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- 391: To Kill A Mockingbord: Atticus Finch
- ... Atticus does not discriminate on the basis of color and does not use the word Niger. He is a brave man because he believes in morals in a time when racism rained supreme. Atticus had the courage to act on his morals in town, in his parenting and in his law practice. He fends off a town mob even though it ... his children the morals which guide him. He has taught them not to fight, do not judge a man unless you have walked a mile in his shoes and that racism is an ugly thing. “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view. Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in ...
- 392: The Tower of Babel
- ... all just get along?" In much of literature, many authors have addressed this issue of racialism, and with persistence and much sweat, it has been realized that these practices of racism are morally incorrect, and that the mentality of the public must be subjugated to reprogramming. Robert Louis Stevenson is one of these authors who revealed to the public its moral ... may be able to consider that perhaps the real villain is not a person, but a thought or an idea, and that idea or thought being the malignant evil named racism. Throughout the book David's growing cultural tolerance and open- mindedness has come to mark his coming-of-age, appropriately noted in the end by the recovery of his estate ...
- 393: Rollin Down the River: The Uniting of Theme and Plot in Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
- ... landfall, and this provides Twain with the chance to satirize the socially correct injustices that Huck and Jim encounter on land. The satire that Twain uses to expose the hypocrisy, racism, greed and injustice of society develops along with the adventures that Huck and Jim have. The ugly reflection of society we see should make us question the world we live ... lack of caring by the townspeople for Boggs, the naivet‚ of the Wilks sisters and the lack of common sense in Tom Sawyer. There is cruelty, greed, murder, trickery, hypocrisy, racism, and a general lack of morality, all the ingredients of society. All through the adventure you have Huck Finn and Jim trying to find the one thing they can only ...
- 394: Hemmingway's The Sun Also Rises
- ... that women began to become attracted to Chon as he got older, and that it ³changed him so that he was not so pleasant to have around² (16). There is racism in Jake¹s tone, but Jake¹s problem with Chon is is strictly one of jealousy. By this time Jake has already developed an extreme distaste for Chon’s endeavors ... and he is living in a time of unhappiness and depression that resulted from the war. The hate he feels for his former friend Chon Chon is not one of racism; before the incident with Brett they were close friends. This is just another case of a woman coming in between two male friends. The affair might not have even affected ...
- 395: Indian Boarding School
- ... school may have been a real place she went to, or where mistreatment of her people was not uncommon, or it could simply be a tool she used to express racism towards them in general. With that fact, the reader must remember that although the words are from the runaways' point of view, there are not necessarily any real runaways. From ... that a child gets while playing or falling, not from bigotry or violence. Now those things are only memories. It is very likely that Louise Erdrich experienced some kind of racism or prejudice in her lifetime. Segregation laws were still in use while she was growing up in the fifties, and in the sixties, many of the same people still felt ...
- 396: The Tuskegee Airmen
- ... it from happening too quickly. Even still, after granted the right to fly, their superior officers who, by no doubt, were white continually faced them with borders and barriers of racism and discrimination. Although these men were discriminated against by their own countrymen because of the color of their skin, they nonetheless displayed valor and courage, revealing that they were in ... efficiency, discipline and morale, and would result in ultimate defeat. (Wynn 24) Little did the high ranked officials know that such experiments wouldn’t be necessary, if they placed their racism, and segregationist beliefs aside, and let these black men prove that they were in fact Americans, fighting for the same purpose. Hard work, determination, and the ability to withstand such ...
- 397: If There Was A Revolution In 1998
- If There Was A Revolution In 1998 We live in a world that has tried to pass off exploitation, oppression, racism, sexism, discrimination against gays and lesbians, and destruction of the environment as everyday facts of life that can not be changed. "That's just the way things are" they tell ... other political status. If there was a revolution in 1998, I think we need to change that, we need to make other issues more important. In addition, stop exploitation, oppression, racism, sexism, and discrimination against gays and lesbians. Secondly, if there was a revolution in 1998, We also need to look at what we are doing to our environment. We are ...
- 398: Othello
- ... is the husband to the beautiful and innocent Desdemona, whom he murders because the villainous and honest Iago has misled him. A Moorish general in Venice, a society plagued with racism and where adultery is neither condemned nor approved of, Othello is in the midst of a society that will hinder and not support his progress. The central theme of the ... intent it becomes painfully obvious that Othello now possesses the resentful will held by Iago, who despises Othello, and associates him initially to bestial sex acts, shadowed by a vile racism. "I hate the Moor", is plain and to the point, and "an old black ram Is tupping your white ewe", (Act I, Scenes I-II), creates a feeling of disgust ...
- 399: Biography Precis -- Black Boy
- ... is taking with him a part of the South. Here Wright focuses on the way his life in the South has been typical of other black lives, all stunted by racism. Wright's portrayal of himself growing up seems to be accurate; his personal feelings at the time of the book's composition, and during his childhood adding to the reader's understanding of the life and times of the author. Although an arguably confused and purposeless individual, Wright did achieve much in his strife against racism and its limits on his people. In becoming a community leader, he shared his perception about America, a perception of a part of America that was unknown territory. His admirable ...
- 400: Race In America
- ... in the United States and not in any other country in the world. It is an embarrassment that in supposedly the best nation in the world, such a policy of racism is able to exist. Therefore all of our history is engraved with the issue of race relations. Race relations have been an important part of the history of the United States. Throughout history, race has been a major factor in many of the important events in our nations past. The level of racism has been going down since Reconstruction though there are still problems concerning race in the United States. Truly our nations past proves that America is obsessed with race.
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