that only 2% of black kids make it out of the “hood”. It is extremely hard for them to overcome everyone making fun of them because they don’t conform to being a “gangster”. The person displaying the prejudice shows the ignorance of that person. Most kids get their prejudice roots from their parents at a very young age; it can come from a ton of different situations where the parent makes a comment‚ joke‚ etc‚ about a certain group. It also can come from the environment‚ in which the child grows
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Question: what was the purpose of the space race and astronomical exploration? Thesis: the U.S. and the USSR were trying to prove their scientific superiority and also protect their own territories from an attack from space. Sub Questions: How did the space race start? What drove each nation further into space? What were the achievements of the space race? Who won the space race? Essay: The space race was a mid 20th-century competition between the U.S. And the USSR. Each side used different strategies
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Great Greek Minds Quiz on Homer’s Odyssey and Greece (45 pts) 1. (10 pts) What would our lives be like if no one had the ability to read or write? Without the ability to read and write‚ our lives would be very boring. By having a written language‚ we are able to understand things better and communicate more effectively. We wouldn’t be able to send letters or write books. We would use mostly oral tradition for our history and entertainment. Oral tradition is important but it is only
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My Cultural Background Alta Burwell Saint Leo University Abstract Being adopted‚ I will focus on my family that raised me. My adopted mother was very unique in the fact; she was in her sixties when she “obtained” me. Nothing about my adoption was legal. My whole childhood was rare and why I began questioning it around age 12. I was blessed and I was miserable while I worked through my childhood‚ family issues‚ school‚ and church
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made to represent the ten territories that made up the Federation. Aims of the West Indian Federation: Britain did not show much interest after Emancipation because sugar no longer gained massive amounts of profits to Britain and this forced the member countries of the Federation to develop ideas to solve their social and economical problems. To achieve independence. To obtain cheaper wages for imports and gain better wages for exports. Also‚ to resist the United States intervention in the affairs
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insurgent guerrilla movement. In 1988 the population of El Salvador was only 5.3 million; one in every six people left El Salvador after the war. Most of these refugees fled to the United States where they were allowed to live and work under a system known as Temporary Protected Status. Many Salvadorians moved into the California/Los Angeles area‚ most notably the Pico Union neighborhood of Los Angeles. Here they were subjected to extortion‚ being hustled‚ and abuse from other ethnic minorities already
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When sociologist say that race is a social construction they mean most racial issues are a result of how society perceives a certain race. Since humans are 99.9% percent identical when it comes to genes‚ you can say that we are all similar. However‚ a lot of people focus on the differences between other races. All over America lately‚ you have seen people being discriminated against and feel that they are treated unfairly just because of their race. A person’s race does not define who they are as
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stronger central government‚ created benefits of all the citizens‚ and make rights for people that would be protected by the government. “The Legislative Branch is made up of two houses of Congress‚ the Senate and the House of Representatives. The most important duty of Legislative Branch is to make laws”. Bills are first written‚ discussed‚ and voted on in Congress. There are 100 senators‚ two from each state. There are three qualifications for a senator. You must be a U.S. citizen for at least
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What is a race? For many people‚ a race is defined as the color of your skin‚ but in fact‚ this term has a variety of meanings. Some of these come up often in everyday life‚ as we discuss “the human race.” Other definitions used on government forms‚ as when Americans record which race they belong to for the U.S. Census. Some meanings are far more technical when for example a “biologist talks about different races of a particular species of plant or animal” (MacEachern 34). The context in which the
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INTRODUCTION Background of the Study Familiar household uses of acetone are as the active ingredient in nail polish removers and as paint thinner. Acetone can also be used for medical and cosmetic uses‚ such as applying acetone with alcohol for acne treatments to peel dry skin. It can also remove residues from glass and porcelain and it can also remove super glue from the skin. Perhaps‚ acetone is very useful in our everyday lives. Acetone is also known to remove ball pen
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