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view the educational system in the United States. Getting an education is about learning things that one would have never studied before and improving one’s intellectual thought process. A similar quote my math teacher used to say: “It’s the same thang with another name,” brings out an argument that education is learning to think about what one knows in a different light. In Gerald Graff’s essay, “Hidden Intellectualism”, he responds to the educational system, arguing that street smarts are just…

Celebrity Endorsement: We will invite the three lovely couples: Dong Nhi – Ong Cao Thang, Khoi My – Kelvin Khanh and Tang Thanh Ha – Louis Nguyen to be our brand ambassadors. With their bright and happy images, they will make it easier for our services to touch the audience’ hearts. Sponsorship: We plan to sponsor the two popular TV shows…

What is the Africanist Aesthetic? It’s the African-based cultural forms and philosophical approach existing in the African Diaspora that continue to reflect similar musical, dance, and oral practices as those in Africa; though not African, enough resemblances in the performer's’ attitude and relationship to audience exist that cultural connections to African cultural practices are apparent. How does African culture continue to show in Hip-hop over time? Hip-Hop culture, since around the 1950s,…

that I’ve been working for. I look up and see Mama crying in her diner uniform, she made sure that when she finished her shift at the hospital that she called Walt’s Diner to tell Mr. Henry that she was going to come had to “watch me do my lil’ hoop thang” as she calls it because she hasn’t been able to make it to any other games working two jobs and all. Russell right beside her with my old jersey on, I laugh a little. The boy will never…

Wasalu Muhammad Jaco (Lupe Fiasco) and Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr. are one of the best influential hip moguls of our generation. Both artists are from Chicago, Illinois and share similar back-stories in their lives, which was able to propel them from the stereotypical rappers that only talk about drugs money and sex. Common who made his debut in the 90’s talks about keeping Hip Hop from falling into the loop that mainstream rapping is turning into and with that his song “Dooinit” Which talks about a…

Introduction My interests in 1970s fashion lead me to interview my mother, Cynthia Cartwright (Cindy) who was a teenager during this period. The 1970s were a time of protesting and fighting for equal rights for women, African Americans, Native Americans, gays and lesbians. Nevertheless, the 1970s were also a time of media influences, like music, television, and magazines. Media was an influence that reached Cindy. An African American teenage girl from St. Louis, Missouri, with not many examples…

1. Introduction Today, to develop economy and society is the most necessary task of each country. As can be seen, the root of this problem is human development. People are the central to all other the development. Therefore, education and training is the most important factor in the formation and development for high quality human resources and these things should be focused right from the policies and guidelines of the government. Throughout the process of innovation since 1986, Vietnamese…

Picture this. You are a teenager growing up in Los Angeles. Your mother is driving you to school, and you turn on the radio, “Yo thanks for tuning into the hottest radio station in the streets of LA. Up next we got N.W.A. with their new single Appetite for Destruction!” Gangster rap seized radio stations, causing such trunk-rattling, synthesizing, and minimalistic sounds to become inescapable for young individuals who lived in Los Angeles or those who desired to live there. One was bound to…

Growing up as a kid wasn’t easy for me. I always hung out with girls my entire life and only had my mother on my side no matter what. My parents aren’t divorced, but my father and I could never get along with each other. Like any other father, they always try to make their sons do things they did in the past to make us manly in the future. I was just a young boy so I did everything all the other boys did in my school and joined the football team in Elementary School. I realized that when I…

Center stage. A single actor in a pool of white light, his jaw opening to sing the first note of “Santa Fe” from the musical, NEWSIES. That is the director’s main goal, in my opinion; to captivate audiences within the first couple of seconds. One of the director’s main roles is to help guide actors during rehearsals. When I was younger, nine or ten, my elementary school teacher told me that I could be an excellent teacher. That has stuck with me through the years. A lot of the teachers that I…