ktmeng/mec huggingface dataset:
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Troy’s case shows the effect that migration to the West had to African-Americans; it did not only give them a hard time trying to fit in a society where they were less regarded but it also eroded their cultures and presented them with a different and difficult socialization (Sofola). Having analyzed the play, one would seek to answer the question on why it was given the title “Fences”. First, the theme of racial discrimination can be seen to have portrayed the title Fences. This is seen throughout the play where lines of racial discrimination were used to deny Troy and other African-Americans job opportunities.
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This judgment on bases of color is a fence in itself since it prevented them from getting good money to support their families. In addition, Troy could not join professional baseball playing due to the ‘fence’ of racial discrimination. However, to Cory, his father is the fence that does not allow him to get the college football scholarship after he refused him on the grounds of racial discrimination. In addition and to the literal meaning, Rose wanted to build a fence and forced Troy to start so that she could protect what is hers in the inside and leave what belongs to the society outside the fence. Conclusion
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Throughout the play, racial discrimination is shown as the cause of anything that Troy’s family is going through. One can appreciate the writer’s overemphasize on this issue owing to the fact that this play is set in the 1950’s when racial discrimination was still evidently being experienced. The play assists one to understand the effect that racial discrimination had on the lives of African-Americans as well as the influence of Western culture to their socialization and culture. This play will assist in keeping the history of the experience of African-Americans in the American society and it will remain to be a crucial part of literature.
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A South African Investment American oil companies Texaco and SoCal (Caltex) were refining oil in South Africa. They planned to expand their refining capacity. However there was numerous discrimination issues pertaining to the status and treatment of the black citizens. At the time, the South African government maintained an apartheid system of governing their nation. Caltex was under scrutiny by American political parties and its stockholders for the way African workers were treated. Whites ruled South Africa’s apartheid government, blacks could not vote, and had no political rights.
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They also had little freedom, were forced to live in segregated areas and were paid a low salary compared to whites. They were not allowed to own their own land or homes. (Velasquez 2006 pg. 59). By Caltex doing business in South Africa, their long-term intent was to eventually change the apartheid government to a more equality based one, such as that of the American government. From a business standpoint, the benefits of Caltex being in South Africa outweighed the issues of violating human rights and moral ethics.
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The code incorporated six principles that corporations were to abide by. The principles were based on equality and fairness for all workers, non-segregation for all races and equal pay for equal work. The principles also included training and education that would provide promotions of blacks and non-whites into supervisory and secretarial positions. By improving and educating the people, the improvement of their lives would be exponentially greater. (Smith 1977 pg. 59-60) Caltex’s decision to stay in South Africa was fueled by its desire to influence and ultimately change the racist government.
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They lead by example by applying the six principles to their own corporation. Caltex hired black workers and valued the relationships they had established with them. (Velasquez 2006 pg. 58). They also emphasized the care of all races. This act is known as “ethics of care” and being concerned for the well being of others. (Velasquez 2006 pg. 60). If Caltex were to pull their business out of South Africa the blacks would be the affected the most. Therefore Caltex strived to convince the South African government and stockholders of the benefits of doing business there.
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Caltex helped the blacks to have better working conditions, pay and housing. However the apartheid government had the ultimate control. The importance of American companies doing business in South Africa grew. Attempts at resolving issues between citizens, government, companies and shareholders grew. Several resolutions were proposed however some were defeated. Stockholders of Caltex defended the principal of equal liberty “The claim that each citizen’s liberties must be protected from invasion by others and must be equal to those of others. ” (Velasquez 2006 pg. 96).
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Caltex provided wealth to South Africa and its citizens however when the situation turned for the worse they should have withdrew their business. They helped the country and the government in a monetary way, which in turn helped and also hindered its citizens. Caltex used the difference principal in the claim that a productive society will incorporate inequalities, by improving the most needy members of society, which were the blacks. (Velasquez 2006 pg. 97). The resolution indicated that the South African government was to take action of dismantling the apartheid and the influx of control laws.
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When this did not take place, the American companies were to start the process of withdrawing their business from South Africa. Several attempts to rectify the issues went unresolved. Even though there was a high vote from shareholders the problems worsened. Companies are not solely responsible for a high return on investors’ money. Although they want the best for their clients they do not control nor time the markets. Managers constantly have to make choices between comparative alternatives and the governing of state and federal laws.
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Their purpose is to make money for their clients and for the business. Often times they have to choose the best rate of return for the stockholder. The rate of return is the ratio of money gained or lost on an investment. This determines how well a stock is doing and if shareholders want to either buy more stock or sell. Managers are required by law to document and monitor their investment process. All mangers must comply with SEC regulations, investment policies and guidelines. They are also obligated to comply with bank policies and private companies.
Topic: racism

