Essays Tagged: "racist"

Defining Racism and the Difficulties of Proving Discrimination

inationOur group is taking the position that the perception of the criminal justice system as being racist is a myth. Since this assertion can be interpreted in many ways, it is necessary to specify w ... definition of racism often predetermines the answer to the question 'is the criminal justice system racist?'Furthermore, to argue that there is no systematic bias against minorities in formal decision ...

(3 pages) 292 0 3.9 Nov/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Black Awareness & Racism

To Kill A Mockingbird. About the issues of racism that are brought up in this book that the author, Harper Lee touches on.

ts many people's lives. It is an issue that people need to realize the effect it has on this world. Racist people are destroying the world everyday by hatred towards another race. In To Kill A Mocking ... on was put on trial for something he didn't do, and was found guilty. Then, Atticus is being called racist names and receives no support from the majority of the people of Maycomb County with the exce ...

(5 pages) 130 0 3.5 Mar/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee

To Kill A Mockingbird Essay

udice, it will make a difference. In the novel, Atticus' morals and values are very high. He is not racist and treats everybody the same: in a courteous and gentlemanly manner. Atticus gains the respe ...

(5 pages) 326 11 4.0 Apr/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Hate Speech on College Campuses

power of a university to eliminate bias on campusultimately depends not on its ability to punish a racist speaker, but instead on the depthof its commitment to the principles of equality and educatio ...

(2 pages) 137 0 4.1 Oct/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

Book report of Black Like Me that I did for Accelerated History class. An extensive overview of the book.

ng in Mansfield, Texasat the time of publication in 1960. His desire to know if Southern whiteswere racist against the Negro population of the Deep South, or if theyreally judged people based on the i ... wasnot widely accepted back into the community he once knew. Many of theresidents of the city were racists, therefore they considered him one ofthe 'niggers.' The racists even went as far as to hang ...

(6 pages) 172 1 3.5 Apr/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays

How the military as an institution promoted prejudices against the black man

for the right to freedom for the Black man, to Vietnam; the military has held an institutionalized racist view toward the Black men who wished to fight for this country""Once let the black man get up ... for the right to freedom for the Black man, to Vietnam; the military has held an institutionalized racist view toward the Black men who wished to fight for this country. They wished to defend democra ...

(4 pages) 115 0 4.8 Apr/2002

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights

Nazi Influence in World War II

It consisted of 25 points that included nationalistic demands, corruptions of socialist ideas, and racist and anti-Semitic doctrines.        Once the Nazi party came to power, the Ge ...

(5 pages) 71 0 4.5 Oct/1996

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War II

Symbolism in "To kill a Mocking Bird" by Harper Lee

be seen by studying various examples from the book. This includes the actions of the children, the racist whites, and the actions of Atticus Finch.The actions of the children in this novel certainly ... is family. The children visiting and reading to Mrs. Dubose is symbolic of their aims to change the racist ways of Maycomb. The actions of the children do, indeed, symbolize various themes in the raci ...

(7 pages) 141 1 4.8 Jan/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee

controversial issues in "To Kill a Mockingbird", by Harper Lee, racism, discrimination and social class are explored

Maycomb, the mentality of most southern peoplereflected that of the nation. Most of the people were racist and discriminatory. In the novel, these ideas are explored by ayoung girl, Scout. The readers ... violated his daughter.Throughout the trial, Tom Robinson is portrayed in this manner because of the racist mentality of the people in Maycomb.Even though there is a sufficient amount of proof which sh ...

(5 pages) 174 0 3.4 Sep/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee

In cold blood:death penalty

sacred burialsites(Flanders3). However, in recent times opponents have shown the death penalty to beracist, barbaric, and in violation with the United States Constitution as'...cruel and unusual punis ... ovidean attorney at all for appeals beyond the state level.The application of capital punishment is racist. About 40 percent ofdeath-row inmates are black, whereas only 8 percent of the population as ...

(5 pages) 198 0 4.2 Nov/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues > Death Penalty

Symbolism in "To Kill a Mockingbird" by harper Lee

n be seen by studying various examplesfrom the book. This includes the actions of the children, the racistwhites, and the actions of Atticus Finch.The actions of the children in this novel certainly d ... his family. The children visitingand reading to Mrs. Dubose is symbolic of their aims to change the racistways of Maycomb. The actions of the children do, indeed, symbolize variousthemes in the racist ...

