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controversies circling your recent article “Turning Paralympians into ‘superhumans’ is no help to disabled people”. As a reader, I am furious by your subjective opinion as well as your approach to this sensitive matter. Thus, I am writing this letter to express my strong dispute about the publish of this article. You personally claimed that “we’re fighting to exhaustion for the independent living of disabled people” in the Rights Not Games week. However, I think you are only fighting for yourself and being selfish

arrested for stealing. Is this really how the media presents Black people? Throughout the century, Black people have been portrayed as violent,ignorant, and mis educated negroes because those are the only things the media will broadcast. Black people are not acknowledged as much as they should be. You will never hear about a Black person going off to college or  receiving a scholarship. The media won’t broadcast the positive things Black people have done to better themselves and their community, they are

INTRODUCTION: WHO ARE TRIBALS? Tribal people are defined as those who "have followed ways of life for many generations that are largely self-sufficient, and are clearly different from the mainstream and dominant society". Constitution of India has not defined the word ‘tribe’ but Article 366(25) of the Constitution of India refers to the Scheduled Tribes as the tribes or tribal communities or the parts of or groups within such tribes or tribal communities which the Indian President may specify by

The elements that affect people’s behavior People sometimes judge other by their race. Before they know someone they always assume that they would have some characters due to their race. Just like people think Asians are good at math and French people are romantic. However, everyone is an individual with totally different personality. This difference between each other’s makes everybody different and has their own personality. For some reason, people with same race share some same characters. However

Focusing on someones individuality is better because you wont generalize them, like stereotypes. "You're one of the clean black people, so my grandma says it's OK if I play with you," my childhood friend said to me. What did that mean, "clean black people?" Are some of us dirty? I knew her comment was an insult, but my 7-year-old mind tied itself into knots trying to figure out a response. I had none. I just said "Oh" and we started playing with my Barbies." "I remember in 7th grade I used the

Struggle of the Black people in the southern Plantation Tradition stories have played a great role in the lives of many children worldwide. Traditional stories have always carried with its hidden meanings with each tackling a certain theme. The themes presented always refer to a certain period or a certain event in some place. The stories use different literary stylistic devices to hide some of the themes being presented or being passed to other generations. The oral traditions of African Americans

In the history of horror films, Cat People is an under-appreciated gem with a thematically misleading title of blatant straightforwardness, one which likely stops many from watching the 1940’s b-movie. Director, Jacques Tourneur and producer, Val Lewton create a wonderfully noir-esque atmosphere where shadows dominate the screen and contribute to a dreamlike surreality. Working under a restricted budget, and under the rigorous censorship of the Hays Code, the film was directed in such a way that

century.” The definition of marriage varies with cultures and views. The most popular and idealistic notion is that it’s a result from the unconditional love of two people wanting to share it for the rest of their life, in a committed and long bonding way. For some, however, marriage is more of an economical arrangement, a pact for two people to help and catch each other when the other one fall. And for others, it is just a paper that one can throw away if not needed, or by simple saying, marriage is

Dear black people of America since a young age I’ve learned that I had to assimilate to two separate cultures. One being the son of two native nigerians I’ve had to understand my roots and second being black in America has an whole other culture and traditions the come along with it. Both cultures I have grown up with but I can never be fully belong to just one so in a way I have always been an outsider trying to seek acceptance from the two cultures. But my comprehension and my appreciation for

During my interview with Margaret West of Bourke, NSW - I was able to gain first-hand knowledge and understanding of the issues (healthcare, safety and education) that were faced by some indigenous people during the 70’s and 80’s. After the interview concluded, I had enough information to compare the policies of her generation in contrast to the modern policies that deal with the same issues that were discussed in the interview. During the interview I was told about the challenges faced in the 70s