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    classism‚ prejudicediscrimination‚ acculturation‚ and stigma. Provide an example for each. Classism‚ prejudicediscrimination‚ acculturation and stigma are all taboo words in today’s society. There are a few who would argue that they do not apply to the world’s modern society. Yet they are present and felt by the minorities of the world. Each word listed above represents a denial of basic rights. Acculturation represents the denial of an individual to their culture while discrimination and classism

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    Freaks and Geeks is a TV show that takes place in 1980 Michigan following the freaks and geeks of William McKinley High School. In the first episode “Pilot”‚ we follow Lindsay and Sam Weir‚ sister and brother who are both students of McKinley. Lindsay‚ who is struggling with her grandma’s death‚ quits being a mathlete to start hanging out with Daniel and his friends‚ the “freaks”. While Sam is being terrorized by his bully‚ Alan‚ and is desperate for his friends to stand up for him. We watch as Lindsay

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    Lord of the Flies‚ by William Golding‚ first published in 1954‚ became a very successful novel over the years. In 2004‚ ABC first launched the hit TV show Lost. These two have extreme similarities between each other‚ and Lost would not exist without Lord of the Flies. The mix of intrigue‚ survival skills and critique on human nature has made both the show and the book such respectable hits over the years. The similarities between these two are more than coincidental‚ having almost the same beginnings

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    even death. Violence in children TV shows like cartoons have become so rampant and is harmful. In the animation TV show‚ “teenage mutant ninja turtles”‚ that first air on December 1987‚ is one animation with an extreme level of violence. Use of swords‚ blood-shed and violent situation were so occasional in this cartoons‚ (johnson‚ 2014). Remorse‚ criticism and most definitely consequences are some qualities that characterize violence situation‚ however‚ in this show‚ there was no sign of remorse. Actually

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    In my second critical text‚ the Hitlers Article says “ Germans and other northern Europeans were Aryans-a superior race. Seeking to find physical evidence of the Aryan superiority and not- Aryan inferiority”. This shows that they thought there was a superior race and the other races were inferiority ( had something wrong with them). So‚ they would be subjected to racism and excluded from groups‚ we see this as discrimination.We see this in the crash when Ryan is talking to Shaniqua and says “ you

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    Racism In Crime-Drama TV Shows As Donald Trump once said‚ “ When Mexico sends its people‚ they’re not sending their best… They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists. And some‚ I assume‚ are good people.” This is a clear example of how people are racist towards other ethnicities that they don’t belong to. People become racist due to a number of things‚ their environment‚ their upbringing‚ and even what they see in the media. The media plays a huge role in how people portray other

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    Sargent and David White. The show is based on a witch who married an ordinary mortal man‚ and compromises herself to lead the life of a typically normal suburban housewife. Bewitched hit a fantastic popularity‚ ending as the number two program in America on its debut season‚ and achieving the longest supernatural sitcom theme of the 1960s & 1970s. The program continues to be seen around the world on recorded media. The show was ranked as #50 on TV guides 50 greatest TV shows of all times. A young witch

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    Dexter is a Showtime crime drama TV series. The show tells the story of Dexter‚ the protagonist that lives a double life as a serial killer‚ and a blood splatter analyst that works for the Miami PD. As he lives a double life he only hides his urges to kill and calls it his dark passenger. He is the way he is because of a tragic event that happened when he was just three years old‚ witnessing his mother being murdered in front of him. In the first episode of the show you can already tell he is psychopath

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    in Equality and Diversity Unit 1: Exploring Equality and Diversity Session 4: Prejudice and discrimination What does it mean? In a diverse society where each individual may have lots of different characteristics and qualities‚ there are many opportunities for people to label and stereotype others. When this happens‚ it can create an environment where prejudice and discrimination may be found. A prejudice is an unfair or unreasonable preconceived view or judgement that is formed without

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    Many people have the misconception that being prejudice only refers to the color of skin however that is not the case. There are many ways in which a person can be prejudice. Being prejudice deals with holding a certain attitude toward a person from a certain group. It is a learned behavior and though not always‚ it can lead to discrimination. There are two dimensions of prejudice including the affective dimension and the cognitive dimension. The affective dimension is broken down into two theories

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