California‚ A Place‚ a People‚ a Dream In “California‚ A Place‚ a People‚ a Dream‚” James J. Rawls gives his version of the California dream‚ and describes the paradoxes that are associated with that dream. According to Rawls‚ the California dream is a love affair with an idea‚ a marriage to a myth‚ or fantasy. (Rawls 22‚ 23) Everyone has their own version of the California dream. It might be something‚ or nothing at all. As I began reading Rawl’s essay‚ I found it
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Korean Population in New York City New York City is the haven for so many poor‚ hopeful‚ confused people who have gathered up the courage to leave their homes in their native countries and try to start anew. America has been named the "land of the free" because immigrants from all times and all places have the opportunity‚ optimistically‚ to be able to create a new life for themselves and their families‚ to make money‚ to live free from dictatorship‚ and to practice any type of religion they
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he movie Gangs Of New York is filled with racism‚ war‚ and political corruption. The movie takes place between the years of 1846 -1862. The movie focuses on the issues between Irish immigrants that are enter New York and the Americans citizen who call themselves the Native Americans. Amsterdam Vallon returns to five points 16 years after his father was murdered by William “Bill the Butcher “Cutting the leader of The Native Americans. When Amsterdam is getting of the ship you see politicians handing
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Film noir is a type of film genre that portrays the underside of society. The genre began in the 1930’s and remained as a strong cinematic medium until the early 1960’s. Film noir literally means "black film" in French and features themes which are more negative than positive‚ with an overall dark and shadowy outlook--being filmed in black and white. This film genre takes in detective and crime noir as well as many gangster films of the 1930’s. Movies such as Bullitt and Vertigo are just a few examples
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Ethnicities 150 Professor Brian Baker Spring‚ 2012 Extra Credit Pow Wow Highway I enjoyed this movie‚ based on a book by the same name by Davis Seals‚ a Native activist. The story is based in the mid to late 1970’s and begins on the Northern Cheyenne Tribe’s reservation in Lame Deer‚ Montana. The two lead characters‚ Buddy Red Bow (A. Martinez) and his acquaintance (who later in the film becomes his friend)‚ Philbert “Phil” Bono (Gary Farmer) travel to Santa Fe to rescue Buddy’s
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Teen Gang Violence If I could change the world‚ I would definitely leave out the gang violence. I wonder why teens join gangs. I’ve seen some of my friends join gangs and I wonder why they joined. Did they think they were going to be famous? Did they think everyone was going to know them now and want to invite them to special events? Or did they want to sell drugs on their block and become hood rich? I grew up in the city of Blytheville‚ Arkansas‚ where a lot of kids find trouble. Gangs are becoming
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The two most important components in the development of the American West that took place in the second half of the nineteenth century were the expansion of the West and the decline of Native Americans. In the middle of the Civil War‚ Congressional Northerners were looking to populate the West with free labor and they developed the Homestead Act of 1862. This Act would promise settlers 160 acres of land to populate and develop and after five years‚ the land would become theirs. Almost 400‚000 farms
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Geographic and Environmental Influences of U.S. Expansion The two most significant environmental and geographical factors that contributed to the expansion of the United States (US) were the California Gold Rush and the Irish Potato famine. The gold rush created a movement of people to Northern California‚ specifically to the area around San Francisco and Sacramento from all over the United States (Udall & Emmons‚ 2003). In addition‚ migration was not limited to US fortune seekers but triggered
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West Side Story is a romantic musical that is set in Manhattan‚ New York City during the 1950’s‚ where a large migration of Puerto Rican immigrants started to enter the United States. A White American gang‚ also known as the Jets‚ live in the city and have had a “turf” that they protected and ran for years. When the Puerto Ricans‚ known by the Sharks started looking for a “turf” for themselves‚ they interfere with the Jets and this causes multiple conflicts. There have been an abundance of different
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Austin Intharaphet September 28‚ 2014 Critical Response Paper Lets Be Cops In the Movie‚ Lets Be Cops Damon Wayne Jr. and Jake Johnson are two best friends who haven’t gone far in their lives. Damon Wayne Jr is a ‘big time” video game producer and Jake Johnson is a washed up football player who could of gone somewhere “if he didn’t get injured.” I put this in quotes because through the movie it is his excuse for not doing anything in his life. It all starts when Jake Johnson confuses a masquerade
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