Racism : an Opposing viewpoints guide / Lauri S. Friedman, book editor.

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Introduction: Background to controversy: Racism and war in the United States -- Section one: Opposing viewpoints on racism: Viewpoint one: Racism is a serious problem / Ziba Kashef -- Viewpoint two: Racism is not a serious problem / Walter Williams -- Viewpoint three: Racial profiling is necessary / Philip Jenkins -- Viewpoint four: Racial profiling is unnecessary / David Harris -- Viewpoint five: My encounters with racism / Ted Gup -- Viewpoint six: My life as a former white supremacist / Kevin J. Marinelli -- Section two: Model essays and writing exercises: Preface A: Five-paragraph essay -- Preface B: Narrative essay -- Essay one: Racism in America: Exercise A: Create an outline from an existing essay -- Essay two: ´Driving while black´ on the New Jersey Turnpike: Exercise A: Identifying components of the narrative essay -- Essay three: Thanksgiving to forget: Exercise A: Practice writing a scene with dialogue -- Final writing challenge: Write your own narrative five-paragraph essay -- Section three: Supporting research material: Appendix A: Facts about race in America -- Appendix B: Finding and using sources of information -- Appendix C: Using MLA style to create a works cited list -- Appendix D: Sample essay topics -- Organizations to contact -- Bibliography -- Index -- Picture credits -- About the editor.