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Straight Out of Africa It all started with about 12 million Africans being forced to cross the ocean, traded as nameless, voiceless, pawns in the slave trade. Wanting to escape being indentured servants or slaves jumped off the boats or hit the ship workers because of fear of what lied ahead. Each person was no longer a person; they now became property, and were to be for many decades after. Africans who were Christian were sent north to be free and not allowed to be slaves because of…

In 2015 their biopic Straight Out of Compton was a box office hit that received great reviews. Straight Out Compton directed by "F. Gary Gray’s Straight Outta Compton tells the story of N.W.A.’s rise and fall, the triumphs and struggles of the group over the years"(Dornbush) . The biopic had a "… Real-world impact is one of the biggest takeaways from Straight Outta Compton,"(Gale). The movie also related to today’s issues like police brutality…

In the late 1980’s, from the streets of Compton, California, an unapologetic and incredibly honest music group, brought life-changing lyrics and beats to the music industry. From 1986 to 1991, N.W.A shined light on their realities and everyday lives of living in the hood. Also in those five years, the group endured years of controversy due to their extremely explicit lyrics and song topics on drugs, crimes, and police brutality. The group was a very well known for their hatred of the police…

The vehicle is straight and far. Our car went straight because on our v-log our car had a consistent measurement because most of the time our car stayed 11ft. Our car stayed straight because it had a consistent distance, which means that our car went straight and didn’t veer. The vehicle went straight and far. Our car went far because on our v-log it says that our car went 6 ½ ft in 5 ½ seconds, which means our car traveled far in a short amount of time. Our car is made of coaster-car body…

Straight Outta Compton showcases the journey of how Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, DJ Yella, and MC Ren made it big in the music world. This movie shows the struggles that they encountered in their lives, giving insight into how rough life is when living in Compton, California. These five young men started off with a dream to make music for their brutal neighborhood, exposing the truth about what really goes on in Compton. Their lives then take a turn for the better when they stumble across music…

American Cultural practices frequently absent in presentations of ethnic life”(Smith-Shomade, 26). The aspect that are applied about female characters in, Set It Off, is so profound as to how black women were viewed into the scenes in comparison to, Straight Outta Compton. For the majority of the movie, Set It Off, is focused on black female characters who are the main resource in the film. The female characters in, Set it off the specific aspect of black female was…

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The Groups’s second official album “Straight Outta Compton” (1988) sold even more than 2 million copies and it was marked the arrival of a new genre. He was breaking out his own and brand new record label. Andre hit the top of the hip-hop charts with The Chronic on Death Row Records in the year 1992. The BIGGEST single from his album was featuring Snoop Dogg and it was called “Nutin but a’G’ Thang.” With Andre’s latest release Andre helped introduce G-Funk, which incorporated musical samples…

I liked how they showed their life in their music because it was so engaging, and got everyone’s attention. It shows the racial discrimination that coloured people go through, and it was so strong. Personally, what I really liked about Straight Outta’ Compton was that there was no peaceful resistance, it was all aggressive behavior. Peaceful resistance was successful in history events like Parihaka, Black Civil Rights Movement, and Gandhi’s Movement, however I think the authorities deserved…

I am in GSA also known as the Gay Straight Alliance. I've never had a vendetta against the gay community and one of my absolute favorite teachers started the club so I attended the first meeting. I’m always up for radical change and a GSA club starting at my school was a definite one. Within twenty minutes of the first meeting I was immediately enticed after hearing so many stories. I realized just how serious the issues are that the lgbt community faces, so I decided I was going to join and I…