... particular American tradition. What makes his work so effective is that he appears to have shared with millions of other Americans a particular set of assumptions about life in the United States, and he has blended his skills as an illustrator with a wealth of careful observation to bring the consequences of these ... that all children are alike. The artist portrays two young African American children moving into a predominantly white neighborhood. The two African American children, a young boy and his younger sister, look at three white children dressed in their play clothes consisting...

• Word Count: 1928
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... dealt with his ethnicity on film before, and critics, who never thought him so dark or wrenching, were floored by the results. Filmed in black and white, with deliberate lack of Hollywood' gloss, it earned Spielberg the greatest accolades of his career. The television series Band of Brothers has ... military team which was supposed to reflect American ethnic and regional diversity; the wise cracker from Brooklyn to drawling Southerner and the Midwestern farm boy, the Protestant, the Catholic and the Jewish American. These are all common representations of the US Army in the 1940's and t...

• Word Count: 1821
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate