Through the late 1960’s to early 1990’s the expansion on folklore expanded, not only through myths and legends but through experiences and encounters. The first ever sighting of an UFO was around 1440 BCE in ancient egypt. There have been more sightings around the world but the spark of UFO started around the early 1960’s and through the late 1990’s. With the spark of UFO sightings also came another folklore; the Men in Black or known has MIB. The Men in Black were a group of organized highly intelligent people who appeared to those who have gather too much information about UFO’s. However they also try to convince those to stop there research and never talk about it again. If they fail to comply majority of the stories that have been told they’ve either gone missing or ended up dead in a unnaturally way. Not only were the stories seemed strange but also their appearances, the MIB traditionally come in a group of three, no facial hair, no hair,with a black suit, and black sunglasses. Hence the name Men in Black. MIB existed long before their association with UFOs in folklore, often appearing as an archetype of the devil or agents of the devil. They could be …show more content…
To define the uncanny “being beyond what is normal or expected,suggesting superhuman or supernatural powers an uncanny sense of direction” (Merriam-Webster Dictionary). How the MIB represent the uncanny is because there's nothing we really know about them. All we know is that they just appear at times when it's needed to protected them. An example of the uncanny is in the book Mothman Prophecies by John A. Keel, the Mothman appears when disaster is about to happen which seems uncanny because he has the superpower to see when the disaster is about to happen and be there to see it. Not only that but he can also communicate with humans in an uncanny way, he has a power which he can convince or take control of his
As the AFL adapts to the constant introduction of new and improved technology, SmartBall presents the idea of inserting a microchip or miniature e-tag inside footballs, which allows coaches and fitness staff to monitor the ball movement of players in game situations.
Unite is a common word the comes to mind when debating the themes of Boyz in the Hood written by John Singleton and Black Freedom Fighters in Steel by Ruth Needleman. Boyz in the Hood is a film that follows the lives of a group of young African Americans living in South Central Los Angeles, California. Each main character faces some common struggle modern day children and teens face today. Their fate relies on what they decide to do about their common struggle. In Black Freedom Fighters in Steel, you glimpse into the lives of five men connected by one aspect of their lives. They also must do something in order to survive as blue collar workers during the 20th century. Both these works have one common theme if not more, these boys and these
"Black Wall Street" was the name given to Greenwood Avenue of North Tulsa, Oklahoma during the early 1900’s. Because of strict segregation, Blacks were only allowed to shop, spend, and live in a 35 square block area called the Greenwood district. The "circulation of Black dollars" only in the Black community produced a tremendously prosperous Black business district that was admired and envied by the whole country.
Black history month began in 1915, It was half a century after slavery abolished in the United States. On September Carter G. Woodson and minister Jesse E. Moorland founded a association to study the Negro life and history.The group sponsored a history week in 1926. They chose the week to be the second week from abraham lincoln's birthday.This special event inspired communities and school around the world to organize local celebrations.
Growing up black history month seemed to be something that was rehearsed, I remember in 4th grade my fellow classmates would choose someone they wanted to be, learn a short dialogue about that person’s life and that was it. Then it got creative, pieces of papers handed out to everyone in the class to color Martian Luther King and Rosa Parks when in all actuality there was more to our history. Over the course of time the perception of African Americans has continued to be the same and even with a legacy of people who have paved the way for us many people don’t seem to appreciate it. Black history month has lost its value over time especially in my generation.
We live in a Nation that has the highest incarceration rate in the entire world, standing at about 700 for every 100,000 people are incarcerated. To put that into perspective that's about 1.6 to 2 million people of the 315 million people in the U.S. With about 40% of them being African American. 40% may not sound very high but, the surprising fact around all of these statistics, is only 13% of the entire population is African American. You may ask yourself how is this possible? Well let’s talk about that. The three major factors that contribute to high black incarceration rates are due to broken black communities/growth roots, the recidivism cycle and prejudice among police forces.
Black History Month is a very important month which, occupies a very important place in history. We remember and celebrate the contributions of many heroes for giving us hope and a remarkable history. We honor their accomplishments and determination to give us freedom. I am thankful and joyful for this month as it is a time of rejoicement of those individuals who gained rights for their race. A period of time when these heroes stood up for what they believed was right was during the period of racial segregation.
After the creation of the Ku Klux Klan, one of the most vicious and racist groups that the United States has ever seen, a new group was formed to counteract their hatred: the Black Panther Party. In October of 1966, the leaders of this group, Bobby Seale and Huey P. Newton of Marrit College in Oakland, California, saw the Civil Rights movement as being too passive and decided to form a more reactionary group, to combat the racism and oppression that they experienced in Oakland (Ware, par. 1-2). Eventually, the group evolved into one that emphasized “black love” and programs to better their community. Stereotypically, the Black Panther Party is associated with violence, almost to the same level as the KKK. This is due to the fact that they sought to protect their communities from racists via an armory of guns and weapons in their homes. Also, the symbol of the Black Panther Party is a black man with a gun,
The reading touched on how the building of black schools was financed. I found it interesting that most of the financial contributions were personal contributions from Blacks and taxes paid by black while the philanthropists gave less than 20 percent of the amount needed. However, because the elementary schools were referred to as Rosenwald schools the contributions of Blacks were often relegated to the background. Although, the contribution of the philanthropists did not equal that of the Blacks we see a usurping of power in how they stipulated that, as part of their agreement, the school would be deeded to the southern local school system.
