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Theme of Lynching in Black Boy

life as a background that makes it possible to discuss the personal characteristics that enabled African Americans growing up in t...

American Son by Brian Roley

ways. At the beginning of the novel, they follow a Cain and Abel dichotomy. Gabe is the good and obedient child, "the son who is q...

American History X the Film

his way is not going to solve anything and will only lead to more death. The film deserves a few words as...

History of Blackface Minstrelsy

Black minstrelsy and its role throughouth the history of Black American culture is discussed within the context of Eileen Southern...

Colonialism

This essay/research paper, first of all, defines colonialism and discusses how it can be differentiated from imperialism. Then, t...

Uses of Humor in The Crying Lot of 49 by Thomas Pynchon and White Noise by Don DeLillo

In thirteen pages this paper examines how American culture, specifically, the American Dream, is critiqued using humor in each of ...

Northwest China's Unique Hui Muslim Culture

In seven pages this paper contrasts and compares the Chinese Hui Muslims with the US Native American and African American cultures...

Mexican Americans' Culture and History

Mexican American identity in San Antonio, then, demonstrated the self-definition that took place that separated the Spanish Mexica...

Irish American Influence on American Culture

society, so much so that the Irish ultimately became "more American than the Americans in their appreciation for the blessing of c...

American Cinema, Historical and Education Ideology

In seven pages historical comparisons are made between the ways in which education is depicted in such films as Stand and Deliver,...

The 1965 Immigration Act and Asian Americans

In five pages the effects of this law's passage in terms of the skyrocketing number of Asian immigrants that moved to the United S...

African Americans As Depicted in Cinema II

In six pages this essay examines Hollywood Shuffle, Glory, and Gone with the Wind in order to analyze how African Americans have b...

Cinema and the Depiction of African Americans III

In eight pages this paper discusses the cinematic portrayal of African Americans with stereotype reliance a primary emphasis. Ele...

An Article Analysis of 'Asian-Americans Note Issues Central to Them for Elections'

In three pages an article that appeared in the February 13, 2004 edition of the New York Times is analyzed....

North American Asian Indian Temples or Churches

in the existence of Brahma or "the supreme world soul or spirit" (Ramisetty-Mikler, 1993, p. 36). The older generation incorporat...

Mental Health Services and Limited Use by Asian Americans

that the theory which best describes the underlying expected relationships among variables is related to the stratification hypot...

A Glance at Lesbian Characters in American Cinema in the 60s, 70s, and 80s

high over the legendary kiss between two women portrayed in Morocco. Society was simply not ready for an open acknowledgement of ...

Women's Roles in American Cinema Since 1967

bed, or even beginning to become amorous might secure a PG rating, but during that time period, blatant sexuality in film was not ...

Wal-Mart's Company Culture

controversial because of their human resource practices. Many employees are very loyal to the company and yet, they have had more ...

Finding Peace in a Culture of War

individual is exposed to any type of experience there is the potential for that individual to be desensitized to any experiences t...

Cultural Perspectives on the Northern Ireland Troubles

Ulster to belong to the United Kingdom can be broadly aligned with their religious associations (Tonge, 2001). In Northern Irela...

Gender Roles in American Culture

beyond the domestic sphere into virtually every profession and job category from which they were once barred, they have had to con...

Greek Virtue

the foot of power!/Nothing care I for Zeus" (Aeschylus). In other words, Prometheus will not succumb to tyranny and a power that r...

African American Writers/On Each Other

"this beautiful/and terrible thing," which human beings find as "needful a air" and as "usable as earth," will finally belong to b...

Capitalism Fuels Colonial Expansion

the scene may seem sublime, it can be interpreted as a depiction of contrast between cultures. In the foreground stands the Europ...

Cross-Cultural Awareness through Films and Interviews

still evident and part of the legal system in which case provided some legal standing for peoples separatist attitudes. Since the ...

Catalyst for Bad Behavior at Work

Culture is the sum total of characteristics and knowledge of a particular group of people. Our culture tells us what is acceptable...

Modern Americans' and Native Americans' Rites of Passage

In seven pages this paper compares the contemporary American teenager with Tukuna, Okrika, and Okiek Native American counterparts ...

Primitive Cultures in Documentaries Cannibal Tours, Onka's Big Moka, and Dead Birds

In six pages this paper discusses human nature's dark side as revealed in this trio of primitive culture documentaries....

'Primitive' Cultures and Cultural Change

In seven pages so called 'primitive' cultures are examined in terms of the changes that result from interactions with other cultur...