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Kozol relates many cases, for instance, of a child staying awake late at night simply to smack cockroaches and of children who cry a lot without knowing or being able to explain why.... When asked if she got approval for SSI, David replies in the negative, simply saying, "They say she isn't sick enough" (99)....
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While walking a foot patrol, PO Charles Brown and his partner, PO Schroeder are approached by a woman, named Peppermint Patty, who tells them that her boyfriend, Linus Van Pelt, just beat her up and threatened to kill her.... he then tells the police that he has drugs and guns in the apartment.... hellip; The police asked her where her boyfriend was and she told them, "He's home, come with me....
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The people of El Barrio had no option but to sell drugs as the socio-economic difference between the rich and poor widened leading to the poor becoming poorer and the rich getting richer and selling drugs was a way of letting the frustration out more than anything else.... Philippe Bourgois in his book "In Search of Respect: Selling crack in El Barrio' discusses in detail about the differences in the lives of the multi-ethnic cultures of New York, especially the poor and under-privileged, and also comes up with pragmatic solutions that can and should be implemented in order to bring about a change in the lives of these people....
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He claims that his "racial identification with the murderers" troubled him and that he felt "by race and geography [.... Nordan's project in Wolf Whistle has an affinity with that of Toni Morrison and other social theorists and literary critics who in recent years have begun to turn the gaze of race theory toward the construction of white identity.... Jerry Phillips discusses how "certain literary texts illuminate the pedagogy of whiteness, the way one learns to experience oneself as a member of the 'white race'" and goes on to discuss a few of the "countless ways in which United States literary works aided in the naturalization of whiteness"....
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A new race of ‘mixed' children is being born and growing up in America today.... ?? In this author's opinion in the near future a new race will be added to forms labeled ‘mixed'.... Instead of a child being able to answer that they are white or black are starting to ask teachers, parents, and others one question....
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The essay “Shimomura Crossing the Delaware” portrays the artist's style and visual conventions in the painting which incorporates both historical and autobiographical components, presenting the historical event through the prism of racial stereotypes, containing Japanese historical allusions etc....
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The principal difference lies in the fact that Shimomura made Asians – namely, samurai - the main characters of the painting.... This solution was dictated be the idea of illustrating the race issue and the problem of Japanese Americans' place in American society....
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Equality is promoted within the people so that you can pursue your dreams and be happy every day of your life knowing that you are treated fairly and given your rights.... Moreover, the essay analyzes the problems associated with modern American society such as privilege and injustice.... Recognition for hard work is there and people earn their places on merit regardless of their race, color or ethnicity....
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