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Sweet Sweetback’s Baad Asssss Song (1971; Sweetback hereinafter) is a low-budget, 97-minute-long independent film written, directed, produced and scored by Melvin Van Peebles (b. 1932). Its production is considered a watershed in the history of US filmmaking. Sweetback’s firm stand on racism in the movie industry and the wider US socio-political context is still pertinent today as the racist ideology is disturbingly still with us today. Hence, the importance of revisiting Sweetback to unpack its…

America’s broken mental health care system has been a controversial topic for nearly two hundred years. It affects not only the mentally ill, but also their families and their communities. The evolution of the health care system leaves America currently with a system that is not serving the needs of her patients; instead, the organization’s close-minded philosophy leaves a majority of the mentally ill homeless or in prison, provides inadequate care for the few people who are lucky enough to…

“He wasn’t even in town and don’t you start accusing him, because he loved her, as if she was his own mother and would never hurt her. In fact, he was out of town. First, you act as though my children murdered her and then you all but accuse my husband of doing it. Now you give me this look as if I would do something that horrible,” Marlene said raising her voice again. “Just one second, I need to talk with my supervisor. I want you to wait here?” Marlene nodded her head that she would…

Interview advice that can improve your job prospects Have you found your dream job? Have you been called in for an interview? Are you wondering what to do next? Then look no further that this guide. The entire interview experience is generally stressful from beginning to end, with it generally unravelling even the most experienced job seekers application. By its nature alone the job interview is gruelling and demanding, but by taking the right steps you can keep such elements under control and…

Over the year’s law enforcement have been questioned on how they handle a situation whether it involves people resisting arrest or even animals. Are police officers doing their job or abusing their authority? Well law enforcement have abused their authority while confronting people, but when the officers are questioned about their force they make themselves look like the victim while making the real victim look the villain. People have been killed and have died under law enforcement 's watch,…

The excerpt from Antigone is very valuable because it can be used in our everyday life. If you make a mistake own up to it , don’t act like you don’t realize your fault. In Antigone , Creon was really arrogant and he didn’t want to listen to anyone’s advice , and so him not heeding wise words people ended up dead. Now something like that probably won’t happen if you’re being stubborn , or arrogant but that doesn’t mean something bad might not happen. For example ; My brother left his plate…

It wasn’t unusual for me to hear about guys I were in boarding school with to go home during a break from our studies and return looking to pick fights and cause property damage. Their anger would be short lived, but no one ever held it against them. How could you stay mad at anyone who went home looking to have fun with family and friends and return to school after an engagement party. Yes, matrimonial agreement signings have caused many guys to lose it. Oh, this didn’t happen to everyone who…

The show opens with a fast forward to the final episode of the season, similar to season one of How to Get Away with Murder (Robinson, 2015). A station wagon is seen flying down a dirt road and we see the three main characters (who are inside the car) looking behind them in a panic. Without any further context it will cut to the opening credit sequence which are panoramic shots of New Mexico, inspired by the opening scene of chapter 39 of House of Cards (Buchman, 2015). In the pilot episode, the…

destroy his father’s tissue sample. Cassia realizes that Xander bent the rules in the same way to help Em. All situations where someone bent the rules for a person that they love. However, throughout the date Cassia could not keep her mind off of Ky; Cassia’s mind continues to drift back to Ky, then she wonders if as falling in love with him and falling in love with his story are the same thing. When Cassia and Xander return home the officials are confiscating everyone’s artifacts; Cassia…

The queer community has always existed, and as long as it has existed, so has homophobia. The Stonewall riots were a direct result of the oppression of LGBT individuals, when a group of New Yorkers decided that they had had enough. The riots may have only been an isolated event, but the events that followed helped to shape history for LGBT individuals forever. Just years before the riots, these individuals were hiding “in the closet” and afraid to be themselves. It was the loud and open…