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Racism is basically the belief that all individuals of a certain race possesses some abilities or characteristics which are specific to only that race, which are utilized to discriminate them from other members of any other existing races. It is also the discrimination or prejudice directed towards someone of a different race based on that belief of superiority or inferiority. Among the wide variety of legacies in the desegregation process, racism was used in placing students from diverse races in same educational centers. However, there were few resources to help students get along. In accordance to Phillips, there was great suspicion, ire, ignorance, and fear among students of different races (Phillips, 10). Desegregation proved more painful in public schools, although it took place at both colleges and public schools. It threatened the challenge to the status quo as it represented an assault to the community control of schools, as well as, attendance at neighborhood schools. Continue reading →

Racial profiling has several definitions owing to the vast nature of the different aspects it seeks to put across. One of the most common definitions derived from the phrase is the deliberate consideration of the national origin of an individual, their race or ethnicity by an officer of the law while considering the manner in which he or she would intervene and the capacity of the enforcement required. Continue reading →

In Luton’s reading, Qualitative Case Study Approaches, he notes that the case study approach is common in public administration. It can either rely on qualitative data or quantitative data. He goes further to indicate that case studies are based on a variety of phenomena (Luton, 2010, p.121). He defines a case study as the practical inquiry that seeks to understand a particular phenomenon through the use of a variety of sources. There are three different types of case studies: collective, instrumental and intrinsic. Luton helps us understand that the difference in the case studies depends on the motive of the author. This is important to the readers as they know what case study to analyze depending on their motives, and whether they are similar to those of the author chosen. Continue reading →

Power in the United States is owned predominantly by those who have the power and money. The power elite involve themselves directly in the federal government by various processes, with each having a slightly different function in guaranteeing access to institutions of power such as Congress, the White House, departments, specific agencies and the executive branch’s committees. Although the same individuals get involved in all the processes, many pay attention to one or two. The processes include candidate selection, policy making and special interest, all of which help in understanding the role of the power elite in American governance. Continue reading →

The article “Online-learning in the Arab world” by Nidhal focuses on the state of e-learning in the Arab world. It points out in the introduction that online-learning is dependent on various factors such as digital infrastructure, the availability of internet connection as well as the cost of obtaining that connection. This greatly varies from country to country depending on their different levels of development and economic power. For example, the countries in the Arab Gulf are in a much better position as compared to countries such as Sudan and Yemen which are economically weak. As such the implementation of online-learning is not the same in all the countries, some have made great positive strides while other are yet to take any significant first steps. Continue reading →