One of the most prevalent themes in today's society is overcoming obstacles. Throughout history, peoples have been discriminated against due to their race, culture, religious affiliation, disabilities and unfortunately the list goes on and on. Though prejudice has often revealed a lack of integrity, ethics, and morality, it has also given way to many capable persons, who through this idea of inequity, have risen above their circumstances and become more successful, able and strong-minded. Two ideal modern day examples are Judith Ortiz Cofer, a poet and novelist, and Temple Grandin, a designer of many livestock-handling facilities who earned a Ph.D. in animal science from the University of Illinois. Though both of these women have become very successful throughout their lives, they have, for as long as they can remember, had the cards stacked against them. Cofer, due to her Latin heritage has been stereotyped as an incompetent woman, who belongs as "a housemaid or a countergirl"......

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Title: Grandin Amd Cofer
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