The Discrimination Of The United States

Although many things of the past have been changed and improved greatly, there are still situations and people that prove that discrimination and inequality still exist in America today even after the Civil Rights Movement. One way America has changed for the good is that it is now not uncommon to see a person of color as the President, apart of the congregation, married to a white individual or having the same type of jobs as white men and women. America now offers same sex marriage which would have been considered taboo during the time before the Civil Rights Movement. There are no longer separate schools, hotels, grocery stores or housing developments found in America where you have to be a certain skin color to be able to obtain access

Hi Tatum, I strongly agree with your opinion that the economic growth of the United States led to further inequality and discrimination. While whites greatly benefited from the economic growth, blacks and other non-whites did not receive these same opportunities. Blacks received less pay and faced discrimination in public places. Furthermore, as you have mentioned, the economic development of the United States led to greater separation. While whites lived in prosperous areas, African Americans were forced to find housing in poorer neighborhoods. In my opinion, the growth of America's economy played a significant role in the creation of the Civil Rights Movement. The growing inequality across the country added fuel to the fire and sparked many

In the United States today discrimination is still an issue in society. As a society progress has definitely been made, but it has never fully gone away. Some of the most discriminatory action takes place in the American justice system. Young minority males between the ages of 25-29 are subject to being treated the most unfairly while whites of the same age are still being treated better than any race in this country. African American and Hispanic males are being incarcerated at higher rates than white males in America. Not only are minorities being incarcerated more, but also they are subject to harsher sentencing terms, fall victim to police racial profiling, and have disparities in the war on drugs. Also whites are still the dominant

“[People] may have different religions, different languages, different colored skin, but [they] all belong to one human race.”- Kofi Annan

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.” On the contrary, America is full of discrimination and inequality, and despite the proposal of justice in America, the promises of the second paragraph of the Declaration of Independence of 1776 are not lived up to today.

Being an immigrant to this country, I have always been treated differently. People have laughed at me, bullied and made fun of me simply because I am Indian. I have always wondered that I am just here trying to accomplish something great and help out those in need in any possible. Then why people treat me differently? What have I ever done to them? I have tried to escape these situations in the past by trying to be different from what I really am so that people will like me. But how long would I lie to myself? One day, I told myself I am tired of being someone else and I am just going to be myself and I am not going to care about how I will be treated by others. Due to that significant decision, today I belong with the right people who care about me and I care about

Sports fan or not, everyone was watching the National Football League in 2016. During preseason of 2016, Colin Kaepernick, former starting quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, did something unprecedented in the present-day American sports arena. He remained seated during the National Anthem in protest. After a wave of highly publicized murders of young unarmed black Americans at the hands of law enforcement, Kaepernick clarified his intentions,

During the course of the United States’ racial history, being a minority has been no where near easy. Racial discrimination and prejudice were only hushed when M.L.K. gave the famous “I Have a Dream” speech, and even after that, people still judged based on the color of an individuals’ skin. In the 1960’s, the atmosphere around race was very dense, and there was an extreme amount of tension between whites and blacks. The people of the United States new very well that they had to treat African Americans with respect due to the Declaration of Independence, but words on a piece of paper did not seem to do much when African Americans were discriminated. Now that there are no laws regarding racial undermining or in-equality, a new form of

For centuries a dilemma that has affected the whole world has been the practices such as discrimination and prejudice. To begin with what is discrimination in the first place? The exact definition would be fair treatment of a person, racial group, and minority. Millions of American daily face a certain type of discrimination and whether or not it may be a surprise to many a roughly 45 percent of American Muslims are being discriminated and or threaten due to its religion preference. The amount of American Muslims being afraid to freely express their religion is becoming to increase daily due to this discrimination. Take for example Abdullah Antepeli a professor from Duke University who recently wrote an article explaining how he was stopped

In the article it is focusing on discrimination threw out America and what this country has gone through. It talks about what might be the president's thoughts on other race. The author was able to gather information by investigating the president's action and speeches having to do with racism. This article is mainly for the public so they are aware of how our leader is thinking and how many choices are being made by him. Compared to other articles this piece is similar to the other ones because it is talking about how discrimination is still here in the United States. The article is also different from others because it points out who is discriminating people here in the United Stated how they are showing they are. In conclusion, this article

The paradox basically states that one person can't change how the world is without the support from everybody else. The textbook example is that one leaf has no importance. It will come and die, but it's important for the tree to survive. Relating to diversity, a single person can stand up to his friends and tell them not to discriminate. It might not seem as a major step to end discrimination but his involvement was important. For things to change, it requires many people to participate. For example, when electing the U.S. president, one vote doesn't matter but they do when they are combined. People go to rallies supporting race, LGBT, gender equality. One person presence might not make a difference but they're presence still

We are in a generation where individuals have experienced and remember when racism and discrimination was an immense element that held people back in society. Race has always been a social construction in the United States, created in the minds of Americans and manifested through interactions but yet remains as a false determination of a human being. When we think back to earlier times many immigrants came over because of the “American Dream,” an idea that every citizen can have equal opportunities to achieve and live successful lives. The United States was the lighthouse of opportunities for a pursuit of freedoms, financial security, education, and jobs. Even to this day we are told we can be anything our heart desires with an appropriate education and a strong work ethic to match it. Yet there is a different outlook for African Americans depicted by the saying: “As a black person in white America, you’ve got to work twice as hard to get half as far” (DeSante 342).

Throughout time, racism has controlled the way people treat each other, and despite many Americans believing that they have resolved their racist ways, many people still face discrimination.

Well, your arguments seem to point that discrimination will still occur regardless of whether the government is involved or not. Thus, you think that government should not intervene at all to counter discrimination. However, I beg to differ. Although the government might not be able to fight discrimination completely, I think that there are still alternatives that the government can implement to help fight discrimination. For instance, government can put penalties on a person who is proven guilty of doing an act of discrimination or even fine the companies if they are caught red-handed. Laws do have a significant role in controlling people’s behaviour. If you do not want to follow the law, then change the law. But if you can’t change the law,

Though the 2008 presidential election was a form of history in the making, many people had mixed views about it. Some people felt as though America was ready for this “drastic” change, while other thought it would be detrimental to the United States economy as well as everything the country claimed to stand for. Though racial discrimination has always been prevalent, the remarks of many journalist and voters prove this to be true. This was the debate between Barack Obama and John McCain.