Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Ideas for Reports and Papers

1. Research the history of racism, comparing the sociological, cultural, and economic impact of prejudice at different points in history. Outline groups who have been targeted for racism and comment about how they were persecuted and what happened to their oppressors.

2. Write a report about the eugenics movement which sanctioned the reproduction only of wealthy, educated people with distinguished ancestors and the sterilization of impoverished people, often representing ethnic minorities or individuals of mixed-heritage. Could Slytherin, the Malfoys, and other elite wizards and...

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