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    indigenous people of Australia have been subject to social inequalities that have left their community ravaged. This treatment of the indigenous people was justified by the concept of Racial Othering, and it continues to perpetuate the unequal treatment of the indigenous people in Australia, to this day. One group of people are deemed the norm, and everyone else is designated as the Other, who are considered deviant (Fozdar, Wilding & Hawkins 2009, pp. 4-5). In the case of the Indigenous people, Racial

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    Building the Filipino people involves everyone. Our leaders cannot do it for us. We must look at ourselves, both objectively and understandingly, as we try to remove our weaknesses and develop our strengths. To be better, understanding ourselves is the first step. Once we have learned to appreciate and value our being Filipinos, building our nation, achieving goals of peace and social justice will come next. Filipinos have a very strong and resilient character. This was developed by the hardships

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    significant impact upon Aboriginal people through the degradation of cultural landmarks and the disruption of the Aboriginal way of life. In particular the greatest impact occurred on those members of the Stolen Generation who still feel the effects of the government policies today. The most significant policy was the Aboriginal Protection Act, which gave Government the power to forcibly remove children from their families and culture and change the way in which Aboriginal People lived. Members of the Stolen

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    Summative Assessment 2 CHCDIV002 - Promote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety The Indigenous people in Australia are amongst one of the eldest cultures throughout the world. It is estimated that the Aboriginal people of Australia have lived on Australia’s dirt for at least 60,000 years, or so. These Indigenous people had their own way of living so isolated from the rest of the world, they had the means to live directly off the land, to hunt and forage for their food, to heal

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    Throughout part 4 of the course, we have learned about cultures or groups of people and their place in society. We have seen how they are identified, categorized based on their race or ethnicity, as well as other factors, and how that has affected them and the negative things that have resulted from that. There are many things that can be used to identify a culture or a group of people, as well as an individual. Identification is what distinguishes you from others. For example, when I was helping

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    officers and African Americans. It’s been all over the news, Facebook & ETC about cops killing unarm people, which causing a lot of people to not trust the police officers and it has really been a problem because of the fact that it started dividing the country. On top of that with the cops and African American’s. Trump was elected the new president, which is causing more people to divide and people are showing more hatred towards each other. For an example I was in the store I always go to every

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    The motives behind racism as to why people make discriminatory comments has made me think about if people actually feel superior to another type of people or is there some other reason. I understand that there are probably people out there that may dislike a certain race and maybe they really do feel superior but I wonder if that is just a justification or excuse in an attempt to maintain

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    not only for black men, but for women as well. Many people do this all of the time. Some people might do this without even realizing what they are doing. That is because it is so natural to them that they do not realize what they are doing. This is something that is instilled in black people at a young age. Children witness this act of codeswitching all the time. A child knows how their parents act at home and around other people who are people as well. The child could be going somewhere with

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    The television series “Dear White People” by Justin Simien portrays stereotypical problems of racial identity in today’s society, however, the creator imbeds the series with hidden messages that are not particularly intended. The show exemplifies how people of color try to deal with living in a society where they are not particularly welcome in a place of elite higher education. It follows a group of colored students as they navigate through life in college attending a primarily white Ivy League

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    Section I Paper: Analysis of Segregation Patterns Segregation is the division of people that share certain racial, social, and economic characteristics from other people of differing characteristics in a defined area. Segregation is mediated by action of specific groups of people leaving areas concentrated with other groups of people of differing interests. Essentially, individuals from these groups voluntarily (based on individual choice and personal preference) or involuntarily (based on external

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