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2. The film has many historical aspects. The film was set in Argetina during the nineteenth century. At this time the country of Argentina was an autocratic society. Around this time the nation had declared it’s independence from the Spanish. This film was made in 1984 and was based off the true story of Camila O'Gorman and Ladislao Gutiérrez. The film was based right after the time that the Argintina Civil Wars. State terrorism played a huge rule during this film. These forms of violence were…

The definition of the word "gang" is an organized group of criminals, but in the 1950's gangs were more than just drive-by's and robberies. Gangs in the 1950's were known as Greasers who were wore leather, greased back their hair, and often times caused trouble. The Greasers had a common enemy of course, The Socs, who were often times the rich white kids who drove around in Mustangs. Many movies were created around the rivalry between the Greasers and the Socs such as "West Side Story", "Grease"…

Areas of California like Los Angeles and Hollywood have helped develop the ideology of California as creating fame, success, and fortune, but current economic and environmental instability have altered its attractive identity. Many people no longer wish to live in California. Once admired for being “the place that never rains,” California’s lack of precipitation is now a growing concern. The low levels of rainfall are affecting the environment…

Karl Jacoby’s account of the 1871 Camp Grant massacre fits within the broad sweep of the “New Western history” a movement that arose in the 1980s, headed by scholars such as William Cronon, Patricia Nelson Limerick, and Richard White. In their reexaminations of Western history the West became a darker place, where and the violence of conquest and the ignominious glory that accompanied it defined the expanding American nation. Jacoby’s history is a narrative, though he has task in retelling the…

I used to live on Irving Street, right on the border of Queens and Brooklyn. The Mexicanos and Puertorriqueños called it el barrio— the neighborhood. A place where they could hide from white supremacy and racism while enjoying themselves with their people, and, boy, did they know how to party. Coke, pot, meth, whatever your debauchery required. This was the place to get it. It was a paradise, that is, if it was your barrio. If you weren’t a part of them, you were nothing and nothing does not…

Courtney White’s article “Westward Ho!” explores manifest destiny, the concept of American exceptionalism, and being a part of the “latter-day pioneers” (White 1). “Manifest destiny was a phrase employed energetically in the mid-19th century by a variety of politicians, journalists, and economic boosters to express the general belief that the United States had an unstoppable destiny to expand from sea to shining sea in accordance with God’s manifest will” (White 1). White also speaks of his…

SCBZ Guns were shooting over and over, bullets penetrating the skin of innocent people and blood was everywhere. South Chicago is known as one of the most dangerous places in the USA. Gangs are everywhere and drugs were everywhere almost like it’s part of daily life. The Wilson brothers were the stars of the area, everyone looked up to them. Optimum the oldest of the three brothers was a good man that everyone knew and loved. Spencer a truly tough person that many people were scared of.…

During 1865 to 1890, the United States was continuing to develop and expand westward. New inventions and ideas continued to industrialize the United States as it continued to grow and thrive, resulting from immigration. Being swarmed by incoming immigrants from Asia, expansion was necessary, and it was about time they explored uncharted territories. The federal government’s contribution to the development of the American West included the expanding the railroad system, also the federal…

On September 8th, 2016 Wells Fargo announced it would be paying 185 million dollars in fines to settle the dispute it’s employees caused among customers. Employees in the lower division banks were offered incentives based on their sales progress. “Eight is great” was what the employees were bribed with. Entice eight Wells Fargo products to their customers and receive a cash bonus. This demanding quota urged employees to cut corners and create fake credit card and checking accounts; two million…

Hollywood hit its peak in 1946 and was on top of the world. However, a series of events after that, such as, the United States vs Paramount Anti-Trust Act, the suburbanization of America, the loss of foreign revenues, McCarthyism, and television, brought the industry to its knees. The soaring profits of the Golden Era were no longer as grand as they once were. Revenues fell to half their 1946 levels ("Post-war Hollywood," 2014). The anti-trust act broke up the distribution and exhibition…