One must never judge or discriminate a person based on their physical attributes. Prejudice and discrimination directed against someone of a different race is known as racism. It is evident in the movie “Crash” directed by Paul Haggis, that people misconceive others due to judgement on their physical traits. Throughout the movie, the characters living in Los Angeles face the challenges of fitting in a town populated by people of different colours. The offenders are the “white” people whereas the victims are everyone else.
Topic: racism

The presence of racism is the main cause of every conflict that occurs in the movie. The majority of the racism involved in the movie is towards the negro population. They are perceived as thugs, thieves and murderers. In the beginning of the movie, two black friends, Anthony and Peter, are walking in a strictly “white” neighbourhood feeling discriminated as they chat amongst themselves, being racist towards white people. They mention how they are seen from a white person’s point of view and at that moment, Jean Cabot and her husband walk towards their car.
Topic: racism

The two pull out their guns and aim at their heads, taking away their vehicle. The two boys are dressed in baggy sweaters, displaying a thuggish style, which provokes Jean’s judgement on them. Anthony has cornrows and Peter is wearing a toque, as they walk with “swag”. Later on, Jean snaps at her husband and mentions how she was already aware that the two black friends were going to steal their car 10 seconds before it actually happened, based on their physical appearance.
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As Ryan is driving, he is told on the radio, that a car has been stolen, Jean Cabot’s car, and another car of the same model is driving ahead of Ryan. Knowing that the vehicle in front of him isn’t the stolen car, Ryan makes the driver, a black man, pull over and he molests his wife, leaving them humiliated, which creates a drift in the married couple’s relationship. Cameron, the black driver that was pulled over by Officer Ryan, remains quiet while his wife is being touched by the officer because he is afraid. If he speaks up, not only will he put in jail but he will also be humiliated if his colleagues find out.
Topic: racism

Racism isn’t only towards the black population of the town, it is demonstrated in many other ethnicities as well. Jean Cabot is a woman who believes her race, white, is superior than any other race including black and hispanic. Jean is also very rude towards her maid Maria, and she gets angry at her over the littlest things. She is also convinced that mexicans are gangsters so, when Daniel is changing the locks at her house, she demands that they get redone the next day, fearing that Daniel will sell a copy of her house keys to one of his gangster friends.
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Farhad, a persian man with a strong accent, is also humiliated by a gun store owner when he’s trying to buy a gun. The victims of racism realize that the behaviour towards them is unfair so they find ways to stand up for themselves. Cameron, with his marriage life a stake, snaps at police officers when he is pulled over once again. Officer Tom Hansen saves Cameron’s life otherwise, the other police officers would’ve shot him. Cameron was once mistreated which shook his family life and created a gap between him and his wife therefore, he didn’t want the white people to take control of his life.
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Daniel, who was always mistaken for a gangster was finally fed up with it. As he was fixing the locks of Farhad’s store, Farhad calls him a cheater because he thought Daniel didn’t do his job. Daniel doesn’t take the money from Farhad and leaves, having done his job properly, yet Farhad believes that Daniel is a liar. Not only do the victims stand up for themselves but the offenders also realize the grave mistake they were making by judging people based on their looks.
Topic: racism

Officer Ryan sees an accident and as a police officer, it is his job to rescue the injured people. When he goes to save the person in the car, he sees that it’s Cameron’s wife, the woman he molested earlier. She doesn’t want him touching her because he is the cause of her marital problems. After rescuing her, almost sacrificing his own life, he realizes that he was wrong about mistreating her earlier. Jean Cabot, the egotistical woman, falls down a flight of stairs, spraining her ankle and Maria, her maid she mistreated, helps her and takes her to the hospital.
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Jean, a lonely woman with fake friends, then realizes that the only person who’s true to you is the person who stands by you in the hard times, not the good times. She hugs Maria and tells her that she is her best friend. Throughout the entire movie, the only person who hadn’t discriminated anyone based on physical appearance was officer Tom Hansen. After watching Officer Ryan molest Christine, Cameron’s wife, he no longer wants to work with Ryan. He transfers to a different officer because he couldn’t take the racism Ryan had towards the citizens.
Topic: racism

Peter, asking for a lift, gets a ride from Hansen off the road. At first, Hansen notices Peter’s dirty shoes and torn sweater. In the car, Hansen is playing country music and Peter admits to liking country music but due to his appearance, Hansen doesn’t believe him. Usually people dressed like Peter enjoy rap or hip hop style. Frustrated Peter remarks a little statue on Hansen’s dashboard, similar to the one he has in his pocket. Peter then starts laughing and Hansen starts worrying and continuously asking Peter what he is laughing about.
Topic: racism

