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World war two ended in September 2, 1945, however, this was not the complete end of all the battles. The post-war was a time of more conflicts such as juvenile delinquency and civil rights for equality in the United States. There was racial tension between blacks and whites that caused complications for both parties. Whites did not show equality towards blacks, they discriminated them and treated them in an inhumane manner. Blacks always fought for equality and whites fought against them. Racism…

Intercultural Interview: Final Report On September 5th, 2015, I interviewed Claire “Con” Meyer, a 27 year old agender individual from New Zealand. I was introduced to Con by their American girlfriend Christine, one of my best friends from my time in the Marine Corps. Christine joined Con and I in a three-way skype conversation. Christine’s presence was helpful in getting past any nervousness or awkwardness there might have been otherwise. She also was instrumental in reminding Con of fun and…

Deployment of America: Collapse of Americans The hierarchy of the countries is beginning to shift and leaving America behind. This transition of power is the focal point between both Barbara Ehrenreich,PhD, author of “Your Local News-- Dateline Deli”, and Fareed Zakaria, PhD, who wrote “The Rise of the Rest”. It’s Ehrenreich’s theory on how outsourcing is causing America to fall behind that help the reader get a better understanding of Zakaria’s statement that, Americans are living through a…

There are four major groups of theories about the recent party realignment of the South. These theories focus on race class; ideology; religion/culture; and party development. Studies utilizing all four explanations focus on changes in partisanship. Partisanship can be thought of as a voter’s political brand preference. Ultimately, each of these theories seeks to explain why people change their partisanship. Theories that Focus on Race Many theories of southern political change focus on race.…

Which is an important part to the not only the movie but the subgenre as a whole. In the film this town has a very low population: two killers, one redneck who collects dead animals and tricks people into going to Ambrose, and wax figures who used to be living humans. It is the perfect town for a slasher movie to take place because once someone is stranded, there is no way out. Roger Ebert describes…

The movie “Friday Night Lights” is based on a real life best seller “Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, and a Dream”, by author H.G. Bissinger. The movie’s setting takes place at Permian High School in Odessa, Texas in 1988 when the tension between races were still strong in some areas of the south. There is some focus in some areas of the film that has to do with racial tension and the ongoing conflict between the student body and the city as a whole. Even though desegregation had happened by…

Society and culture continue to change as the world familiarizes itself with equality. A story called “The Help” was originally written into a novel by Kathryn Stockett and tells the story regarding a servant that helped her family in the 1960’s. In 2011, the book was created into a screenplay by Tate Taylor. “The Help” captures the oblivious reality of segregation and inequality between white and black people during the 60’s. In the movie, the main character Eugenia, or otherwise known as…

When any American hears the word truck a certain image comes to their mind. Whether that image be a bright and shiny fully loaded vehicle, an old loud rusty piece of machinery that barely runs, or even a raised up truck with big tires covered with mud. What image pops into someone’s head when they hear that word depends on their social class and high culture compared to low culture. Socialization explains why people buy certain brands of trucks. Social norms also help play into the different…

different beliefs to differ than what they have in the past. Now there are many examples of people that have had intermarriage ceremonies including John Legend and Christine Teigen, Dr. Dre and Nicole Threatt Young, and Halle Berry and Olivier Martinez. (Rednecks, Norteños, and the Next American Melting…

Lily Allen, a British pop artist, is well-known for her unique style that takes light and fun beats and puts them behind intense and socially relevant topics. In this essay, I will dive into an assessment of her 2009 hit “Fuck You” and the commentary it makes on intolerance of homosexuality and a continued adherence to outdated beliefs. Though the song reached its peak popularity in 2009, and was inspired by the American politics in the few years prior to its release, its relevance extends into…