"It is America's music – born out of a million American negotiations: between having and not having; between happy and sad, country and city; between black and white and men and women; between the Old Africa and the Old Europe – which could only have happened in an entirely new...

The Buck is Back .......and Baaaddderrr Than Ever! Scene 1: Outside a ticket box office in a suburban movie theater in 1967. About a dozen white couples patiently wait in line to purchase tickets to the "progressive" new film, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner by Stanley Kramer. Cam...

Astrology has been around for a very long time, even before mankind's earliest written records began. Around 5000 BC there was obvious evidence of astrology and astronomy that was discovered in many stone circles in Great Britain and France. Today's astrology began in Mesopotamia and Sumeria...

Globalization Monster Globalization is not a trend or a fad. It is an international system which replaced the Cold War system and, like its predecessor has its own rules and logic that now influence the politics, economics and environment of virtually every country in the world. It is important ...

David HummPeriod #5The Road To Miss SaigonIn a crowded airport, a mother is letting go of her daughter, both of them in tears. She is letting go because she knows that beyond the departure gates, lie hope and opportunity for her daughter, and nothing at all for herself. "This picture started ever...

America, The Land of Opportunity Most people, nowadays, want to become wealthy and live in the lap of luxury. Everyone wants that million dollars, and to make it to the Promise Land. We use literature to spill our thoughts and tell stories about history. History and literature are linked in tha...

CENSORSHIP IN AMERICACensorship, by definition is; supervision and control of the information and ideas that are circulated among the people within a society. Censorship has always been a topic of debate in not only America but also all over the world. Many people are for as well as against limiti...