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Shadow of Hate
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17
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Not Applicable
12/15/2004

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Term
Prejudice
Definition
Judgement or opinion fromer with out knowlege of facts; hate of a certain group.
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Discrimination
Definition
Treatment based on class or catagory rather then individual merit; the actual act of racism.
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Sterotype
Definition
A stereotype is used to catergorize a group of people
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Bigot
Definition
One who is narrrowly or intolerantly devoted to his or her opinions and prejudices
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Lynch
Definition
To execute without due process of law, especially to hang, as by a mob.
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Ethnocentrism
Definition
The attitude and/or ideology concerning the relationship between an individual’s own group and other groups
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Persecute
Definition
Oppression of a religious group that is despised by most of society.
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Scapegoat
Definition
blameing a person
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Tolerence
Definition
The practice of recognizing and respecting the beliefs or practices of others.
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Immigrant
Definition
A person who comes to a country where they were not born in order to settle there
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Emigrant
Definition
Someone who leaves one country to settle in another
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Assimilate
Definition
To absorb (immigrants or a culturally distinct group) into the prevailing culture.
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Segregate
Definition
To separate or isolate from others or from a main body or group.
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Boycott
Definition
To bot purchase goods or services for power.
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Suffrage
Definition
Right to vote.
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Naturalize
Definition
To grant citizenship.
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Emmancipation
Definition
To set free.
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