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    Racism across the world has always been a problem that will never fade. From the mass genocide of Judaism, to the riots and protests for black lives, racism is a huge cause of separation within our countries and societies. Sometimes it may seem like there will never be an end to racism, which there probably never will be, but there can be a change of ways. Racism is a mindset, and if people start to teach the younger generations about accepting and loving others for who they are, the world can slowly

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    The practise of censorship - the restriction of ideas, action or image through the control of the media or any other medium of expression. Censorship should be practised sensibly so that it will not restrict the development and expression of new ideas while ensuring that social and political harmony is assured. Censorship plays a vital role in maintaining the morals of its society and creating an economically dynamic, socially cohesive and culturally vibrant nation. (N.A, N.D) The press exert a significant

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    Women As News Anchors Women in all careers are striving to gain equality in the work force today, and female television news anchors are definitely part of the fight. The road to television news anchoring is a rocky one, where only a few women survive and many fail. Where progress was once thought to have been made, there aren't many females getting ahead in the world of television news. Today, there is a very slow, if any, gain in the numbers of women who succeed. There are many questions

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    The reason why racism still occurs today and why it happened in the past is because of political insinuation. There is discrimination among other nations. Martin Luther King Jr. once stated " Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter". The Supreme Court has made many decisions to impact civil cases and the constitution: Dred Scott v. Sanford, Plessy v. Ferguson, and Shelley v. Kraemer. In the ruling of Dread Scott v. Sanford, slaves were not citizens of the United

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    Sexual harassment accusations regarding public figures has been one of the most popular news we see on social media these days. “Sexual harassment becomes a crime only when there is a nonconsensual touching or sexual contact that can be prosecuted.” (Henning, 2017). Some of the accused individuals are admitting their guilt in some of these situations, while many are denying these allegations, particularly those that occurred decades ago. In many of the instances, money and other valuable considerations

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    Amid Measles Outbreak, Anti-vaccine Doctor Revels in his Notoriety Terrence McCoy is a foreign affairs reporter for the Washington Post. On January 30th, McCoy published a telephone interview with Dr. Jack Wolfson about the anti-immunization controversy. Dr. Wolfson is a cardiologist who now does holistic medicine and supports the anti-immunization movement. According to WebMd.com, “holistic medicine is a form of healing that considers the whole person: body, mind, spirit, and emotions, in the quest

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    | | | Television journalist. Born September 25, 1931, in Boston, Massachusetts. She was the daughter of nightclub impresario Lou Walters (owner of New York 's swanky Latin Quarter) and his wife, Dena. In 1937, Lou Walters expanded his business, which caused his family to adopt an itinerant lifestyle, moving from Boston to New York to Miami Beach. Walters attended the all-female Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville

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    One-thirty second of “Negro Blood” means you are black, despite that most whites have one-twentieth Negro ancestry (Phipps). Does racism still exist today? Not in the same way as it did many years ago, in 1865 slavery ended and in 1954 segregation ended. For a very long time being white was the greatest thing. Being white gave access to better opportunities and a better life. Since blacks endured this for so long they were way behind in living a life like the whites. Race has determined so much

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    When asked ¨What is our biggest issue today?¨ straight away I think of the environment or racism but when I really think about it I ask myself ¨Why are these even issues?¨ and the answer is simple because the only problem is ourselves. Think about it, why are there problems with the environment? because we ruin it, we pollute why are there problems with how society treats people? well we are society, we are the ones treating each other like garbage. Every problem you can think about will almost always

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    to white people, most African American people can`t live the American dream because of their skin color. Whereas, white people are being privileged with opportunities. Further, I will elaborate on my personal opinions in regard to how racism still affects people today. I will base it on the MLK meeting I attended last Thursday. African American people experience gun violence every day simply because of their looks. Many police officers now a day judge purely

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