The Boondocks

Tattoos have been around for thousands of years. The oldest known exists on Otzi, the Iceman. Ancient Egyptians, Aztecs, and Mayans believed tattoos could change everyday life. They believed that tattoos could improve various abilities, increase fertility, and bring them closer to their deities. For thousands of years, there have been just as many reasons one may choose to be tattooed. This essay serves to elaborate on a select few; memories, sex appeal, and addiction. Many tattoos…

These social concepts have helped create this strong sense of inferiority Blacks and that Blacks are criminals. Through these social concepts comes the southern strategy. The southern strategy is defined as “a cynical strategy, this catering in subtle ways to the segregationist leanings of white Southern voters- yet pretending with high rhetoric that the real aim was simply to treat the South fairly, to let it become part of the nation again” (Murphy/Gulliver 3). Most Republicans tried to deny…

it, three bears, not the goldilocks variety by any means, one puppy, not yet a year old, and one mother, gray hairs showing through her black and white spots, all these combining into one epic tale. You see, we lived out in the country, “in the boondocks” if you will, and wild animals were regulars in our front yard. The typical customers however, were chipmunks, rabbits, and the occasional deer. Lady had grown…

Dot Jones is a well-known American actor who initially gained recognition for her role as a lead in the musical comedy–drama series Glee. In addition to that, she is a retired athlete who competed in the track and field, shot put, and arm wrestling activities. At the beginning of her athletic career, Jones began her journey in the state of California, where she was born and raised. She established herself as a weightlifting champion when she was still in high school. After some time, she decided…

Shakespeare is sometimes considered the best work of art in all of human history. Hamlet is male centric, there is no argument there. Some other famous movies are male centric; The Godfather by Mario Puzo, Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King, or even The Boondocks Saints by Troy Duffy. There may be a select group of people who decide not to watch these blockbuster films due to their male centric attitudes, but it does not distract the reader or audience member because of this. In Hamlet there…

The impact of stereotypes depicted in the media, still has an effect on individuals in society today. As a young black African American women who often speaks her mind, with a very strong personality, people may very well stereotype me as a “Angry Black Women” commonly depicted on black television shows seen today. “Schemas of how people are likely to behave based simply on the groups to which they belong are known as stereotypes.” (Feist, G. & Rosenberg, E.2012). Stereotypes, form conclusions…

However, I prefer the natural peace and quiet sleep in a nice dark room. A nice example would be how he plays the Netflix seasonal episodes of Everybody loves Raymond, Leverage, Boondocks, Family Guy, and Frasier. Coupled with the light from the television, phone, or tablet, and the sound of the fan blowing air on high and the water filter on the fish tank, I wonder how I sleep at all. Of course, I have learned to deal with the noise…

I could feel the sweat burning my eyes as droplets sat up top of my eyebrow. A few minutes slowly passed until I finally became aware of my surroundings. I was completely oblivious to where I was, ever heard of the saying, “the middle of the boondocks”. I was surrounded by several trees; Maple, Oak, Elm, Pine, everywhere I turned, in the midst of…

his Fourteen Points which required a just peace taking into account the privileges of self determination of all countries and the setting up of a worldwide body, the League of Nations, to settle clashes. A empire? The United States extended its boondocks in North America all through the eighteenth century and after triumph over Spain in 1898 turned into an oceanic power whose domain extended as far west as the Philippines. Following the time when the Monroe Doctrine of 1823, the United States…

I was born into an already developed family. My mother had me when she was pushing the age of 43, and my dad was 40. They had been married for over 20 years, and they had spent the last seven with their first born, my brother, Lucas. So there I was thrown into a family who had already bonded, already made those “first time” connections, and they had expected to stay the parents of one child until—surprise! A little girl was born, and their three man wolf pack became four. I always felt like as…