The movie I decided to watch was “Straight Outta Compton” directed by F. Gary Gray. It is a fictional film which is based upon the true stories of the music group N.W.A. The N.W.A. is an African American rap group who faced racism, censorship, and violence in the United States during the late 1980s and early 1990s. The movie focuses on the growth and evolution of N.W.A. members Ice Cube, Easy-E, and Dr. Dre. A major theme in the movie is the Los Angeles gang culture which was prevalent during…
“Openly straight” writing by Bill Konigsberg, the protagonist in the novel is a boy named Seamus Rafael Goldberg aka (Rafe). Rafe is a gay young adult going off to college and is tired of being labeled. He came out in his high school, and even though he wasn't really bully at his high school, they only knew him from being gay. His name was always that gay kid or the gay boy. He didn’t mind but he didn’t like how being gay was the only thing he’s known for. Rafe, the protagonist of Openly…
Truly, despite their disabilities, Leroy and Dartanyon have found refuge in wrestling and it is something they take seriously and put much effort into. A slightly similar story is told by authors Jeff Benedict and Armen Keteyian in the article “Straight Outta Compton”. High school student Kitam Hamm, lives in a gang infested city, Compton, California. He, although living in dreadful conditions, was also able to find refuge in football. Playing football keeps him out of trouble and gives him…
the infectious tunes soon became a source of “good vibes” and freedom of expression through a form of lyrical nourishment as shown in AfrikkaBambataa’s “Planet Rock” and Sugar Hill Gang’s “Rapper’s Delight” ; correspondingly, albums like NWA’s “Straight Outta Compton” shifted Hip Hop to a more aggressive tone .Rappers in hip hop have created a false representation of masculinity by promoting a flawed understanding on power,strength,and virility. “Gangsta”rappers in Hip Hop create a false…
Eazy-E, DJ Yella, and MC Ren were the original members of the famous rap group N.W.A; which stands for Niggas with Attitude. They released their first album Straight Outta Compton, which featured a song that described the relationship with police officers and African Americans. “Fuck Tha Police”. The time that N.W.A released their Straight Outta Compton album, the Los Angeles Police Department was taking major forces…
The film “Straight Outta Compton” is a great performance which addresses several issues directly and others indirectly. It is possible to identify several restored behaviors throughout the performance, and it was also possible to identify that the plot was organized to appear linear in terms of sequence. The characters’ interactions among was well structured, and it was possible reflect the strength of their friendship. Since the language and actions used by the characters reflect the modus…
visualize I can see what’s it’s like to going to jail in real life, I notice that the “life you live outside, you won’t ever get it back from the outside”. Inside life is what you get. On A &E channel there was a show called Beyond Scared Straight. Beyond Scared Straight brings actual criminals that teach and scare the youth offenders not to step and follow their tracks where they lead them off to. In this video it talks about his father and uncle went to jail for possession of drugs and…
One of the most praised American hip hop groups N.W.A success stemmed from the basis of rape culture, Sikivu Hutchinson argues in her article “Straight Outta Rape Culture”. In the most famous 1988 song “Straight Outta Compton”, they murmur the story of neighborhood girl raped and murdered (“So what about the bitch that got shot, fuck her, you think I give a damn about a bitch, I’m not a sucker), flaunting their testosterone…
different perspectives toward fear. To begin, many people are comfortable with the windy path they are now taking. Fear does not affect them and they continue their ways whether it is inappropriate. The excerpt from the article ‘’Can Kids Be Scared Straight’’, describes the unguaranteed appeal to fear. Feinstein states, “Other juveniles may have seen prison more as a safe heaven and a place where they…
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