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Since the beginning of the human race there has always been social problems and cultural conflicts. Parts of these social and cultural problems changes within the following generation. However the one concepts that doesn’t change is racism. This is shown in social media such as play and in speeches as well. Two examples are Shakespeare’s tragic play Othello and the speech made by Frederick Douglass which was called “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July. These are shown brilliantly for…

certain people were being treated in his country and stood up for what he believed in. This group of people was the blacks of South Africa. Throughout Nelson Mandela’s tedious life, he made a remarkable amount of achievements and turned around the world, as we know it today. Nelson Mandela was born on July 18th 1918 of Nosekeni Fanny Mandela in the village of Mvezo in South America. Mandela had a happy childhood. He was the first of his entire family to attend school and that’s where he got his…

The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow explores the racial injustice towards the African American race and the steps that were taken to transform the United States from a country of segregation to one of integration. In the year 1918, lynching in the U.S. was very common. In Georgia, Hayes Turner was hung because he was thought to be involved in a conspiracy to kill a White plantation owner. He wife, Mary, pregnant at the time, said she’d challenge any person who thought her husband really killed someone…

brother to Laos, and she herself flew back to South Korea. Unfortunately, her mother and brother were arrested in Laos and Lee had to return. With the help of a kind Australian who gave her money, she paid off the officers and her mother and brother were free to enter Laos. Later, they all flew back to South Korea. This help from a stranger changed her view of life and she started to develop broader views on life. Lee enrolled at a university in South Korea and studied and studied foreign…

I am a first generation immigrant to the United States from South Korea. While my ethnic identity is Korean, I consider my cultural identity a blend of both American and Korean as my cultural experiences have occurred in the United States while my roots lie within Korea. Considering my family’s origins as a whole, my family has resided in Korea. It was the decision of my immediate family to move to the United States for better opportunities. The Korean culture’s unique foods have been around my…

1954 Geneva Convention split Vietnam in half, with the Communists ruling the North and Ngo Dinh Diem ruling the south. With the Cold War lingering over the world, Vietnam entered a new conflict. This conflict was between the Communist country in the North, supported…

Nittle stated cultural appropriation typically involves members of a dominant group exploiting the culture of less privileged groups often with little understanding of the latter’s history, experience and traditional. Appropriation and Authenticity in American Law, defined cultural appropriation as follows: In the United States, cultural appropriation almost always involves members of the dominant culture (or those who identify with it) "borrowing" from the cultures of minority groups. African…

After the end of the Cold War, many counties in Asia have become independent from its colonization. Until now, there has no major war occurred in this region. During this period of peacetime, Asian countries have enjoyed the growing of economic and global influence. Russia, China, and India these newly advanced economy countries started undermining the U.S. influence in Asia. In order to remain its economic interests and political power in Asia, the U.S. has adjusted its global strategy. The…

African Culture: From Corruption to Change According to Transparency International, within the continent of Africa, the majority of countries (vast majority) slant towards the bottom of the scale of corruption, with Somalia and South Sudan having the lowest ratings of all the countries, yet other countries are thriving such as Batswana and Namibia. (Transparency International, 2014) Among the issues facing many of these countries is the issues of abject poverty, poor government infrastructure,…

people were divided into two support groups with democracy and communism polities. Two support groups formed antagonistic relationship each other and it started Korea War what caused division South Korea into North and South…