Street-level bureaucracy

Santa Monica’s politics are largely progressive and they translate to the types of people (such as artists) and businesses who call the city home. One resident says Santa Monica is what happens when “hippies get rich”. Thus, there are many upsides to living and working in this community. Primarily, the various government departments and social agencies, which make up some of the fabric and networks of this community, are plentiful and available. In addition, the city’s economy is strong,…

The Azusa Street revival had firmly established the centrality of baptism in the Holy Spirit as evidenced by speaking in tongues, but that was not the only distinguishing factor that would set Pentecostalism apart creating tension with and influencing the rest of…

popular among people was the instruments. This isn’t a song that starts off slow and has a climatic end like a roller coaster ride. From the very beginning and especially towards the end, all of the instruments are being played loudly. Members of the E Street Band are crashing into their drums and belting out keyboard matching the powerful tone of Springsteen’s voice. The singing and instruments really help make this rock song a powerful piece, one where listeners could have fun and party to.…

House on Mango Street” written by Sandra Cisneros tells the story of young girl named Esperanza who is middle age and grows up around her sister Nenny, and her friends Rachel and Lucy. She develops her identity growing up on Mango street through many little interesting vignettes. Esperanza is exposed to many different situations due to her environment, family and friends which challenge her beliefs on certain issues allowing her to learn a lot about life itself. Living on Mango Street,…

The article I chose, written by Shan Wang for Nieman Lab, focused around paywalls, specifically centered around the Wall Street Journals and their paywalls. A paywall is when an online media outlet charges a fee for access to their news content. The article discusses how paywalls are negative because casual readers are at a disadvantage. They are unable to test out a news source before committing to a payment. The article then describes two types of paywalls: hard and soft. Hard paywalls allow…

There was a man named Frederick Matthews. Freddy had blond hair, and green eyes that seemed like they burned into the souls of anyone who looked into them. Freddy was a retired athlete who played football. He was married to Raven Boris. Their relationship was not the best. They always got in fights and if you could listen closely you could hear them from a half a mile away, but they always loved each other either way but that would change. One day they were arguing and six gunshots fired.…

Naturalism in Crane’s Maggie: A Girl of the Streets Crane’s Maggie:A Girl of the Streets is fundamentally a work of naturalism with a few elements of realism. Donna M Campbell explains in Naturalism in American Literature, that much of the naturalistic literary movement focuses on taboo topics such as violence, poverty, prostitution. Naturalism has other characteristics such as static characters and Social Darwinism, characters who are controlled by their environment and have very little “free…

The goal of gaining the experience is to be able to show off to my friends at how good I am at Street Fighter so that I can feel that I accomplished something. I think people in general need social interaction and connection with one another to survive in this world. Video games are a medium for social connection. I remember playing video games…

Japanese Kawaii: A Bibliographic Essay The focus of this bibliographic essay is the Japanese idea of kawaii. The term kawaii is generally translated as “cute” in English, but it’s actual meaning in Japan is far wider and more complex. In addition to exploring the extent of the kawaii phenomenon, my research revealed multiple questions or ideas for me to potentially address in my paper. These include the topic of kawaii on Japanese youth, specifically the effect on the identity and self-image of…

With the upcoming presidential election, politicians are starting to make their presidential announcements. Donald Trump is one of the few politicians’ who have made their presidential announcement. Trump is determined to become the next President of the United States. Trump’s perseverance to become President of the United States can be seen and heard throughout his entire announcement video. Trump’s speech has been carefully planned and outlined to persuade the audience to vote for him. To help…