Race and Ethnicity Essay Examples and Research Papers Page 13

There were a lot of Ancient Chinese inventions that are still used today. Them being created influenced many things that are produced today. If it wasn’t for them being created so many things wouldn’t be here today. I am going to tell you about three important inventions and how they influenced life today. Gunpowder was…

It’s no secret that Hispanic cultures have had a huge impact on America throughout the years. It’s also no secret that Hispanic cultures have also had influences from previous civilizations such as the Mayans, Incas and Aztecs. Some of these influences include: language, arts, traditions and so on. According to History For Kids: Aztecs, Maya,…

Inter-culturalism, or cross-culturalism, is a sufficient solution for multiple nationalities to live under the same environment; it encourages each nation understand and respect mutually while interacting with respective traditions. Inter-culturalism is built on top of recognition and acceptance of different cultures, contrary to auto-segregation and social differentiation. Dancing, as a way of visual and spiritual…

Ancient Rome transformed from a small village into a luxurious world empire we still take after to this day. The lifestyle of Rome’s citizens centered around luxury, survival, and pleasure. Home to nearly 1 million people, Rome’s architecture was futuristic and monumental. In fact, Ancient Rome was so advanced they were essentially about 1000 years…

Throughout the mid-to-late 1800’s, Chinese workers initially migrated to America for work in the gold mines, but eventually expanded to working agricultural jobs, factory jobs (especially in the garment industry), along with building railroads in the American west. Just like the millions of of the European workers who immigrated to America, these Chinese immigrants sought…

I was watching the movie, “A Day Without Mexicans,” very recently and I remember back in 2004, everyone commented about how true many of the scenes from the movie, were very true. Believe it or not, many low-class types of jobs such as maids, construction workers, roofing landscaping, are exclusively for the Hispanic class. I…

After the Civil War the federal government was in a tough position, there needed to be legislation ensuring the freedom of slaves as well as a plan for bringing southern states back into the Union. Reconstruction was the plan that was supposed to take care of these issues. However, Reconstruction looked different to different people….

In this essay, the primary discussion will be on understanding civilization. Different people understand civilization in different ways, this, in turn, translates to the way their ways of lifestyles. The primary source of the essay is on the ‘the idea of self-sufficiency’ by Epicurus. The book discusses how people can be self-sufficient by developing peace…

Chinese immigrants in California during the mid to late 1800s were at a significant socio-economic disadvantage due to societal and systemic discrimination, which created a large setback to their lives as citizens of the United States. Chinese migration to the United States was a consequence of European and American government in Asia from one viewpoint,…

As the numbers of immigrants coming into the states are higher than ever, there are more babies of immigrants being born. A common discussion amongst a lot of people is whether or not these babies deserve the same rights as babies born from non-immigrant parents, or if any immigrants should be supported and protected by…