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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...

Social Effects of Hip Hop

Bronx Commonly touted as the poorest congressional district in the nation where average per capita income was just $8,000 i...

Music Piracy as a Growing Problem

past year than perhaps then have been at any other time. This increased awareness of copyright issues can be attributed to such h...

Languages of Native Americans and Their Importance in Cultural Relativity and Promoting Diversity

languages are a significant cultural resource, a cultural resource which is too often overlooked by mainstream America. He emphas...

The Influence of Border Films

drugging and kidnapping his wife, whom he subsequently frames on drug charges (Touch of Evil, 1995). Vargas, and justice, prevail ...

The Sovereignty and Goodness of God by Mary Rowlandson

come about. At the same time, the authors depiction of the Indians is less than kind and while that is true, one can say that her ...

The Wealthy and American Criticism

"aggregate" was benefiting in this period, however, others were flailing desperately in the ever-deepening economic waters just tr...

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...

Dr. Dre and Hip Hop Culture

Records, releasing his first solo single, "Deep Cover" in 1992 ("Dr. Dre Bio"). It was at this point in his career that he met Sno...

Freedom of Religion, A First Amendment Right

travel to Massachusetts for the sole purpose of disrupting Puritan church services and heckling their ministered (Woods 2). This a...

American and Korean Business Negotiation

Business negotiations can be tricky at best, even if both parties are from the same culture. This paper examines the various stage...

Stereotypes and Class

the continued existence of racism also has an effect on the African Americans, and this effect is to make them highly aware of rac...

Cultural Communication Learning Styles

among different groups of people. As Grant-Thomas and Powell (2006) comment, the term structural racism tends to confuse people....

Mexican Americans' Culture and History

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

Essays on Heritage and Culture

In a paper consisting of twelve pages 3 short essays on African heritage and culture are presented with such keywords incorporated...

A Robert Staples Letter

In nine pages this research paper presents a letter to the author of The Myth of the Black Matriarchy in which the writer agrees w...

1973 Film Time Period Setting of American Graffiti

In five pages this paper examines how the 1950s are represented in the drive-in, 'hot rods,' and early rock and roll music feature...

US Latino Children and the Effects of Salsa Music

In two pages this paper contrasts and compares the effects of salsa music on Latin American children and on Latino children living...

Germany and the Effects of Hip Hop and Rap Music

In nine pages this paper examines the impacts of American hip hop and rap music upon Germany. Eight sources are cited in the bibl...

Religion and Culture in South Africa, Egypt, and Zimbabwe

In seven pages the religions and cultures of these three African nations are discussed and compoared. Six sources are cited in th...

South Africa's Musical Cultures and the Effects of Apartheid

In two pages this paper examines how South African musical cultures are affected by social oppression and apartheid. Two sources ...

The Commonalities and Influences of African Mythology

the changes which have occurred vary according to the specific African culture being discussed, there are certain commonalities wh...

New Orleans' Mardi Gras Carnival

also makes the point that there was, in the 1900s, a strict divide between Creole and Black culture in New Orleans, maintained as ...

Just My Soul Responding: Rhythm and Blues, Black Consciousness and Race Relations by Brian Ward

post-World War II African-American music was growing up and into the mainstream, the white mainstream, of American consciousness. ...

West Africa, West Central Africa, and Slavery's Consequences

names which come up when talking about slavery. These coastal areas certainly seemed to suffer. A larger chunk of Africa suffered ...

Raising Children in America Today

200,000 violent acts on television alone" (Chatfield, 2002; p. 735). The study indicated that "Between the ages of two and 18, an ...

Musical History and Development of the Dominican Republic, Cuba, and Puerto Rico

In forty five pages Latin American regional music is considered in this historical and developmental overview. Twenty sources are...

Things Fall Apart Examines Colonialism

Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart is in many ways both an indictment of colonial England's arrogance and ignorance about African c...

Sixteenth Century African Women

In ten pages this paper analyzes women's roles in African society during the 1500s. Five sources are cited in the bibliography....

Feminine Voice in Walker’s The Color Purple

In a novel in which the narrator is recounting the entirety of the action after the fact, the narrator already knows everything th...