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1986. While a person's race shouldn’t dictate the quality of the films they make, it unfortunately does affect the amount of opportunity they receive in Hollywood to make films. While Researching Black Directors I found that most end up working in television or suffer long…

Kurt Vonnegut is one of the most influential American novelists of the twentieth century who has brought about a phenomenal distinction in literature. Most of the writers have written only in a particular concept or genre, but Kurt Vonnegut has imprinted his undeniable mark in science fiction with humor, social commentary with absurdity and so on. Kurt Vonnegut has written fourteen novels, three short story collections, five plays, and five works of non-fiction. His works are occupied with…

Social Identity Theory In life we are categorized into many groups (whether it be based on our skin color, our culture, our type of music, the way we dress, and everything else about our lives) we cannot escape from it. We all put people into categories to help us simplify the information about people and be able to associate that information with people who would usually fit into that group, which now would even be called stereotyping. Both stereotyping and categorization are parts of a bigger…

A good president should have patience when it comes to waiting for certain things, show self-control when in upsetting situations, show strength when in dangerous times, be sympathetic and kind to others who aren’t American citizens and are struggling. These are the traits and characteristics that make a good president. The twenty-fifth Amendment allows a president to fill a spot in the office of vice president with the consent of one simple majority of both Houses…

makes a bar a “dive”. If a dive bar is always shabby and seedy, is it possible to be “the best” in being the worst? If so, would the award for the best dive bar actually go to the worst? Many of these common standards that define a dive bar are a series of contradictions. For instance, a bar could have a jukebox, or have no music at all. Dives can serve food, or strictly just serve alcohol. There are dives that are falling apart, and brand new dives. There are dark, silent dives and there’s…

an apt description of the challenges constituted by prisoner accounts of the meaning of prison and imprisonment.” These autobiographies include writing of prisoners that possessed an individual theory of prison, the penal system and justice (Smith 1990). In examining prisoner autobiographies we have found that prisoners have a different viewpoint of the penal system and corrections then society itself and have knowledge of the real truth that are unknown by society. Offenders might challenge…

government. In the case of the KKK, their activities were not random acts of violence but they were for a purpose, especially to show their opposition against the actions of the government which at the time was supporting the rights of the African-Americans. In the case of Weathermen, their violent activities were used as a means of introducing social and political change, specifically change in the imperialistic policies of US and the promotion of…

Human bodies require many nutrients and micronutrients in order to prevent disease, however when organisms are malnourished it can cause a series of health deficiencies and symptoms. Over thirty percent of the world 's population suffers from an iron deficiency, which can often lead to anemia. Vitamin A deficiency is a current cause of miscarriages and blindness in children because it affects…

This essay combines critical reflection with dramaturgical analysis to uncover some of the ethical questions that arose when working in applied ethnographic theatre with veterans of the US Armed Forces. In the aftermath of 9/11, theatre in the United States has grappled with the ongoing armed conflicts through a number of recent projects and initiatives performed throughout the country, including Basetrack Live (2014), Holding it Down: The Veterans’ Dreams Project (2013), and The Telling Project…

Geographic Areas: The population is mostly rural, concentrated in the rice growing areas of the central, northeastern, and northern regions. However, as Thailand continues to industrialize, its urban population - 31.1% of total population, principally in the Bangkok area is continually growing. iv. Migration rates and patterns: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 populations (2006 EST.) v. Ethnic groups: Thai 75%, Chinese 14%, other 11% III. ECONOMIC STATISTICS AND ACTIVITY: 1 Thai Baht = 0.0273059164…