The American Spectator

As the Civil Rights movement progressed throughout the 1960s, racial tensions within American communities were in a perpetual state of hostility. Inevitably, commentary on the protests and riots sweep through every possible medium from news articles to high esteemed works of art. Two notable works include Larry River’s Black Revue (1970), and Andy Warhol’s Birmingham Race (1964). Larry River’s composition features three black men from chronological historical events. However, Birmingham Race…

I chose to watch the famous “I Have A Dream” speech, delivered by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This speech was delivered on August 28, 1963 in Washington D.C., at the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. It is estimated that 250,000 people were in attendance. The speech was given 100 years after slaves had legally been freed, and the content of the speech tackled the reasons why "one hundred years later, the Negro still is not free." Dr. King was a very charismatic speaker, and he used words in a way…

revolution granting them equal liberty. In 1920, females were finally given a voice. However, African American women attained suffrage in the 1970’s. One woman named Sojourner Truth petitioned for all women regarding women’s constitutional rights with her famous speech “Ain’t I a woman?” delivered at the Women’s Convention in Akron, Ohio in 1851. Truth argued that all girls’, specifically African American ladies ought to possess similar freedoms as men, given that women were just as capable as…

people involved in the religion often turn to their faith for guidance, reassurement, and a way to protest the injustice against them. In the autobiography Lakota Woman by Mary Crow Dog, the author tells the story of how she experienced the Native American religion while being discriminated against by those who held power. Crow Dog is affected by religion in her youth, when she got involved with AIM, as well as in her married life. In…

end of the movie, the police murder an African American teenager, who protests against a “racist” pizzeria, and as a result a group of African American citizens retaliate by tearing apart the pizzeria (McGowan 2014). Then the movie ends by quoting two…

Filmmakers use the sport of baseball perfectly to convey their message to the audience. Baseball plays a major role in the American culture, as it is a national pastime. The effective use of baseball is due to the fact that it resonates deeply with the country’s soul than any other sport. It “mirrors the conflict, instability, anxiety and dysfunction that beset many American families.” (Wood & Pincus 191) The ideological messages throughout…

James Herrick (2005) stated that the main characters of rhetorical discourse which include designed, appeal to a spectator, shaped by the motives of individuals, respond suitably to a condition, looking for persuasion, and pay attention to possible problems. Through rhetorical analysis, this essay will examine two sentences, demonstrate how cultural context affect the style and method of sentences. To compare the two sentences, this task will also analysis their rhetorical situation, discuss the…

1947. Wearing a Brooklyn Dodgers uniform, Jackie was the first African American baseball player to take the field of a major league game. Jackie was named rookie of the year in 1947, National League MVP in 1949, and a World Series Champ in 1955. Baseball wasn’t the only professional sport beginning to recognize the talents of black athletes. On October 31, 1950, Earl Lloyd broke history becoming the first African American to play in an NBA game. He was born in 1928 in Alexandria, Virginia.…

If we look at the idea of racism, we acknowledge the views that white people had against people of color as inferior to them. Racial discrimination does exist in sports as the discrimination has negatively impacted the ethics of sports and the code of conduct of athletes. It was inevitable that racial discrimination has mainly entered itself into sports by the white audience. My essay is going to dwell specifically in a theory called the Black Athletic Superiority theory and how it cause the…

Bob Cook , CONTRIBUTOR I write about youth sports. Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Whether the movie "Concussion" makes a bunch of money from people passionate about safety and youth sports, or people who couldn't get into the new "Star Wars" because it was sold out, then couldn't get into "Alvin and the Chipmunks: Road Chip" because it also was sold out* and figured, what the heck, we're at the theater anyway, is irrelevant regarding the issue of head injuries and…