Henry Ford

The Blaxploitation films in the decade of the 1970’s are one of the greatest examples of Hollywood benefiting from the independent film industry. African American viewers were demanding to see black actors cast in more prominent and leading roles within films, and Hollywood responded by creating movies specifically for urban black audiences. These Blaxploitation films followed a specific outline that changed the traditional characteristics of the typical white male hero by, "substituting a…

This case occurred in the middle of the Nixon Watergate scandal. Leon Jaworski was the prosecutor in the Watergate scandal. The watergate scandal was followed after a break in at the Democratic National Committee. Tape recordings were made of Nixon's conversations in Watergate. Jaworski obtained tape recordings made of President Nixon discussion the scandal with some of his advisers. Nixon handed over the tapes to Jaworski ( the special prosecutor) to try and get this situation over with. The…

Carlson, Eric W. "Symbolism in the Grapes of Wrath." College English 19.4 (1958): 172-75. Web. The article, “Symbolism in the Grapes of Wrath”, by Eric Carlson, is a detailed journal, published in College English, which explores the impact of John Steinbeck’s plentiful inclusion of prominent naturalistic symbols in the novel, and their effects on developing the theme. His main focus is the primary symbolic structure and how it is constructed, as well as examining Rose of Sharon’s pregnancy, the…

It was the 1960s, gas was cheap, 37 cents a gallon on average, and people were finding their way back to normal life after World War 2. Racial tensions and tension with the USSR were coming to turning points, art and music were growing as an outlet for personal expression. The economy was circulating as the decade was run by democratic presidents between 1961 and 1969.The 1960s were a decade of change, and the auto industry was no exception. In the 1960s the automobile industry was shaped by a…

I chose Rolling Stone magazine because it focuses on popular culture, such as music and movie reviews, musical artists, politics and sports. In my opinion, Rolling Stone’s vast majority of topics ensures a section for everyone, no matter what their interests are. Jann Wenner created Rolling Stone in 1967, who is still editor and publisher today. Wenner borrowed money from his family and in-laws to start the magazine. In the first edition of the magazine, Wenner wrote that Rolling Stone “is not…

At the time of Motanga's alleged rise to boss, a March 2009 article in the New York Post claimed that the Bonanno family consisted of approximately around 130 non-imprisoned "made"(Editors, 2015) members. Montagna was shortly then deported to Canada in April 2009 which left the family to create a ruling board of members until a new boss could be chosen. They chose to not follow any orders from Vincent Basciano since he was appointed by Massino who had turned rat to the FBI. They could no longer…

In the world of politics and governments, there will always be corruption banging on the door. Political corruption has been ruining America for years. America could easily avoid corruption by electing the correct president and by throwing out the ones who are corrupt that are in office. The media needs to open up and inform the public about the scandals and sleazes that the politicians are involved in. The problem is that the media hides every little secret, especially for those who share their…

In November, 1946, Kennedy was elected to the House of Representatives. Then after serving three terms, he was elected to the Senate after defeating Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., in November, 1952. Ten months later, on September 12, 1953, JFK married Jacqueline Bouvier. Jacqueline, or “Jackie,” graduated from George Washington University and met Senator John Kennedy at a dinner party in Georgetown while working as a journalist and photographer. Their first child, Caroline Bouvier Kennedy, was born on…

American Identity Through the West Two things come to mind when I think of the West; vast open spaces that seem to go on and on and also Clint Eastwood’s movie, “A Fist Full of Dollars” theme music. Whatever vision comes to mind for people, the west has been a part of American identity for decades. Westerns in film have been a huge portion of this identity. First, it began with documentation of Daniel Boone explorations, then on to the dime store novel. Western film would be the biggest…

Rick Perlstein Nixonland takes us back to the 1960’s and 1970’s in America, during the time of Richard Nixon. Through times of riots happening in Los Angeles which were the Watts riots to America being divided within. Richard Nixon did not have an easy life with family hardships, and the death of two brothers it was not easy for Nixon. At school Nixon was a very good at debating which he became the Debate Team president, and the only way to his father’s attention which Perlstein wrote “the…