Essays on Race

This documentary retraces the journey of conception scaled up to human size, from the sperm production to the fertilization of the egg. There are over 250 million human sperm cells in the testicles waiting for the muscle contractions to expel them through the urethra (ejaculation), but only a few thousands will enter the fallopian tubes,…

I. Racial Formations A. Susie Guillory Phipps vs. The State of Louisiana 1. Susie Guillory Phipps sued the state of Louisiana over the right to change her racial classification from black to white 2. Due to state law which states anyone with one-thirty-second “negro blood” in them was to be classified as black 3. Her…

Jon Meacham said: “Everyday in every corner of America, we are redrawing the color lines and redefining what race truly means” As we approach the terminal of this Millennium twelvemonth, many are believing. What is race? Is it still two distinguishable divisions; white and colored? Many think that it is non. If this is true,…

Race, Class and Gender issues are commonly brought up. Throughout history many groups have been stigmatized not just for their race, but for their sex, and class as well. People of lower class incomes get slandered for where they live and for not having the economical means to purchase most common goods. Women have been…

As an important aspect of human society, John Boles discussed in his essay, The Nadir of Race Relations, how white and black Americans dealt with the differences of their races. The author emphasized the events that took place from 1880s to 1930s. Those times were like the dark ages for the black Americans because they…

         The midterm elections in the year 2006 brought about many changes in the House as well as the Senate thereby forcing the media to transfer their attention to the post-election coverage of these races. Aside from the nationwide elections, the results of the gubernatorial elections are equality important elements in determining the political stance…

Many aspects of the donkey race was exciting, this made it easier to convey this message. The tittle of the passage stands out. “A Game of Polo with a Headless Goat. ” It is very unusual and attention grabbing due to the unexpected and shocking imagery. This intrigues the reader because it allows them to…

The British colonies in North America were not societies that valued or expected equality. They conquered Native American land without any payment for it and they used African Americans as slaves. By the end of the 17th century and the beginning of the 18th century, the standard norm for the British included vicious warfare with…

Race appears very “natural” because it is normal to want to classify certain people into different groups to make it easier for us to understand. However, our skin color was the reason that protected us from the environment. So basically, we are all the same and we should not be put into certain categories of…

In the book The Color Purple, by Alice Walker, Tashi is convinced that she doesn’t want to go to America because no one will like her. Tashi has her doubts but Adam convinces her to come. I am not here to analyze the motives of the character’s decision to go/not go to America, rather I…