People of the Black Hills War

Frederick Douglass stepped up on the stage, wringing his hands nervously. Even though he had practiced this speech several times before today, he was still anxious. A small crowd of people had gathered outside to watch him, and slowly more joined, wondering what he was going to do. Knowing that this was for the greater good of his country, Frederick let his worries float away and allowed his voice to take over, ready to inspire America one word at a time. Although he was born a slave, Frederick…

Pablo Picasso as a piece for the Spanish Pavilion at the World’s Fair. This painting was created with oil on canvas with dimensions reaching 11’6” x 25’8”. While Goya and Picasso took radically different approaches to depicting the emotional affects of war they each experienced, Picasso’s Guernica drew influences from Goya’s Third of May 1808. In an image of The Third of May 1808 (fig. 1) starting from the right, there is a group of five to six soldiers in a line perspectively moving back in…

spectacle of light, humor, and performance on a large scale, very theatrically utilizing the text. Whedon’s film, however, highlights Much Ado’s darker nature, and occupies a more cinematic landscape, opening on a much more personal story of two wronged people laced with bitterness. The tone and themes…

In “Decoded”, Jay-Z discusses his life in hip-hop. He connects his career to past artists and events in history. Jay-Z has become one of the most influential people in hip-hop. He has been a prominent figure for decades in music. Jay-Z’s influence on other artists has changed hip-hop’s history itself. The stories of his past, which he shares in “Decoded”, are a part of history because they all shaped his career and made hip-hop what it is today. In “Decoded”, Jay-Z shares a few moments…

The political climate was ripe for reform, and the stage was set for the era of the Progressive Presidents, beginning with Republican Theodore Roosevelt. 3. Teddy Roosevelt was widely popular due to his status as a hero of the Spanish-American War and his belief in “speaking softly and carrying a big stick.” 4. Taking over the presidency in 1901 after the assassination of William McKinley, he quickly assured America that he would not take any drastic measures. 5. He then demanded…

half decades, the United States has fought and spent billions on the “War on Drugs.” Most recently, cannabis (marijuana, weed, THC) has been the focal point of this costly war. Since 1990s, twenty-three states, with California being the first, have legalized cannabis for personal, medicinal, and recreational usage. However, controversy over this not-so-new public enemy remains because it is still illegal under federal law. The War on Drugs is one without end. Advocates of marijuana prohibition…

Post-colonial literature deals with the effects of colonization on cultures and societies through literature. This term has been started using after the Second world War in terms such as the post-colonial state and has carried a chronological meaning, designating the post-independence period. However, from the late 1970s the term has been used by literary critics to discuss the various cultural effects of colonization. It was Gayatri Spivak who first used the term Post-colonial in the collection…

Centuries before wonders rose in Rome, Greece was the the center of the Mediterranean, with mighty city states ruling under the shadow of Mount Olympus. The people of Greece worshipped the mighty Gods, who ruled down from the summit of Mount Olympus in the north ever since they had defeated their fathers, the Titans. There were also many great heroes who roamed Greece, and one of the mightiest heroes began his journey with a foot race on the Western Island of Ithaca. It was a warm spring…

claimed victory. Lincoln has been anticipating a military victory in order to announce his initial Emancipation Proclamation. On September 22, he seized his chance. The Declaration, pledging to release the enslaved people in rebel states by January 1, 1863, will permanently alter the war and the country by linking the Union's goals with a direct challenge to slavery. On May 18th 1863, the Battle of Vicksburg started. This battle did not end until July 4, 1863. In the Spring of 1863, Grant, the…

Borofsky is known for his super-human sized art pieces that provide a specific location that can be used to reflect and help separate people from the…