Paper Topic:

inequalities of race/ethnicity

Title "This people honors me with their lips , but their heart is far away

This scripture , taken from Matthew 15 :8 , denotes flawlessly what was what is , but hopefully what will not always be the plight of America 's racial front . In 1964 , a Civil Rights Act was passed outlawing segregation in schools and other public places . Following its passage blatant acts of racism were no longer tolerated in the United States This meant that to utter racial slurs , and publicly assert one 's agreement with racial stereotypes came to be considered "distasteful

" or "politically incorrect . Therefore , though in more covert forms than in times past , racism yet rears its ugly head . Perhaps this is because America , though cloaked in the beautiful garment we refer to as equality , is yet stained with the sin of racism . This fact is most evident in the very places in which it was originally outlawed

One of the many purposes for which this law was passed was to prevent age , gender , and racial discrimination in the field of healthcare Unfortunately , because discrimination is not a superfluous issue , but rather a serious concern due to its institutionalization , elderly people have died in huge numbers due physicians who did not hold their heal in high enough regard to follow proper (though at times , troublesome procedure . In addition , homosexuals are often experience horrible bedside manners from doctors who disagree with the way in which they 've chosen to live their lives , and sadly African American men , women , and children are constantly subjected to second-rate care simply due to the color of their skin . This ugly picture is nothing like the pretty one painted by America for others to see...

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