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In 1941, the director of Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Rene d’Harnoncourt and Fredric Douglas, an anthropologist and curator of American Indian collections established an art exhibition, Indian Art of the United States in the Museum of Modern Art. It was organized by prehistoric art, living traditions, and modern-day Indian art. The exhibit included art from prehistoric carvers in the West, Northeast Coast, and engravers in the Arctic, sculptors of the East, hunters, woodsmen, planters and…

Martin Luther King Jr. and his influence on the Civil Rights Movement Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the greatest leaders in the American civil rights movement. He set an example that should be followed by any group looking for a change, even today. Martin Luther King Jr. has done many great things through his lifetime in order to positively affect the world. In order to illustrate how Martin Luther King Jr.’s movement was successful, Americans must understand why he believed in Civil…

impression that this is the ideal family. In John Cheever’s, “The Country Husband”, Francis and Julia Weed reside in this neighborhood attempting to satisfy an image of a traditional family. The story opens with Francis returning from a trip in Minneapolis to his loving, yet unaware family back in Shady Hill. In order to capture his family’s attention about his unfortunate plane ride, he begins to speak loudly saying that he “had been in a plane crash” and that he “was tired” (Cheever 327). This…

Body Image in Our World How many women and men are unsatisfied with their body image? How many people could say that they have never judged someone based solely on their looks or their body figure? Body image in the world today consists of the perfect figure for both men and women. The perfect body figure resembles an in shape, healthy, and tan body. Though being skinny and being in shape are two different concepts. Many women struggle with what other people think about their body image.…

When people hear the term American Dream, many think of success, goals, and opportunity. As a country alone, America is routinely correlated with the possibility that one can thrive and create a way of life for themselves that wouldn’t be attainable anywhere else. As proven by a number of new immigrants, success is surely possible in America. However, according to Ta-Nehisi Coates, author of Between the World and Me, the dream is an ongoing challenge in present day. Coates claims that the…

Issues that School psychologist face Why is it that school psychologist are still overworked and not working for one school? School psychologists are mental health providers they help address the child’s needs at home and at school in order for them to succeed academically, emotionally, and socially. School psychologist deal with many challenges when it comes to their career. They handle a lot of work load for numerous children. School psychologist sometimes work in multiple schools making it…

The Wild Ride to Minnesota Have you ever taken a trip that you had completely planned out and it ended up not going that way? Well I had an experience like that just last week. Me, my dad, and my friend Jade drove up by Minneapolis, specifically Maple Plain MN, and it didn’t go as planned. We were supposed to go up there, drop off my dad for a work meeting, and go to the Mall of America. I’m about to tell you what actually happened. So we started off the 4 hour drive by stopping by the gas…

Jazz is a popular style of music that emerged around the late 1800s in New Orleans, a city of great ethnic diversity and unique musical styles. Jazz music, throughout history, had the capability to bridge racial difference by bringing people of different backgrounds together to share in the common interests of listening to jazz. Many of the early most prominent jazz musicians, like Lester Young, were able to bring their own unique styles and improvisations to the development of jazz, to help…

The Rise and Fall of the American Farm “The welfare of the farmer is vital to that of the whole country” said President Taft in the year (Taft). Farming played a vital role in the American way of life. Farms, were so essential to America, they served as the subject matter for artists, Alexandre Hogue and Anna Robertson Mary Moses. Each artist created a unique vision of the American rural farm that illuminated the emotions that were abundant during a particular time frame. Alexandre…

Annotated Bibliography of The Great Gilly Hopkins The annotations that follow are based off of other books which are realist fiction for middle readers. The main character Gilly is a difficult and full of troubles foster child who just wants to live with her biological mother, Courtney. Throughout the story readers watch her grow from a tough, stubborn, hard protective shell she created and slowly transform into a helpful, caring, and loving girl who respects her foster family in her own unique…