Peter doesn’t tell Hansen so, he pulls over and asks him to leave his car. Peter, trying to convince Hansen, reaches for his pocket to show the statue and tell him what he is laughing about but Hansen fears that Peter may be pulling out a gun to shoot at him. As Peter takes the statue out of his pocket, Hansen pulls the trigger and kills Peter. It is ironic because Hansen, the person who doesn’t judge anyone throughout the entire film, is the one who kills someone based on their physical appearance. Peter was the only person who died in the movie. Peter’s death was not a mistake.
Topic: racism

Hansen intended to kill Peter but only because of the way he was presenting himself and the way he was dressed. Anyone could’ve been mistaken but Hansen, amongst all the other characters, was least likely. Racism was one of the main themes that Paul Haggis was trying to show the viewers. Throughout the movie we see how citizens are discriminated, classified and generalized based on their physical traits. We also see how different cultures try to make other cultures inferior to them. Racism also shows a person’s tolerance and how they cope with difficult stages in life and what it takes to make them lose all their patience.
Topic: racism

People also reach a certain limit of disrespecting others and what triggers their conscience to finally be aware of the way they have mistreated the people around them is also evident in the movie. Racism is an issue that has been going on in the world for over a hundred years and it still exists today. In order to break the cycle of racism, we must seek into ourselves and think before discriminating others because someday, we can also be discriminated. Our world is filled with different cultures, people and colours, but at the end of the day, we are all human.
Topic: racism

Many different situations occur within the criminal justice system. The situations that will be discussed in this essay are Pseudospeciation, bigotry vs. racism, hegemony, social construction, and disparity vs. discrimination. There will be definition on these terms. After defining the all terms, I will apply these terms to the criminal justice system using examples to illustrate the understanding of the definitions. Pseudospeciation Pseudospeciation begins with the fact that cultural differences cause humans to separate into different social groups, with different language, dress, customs, ect.
Topic: racism

Erik Erikson was known as the first person to use this term in 1966 explaining the inhumanity of human groups and human subgroups. For example: People with different religions believed their religion was true and others group’s religions were untrue. The criminal justice system law enforcement officers would have to respect a person religion, the way they dress, their custom, and language. There were necessary accommodations which had to be made by law enforcement officers, by separating the different religion groups so a person would not get harm by another person of a different religion group.
Topic: racism

Bigotry vs. Racism Bigotry is defined as the state of mind of a bigot. According to Merriam Webster bigotry is a person obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinion and prejudices, especially one who regards or treats the member of a group with hatred and intolerance. For example: a person of another race might lock their doors when driving through a neighborhood populated by people of another race.
Topic: racism

Racism is a term which is used negatively and is usually associated with race based. The belief of racism is that people are divided into distinct hereditary groups that are innately different in their behavior and abilities. An example of a racism act could be when a young black man is stopped many times while he was driving his car, when he has done nothing wrong. They look inside his car and ask him for license and registration. “The police stop blacks and Latinos at rates that are much higher than whites.
Topic: racism

In New York City, where people of color make up about half of the population, 80% of the NYPD stops were of blacks and Latinos. When whites were stopped, only 8% were frisked. When blacks and Latinos are stopped 85% were frisked according to information provided by the NYPD. The same is true most other places as well. In a California study, the ACLU found blacks are three times more likely to be stopped than whites” (Quigley, 2012, Fourteen Examples of Racism in Criminal Justice System). Hegemony Felluga, (2011) “Hegemony is the processes by which dominant culture maintains its dominant position” (Hegemony).
Topic: racism

For example, a leader who was able to have control over a group of people might be referred to as hegemony. To keep the populations as a whole form rebelling against leadership hegemony has to have the support from at least one dominate class of people. Disparity vs. Discrimination Disparity in the criminal justice system refers to inequity of arrest and sentencing for certain groups of people. Most of the time it is refers to racial and ethnic disparity while discrimination can be defined as a prejudice.
Topic: racism

There is a difference in disparity however; the difference does not mean discrimination. For example, A person is arrested for burglary because of the person past crime history, and because this person was close to the scene of the crime. “To determine if discrimination exists in the criminal justice system or if the differences are a result of disparity one must fully understand the key differences between discrimination and” (Williams, 2009, Justice for All). In the criminal justice system, both discrimination and disparity exists.
Topic: racism

