The racial makeup of the county is 55.58% White, 13.48% African American, 0.42% Native American, 9.35% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 15.48% from other races, and 5.63% from two or more races. 39.76% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. ... The racial makeup of the city is 34.01% White, 28.32% African American, 0.45% Native American, 16.20% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 15.11% from other races, and 5.84% from two or more races. 28.31% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. ... The racial makeup of the city is 80.82% White, 4.26% African American, 0.16% Nati...

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When one refers to the eighteenth century, however, he must realize that there were many major cultural, religious, and moral differences between colonial Americans of different regions of the newly discovered land we now call the United States of America. ... The communities of colonial America varied tremendously as well. ... The people of colonial America, and the areas in which they lived have been classified into three major regions of colonial America: the North, the Middle region, and the South. ... This is very different from the government of colonial Americans. In colonial Americ...

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Janice Wilkinson is a 30-year-old African American female, born on May 18, 1982 in Los Angeles, California. ... She was raised in a single parent African American household. ... Janice defines her ethnic background as a strong independent African American woman with strong ties to the church. ... She had very few positive African American role models; therefore, she developed a sense of shame of being black. ... Janice mentioned that she was concerned about the level of intelligence and "black attitude " of African Americans in her neighborhood. ...

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In the book "All God's Children" author Fox Butterfield delivered his point of view and his theory on the Bosket family and the American tradition of violence. ... He also wrote All God's Children: The Bosket Family and the American Tradition of Violence about the child criminal Willie Bosket. ... So the book starts off in South Carolina in the Edgefield County where the American Revolution just ended. ... Here the share cropper system reduced the African Americans to peons but then in 1867 the Southern states were forced to give African Americans to vote (Butterfield, F.,...

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Likewise, during the twenties when Miller was in his early teens he witnessed "how his father's fate [of losing his job] was shared on every side of those who had had blind faith in the so-called American Dream" (16). ... Willy uses the phrase "the woods are burning" a few times throughout the drama to embody his frustration and his failure of the American dream. ... For instance, throughout the play Willy takes an active interest in his son, Biff, by relating his values and ideas of the American dream, ! ...

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Foster care in America is inadequate for children and needs to be improved. ... Consider the number of foster care children in America that are placed into the system. According to Child Welfare League of America, (2006), there are roughly 500,000 children living in foster care. African American children make up two-thirds of the foster care population and stay in foster care longer than the average child. ... Social Work Practice and Foster Care Our foster care system works with the worst aspects of social problems within the American society. ...

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Deborah Sampson changed America's view on women from housewives to today's generation of women in the work field. ... Her first attempt was in 1782 but after signing the enlistment papers to join the American Army, she had a change of heart and did not show up the next day. ...

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Armand Aubigny had known her since he was eight, when his father brought him to America from Paris after his mother died. ... Themes Racism and Gender Bias Like many other American men of the mid-nineteenth century South, Armand Aubigny bases the worth of a person primarily on his or her race and gender. ... Foreshadowings Desiree's "Obscure Origin" The following passage "describing Armand's attitude regarding the lack of information about Desiree's family history "foreshadows his assumption that Desiree's ancestry included a black African." ...

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In his review of Linden Hills, "African American Whiteness in Gloria Naylor's Linden Hills", Tim Engles describes Roxanne as "an avid social climber interested in marrying rich " who "actively whitens her natural appetites and those aspects of herself that are commonly associated with blackness ". ...

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A Yellow Raft in Blue Water is a story of three generations of women. Each woman is faced with basically the same type of event in her life and each reacts differently to that event. The event that is being focused on is the loss of the parent(s), whether the parent was known or unknown, and the loss of their childhood and how this affects their behavior. The loss of parent(s) that is being discussed is not due to death, but it is the emotional loss of a parent not assuming the parental role of the child. How a person reacts to an event and the outcome is based on their different personalit...

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• Grade Level: High School