Immigration debates and racial tension has always been a problem in America. It’s depressing to see that these issues are still part of our culture. The Movie Sleep Dealer, is an unusually thoughtful science fiction film about immigration and drone warfare. The filmmaker Alex Vera, envisioned a future in which wars were fought via drone, the water supply was privatized by corporations and young workers at the Mexican border would no longer cross into the U.S for jobs. Borders are aggressive and the attacks on immigrants around the world only seem to escalate, affecting many powerless people who live on the weaker side of the border. In the movie it shows how technology has opened up new forms of connectivity between different countries and
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The play Intimate Apparel incorporates racial commentary showing the struggles of black women. Esther an African- American seamstress is the main character in the play who faces racial prejudice and encounters obstacles throughout her life. As both woman and a person of color, Esther’s opportunities in society are limited. While racial inequality is still a major problem today, the disparity was even greater in 1905. Racism was a trend during that time and that’s why Esther plans to open a beauty parlor that could give equal respect to the black women in the society. The whole idea of the play represent the difficult times during the early 1900’s, where black women were treated with disgrace and dishonor. Throughout the play Esther seems to be somehow sure about her uncertain future because of her being black and taking it as a loss of reputation and respect. There’s no reason for Esther not to be prosperous and successful except for the obstacles created for her by the society. In the past African Americans have been known by many names. They were called Blacks, Negroes and the term “nigger” was also used in the southern part of the USA, where discrimination against them was miserable. In the last 30 years the term African Americans has officially been used. Since the violent times of the 60’s Americans have made progress and improved their living conditions in every part of American life, but still it is extremely shameful to see that racism is “still” a part of our society. Discrimination still exists in many areas and the standard of living fall behind that of the white population. When American’s elected the first African American President, it seemed like the racial tensions in the country would come to a stop, but unfortunately that wasn’t the case. There’s no doubt that African Americans have made big gains since slavery ended 150 years ago but still 25% of Americans live in
The play Intimate Apparel incorporates racial commentary showing the struggles of black women. Esther an African- American seamstress is the main character in the play who faces racial prejudice and encounters obstacles throughout her life. As both woman and a person of color, Esther’s opportunities in society are limited. While racial inequality is still a major problem today, the disparity was even greater in 1905. Racism was a trend during that time and that’s why Esther plans to open a beauty parlor that could give equal respect to the black women in the society. The whole idea of the play represent the difficult times during the early 1900’s, where black women were treated with disgrace and dishonor. Throughout the play Esther seems to be somehow sure about her uncertain future because of her being black and taking it as a loss of reputation and respect. There’s no reason for Esther not to be prosperous and successful except for the obstacles created for her by the society. In the past African Americans have been known by many names. They were called Blacks, Negroes and the term “nigger” was also used in the southern part of the USA, where discrimination against them was miserable. In the last 30 years the term African Americans has officially been used. Since the violent times of the 60’s Americans have made progress and improved their living conditions in every part of American life, but still it is extremely shameful to see that racism is “still” a part of our society. Discrimination still exists in many areas and the standard of living fall behind that of the white population. When American’s elected the first African American President, it seemed like the racial tensions in the country would come to a stop, but unfortunately that wasn’t the case. There’s no doubt that African Americans have made big gains since slavery ended 150 years ago but still 25% of Americans live in