The American Scholar

Heitor Villa-Lobos was a primarily self-trained Brazilian nationalist musician. From his teaching, composing, and performing, he gained much popularity during the twentieth century in Brazil and eventually the United States, but Many musicians in Europe did not like the music of Villa-Lobos. Many of these European critics believed Villa-Lobos’ music was futuristic, and did not represent the music of Brazil well. Until about the 1940s, Brazilian music was heavily influenced by European elements.…

part will describe the mistreatment of Mexican-Americans in the Southwest United States during the time period specified above. It will address not only individual cases of violent discrimination, but also structural discrimination that affected the political and economic status of Mexican-Americans during this period of time. The second part will focus on how the discrimination against Mexican-Americans caused the development of Mexican-American communities and mexicanidad. These communities…

and reveals the multidimensional character of African American students (p.2). Ceaser focuses on interpreting the cultural messages that perpetuate. African Americans stereotype.. According to Cesear (2012),sambo was one of the characters that symbolized African Americans as servants (p.23). The characters personality, was revealed as lazy, irresponsible, and driven to steal. The characters’, personalities were not pleasant. African Americans were portrayed as being poor, living in rural…

Over the past few decades, the United States has contributed to the substantial war on drugs and its impact has continued to affect many people in more than one way. Unfortunately, it is a war that has focused its efforts on the criminalization of drug use and distribution. It has certainly not eradicated the mass destruction that has been marked in communities around the United States and globally. There is an obvious correlation between drugs, racial justice, and aspects that reach beyond…

To many scholars and historians, American Revolution War changed the shape of American history forever. The war was fought between the year 1775-1783, and the conflict was mainly between the Great Britain and its colonies in America. The war started in North America, and it was between the colonialist and the wealthy Americans in the region. However, the war was won when the poor and peasant joined the armed struggle. Notably, the rich and the wealthy Americans managed to convince and rally the…

There are four major groups of theories about the recent party realignment of the South. These theories focus on race class; ideology; religion/culture; and party development. Studies utilizing all four explanations focus on changes in partisanship. Partisanship can be thought of as a voter’s political brand preference. Ultimately, each of these theories seeks to explain why people change their partisanship. Theories that Focus on Race Many theories of southern political change focus on race.…

I didn’t know that I was Black until the fifth grade. I mean, I always knew that I was Black as in the Black slash African American box I poorly shaded in every year on the CST. But, I was never truly cognizant in the ways in which the melanin in my skin differentiated me from others. During a passing period between classes, I came to a realization of my race. Like hundreds of times before, I entered the dimly lit restroom connected to the cafeteria of my elementary school; but, instead of…

African dissent. During the 1930s and 40s, black writers and philosopher were joining together in France to emphasize their cultural identity. The inspiration of Négritude came from the cultural and artistic explosion of the Harlem Renaissance. African American writers such as Langston Hughes and others laid the foundation for the new black identity. From all these great influences, Aimé Césaire wrote his length poem, Notebook of a Return to the Native Land. This poem emphasizes the theme of a…

African American Responsibilities Yes, I feel it is my responsibility to work and achieve more because of our ancestors work hard to make it better for them and us with speeches/protests , sit-ins , being beaten/killed , never giving up , breaking unfair laws , being incarcerated ,and the bravery to stand up. These people help end segregation , end slavery , and the struggle for equality; martin Luther king, Rosa parks, Carl brasher, john brown, Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln,nelson…

Knute Rockne Changes College Football and Makes Notre Dame Famous On a cold spring day in 1888, the legendary Notre Dame football coach Knute Rockne was born to a humble, Norwegian wagon builder (Oriard). The family immigrated to America five years later in search of greater economic opportunities (Carter). In high school, Knute briefly played football and ran track before dropping out (Carter). He worked as a postal clerk for a few years before finally taking an entrance exam for Notre Dame and…