Appropriation

otherwise not given a fair shake just due to the lot they drew when they were born. To take a term that they use to self-identify and co-opt it for the purposes of allowing a hegemonic group to proclaim their dominance is immoral and is by definition appropriation; taking what you like from a certain culture without regard for all of the other negative aspects.…

eternal time and relevancy; both in times of progression of though, and physical relevancy of the very underwhelming, paid monument itself. Upon the current era, scorn and criticism of the depicted; Christopher Columbus and his genocidal actions and appropriation of land with the helping result of an era's continuation and revolution of colonial and imperialist stature and prowes, serve to potentially say that his "grandeous" depictions are unfit for current political and ethical progressiong…

Performance-Based Funding of Higher Education: A Detailed Look at Best Practices in 6 States. Summary In this article by Kysie Miao, she writes about a step-by-step approach to developing a successful performance-based funding system, as well as a guide to best practices for how to administer performance based funding which will hold colleges and universities accountable for success. Miao looked at current state policies in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Tennessee, Washington State and…

Against Exercise Grief in his essay “Against Exercise” explains exercise to be a worthless labour. He expresses rebel against the modern exercise which according to him is merely an act of keeping oneself healthy and fit. Grief further argues that modern exercise has numbers as distinction from old style exercises. Modern gadgets for exercise are all about numbers where the heart rates, calories burnt etc all comes in numerical figures. He further compares exercise to be similar to visiting a…

Volf, in the introduction his book, A Public Faith, asks some questions such as, should religion stay out of politics or should religion brings its vision of what it means to have a good life into politics? (x). My position is yes, religion should bring its vision of what it means to have a good life into politics, but not totalitarianism; instead pluralism in all societies. Actually, in the USA people are blessed to freely exercise their religion, but not impose it to others, according to the…

enforced by the legislation. Whether you were a citizen or under their jurisdictions this amendment applied to you, and different color or gender didn't exclude you from this movement (document 2 & 3). The congress protected this amendment by the appropriation of the legislation (document 3). However, this amendment was not favored by the south. In a political carton called, "The Freedman's Bureau" was an illustration that would be considered controversial to today. The drawing would appeal…

The appropriation of "old regime" symbols has muted some of the conflict between refugee Lao and the LPDR (Lao People's Democratic Republic), but has led to debates over how much of the past to "revive." Nowhere is this conflict clearer than in the declaration of…

The first attack on U.S. soil in 60 years. The people had suffered. The response was a strong unity among the people. The country was unified even with the government. Their was a vote on, “40 billion dollars emergency appropriations bill that day and it passed unanimously”(Document 1). The government was completely unified that day. They were trying to help the suffering. It infact extends further than that. There was unity among the everyday people. Even, “the next day as…

Federal Statute The Bilingual Education Act (1968) Introduction. The Bilingual Education Act, S. 428, 1968 was introduced during the 90th Congress by Ralph Yarborough, a Senator from Texas, and passed under the Presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson. Originally it was an amendment (Title VII) to The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) in order to improve programs of assistance for elementary and secondary education. BEA has provided funds to schools to allow for the creation of bilingual…

Gershwin had composed. Gershwin's "Folk Opera" did not go over well with the African-American community because he incorporated popular music from the present time that represented black people in poverty. The play's music was mistaken for black appropriation instead of appreciation. At this time one of George's mentors, Joseph Schillinger, came into his life. He was an advocate for the arts and music and expressed feelings and stories through mathematical expressions. He became a big part of…