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Hua Hsu, a professor in the English Department at Vassar College and author of “The End of White America”, is well-known for his writings on music, sports, and culture. He has contributed articles to magazines such as The Village Voice, The Boston Globe, The Atlantic, and The New York Times. In his article titled “The…

Mohawk is one Native American Tribe. It is a part of The Iroquois league. The name Mohawk comes from the Algonquin, which means the man-eaters, but Mohawkians in their language refer to themselves as Kanien’kehake which means-‘people of the flint’. Sometimes they are even called as Haudenosaunee because of their houses and it means “people…

By examining “Kate Chopin and the American Realists,” it becomes clear that Kate Chopin held distinct views about women in the late 1800s compared to authors like Crane, Garland, Norris, and Dreiser. American literature has portrayed women from various perspectives. While many authors believed that women primarily desired wealth and power through a man, Chopin’s…

Music has always been important in history, starting from prehistoric times. It has changed and now includes various styles that have been influenced by early blues and rhythm and blues from the 1940s and 1950s. Even back then, as well as today, music caused conflicts between different generations. In his book “All Shook Up: How…

Overview             Below is an overview of Latin America’s Pentecostal history and politics, one of the regions included in a global survey released in October 2006 on Pentecostal and charismatic Christians.             In the recent years, a significant part of religious and political landscape of Latin America has been Pentecostalism. The region has seen a…

Throughout life human existences normally find messages underneath the surface. which can non be seen by the bare oculus. In literature this is sometimes done through the usage of metaphors by utilizing specific words when associating two inanimate objects. A author might utilize metaphors in order to conceal these messages and non be wholly obvious….

Poetry by Langston HughesHard Daddy, Midwinter Blues, Little Old LetterLangston Hughes electrifies readers and launched a renaissance in black writing in America. The poems Hughes wrote celebrated the experience of black men and women, the poor, and the lovesick. Helping the African-American male gain praise in the poetic and musical world Hughes conveyed an experience…

George Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess is considered the first significant American opera. Its timeless melodies and memorable tunes have made it an integral part of American musical culture. One standout song from the opera is “Summertime,” which has been recorded and sampled by various artists, spanning different genres and eras, including Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong,…

In the 1850s, American colonists started to move westward and started to take over more of the “unclaimed” territory. There were many Native American tribes living in the west already and the Americans pushed them out of their land in order to expand their own territory. The government and all the people moving westward had…

Since the American Revolution and the creation of the Second Amendment of the Bill Of Rights, America has been given the right to personally own and bear arms. In the past decade, we, the responsible citizens have seen the number of individually owned guns skyrocket out of control. The possession of guns in a home…