Obama manages to give a reasonable speech that strongly focuses on his ethos and a little on pathos to properly respond to the criticism against his relationship to Reverend Jeremiah Wright, and also uses this as a basis for pinpointing America's current issues, using several rhetorical devices, especially antithesis, to emphasize his arguments. ... He believes many of the current issues at hand are being blamed to racial divisions when, in fact, people should try to stand up and try to search for a solution rather than put the blame on someone else. ... Wright, and at the same time expa...

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In this paper I will focus on the most important concepts discussed throughout the Theology. ... From my understanding and readings, the meaning of Dubois's concept toward double consciousness is that the current religion isn't the same teaching as White's during the slave period and the same teachings from African Traditions before the slave period. ... After identifying one of the main questions that identified with me and that question is "Is god black', I came up with the conclusion is that the current image we relate to god right now is most likely false. ...

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It not only focuses on the arrangement and functioning of personality but also points to the possibilities of its unlimited expansion/interaction on a social level. ... (Pg. 445) The next school is the reformist school; it represents a period of historical evolution as well as current bearing. ... This school originated to encourage an Afro-centric psychology but still combines it with traditional focus on appeal for change that ostensibly benefits Blacks, whites, and society overall. ... He emphasizes that social scientist have a responsibility for changing Black conditions, also he argu...

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A current study involving young couples was examined among the correlation between their relationship quality and depression along with other effects such as anger and hostility. ... The study was also focused on chronic cardiovascular diseases such as diabetes, etc. ...

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Malcolm's thoughts in his autobiography can be applied to our current society. ... Finally, when examining current social and economic injustices towards African Americans, it is possible to apply these prejudices to Anne Moody's Coming of Age in Mississippi in order to fashion a modern day version of her autobiography. ... Covertly and in modern-day fashion, institutionalized racism would be exemplified through such methods as social studies curriculums which focus only on European American history and not the history ethnic groups. ...

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The society is influenced by ethnic diversity in several ways that draw so much discourse in the current world. ... This paper, therefore, seeks to draw attention into how the diversity influences society, not in just non-material culture but also in the material culture with a focus on the United States culture. ...

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The Great Awakening of the 1740's proved to be an instrumental event of the new African-American spirituality with its focal point on a "personal relationship" with God and conversion of the masses, rather than the liturgical and theological focus prior to the awakening.3 This development enabled lay preachers with no theological background to attempt mass conversion using emotional strategies rather than ideology to persuade non-believers, and created a more accessible Christianity that the slaves could grasp and integrate into their own spirituality. ... Ironically, the same story the...

• Word Count: 1954
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According to Als, Angelou's writings were focused on self-revelation compared to politics, which played a significant role in freeing other female writers to be more flexible and write without any shame to how they would be viewed in the world (1). ... Currently, many writers have embraced Angelou's writing styles, and she is highly respected and viewed as the representative of the African Americans and women. ...

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The Declaration of Independence states, "All men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights". But how much of this is true? Since the very beginning of the legal system in the United States, there has been inequality. Appearance has held such precedence...

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Although several commentators have voiced criticisms with the ideas of Professor Butler, most of these criticisms focus on what is best for the American legal system, what legal precedents dictate, or as is most often the case, on what is "right." It is, however, negligent to simply focus on these issues when examining the proposal of Professor Butler. ...

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After the attacks took place, many argued that racial profiling would not be an issue because the United States would focus on other issues; however many civil rights based lawsuits that were connected to racial profiling were filed more during this time period. ... The federal government currently has programs in place at major airports that profile individuals based on their race and ethnicity; in contrast, local officials, for the most part have declined to participate in similar practices citing constitutional rights that would be violated (Carmen, 2009). ...

• Word Count: 1975
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Dubois and is defined in the focus of African American literature and the African American experience as "an individual whose identity is divided into several facets.... The people who believe that Americans should no longer divide themselves up into subgroups believe that it is no longer important to differentiate between the original nationality of the people and their current citizenship. ...

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