π½ American Culture Essays
Why is the American Dream unattainable?
1931, James Truslow introduced the idea of the American dream in his book ‘The Epic of America.’ He termed it as the ability of every…
How Gatsby represents the American Dream
The attainment of the American Dream or lack of it thereof is a discussion that many participate in, including Francis Scott Fitzgerald in his novel…
Metaphorical criticism of βAmerican Beautyβ
A metaphor is generally an outward symbol that is used to depict something else. It is an outward decoration or ornamentation, a symbolic representation of…
Joe Turner
The play βJoy Turnerβs Come and Goneβ was written by August Wilson. The detailed analyses of the play and Loomisβs character makes it possible to…
Why is America so violent?
In order to adequately address Americaβs emerging meanness/insensitivity we must also have a look at the trends of the past thirty years of our main…
Public school vs. private school:Β an American debate
Do children really perform better at private schools than they do at public schools?Β In most of America, there is a lot of apprehension surrounding…
What problems do bi-racial families face in America
Such changes as new perception of the world and self, new interpretation of freedom and humans rights, new science and industrial innovations could not change…
Understanding of human nature
The writings of Edward Taylor, Benjamin Franklin and Nathaniel Hawthorne represent the continued struggle of the human soul with sin and demonstrate a deep faith…
DuBois appeal to the world
Introduction Racism as a social phenomenon existed in the American society for two hundred and half centuries (βBlack Historyβ) in the form of slavery and…
For Colored Girls who have considered Suicide
Ntozake Shangeβs masterlyΒ poem is the most illuminating and poignant story I have ever read about black women in America. The writer puts forth her…
William Jamesβ pragmatism
Originating from the American school of thought, pragmatism is a philosophy which posits that consequences, utility and practicality are critical components of truth (βWikipediaβ).Β One…
Mother Tongue by Amy Tan
Mother tongue, written by Amy Tan provides a description of the forms of English languages adapted by different individuals during their migration to the United…
The Natchez Indian tribe of lower Mississippi lives on
There were many Indian tribes before civilization and industries took over the East then the West of what we now know as America, and the…
Cultural significance of Ralph Waldo Ellison
Battle Royal by Ellison, Ralph Ellisonβs the Battle Royal is more that just a story as it focuses on the hardships an individual endures as…
Why Chinese and Filipino immigrants lived in radicalized spatial boundaries
Introduction During the periods of the 1800s and the 1900s, China town and Little Manila territories were partly the effect of gender imbalanced immigration for…
Influences of obesity
There are a number of social factors that increase the vulnerability of a population to obesity. When an individual lacks the opportunity to maintain a…
The role of constitutionalism in the American political culture
Introduction State constitutions are put in place to safeguard the laws of a society and other significant values that protect peopleβs privacy and free speech….
“No Telephone to Heaven” And “Notebook of a Return to…
A masterpiece created by Jamaican-American writer Michelle Cliff, published in 1996 reflects the encapsulation as to how Michelle Cliff conceptualizes her identity across gender, history,…
Conflict resolution between the human law and the human conscience
Introduction The human law prescribes the actions in the settings of a society as either just or unjust to its accord. The forbidden traits set…
Globalization of culture and cultural imperialism
The world is changing in an implacable way – nobody knows where it goes, but it seems that high technologies make Earth to whirl faster….
