American exceptionalism

their similar struggles for political equality. Pan-Negroism stemmed from the idea that the unification of African-Americans and African natives would be the best way to gain access to the polity. For Africans, achieving political equality meant liberating themselves from colonial rule. African-Americans aspired to gain the civil rights and respect they rightfully deserved as American citizens. During such a pivotal moment in time, authors across the world reported on the means by which people…

Involvement in the political process is a privilege that should be given to all citizens of the United States who live under it. Voting rights differ from state to state; in many states felons cannot vote while they are in prison, while in some states they cannot vote until they have finished probation (Chung 2016). In a couple of states prisoners never lose their rights, whereas in other states, felons lose their rights permanently (Chung 2016). In the state of Texas, felons are not allowed to…

After reading The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls, I realized how our lives are both similar and completely different. It’s hard for me to wrap my head around the fact that someone who is fairly famous and someone who has no significance in this world can be alike in many ways. Having read this book a few years back, it was actually helpful to me. It may have been helpful in the most indirect way possible, but helpful nonetheless. The Glass Castle had a small part in helping me through my…

On Wednesday, Feb. 10, the Honor Program 6 (HP VI) students held a film presentation of a documentary they created in celebration of Black History Month. The film explored racism in cartoons, social media, news, T.V., music, and even award shows. Not only did the documentary touch on the everyday struggles of the black community, but touched on racism of all cultures observed globally. In addition, the students highlighted in their documentary how media has skewed the facts and has- and still…

Being part of the generation who grew up watching Fast and the Furious films has always made me want to drive a car. At that time I knew I still had a while before I could drive, but any chance I got to be in the driver seat I would. My first time I ever got behind the wheel was right after I watch the fast and the furious in 2001. It was during the summer, my mom was washing her car and according to her “I accidently locked myself inside and somehow I managed to turn the car on and started…

This film clearly portrays the mistreatment of African Americans, and its shows a huge divide between Caucasians and African American’s, the Caucasians thought of being superior and African American’s thought to be inferior, the context of this movie gives you some insight on the cultural perspective of African…

Looking across the field, I see all the high school football players walking on the field to practice. Their coach blows the whistle as a warning to hurry up. As I look around, I notice that not all the football players are dressed properly. As I am sitting on the bleachers watching them practice I witness two players get seriously injured. One player, who was the quarterback, got hurt because he was playing without his pads. He dislocated his shoulder because he wasn’t suited up properly for…

In the novel, Invisible Man, the author, Ralph Ellison addresses the social issue of racism through the lens of an African American man. The narrator, also known as the Invisible Man, struggles with his identity as a black man in a prejudice mid-twentieth century America. Many of the events in the novel correlate with the constant struggle of racism in society. Racism has always been a major social issue, especially during the mid-twentieth century, in which the novel takes place in. Ralph…

Equal rights for people of different races have come a long way since the civil rights movements in 1954 but we are still a long way from truly all having equal rights. Throughout all of history people of color have been treated poorly by the white man ,whether it 's slavery and genocide or just not giving people of color the ability to speak or live for themselves. Over the past 60 years we have come a very long way but racial profiling is keeping us from continuing the progression towards…

backgrounds can affect how issues of racism can be interpreted and misinterpreted. He argues that European Americans often view racism through a screen of “whiteness,” the excuse that color does not matter in this world and everyone has equal opportunity, when in reality oppression still exists and events of racism in the world have not ceased. The audience for this article is most likely African American people because most of the background information is directed towards their culture and the…