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This was a particularly difficult assignment as a member of the “majority.� I mark the box “White non-Hispanic� when asked the question of ethnicity on a form. It was in 1492 that Columbus discovered a new land. He thought he was in the Indies, so called the natives that were here, Indians. They are more commonly known as Native-Americans now. They welcomed the new “White man� with open arms, and were in awe by the way their dress, their beards, and wonderful technology.
As the white race, there have been many forms of discrimination that we have participated in, and some that we have been succumbed to. One that could be perceived as discrimination towards whites would be affirmative action. Affirmative action is in place to promote positive efforts to recruit subordinate group members, including women, for jobs, promotions, and educational opportunities. (Schaefer, T. 2006) Whites could see this as discrimination due to the fact that a subordinate may be......

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