Associate Program Material Racial Diversity in Society Worksheet Part I Complete the following using the MySocLab Social Explorer Map: Income Inequality by Race (located on the student website) as a reference: • Select 1 racial group from the list below: o African American o Asian American o Arab American o Hispanic American/Latino o White/Caucasian • Write a 150- to 300-word summary of the economic, social, and political standings of that group. Use additional resources if necessary, from the University Library or your textbooks.
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Racism affects diversity by creating separate groups of different races. This would cause conflict between the same race that split into different sections. How do racial groups interact in contemporary America? Are interactions positive, negative, or neutral? Support your response using proper citations. The interaction of racial groups in America all depends on the type of situation or conversation they are having. There are times where certain interactions between people are positive, negative or neutral it mostly depends on the topic or situation that is going on.
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What do you believe to be the causes of racial prejudice and discrimination in today’s society? I feel that the cause of racial prejudice and discrimination in today’s society is that many people like to follow what others do and feel that by them joining in on the prejudice that they will get accepted. Also I feel that assumption plays a role in this because a lot of people like to judge others on things they do or the way they dress or even by just the way the person looks.
Topic: racism

Although American History X has a lot of elements of violence and foul language, the movie has a positive message of hope and transformation. Derek and to some extent Danny, represent a section of people who are easily brainwashed into believing that their race or religion or ideology is superior to others. Unfortunately, they take to heart these misconstrued ideologies, willing to die and commit all forms of atrocities to advance them. Their only justification to these evil deeds is that they are superior to others.
Topic: racism

Derek justifies his hate for black Americans because one of them killed his father. However, his hate for the race can be attributed to parental indoctrination, although he does not know it yet during the first half of the film. The seeds of hate were already sown into their hearts by their father- his untimely death was only a spark that ignited the hate. Derek, like other racists generalize a whole race based on a few negative events, while completely neglecting a horde of positive things from that same group.
Topic: racism

As is common in all criminal enterprises, a leader who is incarcerated is only propelled to greater heights of popularity among his adherents. This is exactly what happens to Derek when he is jailed. His popularity increases both inside the prison and outside- within racist circles. A black man befriends him, despite the controversies that surround him. They develop a friendship bond that proved vital towards Derek’s survival in prison. When he took an in-depth look at Lamont, he realizes that there is more to these people than meets the eye. They are not as bad as he is made to believe.
Topic: racism

The truth of the matter is people ride race trains as a means to an end. As Danny vividly puts it, “I hate anyone that isn’t white protestant. They’re a burden to the advancement of the white race.” Hiding under the pretense of preserving American society from aliens, who are threatening its existence, they are actually scared of minority groups that are working tirelessly to advance themselves in all spheres of life. The white supremacists believe that in order for their race to advance, they must trample everyone else down. But, as the movie clearly shows: every action is followed by a counter reaction. Hate leads to violence, violence leads to more violence, which leads to scores of unnecessary deaths and suffering.
Topic: racism

Derek’s turnaround is probably the best element in the movie. He is able to achieve this by looking at the racial issue from both sides of the divide. While his own people put him through hell for having an open mind, he is welcomed and shown compassion from a people he has been conditioned to hate all his life. We realize that two wrongs do not make a right. In order to change a hateful person, you must show him love. The concept of karma brings this movie to a horrific end when his brother is killed in a racial attack. The neo-Nazi movement was therefore Derek’s Frankenstein’s monster.
Topic: racism

This shows that Lennie lacks the mental strength to question George, and the will to defy George and socialise with fellow ranch workers. In 1930s America, laws were set by the government which discriminated against coloured people, and there were laws which would now be considered racist and against the US Constitution. Crooks is not allowed in the bunk house because of this racism. “[I’m not wanted] Cause I’m black. They play cards in there, but I can’t play because I’m black.
Topic: racism

Well, I tell you, you all of you stink to me. ” Crooks is not allowed in the bunk house solely because of his colour, which is why he lives in a house in the barn. Although he shows anger when speaking to Lennie, he doesn’t stand up to anyone who is strong enough to have it backfire. This shows both Lennie and Crooks are week and are discriminated against, as Crooks soon realises. Crooks uses the companionship between George and Lennie as an example of his weakness as he is black.
Topic: racism

S’pose you couldn’t go into the bunk house and play rummy ’cause you was black. How’d you like that? ” This shows that Crooks has a pretty sombre and pessimistic attitude on life, and is jealous of the way that Lennie has a companion. It also shows that Lennie is angry and upset about the prejudice agenda that the USA had at that time. At that time in America, white people generally were de facto superior to black people. “Well, you keep your place then, Nigger. I could get you strung up on a tree so easy it ain’t even funny”.
Topic: racism

When Curley’s wife, who is white, says this, it shows that she was using her position as a white woman to stop Crooks from talking back to her, and slowly but surely make him feel diminished. When she says that she can have him strung up on a tree, it refers to lynching him and hanging him from a tree, which was rather common in the Southern United States in the 1930s. The use of the word “nigger”, which is a taboo word nowadays, shows that Curley’s wife has the superiority to use that word in a derogatory manner. This also brings up the theme of racism, which is a recurring theme of Of Mice and Men.
Topic: racism

