Cornel West

Background Information New York Times. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Sept. 2015. . Israel, Gaza, and the West Bank were, at one point, collectively know as Palestine.The right to own the land is being fought over by the Israeli Jews and the Palestinian Arabs, who are also known as the Muslims.After the Arab-Israeli War of 1947 was over, the land of Palestine was split into the three regions, Israel, Gaza, and the West Bank. the Israeli Jews state that they have the right to the land because it was…

Both of these losses were taken personally with West publically citing his everything from his wealth and success to his narrow-minded pursuits and selfish endeavors as his fatal flaws. Regarded as the black sheep of West’s discography, reception was anything but positive with the album receiving a 7…

was due to the Communist Government of the German Democratic Republic. Their goal was to split East and West Berlin to prevent Westerns from entering Germany. The formation of this wall split families, friends and loves ones. November 9th 1989 is known as the day of the ‘‘Fall of the Berlin Wall.’’ On this day the gates where finally opened. It was not until October 3rd 1990 that the East and West where officially reunited. After the fall of the wall a concert called The Wall was hosted in…

of 18. A phenomenal young African American woman accomplished this which could be considered mediocre compared to her other achievements. Katherine Johnson was born in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia on August 26, 1918. She was handpicked to be one of the three black students chosen to integrate West Virginia’s graduate schools. Her brilliant skills in schools and at home gave her the ability to advance through her educational experiences. Her father name was Joshua Coleman and Joylette…

In connection to America, child labor is a serious problem in the present day just as it was in the past. America used child labor until tragic events and laws caused a change, but continues to support such a corrupt system though its companies. Child labor may be illegal within the states, but America still benefits from it. Many big companies in retail use child labor in other countries. Clothing, technology, and food companies use sweatshops and factories to have their products produced. The…

During the early 1900's miners in southern West Virginia were fighting, literally, for simple rights that every worker deserves. A 40-hour work week, decent pay that wasn't in scrip, and a sense of safety. On May 19 of 1920, members of the Baldwin-Felts detective agency arrived in the town of Matewan to evict union miners from houses owned by the Stone Mountain Coal Company. After catching wind of the detectives’ activities, Matewan Mayor Cabell Testerman and a pro-union sheriff named Sid…

After studying under these men, for some time, Peale traveled to London to learn under the artist Benjamin West. In 1767, Peale sailed back to America, and a few years later he, his wife Rachel, and their children moved to the town of Philadelphia. The year of 1776 saw Peale marching out with the Continental Army, and in due time, receiving the title of captain…

Although the album is Kanye Wests’, he had plenty of help with engineering and creating lyrics for the album with others and even Grammy nominee musicians. Some of the musicians who were featured on the gospel-rap album were Kid Cudi; Chance the Rapper, Andre 3000, Frank Ocean, Kendrick Lamar, and many more. Kanye West has several Grammies and classics under his name in the music industry as well. He even features on other musician’s album as a guest feature as well. Kanye West is a well-known…

In the novel “The Alchemist” written by Paul Coelho tells a story of a young shepherd boy named Santiago who travels on a journey into pursuing his personal legend. It all started when Santiago had recurring dreams in which he feels he should follow. Santiago then consults a gypsy woman to explain what the dreams meant. This leads him to his journey to the pyramid where he experiences many challenges and temptations. The first stage of Santiago’s journey began with an old man, Melchizedek.…

West integrated a song about a certain topic and somehow managed to relate it back to a love story. West tells us a story that many men, women, teenagers, and Americans can connect to. His use of music to convey two powerful stories simultaneously shows the power of production and lyrical integration. Perhaps a more cohesive story line would have been more effective but West achieved his expectations; which were to connect a listener to…