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    Reducing the issue of xenophobia, the fear of foreigners or strangers, is not a simple task. Two ways today’s society is attempting to reduce xenophobia is through satirical representations, such as the animated show Futurama, and through non-satirical ways like serious articles in magazines like The New York Times. Both representations attempt to bring awareness to serious issues faced by Americans today, but both use completely different methods to get their point across. Dowell Myers’ article

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    exists in the world. Humans have oppressed each other for centuries and it continues to happen to this day. Xenophobia is another problem which exists in the world. Xenophobia is the hate towards people from other countries, or foreigners. Many works have been influenced by oppression, xenophobia and dystopias around the world. In District 9 and Darkness at Noon, oppression, dystopia, and xenophobia are key themes which appear across these works to show the imperfections of human governing. Oppression

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    The word ‘xenophobia’ has originated from the Greek terms ‘xenos’ means foreign and ‘phobos’ means fear, which basically means a fear of foreign, foreigners . According to the Webster’s Dictionary the term is described as, “the fear and hatred of strangers and foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign”. Contact with foreigners from outside and strangers within has accelerated with the advent of the modern age, and also a substantial composition developed in Europe addresses this realism

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    Xenophobia came from the Greek word "xenos" which means a foreigner. According to Healthtopia, "Xenophobia is the condition where the person feels threatened and terror when confronted by a person with a different background." The movie Powder and You Re Not Alone are example of why we are afraid of strangers. Not all strangers are bad people. Some strangers you have to look out for and others could be really good people. Powder is an albino teenage boy who is very intelligent and was shunned after

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    Xenophobia: Since Trump announced his presidential bid on June 16, 2015 at Trump Tower. He used the same slogan as Ronald Reagan: ‘Make America Great Again’ better known as MAGA. He is an excellent exemplification of the xenophobia. As stated by the Oxford Dictionary, Xenophobia is an intense or irrational dislike or fear of people from other countries (Oxford). His visible fearmongering is based on: border security, demagoguery and annul freedom. He is trying to enhance the border security by

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    Bad Influences: The Alt Right Movement and Their Values The Holocaust, one of the largest scars in history, ended with more than 6 million Jewish, 7 million Soviet civilians and 2.4 million others dead (USHMM, 2017). The Holocaust was fueled by extreme hate and discrimination against a specific race, which started small and grew alarmingly fast. The leader at the time, Adolf Hitler, encouraged that what they were doing was acceptable. The belief that discrimination is acceptable is slowly creeping

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    from America and from all kinds of places in the world. We have a lot of doctors coming from Europe, South America, China, India, and Africa. Xenophobia is

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    Greece is also giving asylum to Syrians. With a high influx of refugees entering different countries xenophobia is resurfacing. Xenophobia has been prominent since the old customs and foundation to Nazism and Fascism. It started to die down but has resurged due new migration patterns and globalization. The Syrian refugee crises and rhetoric from far-right political parties’ have definitely made xenophobia stronger among people. After the Paris Attack, Marine Le Pen, the head of the ultra-conservative

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    they were caught and forcibly stopped. There were many challenges individuals faced such as harsh punishments for claiming a miner’s gold, there wasn’t any police or guards to protect the gold, and many individuals who dug for gold struggled from Xenophobia. There was many challenges individuals faced such as harsh punishments for stealing a miner’s gold, or someone else’s gold. If a miner’s piece of gold was stolen or someone decided to claim the miner’s gold then that person would

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    In this drama study, an analysis of the racial xenophobia and anxiety of Anglo-Saxon culture in the 17th century performance of Othello at the Globe Theater. Othello, published in 1604, was performed at the Globe Theater in England, which provides a racially xenophobic cultural setting based on English class values as a basis for the play. Early 17th century England was an isolated island that interpreted privilege and class status on white racial perceptions that often demonized or subjugated people

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