... graduated high school, and 38% of all African Americans have completed at least one year of college. On the other hand 84% of European Americans have graduated high school , and 51% of them complete at least one year of college.(Macionis 1998). Less Medical Care In 1996 there was 19% of African Americans who didn't receive health coverage under the age of 65, while only 15% of all the European Americans had not received it as well. Over the age of 65 with members of their population 30.1% had Medicare only. The European Americans had a low of 16.9% of Medicare. (Horner 1999). Crime infested ghettos Almost one third of all African Americans live in crime in ...

... own homes. Telling a joke with a racial slur seems commonplace and we don’t think twice about laughing at one of these jokes when we here one. We tell ourselves that they are just jokes, but not to those who they are ridiculing. We are all perpetrators of this and we usually feel that these types of jokes are harmless. They can be harmless and maybe at times we even think they are funny, but they are also hurtful and degrading. Some of the biggest racists are those who think that they are not racist and really are. Why are these people some of the biggest racists? It is because they cannot comprehend what is happening and do not realize what they are say ...

... those who require manual work for which income can vary widely. These people do not give orders; they generally take orders from a higher authority known as the middle class. The middle class Americans income can range from $20,000 to $50,000 putting them into two different groups: white collar workers and professional managers. The upper middle class includes professionals, managers, and administrators. They are known as the elite for the middle class. Out of all the classes studied, the upper middle class holds the greatest power. Finally, the upper class in which is made up of two groups. The first group involves families who have inherited great wealth; ...

... as anything other than total rejection. Adoptees, even at young ages grasp the concept that to be 'chosen' means first that one was 'un-chosen,' reinforcing adoptees' lowered self-concept."(2) The internalization of these feelings of rejection, can be very difficult for anyone to overcome, especially an adopted child. Individual identity is usually derived from our natural parents. They give us a sense of who we are to be. For adoptees, this source of information is unavailable for them to draw information from. Instead, the role of their parents is now played by Yet another problem facing adoptees is the issue of intimacy. It has been thought that perhaps this i ...

... actually having all the facts about her life. To the contrary she was unmarried, and was a beautiful lady for her age. In another scene Sam’s discussion with Ralph about the boxing champions serves as a last example of this prejudgement. In their discussion Sam stated that Black people were animals, and therefore could not feel as much pain while boxing. His opinions lead to conclude that these people were not as human as he was. In a town such as Wells respect is determine by the social status. Gillespie treatment of Virgil is shown when he said, “Colored people can’t earn this much money.” He believed that with lower income the lower respect would be given e ...

... policies, known as naturalization laws, swept through all of the colonies after the Parliament passed a Naturalization Act in 1740. This Act did not permit Catholics and Jew to naturalize the colonies. (222) By 1790, the English accounted for forty-nine percent of the people in America. They were not the only group of people to be represented in the colonies. Africans made up nineteen percent of the population while the Irish and Scots accounted for fifteen percent. Germany made up seven percent, Dutch three, and French two percent. The ethnic diversity of the United States was obvious. (222) In 1790, many Americans became worried that the many diffe ...

... still only have one child. But for the farmers and peasants, more kids means extra labor so they often have more than one kid. In rural areas the traditional family consisted of the head of the household, his sons, and their wives and children, often all living under one roof. Land, the main form of wealth in traditional China, was divided equally among all the landowners surviving sons when he died. Living conditions for the average peasant are generally better today then they were in the past. There are more opportunities for education and greater security for the family as social unit. Marriage in China has also changed. Today there is a law t ...

... video game tittle, and it is not difficult to see why people have this impression. However, I strongly disagree that violence on the screen is at the root of youth violence. One aspect of this theory that I feel is particularly disturbing is that people feel that video games are responsible for violence in youths. I have grown up with video games my whole life. I annihilate over a million aliens, monsters, and green slimy things every year. Yet, I have never felt compelled to commit any act of violence that I see on the screen. What is on the screen stays on the screen. I have known that from the very beginning. My parents taught me at an early age that what is ...

... even though they cheated. So, don't cheat, cheaters never win. Always play fair. When you play a game don't be rude to the other player(s). And don't be rude to your own teammates. If you play a game like basketball, don't be a ballhog and not pass the ball to anyone else. Share the ball and let the team win the game, don't win the game for the team. Just one person can't win the whole game by themself. It takes a whole team to win. Teamwork is what makes the team, and what gives you, and the rest of the team a winning attitude. All of these factors are important to have a winning attitude. Even when you lose a game you still need a winning attitude. Af ...

... often. These people are incapable of handling the stress of living on their own. These people get kicked out of their homes and are to ashamed to go to their families because of their illness, so we see them on the streets struggling to stay warm. Teenage mothers are also forced to live on the streets because their families will not help them. The fathers are not there and that forces them to live on the streets. So they must resort to prostitution to pay for the food that their young ones need to stay alive. There are many other people that become homeless for many different reasons. Some of these people can not help becoming homeless. Some of these people are ...