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Gender and racial inequality is the disease that keeps a stronghold on society’s attempt to move towards equal rights. This problem is strongly demonstrated in American Cinema. Christina Hoag (2016) states in her article, Diversity in Hollywood, “White males still dominate virtually all aspects of [the film industry].” Recent events have led to the discovery of unfair wages between male and female actors to racism in today’s award shows. In years prior, laws had to be placed in order for women…

10 Unmissable Survival Films You May Have Missed “That survival instinct, that will to live, that need to get back to life again, is more powerful than any consideration of taste, decency, politeness, manners, civility. Anything. It's such a powerful force.” - Danny Boyle (director and co-writer of the critically acclaimed survival film, “127 Hours”) The primary difference between survival films and other genres, including adventure, is that they are less romanticized and are thus more dark…

Karen Dade Ms. Galentine 25 September 2015 English 105 Rhetorical Analysis: Bernie Sanders Speech On April 30 2015, Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont announced his presidential campaign for the Democratic nomination. Sanders ' paints a clear picture for voters during his speech by pointing out the major issues of the economic crisis in the United States. If the United States doesn’t fix the unemployment, healthcare, and education systems it could lead the United States into the next Great…

China, Iran, and the United States all have very different ways of selecting candidates for their highest respective offices. In this case study, I will examine the systems with which these countries select their leaders. In order to fully understand the election process of a country, one must first grasp the basic power organizations of that country in order to put it into context. Thus, I will first lay out the basic structures of unfamiliar countries before proceeding to process trace the…

offers delegates for all state and territory elections as a proportional outcome to the vote gained, the superdelegates – who represent the establishment of the party – have clearly marked their intentions for Hillary Clinton to go on to win the nomination, putting her into a firm lead overall. Where Sanders has gained many votes from the public by coming from outside the party system, this has also cost him at the superdelegate level. Many people that I’ve met during my stay in the United…

During the early 1930’s, at a time of high unemployment, poverty, famine, and governmental chaos, the Nazi Party in Germany gained growing support. Adolf Hitler was the leader of this extreme right-wing political party, the National Socialist German Workers (Nazi) Party. The Nazis persecuted Jews, Roma Gypsies, political opponents, and many others, blaming the failures of Germany in the past as attributable to the Jews (Rothman). Hitler and his regime promised hope of a “new Germany” to those…

Around the world, there are governments and having a government means there must be political parties. Political parties derive from political ideologies, which are, as defined by Michael Roskin in Political Science: An Introduction, “commitments to change political systems” (35). There are numerous ideologies, and each of try to find solution to different political problems. Some of these ideologies have influenced others. An example of this is modern liberalism and modern conservatism in the…

Women Suffrage Association (NAWSA), but would not endorse women’s suffrage, whereas in 1912, former President Roosevelt publicly supported woman suffrage. He supported woman suffrage so much so that Jane Addams, NAWSA activist, supported Roosevelt’s nomination for president at the 1912 Progressive Party Convention (Freeman). Yet somehow, Krebs describes Taft as being a friend of women and someone who appreciates their abilities (Women). Contrary to Krebs…

The Senate Honors Awardees at Distinguished Faculty Event Throughout their career, UC San Francisco faculty put in great efforts to respond to mentoring and teaching responsibilities. The Academic Senate Committee on Academic Personnel (CAP) honors these efforts by awarding four faculty annually with the Senate’s Distinction In Mentoring (DIM) Award and the Distinction In Teaching (DIT) Award. This year’s recipients were recognized during an award ceremony surrounded by colleagues and family on…

executing laws that violate the constitution. The legislative branch can revoke a Presidential veto with 2/3 vote of both houses. They can also reject proposed treaties with 2/3 votes to approve. It can also allow the senate to refuse presidential nominations of federal officials or judges. Congress has the power to impeach and remove the President; the house will serve as the prosecutor and the Senate as the jury. The final branch of government is the legislative…