Litchfield

Narcos, Orange Is the New Black, and House of Cards are all popular shows that are watched on Netflix by the millions of viewers or subscribers. Unfortunately, these popular shows lack the diversity of an American family and tend to generalize and/or stereotype families that are non-white. The second finding is that gender and relationship roles are viewed differently based on race, culture, and status in all three shows. Thirdly, the last finding that was brought to my attention was the lack of…

How do you define success? Is it illustrated as having daily customer traffic on average of sixty-two million, becoming the 90th-largest economy in the world making twenty-four billion in revenue, and being the largest distributor of toys in the world? McDonald’s has built a chain that, in fact, has accomplished each one of those. However, is success solely driven by achievement and power? What about success can become toxic? As McDonald’s continues to grow over numerous years, its road to…

Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, is one of many literary works that expresses the racial tensions that took place in the early years of the United States. Uncle Tom’s Cabin was highly popular during the nineteenth century, bringing national attention to the injustices happening throughout the country. By developing characters and events that were common within society, Stowe was able to attract an audience of all backgrounds and encourage others to take a stance. Uncle Tom’s…

Orange is the New Black is a show that is not new to controversial issues and often displays them in the episodes to open up discussions about how Americans view and treat prisoners. Before watching and discussing Orange is the New Black with my peers, I originally saw the problems in the correctional system as issues that likely can never be improved and did not view the more emotional side of the problems, but now after talking with peers, I see how certain issues in prisons may need a more…

Orange is the New Black (OITNB) is a Netflix original web series created by Jenji Kohan and adapted from the memoir of Piper Kerman, Orange is the New Black: My Year in a Women’s Prison (2010), which explores life inside a women’s prison system. The series includes a diverse cast of historically excluded Black, Latina, and transgender actresses. How do they create seemingly groundbreaking media based on the controversial world of prison systems in a time when inequality is perpetuated by…

Harriet Beecher Stowe was born on June 14, 1811, in Litchfield, Connecticut. She was one of 13 intellectually promising children born to Lyman Beecher, a leading Congregationalist minister, and Roxana Foote Beecher. Harriet attended Sarah Pierce’s academy where she had excelled as a child. Her school was one of the earliest schools to encourage young girls to study academic subjects. In 1831, Harriet and her family moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, to be with her father at the Lane Theological…

She was born in Litchfield, Connecticut on June 14, 1811. Harriet was one of 13 children, all of her brothers became ministers and her sisters were involved in education reform and woman rights. The Beecher family was very religious and believed in social equality. Her…

He became the minister of a Boston parish in 1803. Cultured, eloquent, and a persuasive writer, he became famed throughout New England for his oratorical gifts and as a theologian. In seriousness of purpose and in purity of character, Channing represented the strength and virtue of the old Puritan stock. His portrait, presenting him in the conventional black gown of the clergyman with the white bands at the neck, shows a face highly intellectual and refined, with features delicate, spiritual,…

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At the chronicle of America between the years 1760 and 1860 begins with the separation of colonies with the hopeful aim to birth a nation built from righteousness Independence and freedom. The latter part of this time frame America again will find itself at another defining moment. This time oddly enough was caused by social injustices. Here just as before the clash is the result from another social and humanitarian cause fighting for freedom and Independence this time 4 the humanitarian hand…