Cornel West's "Race Matters": Xenophobia, Consumerism And Hedonism
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5 pages in length. In his book entitled "Race Matters," Cornel West claims that xenophobia, consumerism and hedonism are elements that serve to stifle any positive racial progress. The manner by which these three elements have a negative impact upon racial progress is, indeed, clear and can readily be witnessed in everyday society. Fear runs rampant between and among racial communities, often for no other reason than ignorance of the truth, illustrating West's contention that xenophobia continues to play an integral role in racial segregation. Consumerism, ever since its appearance in the latter part of the nineteenth century, has cultivated myriad hateful qualities that have served humanity no good purpose; one of the most instrumental is that of racial partition. And while hedonism might appear to represent one of life's most beneficial aspects, it actually perpetuates the separation between and among races. No additional sources cited.
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Cornel West's 'Race Matters' / Analyzed
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This 11 page paper examines the 1993 collection of essays by Princeton University Afro-American Studies professor Cornel West entitled, Race Matters. Specifically discussed are the individual chapters on black-American nihilism, problems with racial reasoning, the lack of quality within current black leadership, the problem with the black conservatism movement, the importance of Affirmative Action, the historical evolution of black-Jewish relations, the myths surrounding black sexuality, and the mobilizing influence of Malcolm X's leadership upon black society. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Crime And The Media: Sex Crimes
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7 pages in length. The mass media hold significant influence upon the way in which public opinion is formed, particularly with regard to issues of race and ethnicity. When examining the extent to which minorities are subject to scrutiny and accusation under the media eye, it becomes quite apparent how one-sided this treatment is regarding sex crimes. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Criminal Sentencing: White Black and Mental
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(8pp). What we will be looking at in this discussion are basically two issues that have somehow become enmeshed: According to Davis (1998), more than 70 percent, of the imprisoned population, are people of color. It is rarely acknowledged, that the fastest growing group of prisoners are black women, and that Native American prisoners are the largest group per capita. Approximately five million people - including those on probation and parole -- are directly under the surveillance of the criminal justice system. And according to Ditton (1999) sixteen percent of those incarcerated in state systems are mentally ill. One of the questions that then arises from this data is, are the white mentally ill sentenced to incarceration at a different ratio than people of color? Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Cuba and the Race Issue
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This 5 page paper looks at Cuba's history, with a focus on its formation shortly after independence. Several issues are discussed. The race issue is illuminated. Most of the positions draws on information from a book by Aline Helg. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Darkness Made Visible: The True Story of Harry T. Moore
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A 10 page discussion of the life and accomplishments of this amazing man. Considered to be the first black man to die in the Civil Rights movement, Moore would stand up and be heard in a time when few others would dare. He was instrumental in enacting educational change as well as in a number of other social arenas. He would ultimately pay the price, however. Moore and his wife were killed by a carefully-placed bomb on Christmas night in 1951. Moore’s legacy, however, continues to live on into today. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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David Davis’ “Slavery and Human Progress”
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This 5 page report discusses David Brion Davis’ 1986 book “Slavery and Human Progress” in which the author looks at slavery in the much more broad context than the experience of Africans sold into slavery and working on plantations in the American South. He uses the ideals of contributing to overall human progress to demonstrate how slaveowners justified themselves and became wealthy in the process. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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David Walker's Appeal
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This 5 page paper looks at this well known work by David Walker and talks about his ideas regarding liberation. The concept of radicalism, its advantages and disadvantages, are discussed. No additional sources cited.
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Differences in Style of Black American Authors As Advocates of Black Civil Rights
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Between the latter years of the nineteenth century and today a number of black writers have expressed their views on black civil rights. The manner in which these views were expressed, and indeed the literary style and presentation of these writers differed considerably. This 6 page paper utilizes the writings of W.E.B. DuBois, Booker T. Washington, Frederick Douglass, and the contemporary author Cornel West to illustrate the views and literary styles which have existed between over this period of history. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Discovery in “The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass”
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A 5 page paper which examines the various forms of discovery in Frederick Douglass’ autobiography, “The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass.” Bibliography lists 2 additional sources.
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Discrimination And Civil Rights
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A 5 page paper that addresses the question: how did discrimination motivate the civil rights movement? To answer the question, the writer recounts and discusses two events that had a profound effect on the movement - the Greensboro Four and Rosa Parks. Neither of these events involved large numbers of people but they had a significant impact on the movement. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Discrimination and Liability: An Investigation into the Backlash of Civil Rights Legislation
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A 6 page contention that the laws that were put in place immediately after the Civil War to guarantee the rights of freed slaves, and those which have been in place since to prevent discrimination, have had a tremendous societal impact. While these laws were justified by the circumstances of the time period in which they were enacted, they now translate into the liability crisis which our businesses, governments, and organizations are facing today when they try to hire or replace employees based on qualifications rather than racial, ethnic, or gender identity. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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