American Journalism, By Joe Sacco

Theodore Dawes is a writer and reporter from Alabama, he uses examples from the frustration of the people in view of the media, and but brings a better understanding to the process that reporter and editors have to go though in creating a story. He states that objectivity has no existence in news reporting, but journalists still provide the truth that it does exist. Reporters have only so much face time to provide a segment, how can they possibly provide multiple sides of a story and not expect to get all of the facts. Editors and reporter have to make difficult decisions including, the morality of the story and what facts they can possibly leave out. Even though it seems the media is only trying to persuade and pick sides in a story, this

In 1872, John Gast created a masterpiece that not only exemplified what American society was like, but global advancement as well. This artwork, rightfully titled “American Progress” is a clear display of the journey Americans were taking in attempt to civilize the world to their standards, what would become known as the White Man’s burden. While we continue to call it a burden, it seemed anything but to those on the “civilized” side of it. “American Progress” shows the joy of bringing enlightenment to those believed to be in need of help. Despite being labeled as a strenuous responsibility, fulfilling the White Man’s burden was something powerful countries enjoyed and by accomplishing this onus they themselves created, they are seen as the more powerful and therefor developed members of society.

The book “The Other America”, written by Michael Harrington, describes poverty in America in the 1950s and 1960s, when America became one of the most affluent and advanced nations in the world. The book was written in 1962, and Harrington states that there were about 50,000,000 (about 25% of the total population) poor in America at that time. The author did extensive research with respect to the family income levels to derive the poverty numbers, and used his own observations and experiences to write this book. This book addresses the reasons for poverty, the nature of poverty, the culture of poverty, the blindness of Middle Class America with respect to poverty, and the responsibility of all Americans in addressing the issue of poverty in America.

What every American should know by Eric Liu thoroughly examines the issue of cultural literacy and its place in modern America. It takes on a convincing argument against E.D. Hirsch’s book on the same which included some 5000 things that he thought define cultural literacy and every American should know. Liu argues that America has changed over time, becoming more multicultural, and to capture the cultural literacy of the country, no one person should sit down and come up with what they think everyone else should know. Instead he suggests that in order to capture the view of the nation, every American should be involved in the making of the list. The most engaging part of this article is Liu’s idea that this new list that is crowd-sourced should always change according to the times. It should not be cast in stone because things in this day and age change really fast; what is a hit this month will be old news in the next one. This is what cultural literacy really is; keeping up with what is going on around you and being open to learn new things as they emerge. This can also be said of education; in order to stay educated in any field, you have to be in the know of in terms of new developments.

"Battleground America," written by Jill Lepore, provides a strong history of guns and the way they have changed in the eyes of the American through the years. She proves her point with strong evidence throughout her article, sprinkling it with opinion and argument that is strongly supported. She presents her argument to convince her audience that the open availability of guns allows citizens to undeservingly purchase them by displaying the credibility in her sources, using negative connotations in her speech, and the strength and objectivity only a strong logos appeal can provide.

All The President 's Men by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein tells the story behind the Watergate scandal. It all started with a burglary at the Democratic headquarters, but proved to be something much more complex. This story tells how two reporters worked with sources to uncover deceit in the highest levels of government.

Next, in Chechnya, following along the same lines of political conflicts as Xinjiang, just with a dose of economic and cultural for good measure, the revolution was brought about by the dissolution of the USSR in 1991. After the fall of the USSR and Russia losing its status as a world superpower, Chechnya tried to abandon ship, so to speak. They failed in securing their sovereignty, and in attempting it, caused both

Composers have been writing nationalistic works for years but not many people know that some composers are using nationalistic techniques for a completely different reason. In an article in the New York Times written by Richard Taruskin entitled “Nationalism: Colonialism in Disguise”, Taruskin explains how musicians these days are using nationalism, strong patriotic feelings toward ones’ country, as a disguise for colonialism in order to be recognized as a well-known composer such as Beethoven or Brahms. One American composer, Louis Moreau Gottschalk, can also be seen as somebody who uses nationalism in order to disguise his colonialist views. In this paper, I hope to prove how Gottschalk’s Bamboula is really colonialism in disguise and

At the end of Prohibition President Franklin D. Roosevelt declared, "What America needs now is a drink". 13 years before Roosevelt said that, on December 16, 1920, the United States went dry causing all breweries, distilleries, and saloons to shut down. This also prohibited the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol nationwide which is stated in the 18th amendment. This tried to decrease violence, increase efficiency in the workplace, and overall just make America better. In Prohibition 13 Years that Changed America by Edward Behr, Prohibition is a crucial event that takes place which causes a disruption in American society which makes illegal activities more normalized such as George Remus’s Bootlegging business causing him to find

It is estimated that about 521,247 people were taken from their homes and brought to the northern region of Kazakhstan, Russia, by convoy train (‘Documents on the Chechen”... 64). It took a total of 194 trains, each holding 65 cars, to transport an estimated 521,247 individuals (40-50 people per car). The majority of the deaths occurred in the trains because disease would spread fairly quickly. “The evacuation ended officially on February 28, 1944 and set a new goal; to maintain order and safeguard a former administrative unit of the USSR” (Bugai and Gonov 55). As a result, the larger mountain districts received Chechen operations groups. Back in their new villages, the other deportees were suffering from severe deprivation and hunger.They remained in Kazakhstan for 13 years, and were then allowed to return to their native lands. Since the genocide began due to suspicions of events that occurred during the prior war, it would not make sense if the events were put in a different order (Bugai and Gonov, “Documents on the Chechen...”)

After reading Chapter 25 America Past and Present, Volume 2 10th Edition: Transition to Modern America by Robert A. Divine, The Republican economic policies that led directly to the depression were caused by the Republican economic policies set in place were popular at the time but failed to stay involved internationally which eventually led America into the most desperate time in history, the Great Depression.

Jim Blatt, who recently moved back to Boston after living in Charlotte for 12 years, joined TIAA-CREF in 2012 from Bain Capital. Before Charlotte, the Senior Director of Enterprise Platform Delivery Team spent 15 years in Boston where he received his MBA from Boston College. As he proclaims it is “the best city in America,” there is no question as to his favorite sports teams. “Anything Boston,” Jim exclaimed. And aside from watching sports in his spare time, Jim enjoys listening to a number of different podcasts. His tastes have a broad range across news, sports, and pop culture. “This American Life is probably my ultimate favorite. It takes an in-depth look across very diverse topics and tells the story in a long narrative format. It’s

Tolstoy's emphasizes deeply with the Chechen people as he details their suffering at the hands of

This area has been subject to genocide since the Second World War. Chechnya is a small region in the Northern Caucasus mountain range in southwest Russia. (“Chechnya”).

The book Calico Joe was a great book to because of how realistic it was.  The author wrote an amazing story of father son connection. How the father (Warren) messed up his relationship with his family and more importantly his son(Paul). Many say that this is one of John Grisham calmest novel. They say it is simply short and sweet. They say many of John Grisham other novel have twist and turns. That the drama and tension make his stories simply unique. The author is a great writer that has written many other good book before. All of his books can be reread by them as many times as they want.