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The Disney princess series play a huge role in popular culture as these movies are seen by millions of children and adults both all over the world. The Disney princess series have been influential since 1937 and continuing to the present. According to Disney, a princess is a young beautiful girl who has a single parent and requires to be saved by a prince and falls head over heels in love rather quickly, as if her only goal in life is to get married; making it the common format for a Disney…

Through LaCroix article there can be many assumptions made in account to the consumption on Disney films and what they “really” intend for its children viewers to inherit. Though made to be somewhat realistic LaCroix Challenges its view of women and their capability. LaCroix article brings consideration to physique, clothing and activeness of Disney princess. Some of her accusations of these Disney films are spot on while others fall short. Though much has changed the features, daintiness, and…

Los Angeles, the “gang capital” of the nation. Over than 450 gangs in the city, some have been in existence since the 1950’s. All of these gangs combined have a individual total of about 45,000. Gang affiliation has taken a big role in the city of Los Angeles, in the last 3 years there has been a total of about 16,000 crimes, 491 of them were homicides. Gang affiliation has taken a big role on the lives of many young people, falling into drugs, and maybe to the course of committing murder or…

Disney, a company often tied with childhood innocence, is guilty of marketing to children. Within its animated films and cartoons, Disney can generate commercial interest in film merchandise and promote racial stereotypes. For example, the release of the Toy Story film coincided with the release of Toy Story related merchandise. Furthermore, Disney’s Aladdin teaches children the underlying themes of “Arabian barbarity” “Aladdin clearly portrays the ‘bad’ Arabs with thick, foreign accents, while…

Let The Fire Burn In 1985 action began to take place between the Philadelphia law enforcement and the up and coming racial group known as MOVE. MOVE was a mainly African-American group working towards a nature oriented lifestyle in the ghetto of Philadelphia. This was, for the most part, a peaceful group-- who openly exercised their first amendment right to practice religion. As time moved on confrontation between MOVE and the law enforcement officers, even some of the people of Philadelphia,…

It is the 1880s. The civil war has been over for 15 years. The economic conditions in town I live in have deteriorated, and I am struggling to make ends meet. I’m deciding to go west where there is plenty of land and plenty of opportunities, so I’m going to be a farmer. In the west I have to face opportunities and difficulties. In the west the farmers had to go through many things to get by. Depending on where they lived in the west, farmers were continually working hard every day to maintain…

Street gangs exist for many different reasons and purposes. History gives the reasons that gangs exist due to people wanting to belong and be part of and that various groups want to stick together. Racial and ethnic conflict played a hand in the rise of street gangs by making various groups band together to better combat the conflict. Organized crime has a major role in many gangs, with some even the main purpose of the gang’s existence is its involvement in organized crime. High-rise public…

California California has lots of beaches and fun boardwalks to walk down. It is a great place to vacation or live. It is a tourist destination making it very packed full of people in most cities. According to Don DeLillo “California deserves whatever it gets. Californians invented the concept of lifestyle. This alone warrants their doom.” This quote pretty much sums up California. Some even consider California a lifestyle, because of the adventure you’ll find, and the dreams you deem impossible…

Chicago is the third largest city in the United States of America. In such a large city, crime rates have always been an issue in both modern times and in the past. When the Volstead Act was passed in 1919 and Prohibition was in full effect, organized crime gangs took advantage of the restriction by illegally obtaining and selling alcoholic beverages to Americans. The base of operations was very commonly in Chicago, Illinois. This would continue until 1933 when the Volstead Act was repealed by…

What is Freddi Linklater smoking? A Malboro How tall is Freddy? Six-two or six-three What author does Brady think Hodge prefers? John Grisham Who did Braddy murder in his childhood? His brother How was Braddy not convicted for murder? His mother covered for him For Hodge, what are the three ages of men? Youth, middle age, and you look fucking terrific What does Hodge and Pete, respectively, eat at DeMasio’s? Spaghetti with garlic and oil and ravioli What are the four things written on the…