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Jean Bethke Elshtain’s “Democracy on Trial” and Cornel West’s “ Race Matters”
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A 9 page overview of the similarities and differences which exist between the ideologies of these two noted authors. While West attributes societal problems to our government, particularly the problems we are currently seeing in the African American community, Elshtain sees those problems as a result of individual choices. West sees advantages in a socialist system of government while Elshtain values the democratic system which is currently in place. No additional sources are listed.
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Jimi Hendrix: Cultural Impacts
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A 9 page discussion of the life and the accomplishments of Jimi Hendrix, one of the most accomplished rock guitarists of all time. This paper discusses Hendrix’s music in terms of its cultural implications, particularly its implications to black culture. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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John Rawls, Justice & Affirmative Action
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A 6 page research paper that explores issues of economic distributive justice. Throughout its history, human societies have addressed issues of justice. While it is agreed that societies should be just, precisely what this means has been a matter of much debate. A particularly contentious sub-category of this argument has been in regards as to what constitutes economic justice, that is, "the proper distribution of social benefits and burdens" (Shaw and Barry, 2004, p. 105). In this regard, a variety of rival principles have been proposed. Examination of these various theories shows that the "Theory of Justice" outlined by John Rawls offers a comprehensive and fair framework for distributive economic justice. This is particularly evident when examined in light of affirmative action and equal employment opportunities. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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John Singleton’s “Higher Learning” (1995)
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This 5 page report discusses the 1995 movie, “Higher Learning,” director John Singleton’s third movie, that offers a look into the lives and minds of a group of young people from different countries, races, and social background. They find themselves in integrated circumstances as all enroll in Columbus University. Students who are already dealing with the expectations of high performance in the classroom, on the track, or in front of their friends, are strained to the breaking point by each other’s prejudice, inexperience, and misunderstanding, as well as their own “coming of age” issues and stressors. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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John Stuart Mill and Charles R. Lawrence on Race
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This 5 page report discusses the viewpoints of the 19th century philosopher, John Stuart Mill who was certain that the highest normative principle is that, “actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness” and the modern writer and legal scholar, Charles R. Lawrence who believes that “racist speech is peculiarly deserving of curtailment.” Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Johnson, Nixon and Supreme Court on Civil Rights
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A 4 page research paper on the Civil Rights era. During this time the executive branch, under both Presidents Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard Nixon, aided the cause of civil rights by promoting significant legislation and anti-discrimination public policy. However, the Civil Rights movement was first aided by the Supreme Court through the landmark decision of Brown v. the Board of Education. In deciding which branch of the federal government was most successful in its efforts to end racial discrimination, this examination considers a three-point criteria: specifically, (1) understanding and sensitivity toward the issues involved; (2) advocacy of African American rights; and (3) effective results. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Jones & Moody/Known World
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A 4 page essay that analyzes Edward Jones' novel of the antebellum South, The Known World, and Anne Moody autobiography, Coming of Age in Mississippi, which are very different books that are separated by roughly a hundred years of American history. However, each of these texts share the common factor in that an integral part of each narrative is that it deals with what is the "known world" of their times. Examining these texts from the standpoint of what constitutes the "known world" in each case demonstrates the way in which racism, social injustice and bigotry were engrained in American society in both the antebellum era and the pre-Civil Rights movement South of Anne Moody. No additional sources cited.
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Josephine Baker: Life and Works
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A 5 page paper which examines the life and works of Josephine Baker. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Julius Lester’s “To Be a Slave” and How Slaves Resisted their Enslavement
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This 6 page report discusses Julius Lester’s award-winning, 1968 book “To Be a Slave.” In it, Lester explains, through the voices of slaves, what it must have been like . . . “To be a slave. To be owned by another person, as a car, house, or a table is owned. To live as a piece of property that could be sold -- a child sold from its mother, a wife from her husband.” He also shows the ways in which the slaves resisted being slaves. Their resistance occurred in aspects as varied as how they did their work, what songs they sang, and their religious beliefs. Bibliography lists only the primary source.
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Kaffir Boy by Mark Mathabane and My Traitor's Heart by Rian Malan
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This 5 page paper considers the experiences presented in Kaffir Boy by Mark Mathabane and My Traitor's Heart by Rian Malan, and assesses the way in which each of the individuals presented viewed the white world relative to the prejudice in South Africa under Apartheid rule. This paper considers the importance or significance of the use of violence in both works and the impacts that violence had in perpetuating the status of both whites and blacks. No additional sources cited.
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