The American Scholar

often get a bad rap, and it is time to clear up the misconceptions and make being left-handed a new desirable trait. In the Latin dictionary, the word “left” was often defined as sinister or evil, a matching definition if you were to look into the American education system. In schools, children were often forced to switch hand preference if they favored the left hand, causing many health issues, such as dyslexia. But these days, people are beginning to realize that being left-handed has hidden…

Although the African American fight to end discrimination in the progressive era it did not lead to immediate changes in politics, several changes did take place that impacted African Americans. Organizations such as the Niagara Movement and the NAACP both resulted in building stronger African-American communities by providing healthcare, housing, and educational services. Also, the work of Washington, Du Bois, Wells, Terrell and many others ultimately led to the protests of the Civil Rights…

discusses the wave of black church arson (1989 – 1996) on the basis of the competition theory. The authors first mention several ideas that surfaced as an attempt to explain the phenomenon. Some scholars claim that the arson wave is a part of a conspiracy of hate groups to start a race war. Other scholars suggest that vandalism, insurance fraud and drunkenness explain the phenomenon of discussion. The third explanation refers to the idea that there was no racial motivation at all behind the…

and when they do, their positions carry less authority. Also, “Housewives” are perceived as in the lower half of all groups in social status. Even though both partners earn wages, women do twice as much housework and child care. Another point is American women have made substantial gains since 1970. But gains have leveled off since the 1990s which suggests that the gender revolution may be stopping or slowing down. Also, while obama was in office women made huge strides for equality. Up until…

1. Clayton and Stalling. 2000. Black Women in Congress: Sticking The Balance. Journal of Black Studies. Summary: These black scholars see to explain the challenges black women face every day, they also suggest strategies that will help black women overcome these issues, so that the ending result is a position in office. 2. Harvey. 2008. "Personal Satisfaction and Economic Improvement: Working-Class Black Women's Entrepreneurship in the Hair Industry". Journal of Black Studies. Summary: Young…

were shooting for the same outcome but, they were definitely not going about it the same way. These men were exceptional Educators, Scholars, Political Speakers, Reformer, and Civil Rights Activist. They both had set out a plan for domination and they strongly believed in their own plan. In Comparison, Booker T. Washington and W. E.B. Du Bois were both African-American men fighting for their rights. They believed that the blacks were equal to the whites and that they deserved their rights.…

Your identity is credential to how you see yourself, how the people around see you and how strangers see you. Is the first look enough to show who you are? Identity is America is based upon many different factors. Race is a huge identity factor that often gets overlooked or misinterpreted. This stands by the fact that not every race is easily seen on first look, or we are being fooled by someone trying to pass into a different race. Your identity in America is not always what you think it might…

Ratatouille is a 2007 American film produced by Pixar that follows the journey of Remy, a young rat that aspires to be a chef, and his garbage boy turned chef friend Linguini. The whole film summarized into a sentence is basically that Remy’s dream of being a chef and Linguini 's dream of being a success is only possible in the end with the help of the other one, emphasizing the importance of collaboration. However the important take away is not this heartwarming lesson, but rather the way that…

With Night of the Living Dead, zombie movies established a metaphorical connection to the social and political commentary. The movie Night of the Living Dead incorporates political scenario of the time when the film was released. This was the period when leaders were assassinated, America was on verge of nuclear war, and the feminist movement was on the rise. The irony of the movie was that everyone else was killed by the undead, Ben, the last survivor, was shot dead by a police officer. The…

beneficial to bring Christianity to school. Daniel Mach is apart of the American Civil Liberties Union and he disagrees with the views of The Christian Educators Association International. He believes that this group is “encouraging teachers to cross the line” (News, 2016). Mach would go against Buckley's ideas of having schools, like Yale, be Christianized. Buckley’s ideas of having Christianity in schools also shows that he believes scholar citizens should be religious. Buckley believes that…