During this research experiment, I researched the Black Panthers by looking into four different resources and outlets of the press during 1968. I learned that the press played a huge role when it came to the existence of the Black Panthers and their publicity. Much of the Black Panthers’ fame came from the press that shared their stories and helped to gain support from the American people. The paper was different in 1968 in the way that everything was formatted to target a certain audience since, at the time, people were faced with heavy discrimination. However, I feel like the newspapers now are a little bit more diverse, though they do have some similarities to the newspapers of the past.
While white women seek visibility as a means of being recognized by white men, white men seek visibility to further their political goals. What both have in common is the use of black men to amplify their visibility and expedite their success. The Brotherhood is an organization led by Brother Jack that entices the Invisible Man, recruits him, and takes advantage of his invisibility to spark a riot in the streets of Harlem. The Brotherhood takes advantage of his invisibility in multiple ways: the organization advises the Invisible Man during his speeches, the organization sends him across New York as it see fit, the organization gives him money, and the organization fuels his rise to fame and notoriety. These acts seem benevolent, but the intentions behind them were destructive and manipulative. The Brotherhood has a doctrine and all members are expected to abide by it. Individual action is frowned upon. The Invisible Man is thus, reduced to a token and through his invisibility, the Brotherhood amplifies its prevalence in Harlem and generally as an organization. Again, the black man is used and those who use him aren’t invested in him. The Invisible Man realizes this amidst the riots in Harlem: “And now I looked around a corner of my mind and saw Jack and Norton and Emerson merge into one single white figure. They were very much the same, each attempting to force his picture of reality upon me and neither giving a hoot in hell for how things looked to me” (508) and “It was
Over the last two years in the United States the African-American people have been fighting a war within our own backyards. The Washington Post reports that since January 2015, the police have shot and killed over 175 young black men ranging from ages 18-29; 24 of them were unarmed. On the flip side 172 young white men were killed, only 18 being unarmed. With these statistics there are similarities in the numbers but, blacks were killed at rates disproportional to their percentage of U.S population (1.Washington Post). Of all unarmed people shot and killed by police in 2015. With 40% being black men make up just 6% of the nation’s populations. In the wake of the killings of Mike Brown, Sandra Bland, Alton Sterling, and many more the world has been made more publicly aware of injustices black people have to handle when dealing with law enforcement. Crime in the black community is nothing new in the black community or should I say black on black crime. There is a bad stereotype that has been put on black people since slavery times that I believe has help fueled the violence between the police and my people.
"We ain’t thugs for the sake of just bein’ thugs. Nobody do that where we grew at N___, duh! The poverty line we not above. So I come in the mask and gloves ‘cause we ain’t feelin’ the love. We ain’t doin’ crime for the sake of doin’ crimes. We movin’ dimes ‘cause we ain’t doin’ fine. One out of three of us is locked up doin’ time. You know what this could do to a N___ mind? My mind on my money, money on my mind. If you owe me ten dollars you ain’t givin’ me nine! Ya’ll ain’t give me 40 acres and a mule. So I got my glock 40 now I’m cool." Jay-Z
Destruction, Cruelty, Deception. These words describe the tone that Shakespeare portrays in Macbeth. Macbeth shows these actions by committing murder and showing his disloyalty through his actions. Macbeth does not have any motive at all, but the constant pressuring from Lady Macbeth drives him right into the commitment of murder of the current king of Scotland, King Duncan. Lady Macbeth is telling Macbeth to be calm, these actions Lady Macbeth took was a sign of deception because of her continuous actions of driving Macbeth to commit murder. The 1971 version of Macbeth, directed by Roman Polanski, best illustrates Shakespeare’s reason for including the three witches. Wright’s version uses different techniques such as audio, lighting, and different camera angles to inform the viewers of Shakespeare’s intent for including the three witches, which ultimately leads to the death of Macbeth.
Quote 1: Throughout the entire essay, Annie Dillard states that the ultimate way one should strive to act is like a “wild” weasel. Dillard emphasizes in order to achieve our final goal, through our actions we should act “mindlessly.” Ironically she promotes the characteristic of “mindlessness,” while our main function is to use logic to justify our acts. However, Dillard suggests that we should live by using our instincts rather than our intellect to avoid prejudice. She claims that we should thoughtlessly go about our life avoiding choices. Contrary to what Dillard believes, it is crucial to reflect on every decision one makes.