When Curley’s wife made the racist retort, Crooks’ ego seemed to grow smaller and smaller. “Crooks had reduced himself to nothing. There was no personality, no ego – nothing to arouse either like or dislike. He said, “Yes, ma’am,” and his voice was toneless. ” This shows that in the toughest of times, Crooks is unable to fight back. It also shows another side of Crooks, that he is a sensitive and submissive man, contrasting with the side that we saw in the first part of the chapter where he seemed a confident man who can sometimes be a bully.
Topic: racism

This also shows that, in the 1930s, although black people were given the constitutional rights to defend themselves (in a court, although they did too have the right to bear arms for defence), white people frequently hung black people without a fair trial. Although it was becoming less frequent it still occurred, especially in the Southern United States, where California (the place in which the book is situated) is in. Crooks had been shaken by Curley’s wife statement, which he regarded of as true. “Candy said, “That bitch didn’t ought to of said that to you. ” “It wasn’t nothing,” Crooks said dully.
Topic: racism

“You guys comin’ in an’ settin’ made me forget. What she says is true. ” Although only a threat (albeit a very harsh one) Crooks knows that it is ultimately true. The way that Crooks said it can also be noted. He said it dully, which can be noted that he was upset by the statement, even if he has probably heard it before. Curley seems to strive to be treated normally, but eventually realises that in the end, because he is black, and because he is a cripple, he will probably never be treated well by anyone, and will have to have it tough until he dies, or, which is sadly a concept, is killed.
Topic: racism

The problem of biased attitude to people with different skin color, religious views, representatives of other subcultures is ongoing and pervasive. Although nowadays self-conscious nations try to alleviate this question by raising its importance publically, it is not eradicated from its core. Race-obsessed societies have different preconceptions that people who are not like them in phenotype are bad-tempered and ill-mannered. Minorities are accused of crimes which they haven’t committed just due to unwritten racial profiling law. People cannot be judged by their appearance, and this social issue should be discussed more openly all over the world.
Topic: racism

The European world wasn’t ready for such a considerable amount of people who wanted to find a place to live, food to eat, water to drink, and all the other vital amenities. It is said that there is no smoke without fire. Unfortunately, not all migrants behave properly and cause real mess within the country, provoke inner-city unrest. For instance, contemporary Milan has become very dirty because the migrants wreak chaos and don’t leave the territory clean. Minorities don’t have where to live, therefore their depression leads to committing petty crimes. Even if other representatives of the same ethnic group or race behave well, the stereotypes have been already created.
Topic: racism

Advocates of equal rights blame mass media for playing the negative role in deteriorating the conflict. Press, TV news, talk shows aim at attracting the audience without thinking about the deleterious consequences on the minorities. Sometimes even the information which is shared via mass media is not relevant and is based on prejudice. By encouraging social exclusion of certain races, media spread moral panic and adverse treatment to the minorities. There was an interesting discovery proving that media influence the public mind. If people begin criticizing ethnic discrimination, the problem is discussed within media coverage in a blaming tone regarding biased police officers. When everything calms down, the number of unwarranted arrests increase immensely.
Topic: racism

The representatives of Afro-Americans who drive cars claim that police officers pull them over due to the color of skin. However, the officers state that it is difficult to identify the skin color of a person sitting in the car during the nighttime. This hypothesis is called the veil of darkness, and if police officers stop the drivers of a particular race because of prejudicial attitudes, officers are involved in the racial profiling. There was one study conducted by two men from California. They wanted to investigate whether this veil of darkness hypothesis is real in their hometown. The experiment proved that there were cases of racial profiling, but there was not enough evidence to label this phenomenon as tendency.
Topic: racism

The racial profiling essay proves that the problem of racist beliefs is attaining worldwide prominence. Throughout the whole time of human existence, people haven’t found compromise on the issue of racism. Human rights and freedom should be equal to every human being, and each person should be treated individually. Sometimes white people are more aggressive and evil than representatives of other races. And occasionally black people act violently and commit awful crimes. The way how person behaves is not influenced by his or her skin color, religion, ethnicity or any other external characteristics. Person’s individual inner inclinations should be considered, and we all should distinguish those issues. It is not our phenotypic differences which determine our behavior but our characters and upbringing. Therefore, there should be no place for racial profiling or other types of stereotypical attitude in our modern-day and highly spiritually developed world.
Topic: racism

