June 3, 2009
According to Longman’s Dictionary of American English, it defines racism as “Political and social practices where one believes that their race is the best.” Among many issues that United States are facing today, racism rank as one of the most difficult issue to face. Most racism victims in United States are African American, Chinese and Jewish.
So in this racism research paper I want to focus on:
- What is the biggest group of racism in US? How do they think about racism?
- How African American get racism? Who are the most important people to fight against with racism, what are their ways to solve problems?
- How Chinese get racism?
- How Jewish get racism?
As the definition above has stated, racism will only happen if one person from certain race think that his/her race is superior among others. While some people have mild discrimination toward other certain races, some people or organization actually go to the extreme to define their principle, such as the Ku Klux Klan or famously called as KKK. (more…)
Censorship has been an age-old issue in which the debate continues to rage on. I personally, do not believe that any form of art should be censored whether it is writings, paintings, television programs, movies, photographs or the most recent form of expression, being the Internet. Historically we have observed what censorship can do to a society as a whole and the creativity of individuals. Censorship oppresses the individual mind as well as the social opinions and beliefs of the time.
The debate surrounding the question to censor or not to censor contains several vital arguments. Perhaps one of the most confrontational issues revolves around the responsibility of parents to monitor the information received by their children. Another crucial issue in this argument pertains to our Constitutional Rights including the freedom of choice and the freedom of speech. Finally, we are faced with the basic question of who censors the arts. How are these select individuals chosen and why are they qualified to decide the information that will be considered fit or unfit for the rest of societies mental consumption? (more…)
