People For the American Way

Hollywood’s representation of Native Americans has been rather skewed basically miscommunicating them across this particular medium. Many of these falsifications have been taken and accepted as the truth. For almost a century Native Americans have misrepresented, but I think with this new way of contemporary filmmakers, the Native Americans will have complete creative control over films in their entirety. In past events and even during present day, Native Americans have been one of the most…

that the culture of the Native Americans would be unable to adapt to the ways of life brought by the Americans. Although some sources do make the vanishing indian belief seem plausible, there are more which point to Native Americans successfully fitting into the new America. The first source demonstrates why the belief might have been so widely accepted; while sources three and four, clearly show how Native Americans were capable of living alongside the white people who now inhabited the…

Marquél Jeffries American Literature 9-23-14 Christian Paradox Bill McKibben’s 2005 article, The Christian Paradox, is an attempt to notify our nation, The United States of America, about how people perceive it as a Christian nation, but the ideas of what one may label as American are contradicted. In the article, Bill McKibble represents the fact that if someone wants to call the United of America a Christian nation, the citizens here need to reevaluate the way our society is established.…

of the United States grew the need for more land was evident. With more and more people immigrating and America's economy booming westward expansion was a clear choice. Not only the government but the people wanted the states to grow. The process of expanding America’s borders was called “Manifest Destiny”. It was called this because it was that this process was inevitable and just in its ways. Almost all Americans wanted to expand the United states for their own gain. Northerners wanted…

In the 1930’s, white Americans devoted their lives to an idea that America was “separate but equal”. White Americans did an exceptional job keeping their lives isolated from African Americans, yet they did a very poor job keeping their lives separate. During the 1930’s, Jim Crow Laws were in place; Jim Crow Laws were, “A practice or policy of segregating or discrimination against blacks, as in public areas” (Kipfer & Chapman). Jim Crow Laws originated in the Deep South during the times of…

Though not the original homeland, the landscape from Laos becomes a constant reminder of a homeland for many first generation Hmong Americans who came here as refugees. The prevalence of these serene images of nature in turn become a reminder of what it means to be Hmong; being able to live the way a person wishes without fear of prosecution or obstruction. In a way, these mountains and jungles have become a symbolic refuge for the Hmong where they could live in peace. Although home videos are…

in the United States, he would wrote about the first African American, Barack Hussein Obama II, got elected as the President of the United States, African American athletes are dominating the white athletes in the sports, and racial problems is still happening in the police brutality. Barack Hussein Obama II is an American politician who served as the 44th President of the United States from 2009 to 2017. He is the first African American to have served as president. Wright would wrote about…

“Dr. King wants the same thing I want -- freedom!” (Malcolm X). In the 1960’s the civil rights movement was huge for America. African Americans were fighting for their rights in every way they possibly could. Views were divided and there were multiple approaches people were taking to achieve the same goal: ending racial segregation. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X had the biggest reputation and influence during the civil rights movement, but these two men had both philosophical and…

What makes a person an American? For many people America is a symbol of freedom. This freedom that Americans contain really is at the core of what makes them American. “And the American people are the greatest people in the world. What makes America the greatest nation in the world is the heart of the American people: hardworking, innovative, risk-taking, God- loving, family-oriented American people.” As Romney said people are allowed to have their own religion, take risks, and they are really…

was in 1904. It was used in promoting Americans to become better citizens and to make them knowable and help their ignorance, and aware of the history in the country. The public space became the market place from republic citizen to patriotic Americans., In 1880-1940’s a large culture experienced, conversations were about national identity, which would help the social economic, political connections with the people and their culture. Tourism: A modern American National identity. Promoters…