The theme of racism is prevalent in the novel. The first aspect of racism is explicit prejudice. The prejudice can be depicted through the scene which took place on the bus, from Aldgate to Greenslade. The woman’s refusal to sit with Braithwaite shows the seriousness and intensity of the problem of racism, in the 1950s. Not all of the Londoners were racial towards Braithwaite or all the coloured people, as it could be seen in the conductor’s supportiveness of Braithwaite and his ever growing irritation of the lady, who continued to show expressions of ignorance towards the situation.
Topic: racism

Through Braithwaite’s soliloquy, it implicitly implies that the higher social class were more corrupted by society and discourteous to the coloured people than the middle or the lower social class. This can be shown through the sentences: “There were a part of the world’s greatest cities and at the same time common as hayseeds” and “courteous deference to a slim, smartly dressed woman” (shows she could afford money to buy alluring clothes).
Topic: racism

This can be evident through the citations which were “black bastard” and “blackie teacher” were intended to be provoking. Denham, who cited the slur: “black bastard” was only said to gain attention from his peers and by standing up to the teacher, it would give him the characteristics of a leader; an individual who was brave and stood up for what he believed in. The following sentence: “He looked like he wanted a response, shows that the reasoning for his cite, was not for true intentionality or taunt, but to make the atmosphere of the class, heated, and to make Braithwaite resign from his occupation, and “gird up his loins”, as Weston described it.
Topic: racism

Implicit acts of racism can be noted through two significant events and incidents – one being the event at Poisson D’Or and the other being the job interview for Braithwaite, as an engineer. In the restaurant incident, the mistreatment of Braithwaite, by the waiter dropping soup, and not on Gillian (who was white-skinned) and the appearance of a smirk, across the waiter’s mouth, shows the disrespect and intentionality of the act.
Topic: racism

The gauntlet of eyes, as Braithwaite described it, implies that the customers saw the incident, but refused to stand up to the waiter – who had obviously attempted a wrongdoing. The waiter’s courage as to put his job on the line (as he may get fired), adds to the gravity of the situation. In the interview, the recruiter’s asking of irrelevant questions, instead of getting to the point, and the response: “Some of the supervisors working here are people we know and they do not like to be bossed by another man of colour”, in other words means, “We do not want Blacks to control us, Whites”.
Topic: racism

Braithwaite who experiences racism implicitly, explicitly and verbally, is indignant. This can be noted in his soliloquy lines: “What a superior bitch!” (when the lady refused to sit next to him) and “I was always subject to explosive anger, but for years I have been making a determined attempt to exercise control of my temper” (when Weston called him: Black sheep). However, in later phases of the story, the acts of racism, he endures are converted from anger to hurt. This can be seen in the scene, where the class was discussing on whether Potter should fret for his action – disrespecting and cussing at a teacher. Braithwaite said Potter should definitely ask for forgiveness, whilst the rest of the class said that Potter was right in cussing, as because of the teacher (Mr. Bell), Buckley, got hurt.
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Seales, a student in Braithwaite’s class, says: “Easy for you to say, Sir, you have never experienced a time where someone pushed you around” and Braithwaite responds to Seales: “I have been pushed around. I have been hurt, really hurt. I sometimes awoke to painful, quick remembering…” This implies that all the acts, in which he had easily ignored, or overlooked, at that time, struck a chord on him, in the long run; un-noticed. Braithwaite also is physically hurt, in one scene, where he was violently sick (through regurgitation), after the interview, and this could be seen in the lines: “I was violently sick”. This may suggest either he was struck by the racial attitudes of the staff or that his stay in cosmopolitan London, as an unemployed, couldn’t stretch for a further period of time, as he was running out of money to survive.
Topic: racism

Not only Braithwaite was hurt, by racism directed towards him. In the Poisson D’Or incident, Gillian was angered and couldn’t dare to watch his partner or lover, experience indirect and implicit racism. This could be seen in the lines: “Let’s go, Rick”. In the bus incident, where the two women, made remarks on the three girls: Moira, Pamela and Barbara, who were all youthful, and standing with a black man. All the three girls, except Braithwaite responded and Pamela Dare stood up for Braithwaite. Her good-doing was brought out by her qualities, but enhanced by Pamela Dare’s love interest for Braithwaite. The evidence that Pamela Dare had a ‘crush’ on Braithwaite could be seen in the sentence: “When Gillian (Braithwaite’s girlfriend) came, all the girls were enthusiastic, talking about her clothes, except Pamela”. This meant she didn’t like Braithwaite going out with Gillian.
Topic: racism

In the end of the story, some of the racially abusive people towards Braithwaite’s colour, changed and started getting to know him better and became friendlier. The best exemplars of these people are Denham and Weston. Since Denham cited to Braithwaite: “black bastard”, it makes him a racist, but in the last chapter of the story, where Moira indirectly says that: “We know it couldn’t be easy for you to deal with some of us, particularly (the some of us directed at Denham).
Topic: racism

