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1 Introduction According to Robert Franklin, racial profiling is "Trying to assess and predict the behavior, motives, and character of other law-abiding people based on their physical appearance." Racial profiling has existed for many years. It has even existed in the Biblical era. As an example, according to the book of Exodus the Pharaoh of Egypt enslaved the Jewish people based on their beliefs. The purpose of this paper is to investigate wether racial profiling has changed since September 11, 2001. How do we as Americans feel about racial profiling? Are all Arabs Terrorist? Should the United states take special precautions toward Arabs or people who look like they are of Arab descent? I have looked at web articles, analyzed a cartoon, watched TV interviews, acted out skits, and conducted interviews and surveys to detect the answer to these questions. The following questions are to help empathize the issue of racial profiling. 1. Has racial profili