It's hard to believe, but this little old lady has such a big influence on our culture. ... She raised not only her kids, but my sister and I with so much respect and discipline. ... I must admit, I've changed a lot since I've gotten older, but I couldn't imagine seeing some of these kids now days growing up in my childhood. ... In an attempt to understand and help others understand different cultures, I interviewed a kid named Damion Anderson. ...

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• Approx Pages: 14
• Grade Level: High School

(Cooper, 569-573) Therefore, it follows that the music in America was greatly influenced by her European contemporaries, namely England and Germany. ... One of the greatest musical forms to come from and be influenced by Black Nationalism is hip-hop (rap) music. ...

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• Approx Pages: 17
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Janice Wilkinson is a 30-year-old African American female, born on May 18, 1982 in Los Angeles, California. Janice and I have been friends for about 5 years and had the pleasure of meeting each other during an internship program in Pasadena. Janice feels like she has had to deal with her race and t...

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When Rhythm and Blues music first began, essentially all of the artists were African American, as was the audience receiving the music. In a white-dominated society, these artists found it difficult to spread their blend of soulful vocals and hip-hop beats to a large audience . Because of this soc...

• Word Count: 2641
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Neo-Racism When I walk around my campus, specifically when I wonder around the HUB (a common area for us college kids to eat, relax, study), it is hard for me to not notice the color line separating my peers. ...

• Word Count: 2862
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Many high schools are either all black or all white and influence the way that teens think. ... The students and parents protested, saying that the kids had the right to take whoever they wanted to prom. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Ralph Macchio in The Karate Kid (1984): American action film and television, involving martial artists as heroes, tended to be dominated by narratives revolving around Euro-American protagonists. ... In the intervening twenty years, American action film and television, involving martial artists as heroes, tended to be dominated by narratives revolving around Euro-American protagonists played by actors as diverse as Tom Laughlin as Billy Jack, Ralph Macchio in The Karate Kid (1984), Steven Seagal in films like Above the Law (1988), Jean-Claude Van Damme in Bloodsport (1988) and Kickboxer (198...

• Word Count: 9463
• Approx Pages: 38
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate