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RACIAL THINKING ON MODERN WORLD CONSTRUCTION
RACIAL THINKING ON MODERN WORLD CONSTRUCTION
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The modern world is a conglomeration of many tenets. The racial battle and thinking have always affected so many individuals and institutions not only in the past but also in the present. Race forms the sociology of any society whereby people of different colors exist and therefore it is very important to look deeply into the issue of race and how its history has impacted society with time. Therefore this paper illustrates the place of race in the socialization of different people in the world of the past as well as today and what race means for the different people in the society.
Social construction is the categorization of different people according to their different characteristics and one of these characteristics is the division of individuals according to their skin color. America is seen as one of the continents with the most varied nature of race as the blacks and the whites are in the same numbers. Therefore this presents us with the question of how this came into place and what this means not only for the American society but also for the worldview. Before race came into place or even the current forms of leadership the world was divided in terms of ethnic groups. Ethnic groups are defined as people of a common origin, ancestry, dialect, and language. In Europe, most ethnic groups were fully organized and able to run on their world. Therefore to some extent, it was considered that a nation is only those people who belonged to the same ethnicity and therefore they were grouped as one.
The race is seen as a political construction created by people and not a concrete concept therefore it does not have a scientific notion in it. The race is therefore seen as to have been created to give power to the white people and legitimize black people as inferior and not worthy of getting their rights as normal human beings. In the 16th century, there was a reformation in the Christian world and one of the major concerns of the reformation was whether black people and Asians had souls. However, the catholic church was the first one to recognize black people as having a soul and they are human beings. This meant therefore it was illegal to kill a black person at any time without a good reason. This is because then the church was very much intertwined with society and therefore it was part and parcel of it.
In the 19th century, Darwin published his theory on the origin of species. Even though his theory was not racist at all social scientists and philosophers used this theory in pseudo-scientific ways to justify racism and genocide. They advanced this through their twisting of this theory to favor their desires and ideas of genocide and racism towards the black people. therefore the racial thinking has been in existence from this time on especially among the white people and what they think is best for them is to use the blacks as their vessels of making sure that they attain what they want to attain. Therefore it is this racial thinking from this time of reformation that has been carried forward and it forms and makes the current society into what it is. Even though there have been many efforts in making sure that the thinking is erased from most of the people and especially the whites who have this type of thinking it is still a problem that might take longer to deal with in the current society. Therefore racial thinking creates a racial distance between those individuals of different races.
It is the racial thinking that led to the creation of the other notion whereby the blacks are referred to as the other. This makes them left out and always feeling that they do not belong especially when it is something to deal with the whites. However, with the growing rate of population growth, there has been a challenge because the notion of the other even though held so firmly by some groups of white supremacists like the Ku Klax Klub is reducing and fading away with the continued efforts to change people’s mind about what it means to be black and to be beautiful in the black color. Therefore even though bitter that they cannot continue with their behaviors in making sure that they discriminate against the blacks they still feel a feel the need to retain their thinking.
Even though during the period of president Barrack Obama the issue of “the other” was thought to have ended there later there came a demonstration so massive that it changed so much about racial thinking after George Floyd was murdered by a police officer. This brought in a new wave of demonstrations and therefore it was a display that it is a complex thing to heal or to heal at all. This is because race is a very well-considered and important aspect of society even though there is always a need to change and make sure that race is no longer an issue in society.
Imperialism which was a very highly important aspect of the society and which Europe practiced to a very big extent also tells us of the place of race. Even though the race was never the main focus of imperialism it was still important in that the Europeans were very much concerned about controlling other powers or taking advantage of them. Europeans even though colonized so many parts of the world they went and colonized Africa in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Therefore imperialism even though not related to the race so much still has a role to play when it comes to how easy the decision to colonize Africa was and other countries considered inferior. For example, if great Britain would have wanted to colonize America during the same time they colonized Africa it could not have been successful since America was already very much developed and it wanted to have its freedom and therefore if such a thing happened there could have been a different kind of war.
Nationalism on the other hand is advocates for segregation and separation of the group which is inferior in the society towards making sure that they do not mix with the other group of people who consider themselves pure and clean. This was majorly applied in South Africa during the period of apartheid rule. Therefore it is always important to view nationalism as a good thing as well as a bad thing. This is because healthy nationalism is supposed to help a country and make sure that everything in that country is perfectly okay. On the other side, it becomes very difficult for healthy nationalism to exist if they desire to use nationalism to segregate people exists and if the situations force those considered of low class and who in most of the times are the blacks and Asians to find their niches to live on after being segregated. This concept of using nationalism for segregation is called racial nationalism.
The conceptual encounter of race in the world can be seen as a reflection or the refinement of what existed before. this means that race has always existed. However, in the olden times, it existed in ways so different from our current times. Therefore the state of the world because of racial thinking is still being formed with the efforts to accommodate everyone however it is not an easy task to make sure that everyone believes that equality and equity can be attained. It is also not easy to identify and tell the people that there is a life aside from racial thinking and therefore if there were embracing each other there could be better times for the world. Some individuals also tend to firmly believe that whites and blacks can never be the same and therefore this means that blacks and whites are viewed so differently by this group of people and therefore it the faith that change is possible may be diminished by the thought that blacks, Asians and whites can never be the same.
The enlightenment involved such concepts as the pursuit of happiness, the sovereignty of reason, ideals such as toleration, liberty, progress, constitutional government, etc. racism can be seen as a product of the period of enlightenment and this is true to a great extent. Therefore even though racism is a product of enlightenment most people still disagree with it. However, this is true since the combination of different groups and countries into one and being able to think of ways to pursuit happiness, tolerance, and a lot of other aspects of the current, as well as concepts of that time, were a big issue. This period, therefore, suggested the putting down of metaphysical and theological schemes and realizing that a human being can be beautifully explained without those concepts. Therefore according to the enlightenment period, the reason why there is racial discrimination is biological inferiority. This means that blacks and Asians were considered not full human beings.
Racial profiling
Racial profiling
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Racial discrimination represents a situation when an individual is mistreated because of their color of skin, ethnic or racial origin. Individuals can discriminate against members of a particular group by declining to conduct business with, associate with, or share resources with them. Racial discrimination has become a chief virtue in the current society. Racism has a lengthy history in human history. This has been manifested through genocide, enslavement, and the colonialism of indigenous peoples at its most extreme. Even though we now quickly detect and reject overt acts of racially charged hatred, racism continues to thrive in our culture. It is not just visible through individually mediated acts, but it is also ingrained in our structures, hidden in our everyday encounters, and carved into our subconscious. Racism is indeed a trauma that impacts everyone, especially young people of color who have been oppressed in the past. Given the recent tides of chauvinism, tribalism, xenophobia, and overt displays of racism, combating racism is crucial for those who care about humanity and peaceful coexistence. The story of Brent Staples represents a classic example of how racial profiling remains deeply rooted within our society; most of the times, individuals, especially of color, undergo instances of racial profiling perpetrated either consciously or subconsciously by different people. The sheer fact that Staples was huge and of black American decent formed the basis for his continued discrimination, even though he had no control over his appearance. The article will discuss different instances where I witnessed different forms of racial profiling in society.
Children are always considered a blessing in every community globally. The arrival of a new child is usually accompanied by celebrations, families, and communities coming together to celebrate a new life. A child depends on the family and the society for virtually everything provisions and security included. It is the duty of a family or a community to bring up a child properly to ensure their safety and wellbeing. However, society at times is a cruel and dangerous place for any child. For example, growing up, we mainly visited the community playing ground where we would interact with other children through play. It was a safe and fun place for children from different backgrounds, at least that is what my parents used to say until one day, as we were playing soccer, we were supposed to have two teams to play against each other. The coach’s responsibility was to select the teams and balance them in terms of abilities and strength. Amongst us was a boy of African American descent, who was huge compared to us. As the coach was selecting the teams, he continuously overlooked him and made him stay out of play without any explanation. On this particular day, the boy was accompanied by his father and elder siblings, who continued to interact with other parents as we were playing. From a distance, the father noticed that the coach overlooked their son. As the boy was crossing the field and making his way toward the pitchside bench, he became emotional and cried, which prompted his father to run towards him. The boy looked sad and deflated as opposed to when they arrived in the field. A conversation ensued between the child and his father, after which the father requested to talk to the coach who was at the moment refereeing the game. This prompted the coach to stop the game to answer the request of the father, who at the same looked irritated and disturbed. I could not hear their conversation, but from a distance, you could see the anger in the face of the father. Within no time, the two gentlemen did not seem to come to an agreement, and their voices rose high and higher after every word. This prompted the other parents to walk in the field to offer a solution and prevent a physical fight between the coach and the boy’s father. The two men were separated, and one of the parents asked them to give the side of the story so that the other parents could understand what was going on.
The first one to give the side of his story was the boy’s father. He painfully questioned the community coach credentials and his ability to foster diversity among kids growing up. He lamented that his son would always come home angry due to the lack of playing time in the field and how the father would always encourage the son to go to the field even when he had completely lost interest in it. He said that he feels his son was racially being profiled for some reasons not known to both of them and when the coach was told to explain the side of his story. He began by justifying why he did not find it fit the boy playing with us. He said that the boy was physically more significant than another child in the field, and he feels the boy is older than us, so he did not want him to play with us. The father refuted the claims and furnished his son’s birth certificate, which indicated that indeed the boy was among the youngest children amongst us. At this moment, I was also shocked and realized that the playing ground was not safe or equal for all of us.
The Impact of Technological Advancement on Writing Skills
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The Impact of Technological Advancement on Writing Skills
Introduction:
The advancements in technology have substituted writing skills with typing and texting skills. Texting a message has substituted writing letters among friends. Similarly, smart phones have become a common device among students. Students are handing in typed papers for assignments rather than hand written assignments. This has a great impact on the development of writing skills among scholars and students. This leaves the question: Has technology hindered the development of writing skills among scholars and students?
Research problem and purpose statement:
Advancements in technology are reflective in that when students are doing assignments, they have a spell checker and a synonym finder. The same luxury is not afforded if I am to write the paper rather than type, in writing I have to know or use a dictionary for the spelling, meaning and any synonyms. Texting has made messaging quicker and easier. The efficiency with which communication is done nowadays has led to reluctance in the development of writing skills (Ferris 1). Many children are introduced to texting and typing at a very young age. Combining this with the fact that; in learning institutions, assignments have taken a technological perspective, there has been a deterioration of writing skills. Purcell, Buchannan and Friedrich (1) observe that the use of digital materials has created a hard ground for the development of writing skills among the students. There is the need thus to look deeply into the negative impact of technological advancement on the development of writing skills. In lieu of this, this research paper aims at establishing the negative impacts of technological development on the development of writing skills. A number of materials concerning the topic will be reviewed and analyzed.
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The research aims to find a definitive or conclusive answer to the question. It will be based on experiences and academic scholarly material. The duration of the research will be 3 days in which materials will be reviewed and analyzed to provide a solution to the research question.
Annotated Bibliography:
Purcell Kristen, Buchannan Judy, Friedrich Linda. The impact of digital tools on student writing and how writing is taught in schools. Pew Research Internet Project, 16th July. 2013. Web. 18th Feb, 2014.
This article addresses the impact of digital technology on the development of writing skills. The authors agree that the digital age has come up with benefits in the teaching of languages and writing skills. At the same time, many challenges have come up in the teaching of formal writing skills, as a result of digital advancement. The authors argue that the digital technology favors informal writing style rather than formal. However, many teachers of languages still emphasize formal style, and it poses a challenge for them. The authors surveyed a total of 2462 teachers, a good number, thus raising the credibility index of this article. The authors have written several articles on this area, so they don’t raise any doubts on the credibility of data. It is a resourceful article for any student of this subject.
Ferris, Sharmila, P. Writing electronically: The effects of computers on traditional writing. The Journal of Electronic Publishing, 8.1 (2002). Print.
The article by Ferris addresses the effect of the growth of the use of computer on writing. Ferris examines the history of literary writing and addresses the transition from literary to orality. The author argues that computers have their roots in print, and this has made people all over the world to adopt the notion that in the present day, writing should be through a computer. This has greatly impacted on the traditional form of writing. The author addresses both the elite and the laymen in this article. The article has referenced many other articles in the same field, raising its credibility index. It is a very resourceful article on the subject matter, and will be very helpful in this research.
Goldberg Amie, Russell, Michael, Cook Abigael. The effects of computers on student writing: A meta-analysis of studies from 1992 to 2002. Journal of Technology, Language and Assessment, 2.1 (2003). Print
This article is a meta-analysis of twenty six studies that concerned the impact of computers on writing skills. Although the article highlights some negative impacts of using computers, it takes the perspective that computers have contributed greatly to improve writing skills among students. The authors argue that the results of the evaluation of the articles that met their criteria and those that did not, reveal that typing and texting improves writing skills. However, the results ranged around average for negative and positive impacts. Going by this, the article will be very helpful for this research. A different view by this article will help in the testing of the hypothesis. The authors also agree on the challenge that befalls tutors in teaching formal skills to the students. The article has referenced many other researches increasing its credibility index. It addresses the scholars though laymen can also benefit from it. This is a resourceful article and will be very beneficial for this study.