(6 pages) 123 0 3.3 Oct/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee

Harlem Renaissance

together of lots of blacks in ghetto's, the exposure of some blacks to European whites who weren't racist like American whites, combined to raise the hopes, dreams, and aspirations of blacks. With th ... Association (UNIA). Garvey's belief of racial purity and separatism (he even approved of the white racist Ku Klux Klan because it wanted to separate the races) brought him many enemies, including suc ...

(4 pages) 214 0 4.4 Nov/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Black Awareness & Racism

Western Imperialism and Racism

people who lived in their colonial empires not only decreased mutualrespect but also gave rise to a racist style of thinking.First, this colonial movement wiped out mutual respect between the colonial ... decreased their respect for one another.This cultural clash did everything to create and strengthen racist beliefs. Inorder to coerce a race or a nation they must be dehumanized. It is hard to kill so ...

(5 pages) 178 0 4.2 Nov/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Black Awareness & Racism

If you're looking for a colorblind American society, take off the rose colored glasses is about reverse discrimination in America and how it is commonly ignored.

African and Asian Americans and also the issue of reparations for slavery. Sure there are plenty of racist people in the United States, but are they all white people discriminating against black?The a ...

(2 pages) 112 1 4.8 Jul/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

This essay is on Robert Muldoon, the former New Zealand Prime Minister and his role in the 1981 Springbok tour.

untry. This outraged many people in New Zealand, they believed that if we agreed to play rugby with racist rules then New Zealand will be seen as accepting apartheid.Muldoon and his national party won ... 0 -75,000, 4 times more than the 1976 protest. The protests were mainly organized by HART (Halt all Racist Tours) and CARE (Citizen's Association for Racial Equality). Many New Zealand had to make the ...

(2 pages) 31 0 3.3 Aug/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > Australian History

Beverly Tatum's "Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?" report on racism

they are color-blind, you have to question if they even know what exactly it is to be prejudice or racist. I thought that I knew the answer until I started to read Tatum's book.I explained to my frie ... vocative definition is one that I'm sure has been reputed by many. In my opinion, that statement is racist in itself, but to view it in the context of a White-dominated society, then I would have to a ...

(3 pages) 92 1 4.8 Oct/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

A Time To Kill

sacred burialsites(Flanders3). However, in recent times opponents have shown the death penalty to beracist, barbaric, and in violation with the United States Constitution as'...cruel and unusual punis ... ovidean attorney at all for appeals beyond the state level.The application of capital punishment is racist. About 40 percent ofdeath-row inmates are black, whereas only 8 percent of the population as ...

(10 pages) 113 0 3.5 Nov/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues > Death Penalty

A Time To Kill

sacred burialsites(Flanders3). However, in recent times opponents have shown the death penalty to beracist, barbaric, and in violation with the United States Constitution as'...cruel and unusual punis ... ovidean attorney at all for appeals beyond the state level.The application of capital punishment is racist. About 40 percent ofdeath-row inmates are black, whereas only 8 percent of the population as ...

(10 pages) 107 0 5.0 Nov/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues > Death Penalty

Analysis of Thaddeus Watulak's "Affirmative Action Encourages Racism"

to good relations between black and whiteAmerica. He asks the question, " How is affirmative action racist "(206), and then proceeds toexplain by appealing to the readers sense of right and wrong, by ... r" biased readers is quite effective especially when he explains thataffirmative action "reinforces racist attitudes in our society"and "tends to portray minorities as...second class citizens."So when ...

(2 pages) 36 0 3.0 Nov/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays

Hate Groups

ontact with each other and the two compete for the same thing (Reason over Hate). One person who is racist and wants to act upon it is not very powerful. This is why they seek to find power in groups, ... nother example is a group called Christian Identity, who describes a religion that is fundamentally racist and anti-Semitic; and other are the Black Separatist groups, who are organizations whose ideo ...

(7 pages) 194 0 4.1 Dec/2002

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Black Awareness & Racism