Totem pole

“The incalculable value of being white in America rested to a large extent on the calculable disadvantage of being black.” (Mazel: “A selection of quotes from ‘And don't call me a racist!’”) As readers explore Angels in America, issues of homophobia and the AIDS epidemic come to the forefront but the recognition of identity in Angels and how that shapes the events of the play as whole is a discussion which truly begins to explore the complexity of Kushner’s work. While the issues of sexuality…

Impact of History and Counseling Theories on Culturally Diverse Populations Throughout the history of counseling, there are many instances where society has been plagued with stereotypical, chauvinistic and unmerited behavior that immorally categorizes individuals into cultural groups. Numerous forms of oppression have consistently played major roles in molding society. These negative cultural biases are based on a sequence of controversial issues, such as gender degradation, ethnic diversity…

The Impact of Adolf Hitler Cunning. Powerful. Evil. These words come to mind when Adolf Hitler is mentioned. Adolf Hitler was a deceitful man, but yet he was a convincing public speaker who could trick many into following him by being liked and even feared. Hitler brought evil and cruelty to many people of Germany during his rule, causing a genocide of at least 5.5 million Jews and millions of other victims that he deemed racially inferior. Hitler’s upbringing started on Easter Sunday, April…

Morality is the distinction between what is right and wrong. Some people believe that morality can be enforced with stringent laws, while other people do not. There are different stories to both sides of this argument. Morality is different from person to person. Everyone has a different set of morals that are unique and different from others. Morality can’t be enforced by law. It should be up to the individual what is right and wrong. People will do what they want to do, no matter if their…

The prologue of John differentiates itself from the synoptic gospels. It does not start with the story of Mary and Joseph and the birth of a baby in Bethlehem. Instead it starts with a story of creation. A story readers have heard a similar version of. This unique poetic opening gives us the readers the idea of the limitless power this word has. Scholars refer to this as the Logos theology, which is a fancy way of saying the Word theology. This theology establishes the importance of the divinity…

After reading textbooks and listening through classes, there were many things that related to the cause of the Civil War. Many people during that time didn’t agree on a whole lot. One thing a lot of people didn’t agree on was the owning of slaves. The dispute over the owning of slaves was one of the many reasons that states started to secede from the north. Most people in the North didn’t own a whole lot of slaves. Some states in the North still allowed it, such as the Border States Missouri,…

term taken from “The Queen Bee and Her Court” by Rosalind Wiseman, and is heavily applicable to high school sophomore, Alex. Unfortunately, she has been in this position since the beginning of her 6th grade year. Landing at the bottom of the social totem-pole, she is continually bullied and picked on by her peers. Nevertheless, she remains a warm-hearted, funny, and considerate member of the golf team. Furthermore, she has many talents, including painting, writing, and musical ability. However,…

people to different ideas and cultures that are different from there 's and gives individuals a different perspective of several topics. For many centuries minorities including blacks, Latinos, women, and homosexuals have been placed lower on the totem pole as compared to white Americans (Green Cage., 2015). There have been several civil rights laws and Supreme Court cases that have attempted to encourage integration between races yet never helped or succeed. Slavery was also a time where…

was a blast and for others, it was a struggle just trying to graduate. But no matter who you were, being able to get dressed up and walk proudly across that stage on graduation day was the best moment of your life. Being back at the bottom of the totem pole freshmen year of high school was bothersome, we worked to get to the top of our elementary school, then the middle school to just…

Experience is the only source of wisdom and understanding; without experience, it is simply postulated and hypothetical. While knowledge is possible without experience, one will never know how to accurately apply it without the understanding gained from experience. This was the thought process of John Howard Griffin and Grace Halsell as they both chose to role play a black individual. The new lives each lived taught invaluable lessons which they passed on in their books, Black Like Me and Soul…