What are your thoughts on interracial relationships? Interracial relationships seem to always make society feel uncomfortable‚ But why should the color of someone’s skin define them and who they are? Even though just 50 years ago the law banned interracial marriage doesn’t mean it’s any easier for people in interracial relationships in society. Because no matter the generation there will always be people who stand firm in what they believe to be right and the way the were raised. But people should
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When I first learned this was going to be our first assignment‚ I was a little bit cautious‚ to be honest. I’ve always been a very decisive person and thought I knew where my beliefs did and did not reside. This test‚ however‚ stays true to its word‚ and the word hidden has a definite reason for being in the title. As previously stated I was quite nervous going into this‚ but after I took the first test‚ I decided to take another out of curiosity. In the end‚ I ended up taking two tests: The Sexuality
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Extended Journal 2 Love stories are often common features in many tragedies‚ but one unique film is Brokeback Mountain which tells the story of two cowboys‚ Jack and Ennis‚ who fall in love. The viewers witness two men gradually develop their relationship and watch the men face the struggles of being in love with one another during this time. The two men start off as two young men looking for work. While working together their relationship slowly develops and the men fall in love. Ennis is hesitant
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There are three different ways a representative is able to carry out their representation. The three styles of representation is delegate‚ trustee‚ and politico. Delegate is the theory of representation stressing the lawmaker’s role as a tribute of the people who reflects their view on issues of the day (Losco 264). In other words‚ an elected representative will vote the way their constituents would want them to‚ regardless on their own opinion. This would help the representative get reelected since
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In this Religion and Society class I learn something that I never knew before and I started to question thing I that I had believe to be true. I learn new term that I never heard before like mod and monotheism which means the belief in one God and polytheism which mean the belief in multiple God. I learn that Christianity is torn between them because in Christianity they believe in one God‚ however they also believe in the God‚ Son and the Holy Ghost. I also learn what religion is. Religion is
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Essay Exam #2 Kaitlyn Rangel Sociology of Minorities University of Northern Colorado W.E.B Du Bois wrote “The Souls of Black Folk” that explained what life was like to be a black American in 1903. Du Bois details the internal struggle of being a darker skin tone in a white society. Africans were brought to America solely for slavery; even after slavery was abolished African Americans were still treated differently. Thus‚ the “color line” emerged. Blacks were separated from whites and treated
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After it fled the streets of New York twenty-two years ago‚ “The Normal Heart”‚ written by Larry Kramer‚ has been revived at the Berkshire School theatre. As the curtains were drawn‚ the audience stood applauding the cast for their incredible job well done in the new production about the AIDS epidemic‚ specifically homosexual Aids‚ in 1985. Although Larry Kramer wrote the play twenty-two years ago‚ it felt like we were back in 1985 fighting the AIDS epidemic. As a classically structured drama and
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When reflecting on my own identity‚ the reading that relates most to me is "Why the M Word Matters to Me" by Andrew Sullivan. When I first read Sullivan’s article‚ I did not immediately identify with his words because I felt we had very little in common. After all‚ this was an article about his struggle with the gay marriage issue‚ a topic with which I had no shared experience. However‚ after re-reading Sullivan’s article‚ I began to realize that “Why the M Word Matters to Me” is an article less
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Multicultural Competence Throughout my practicum‚ I have realized the importance of being aware of the clients and their backgrounds. I didn’t realize that there was a client in one of the group sessions that was homosexual. When my comment in the group was taken to mean a husband and wife relationship‚ I didn’t know his background or situation. The other therapist commented and asked how he felt about the topic and if he was uncomfortable. He mentioned that he was ok with it‚ he felt he could apply
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We often think of our teenage years as carefree and happy‚ but have you really ever tried to recall how it really felt? Your body was going through so many changes‚ as were your moods and feelings. And what about those of the opposite sex? They seemed to be going through something similar‚ yet altogether different. Some of the teenagers you knew were also having to deal with having a different sexual orientation than their other friends and wondering why. Inertia paper‚ I will be discussing some
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