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- 881: Canada Immigration Laws
- ... inspired “White Canada” policy. It was not until the 1960's with the implementation of the points system that this policy was eliminated. However a closer examination reveals that this racism and ethnic selectivity have not disappeared. Striving to preserve the British character of Canada, authorities directed their efforts towards excluding certain people from entry, while encouraging others to settle. The ...
- 882: Chinese Immigration into America
- ... of labor. Frank M. Pixley, editor of the San Fransisco Argonaut, said that "… the Chinese are so successful as workers that they were driving away white labor." (Melendy, page 18) Racism built up due to cultural and economic fears. The Chinese did not try to amalgamate with the dominant culture. Frank Pixley sums up the Pacific Coast prejudice, a view still ...
- 883: U.S. Criminal Justice System
- ... the major weakness of the jury system is that will the defendant get the fair trial if jurors are being prejudice. As I observe several years in the United States, racism do still exist in the United States unlike what I though before coming here. It is impossible to get a fair trial for African Americans who is being trial in ...
- 884: Censorship
- ... section for parents and teachers who can decide for themselves whether the material is suitable or not. Our would is not perfect. We are a world filled with violence, sex, racism, etc. Certain literature like "hard-core pornography" should be censored to the general public. These types of "explicit sex" truly have no meaning. They degrade the human race by increasing ...
- 885: Affirmative Action: Solution or Confusion?
- ... Action Compensates for Past Discrimination", by claiming, "The first form of compensation which seems appropriate is compensations...for injuries they themselves have received as a result of individualized or institutionalized racism and sexism" (33). In my opinion, the blame of past wrongs should not be put upon the employer, nor should something which happened in the past be a factor in ...
- 886: Justice
- ... justice is usually someone's feelings or actions toward another person. A social injustice was played out in Topeka with the case of Brown vs. the Topeka Board of Education. Racism is an unjustified feeling toward a certain race because of the color of their skin. Just the same there are many people who are spit on for being HIV positive ...
- 887: The Need For Affirmative Action
- ... same requirements as the whites but don't get the job because we are not white. You and I both know that to this day Black Americans feel the lingering racism and stereotypes about their intelligence, tendency towards violence, sexual prowess, and so on. Maybe when all of this unnecessary and pointless stereotyping is gone we can do away with affirmative ...
- 888: Affirmative Action: Opportunities of Character, Not Color
- ... the Edge." U.S. News & World Report 13 Feb. 1995: 32-38. Steele, Shelby. "A Negative Vote on Affirmative Action." Conversations. Ed. Jack Selzer. Allyn & Bacon. 322-329. Wilkins, Roger. "Racism Has Its Privileges." Conversations. Ed. Jack Selzer. Allyn & Bacon. 330-340. World Wide Web. Rick Finley. "Quotas Hurt King's Legacy." 10 Nov. 1996. Online posting. http://www.mdle.com ...
- 889: Richard Nixon and the Notion of Presidential Power
- ... seemed uncertain. As time passed, the nation would encounter the greatest economic depression of all time, and the challenges would continue. Our nation would still battle the divisive issues of racism and discrimination. Yet none of the Presidents who governed during these daring times exploited the authority of their position in unwarranted manners. The Nixon Administration would however, exploit its authority ...
- 890: Freedom Through The Press
- ... document of government so perfect it has endured the test of time for over 200 years. Millions of people have given precious support in the fight for equality and against racism. For what reason did many people risk their lives and sacrifice so much? democracy: n. gov. by the people... Their hearts burned brightly with the fires of freedom. We have ...
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