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Prejudice seems to be part of human nature. It's a way in which we assert that "we" are better than "they" are. Perhaps it's a justification for "us" taking things from "them", perhaps it's just a way of reinforcing the bonds that keep one "tribe" together. People need to live in groups, and defining who is and who is not part of the group, seems to lead to prejudice.
I'd guess that some of the tribes which we now think of as "native" to the area of the modern US thought that they were superior to other tribes. There have been traces of earlier ethnic groups, and the newcomers probably thought badly of them. Prejudice was not invented in Europe, and would not have arrived in the "New World" with them.
Prejudice has always been in America even before it became the US. If it wasn't the settlers and the slaves it was different Indian tribes or tribes and explorers.
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Why is there prejudice against the minorities in India?
There is prejudice everywhere in the world. Probably religion, looks, or ideas
How did the us army start?
us army started with a militia
When is prejudice sinful?
Prejudice is sinful when it is not open to new information. This is judging people in a wrongful manner without full information.
When did representative government start to govern the US?
In 1789
Did Abraham Lincoln start the Republican Party for the US?
No.
When did prejudice start in children?
it is a science project the question is prejudices in children when do they start?
Which state has the highest racism and prejudice percentage in the US?
Florida
Why were thousands of US citizens put in internment?
they were faced prejudice
Who takes immediate prejudice towards Lennie?
Curley, he attempts to start a fight with him early on in the novella.
Is prejudice a crime?
No. Prejudice in not a crime. There is no way to make it a crime. Most of us like our families better than other families. Most of us like our friends better than other people. Most of us like our areas better than other areas. It is natural. It is only when prejudice turns to a criminal action that it can become a crime.
Is religious prejudice the worst type of prejudice?
Prejudice is prejudice. Whatever form it touches you; it is equally as bad as whatever form it touches another person. Prejudice has no 'degrees' of medium, good, bad, terrible, or worse. At the same time, some prejudice can be ignored. For example: I'm one of Jehovah's Witnesses, the brunt of religious prejudice. We're constantly called a 'cult'. We're viewed as anti-Christian for not celebrating Christmas, birthdays; for not believing in the trinity; for not believing in eternal torment. But NONE of that prejudice bothers us. We hold our heads up, and just keep knocking on them doors.
What organizations fight prejudice against Jews?
In the US there is the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) for example.
Can you say someone is a prejudice?
No, prejudice is an abstract noun. Some one can have prejudice but they can not be it.
Why can prejudice be dangerous?
hell prejudice
What are consequences of prejudice?
consequences of prejudice
How do I spell prejudice?
Prejudice is correct.
Why is the Holocaust important to us?
It is important because of the many lives lost. It is also an example of why prejudice is wrong.
