African American civil rights leaders supported World War I and some 400,000 African Americans Discrimination was common. Where they saw combat, African American soldiers served with distinction. Many returning black soldiers questioned why the liberties and freedoms they had fought to preserve in Europe were denied them in their own country. Civil rights leader W.E.B. Du Bois expressedresentment. American economy slows as war-time production ends. Returning troops face difficult adjustment to civilian society. Many women and minority workers faced with loss of jobs as men returned to the workforce. Despite contribution to war effort, returning African American I troops continue to face discrimination and segregation. Death and destruction of war leads to feelings of gloom among many Americans. Migration to the North World War I accelerated the migration of African Americans to northern cities. This immigration began after the Civil War. Between 1910 and 1940s, almost 2 million African Americans left the South...
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...The American economy was in its best shape after the war. It finished the making of war supplies and began concentrating on making merchandise and better assets. At the point when the fighters returned home they moved out of the urban areas to go live in rural areas and start new houses there. People discovered their own lives changing as modern America changed. Less laborers delivered merchandise; more gave administrations. By 1956 a greater part held salaried occupations, acting as corporate directors, educators, salespersons and office workers. The welfare state created many known as Women's Work as men would work in bank or as nurses or doctors and houses and less in farming and hard-working back labor. This created a little tension as woman's job started going down because jobs were still a little bit segregated after the World War II Women were praised for their wartime work, but expected to make way for the returning troops. As after WW1, there was an assumption that their temporary roles had been specifically linked to wartime. The government encouraged a return to domesticity. By 1951 the number of working women had returned almost to the...
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...During the period 1732-1770 it was thought that the true American identity was based on slavery and liberty between whites and African Americans. It is said that both slavery and liberty were two essential components of their world. It is said that without white liberty, there could not be African American slaves. In two article findings, “Liberty and Slavery in Colonial America: The Case of Georgia, 1732-1770” written by Andrew C. Lannen and “Slave Trading in a New World” written by Leonardo Marques both explore the concepts of black slavery in the 17th Century. Lannen’s article explores the black slavery within the British colony in Georgia. It talks about how the British colony saw liberty and slavery as a major function in Georgia. It also goes into Georgia’s prohibition of slavery prior to the American Revolution. One person in particular was James Oglethorpe and his relationship with the trustees. Marques’ article explores the US slave trading of the D’Wolf family. Based on the article, it shows that the D’Wolf family was the largest slave trading family in the United States history. The article goes into...
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...Most Mexican Americans speak informal Spanish and English as there languages. If they are bilingual which most Mexican Americans are, bilingual is really good for the country. What most Americans think is that English is not a hard language to learn but in fact it is one of the hardest language to learn and we should respect Mexicans for trying to learn English. Americans fear that any government recognition of minority languages sends the wrong message to immigrants, encouraging them to believe they can live in the U.S.A. without learning English or conforming to "American" ways. Bilingual education and politics and how some people think it is not a good idea to teach kids. It's still a bad idea for the country because bilingualism threatens to sap our sense of national identity and divide us along ethnic lines. The National Association for Bilingual Education is the only national professional organization devoted to representing Bilingual Learners and Bilingual Education professionals. The government really needs more people to be bilingual there are more and more immigrants coming over to the United States they like to live in our country and sometimes they do not know English and they might be to old to learn anything new. Which is why when they bring their kids over to the United States with them, they need to put them in classes to learn English. If they do not already know how to speak it or it would be hard for that child to make it in the world by himself. Legal and...
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