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Week 4 4

Week 4

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Not without laughter’ is a novel published in 1930 by Langston Hughes (Hughes & 3M Company, 2012). During the time when the book was published, there were high levels of racism in America among other nations. Basically, the story portrays the issue of racism in America during the time. It brings out the levels of injustices, mainly of how whites treated blacks in America during the time. Through the book, Hughes also communicated that the injustices against the blacks were not in only one part of the country but rather, in the entire nation. The story is about Sandy Rogers who grows in Kansas at a small fictional town called Stanton. Sandy lives with his mother and grandmother. The mother is named Anjee and the grandmother is known as Aunt Hager. Sandy’s mother is a house keeper of a wealthy white family and his father travels all over and does any work that comes by (Hughes & 3M Company, 2012). Indeed, during the time, racism was at its height and the most affected were the African Americans. In the current years, racism has declined but not completely since there are a number of cases touching on the issue of racism in the country.

The most recent case which raises the issue of racism is the one in which an unarmed black man was killed by a police. In the event, a young un-armed black man was shot at close range by a white police officer even after he had surrendered. The action sparked nationwide strikes and the question of mistreatment of the blacks by the whites was raised again. Such incidences are not rare in the United States. Several other cases involving excessive brutality against the blacks by white policemen have been reported.

The employment places have also shown some levels of discrimination. In most cases, the blacks and the Latin Americans are employed as casual laborers whereas there Caucasian counterparts are employed in more lucrative white color jobs. Such information and data has raised a number of questions too concerning racism issues. Questions race in the mind of analysts concerning the reasons for such a trend. In some of the analysis, the two minority groups have been said to be less exposed to environments which guarantee them successful career lives. In some analyses, discrimination has been cited as the culprit to the social imbalances.

The questions raised concerning discrimination are not yet fully answered. The current police incidence and the employment data are however prove that the discrimination issue still present, even though to a lesser extent as compared to the time when Hughes wrote the book “not without laughter”. The extent of brutality that the white policemen show against black suspects brings out some level of racism since most of the cases are similar in nature and many in quantity. The cases have been reported across the various states of the country. In some incident the case was extreme in the sense that the African American suspect was sprayed with bullets at close range by several white policemen.

Concerning the employment and social imbalance, the racism issue is not clear as such. The issue could however be attributed to the effect of the past whereby the minority group had les opportunity at the time and were left behind in terms of pursuit for a better social life (Hughes, & 3M Company., 2012). Given time, perhaps the trend will change and there will be more balanced in the social classes. The issue could also be due to the psychological effect that could have negatively impacted the minority group and left them less effective than their Caucasian counter parts. Negatively, the issue could be as a result of racism and discrimination in the allocation of resources. The problem could be as a result of the minority group not enjoying the basic amenities and the best being accessed by the Caucasians. All that could be a possibility since the cause of the trend in the current employment data is not that clear. Reference

Hughes, L., & 3M Company.(2012). Not Without Laughter.S.l.: Dover Publications.

In the current years, racism has declined but not completely since there are a number of cases touching on the issue of racism in the country."

you're off to a solid start.

Your thesis statement is vague, however. Your thesis sentence is to be your last sentence of your opening paragraph. What exactly are you asserting in your paper and will support with quotes from your readings? What you offered above is unclear.

Tighten-up and clarify your thesis statement. Make it clear and concise, Eddie.

Make sure that you meet the following specific assignment requirements:

"APA Format: Write a research paper that is a minimum of 5 pages in length and submit it in proper APA format, including cover page, in-text citations, and reference page.

That your paper is 5 pages in length with an additional two pages for the Cover Page and the Reference Bibliography.

Assertion: Be sure to present a strong argument that ends with a solid conclusion. This means that you will repeat your thesis and add your final thoughts or end with a strong quote.

Quotes: Include three or more quotes from the primary text as well as a couple secondary sources. (Primary sources are by the author, while secondary sources are books, journal articles, and essays about the author.)"

make sure that you reread and double-check your work for issues of clarity of thought and to eliminate grammatical mistakes.

Compose and rewrite multiple drafts and edit for clarity of thought.

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