... other guy. Kaplan continues in this way bringing up the 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education U.S. Supreme court decision and how it was supposed to "finally (retire) the era of Jim Crow. " I think this analogy is unfair. The Brown V Board of Education decision was primarily based on race. The candidacy and election of The President was based on a frustrated and desperate ... . He has sacrificed himself and asked his family to do the same out of his dedication and patriotism to his country. He has taken on what may be the greatest burden on earth. For that, I am grateful....

• Word Count: 1503
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Equality: Why We Can't Get There Racial and economic equality in the United States is impossible. Starting with slavery, moving to Jim Crow and culminating with hate crimes and racial profiling, there has been a continuous stream of factors preventing the realization of an equal American society. While it is true that great ... will determine what means different members of society will use to level their personal playing fields. In the long run, the sins of our fathers has left us all with a burden to bear, one that cannot be erased, and refuses to be ignored. Inequality is the sad reality ...

• Word Count: 884
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... Dave inexplicably arrives early for work, Mr. Hawkins does not commend him but gives him more work to do. In a way, that is what you would do with a beast of burden that exhibited extra energy and willingness to work. The author suggests that "a man oughta hava little gun aftah he done worked hard all day" (886). Wright clearly develops the gun ... 's going wild and falling backward on a plow. Wright inserts this plot into a larger discussion of race, class, and gender inequity. For instance, Dave articulates a specifically racial rage while "looking at Jim Hawkins' big white house" and ...

• Word Count: 973
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School