Denham blushes, showing that Braithwaite changed his rebellious attitude. Braithwaite’s thought: “Someday Denham may be a dependable and hard-working man, working in H.M overseas” shows the high expectations he has for Denham, as Braithwaite believes he changed, and he has some inner vivacious qualities, embedded in him. In Weston’s case, the offering of a cigarette shows that they were ready to make amends and to put all the bad events, which took place in the last term, aside and commence a new, fresh beginning.
Topic: racism

Racism has not only had bad effects on the lives of the people discussed in the story. It is because of racism, Braithwaite landed the job as a Teacher, and was able to transform the lives of the students, who were free disciples into people who could function and live in the world, without conflict or disagreement. Braithwaite knew that schoolbook teachings could not be related and with no relation to their lives, it was useless, so he discussed with them freely about disclosed topics like relationships, and through the ignorance of the students’ taunts towards him and the careful teachings, and his knowledge of knowing their background – that they were students who were poor, were surrounded by social vermin, prostitutes and bad influences and went to bed, sometimes hungry, he was able to win the hearts of all his students.
Topic: racism

‘To Sir With Love’ is written by E. R. Braithwaite and includes some key themes throughout the novel. Racism, values, and relationships are some themes that are explored with the use of Braithwaite’s relationship with his class. He explores the relationships not only with the individual class members but with the class as a whole. Braithwaites relationship with his class goes through three stages in the novel; silent treatment, noisy treatment and open protest. It is only after experiencing these stages that Braithwaite is finally accepted by the class and given respect.
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These stages explore the maturity of the class and how their values change throughout the course of the year. When Braithwaite first begins teaching he is faced with racist comments and the uncooperative rudeness of his students. The teenagers refer to him as “a new ‘blackie’ teacher”. This illustrates the racial prejudice which existed in the East End of London at that time. The students are obnoxious to the person he is, all they see is the colour of his skin. Braithwaite experiences a cold attitude from his class, “I begun to feel a bit uneasy under their silent, concentrated appraisal”.
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They do not offer to participate or raise their hand to answer a question, the teenagers seem focused on ignoring Braithwaite’s efforts and are ignorant to their education. This first stage of silent treatment explores the theme of values, the students obviously do not value their education. This reflects on how in this era children often left school at a young age and education was not as vital as it is now. Another theme touched on is racism. Braithwaite endures prejudice from the children although it is usually quite sly or hidden from an outside point of view.
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He wil never be called a ‘blackie’ or ‘darky’ to his face but behind his back the children will happily speak of him in such a foul way. Perhaps this is a reflection of one idea in the novel which is how Britain hides the racial prejudice present whereas in America it is more forward and obvious. Braithwaite uses the relationship between him and one of his students Pamela Dare to explore the themes of maturity, relationships and racism in the novel. Pamela is one of Greenslade High School’s more intelligent students.
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She develops a crush on Braithwaite during the novel and stands up for him against the ignorant and naive student Potter. When Braithwaite cuts himself and Potter is shocked that he has red blood and his colour is only skin deep Pamela is angered, “What did you expect, fat boy? Ink? ” This shows that Pamela is not racist and is disgusted by others ignorance. She is obviously a more mature student because her attitude towards racist comments is very educated and she creates smart and snappy arguments.
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She was wonderful, tremendous in her scorn and towering anger”, Braithwaite is fascinated by this girls ability to voice her opinions, it touches on the themes of relationships. Pamela begins to fall for Braithwaite because her life may of lacked a male inspirational figure who was clean and tidy. So when she mets him, he is immediately attractive to her. Pamela stands up against racism on another occasion. On the train to a school trip, the class and Mr Braithwaite overhear some woman talk about Mr Braithwaite in a derogatory manner. “Suddenly she turned to face them, her eyes blazing with anger.
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He is our teacher. Do you mind? ‘ ”This shows that Pamela is a fearless character who is not afraid to speak her mind. Her character allows Braithwaite to show the theme that racism is a behaviour which is slowly dying out and that the children are the future society. If you work on the younger generations there will be hope for later years to come. Barbara Pegg is another student at Greenslade High School. She is not racist in the slightest however her mother is. Braithwaite uses this character to further explore the theme that racism is a learned behaviour and is not as common in younger generations.
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Braithwaite is looking for a better location to stay while he is teaching and so, out of coincidence, ends up asking Barbara Pegg’s mother to stay in her house without realisation of who she is. He turns up on their doorstep and is faced with a racist comment from Barbara’s mother, “Some darky here asking about the room. ” Although offended Braithwaite is then given an apology. Barbara forced her mother to apologise and was extremely embarrassed about the whole situation. The fact that Barbara was grown up enough to tell her own mother to apologise for something bad she had said is a role reversal of the mother and daughter relationship.
