Midwestern United States

In the late fifteenth century, Columbus experienced African Americans which was an element to how the race was designed. The race was set by an arrangement of standards and a hierarchy where individuals were determined to a scale contingent upon their race. The shade of individuals' skin and their social convictions are what set up race. Race in the American West was based off specific rights and if the general population in the American West amid this time weren't considered completely white…

However, in Gilberto Cardenas’ “ Los Desarraigados: Chicanos in the Midwestern Region of the United States”, according to the 1970 census of the United States approximately 1.1 million individuals of Spanish speaking origin resided in the Midwestern region of the country within states such as Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, and Wisconsin (Cardenas, p. 66). Within the article, Cardenas…

through the United States. What is interesting in this article is the emphasis on “heartland” or Midwestern towns far away from the “inner cities” where drugs are expected to be. In the article,” Crack in Context”, by Craig Reinarman and Harry G. Levine it states, “Drug Scares typically link a scapegoated substance to a troubled subordinate group-Working class immigrants, racial or ethnic minorities, rebellious youth” (1). That was the case for Crack, and Marijuana as the article further states…

ongoing problems in America that has affected the American culture in many ways some more then others and has affected the way other countries view America when it comes to weight. Considering there are close to 50,000 fast food chains across the United States, with McDonald's being the largest restaurant chain, this information does not come as a surprise to the average American. Considering we see some form of a fast food restaurant when driving to work or anywhere else for that matter. More…

The Great Depression was the worst economic crisis the United States has ever faced. During the summer of 1929, a difference between consumer spending and the amount of available products, compounded by hyper-inflated stock prices, resulted in the historic October 24, 1929 stock market crash. Stock prices tanked, leaving millions of investors penniless, reducing production rates, causing nationwide layoffs, increased debts, and ever increasing numbers of foreclosures and repossessions. Chaos…

named Jim Burden along his coming of age with a girl he knows as Antonia. In the chapter where this quote is located, we find Jim Burden looking over the fields of the Nebraska Territory. In the novel's exploration of the interaction between the Midwestern landscape…

Coinciding with literary works and their applications, English colloquial languages undeniably create a socioeconomic divide in the United States and in the pursuit of the American Dream. Throughout America, several derivatives of English are spoken, but because these sub-languages are not standard or articulate English, they are viewed as subordinate, subpar, sub-American. To be articulate, as poet and activist Jamila Lyiscott explained in her spoken word essay “3 Ways to Speak English,” is to…

In the article “Do You Speak American?” Robert MacNeil reminds us of one of the many reasons the United States is so linguistically diverse. He gives various examples of how American English has evolved throughout time. The analysis of the American language is meant for people who read the magazine, U.S.A. Today, but it also applies to a secondary audience, which are American English speakers. The author uses multicultural dialect to help explain forms of regional linguistics, rhetorical…

friends. Patetic states within his excerpt, “As a result, we tend to lack the close, supportive relationships that people in former generations enjoyed.” Since people move from place to place, they don’t create the connection with others that forms a community. However, people do not need to live within close proximity to be close. My family is spread out across different regions of the United States, with my siblings living just North of me in Los…

”country music” was to be call country and western music but later on, the shortern it up to country song.Country song was adopted in 1949 by the recording industry to replace hillbilly music.In 1920s, small radio appear in the larger southern and midwestern city and many people listen to it.’ Also many people start recording their music for the audiences. “ “National Barn Dance” from Chicago, Ill., begun in 1924, and Grand Ole Opry” from Nashville, Tenn., begun in 1925., and the “Grand Ole…