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This shows perhaps that Braithwaite’s teaching has created a independent woman who will not be sucked into racism even if it is the thoughts and opinions of her own mother. Braithwaite again touches on the theme that in future generations racism will not be passed down or forced upon children. Braithwaite manages to cover a variety of themes throughout his novel ‘To Sir With Love’. He uses the many different relationships between characters which enables him to explore lots of ideas. Braithwaite is very skilled in the way that he uses characters to represent different themes and it works well in this particular novel.
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This is the quote – ‘The conquest of the earth, which mostly means taking it away from those who have a different complexion or slightly flatter noses than ourselves, is not a pretty thing when you look into it too much’ This, I believe effectively tars colonialism and conquest with the same brush as he is describing colonialism while saying conquest. I feel he is saying that the two are indestinguishable and that anybody who can define them is stuck on ‘the idea’ he goes on to mention – ‘…
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This is a very anti-racist statement and Conrad would have been saying something way ahead of his time. Marlow is a mouthpiece for Conrad in the sense that they have experienced the same things to the extent where even the characters names are the same – When in the Congo, Conrad took over a steam boat formerly captained by a man called Frieslieben (Fresleven in the book), and he had to go and retrieve a man called Kurtz (same name, also in the book).
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– In another book when asked of the likenesses between him and Marlow he said. ‘It is experience pushed a little (and only very little) beyond the actual case for the perfectly legitamate… ‘ I think that any reader thinking that Marlow and Conrad are one and the same would be virtually correct. This means in my view that any likenesses and quotes that Marlow does or says can be directly linked to what Conrad believes in, therefore it is not a factor of how similar the two are as I see them as one entity.
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When Heart of darkness first come out in 1899 (serialised in Blackwood’s magazine) it was in an age where the western world was scrambling to colonise many African countries, where England was fighting a second Boer war and were supreme in North Africa, and it was a time when Joseph Conrad was putting his reputation and respect as an author on the table. His contemporaries could easily have dismissed his book as modernistic drivel and slated him for his uncontemporary views.
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In this light we see that Conrad’s book was way ahead of its time, exploring racism and both physical and mental journeys – into the congo and into one’s self. I believe it could be said that Conrad was not racist even if there is an inkling of racist assertions in Heart of darkness because this racist view was accepted at the time, this can be said of his usage of the word ‘nigger’ in his novel (one of his earlier novels even had the word “nigger” in its title – “the nigger and the narcissus” 1897) but as this was regularly used at the time it can be wavered as it didn’t have the effect it does in today’s society when spoken.
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Apart from this I think it is clear that Joseph Conrad did not conform in a racist society and had seen the horror and pure incorrectness of colonialism first hand. I have shown that Conrad and Marlow are one and the same and have been led to the conclusion through close reading of the opening of heart of darkness that Conrad is not, as Chinua Achebe states, ‘a bloody racist’. In fact I believe the opposite statemen could be made – “Conrad was a minority voice speaking out against racism through his character Marlow in a time where racism was rife”.
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I believe I am right because the evidence against Conrad is scarce and what little textual evidence there is can mostly be put down to ignorance which in my opinion can be let go, due to the fact that his overall message is an anti-racist one. I feel people who think that Joseph Conrad is racist based on Heart of darkness is wrong because of the reasons stated. Show preview only The above preview is unformatted text This student written piece of work is one of many that can be found in our GCSE Joseph Conrad section.
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From the 17th Century, when the first settlers arrived, immigrants dreamed of a better life in America. People went there to escape from discrimination or poverty, and to make a new life for themselves or their families. They dreamed of making their fortunes in the goldfields. For many the dream became a nightmare. The horrors of slavery, of the American Civil War, the growth of towns with slums as bad as those in Europe, and the corruption of the American political system led to many shattered hopes.
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A great deal of money had been spent on the First World War, and countries found themselves in debt. Lots of American lost their jobs. They joined bands of wandering farmers, looking for work. The farm owners of California found that they could pay very low wages, and expect men to work for long hours, as the demand for work was so great. The men were only needed for short periods at a time, for harvesting and so they had to travel around for work.
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The racism, which Martin Luther King talks about in his famous “I had a dream speech”, states that white men think they have got power over black people. That all men are created equally, and no one differs from each other. The black people have to give up their seats if a white person comes on to the bus and there is no space left. Also black people were not allowed to shop in the same place as white people. And black people had to send their children to a different school to the white people. This is an example of segregation and isolation.