a great deal of obvious race-bending going on amongst the main leads. Maybe this could be chalked up to a lack of Arab actors or inherent racism in Hollywood at the time, however, most of the main characters were portrayed by Caucasian actors. John Justin and Conrad Veidt, portray the lead characters of Jaffar and Ahmad the sultan in brownface, whereas Sabu is Indian and portrays an Arabian thief. Throughout the film, I could not help but get a sense of how the Arabian culture was being
In American psychology, behaviorism was a powerful force, and began with the very traditional approach of theorists such as John B. Watson and B. F. Skinner. Alongside the experimental behaviorists were the learning theorists, such as Clark Hull. As Dollard and Miller tried to find some common ground between psychodynamic theory and traditional learning approaches, they were
Hayakawa’s career was jumpstarted by his leading role in The Cheat, the film catapulted him to overnight stardom despite his negative portrayal of an Asian lead. This later set a precedent for much of Hayakawa’s career where he would be branded as the mysterious, exotic and dangerous foreign lover prior to Valentino. Having reached a level of stardom, Hayakawa used his connections to form his own production company, Haworth productions. This gave the young actor total control over the material
It is thought that Jonah, the fifth of the Minor Prophets, lived during the reign of Jeroboam II, when the kingdom was divided. (Lockyer, 198) Although the Book of Jonah is quite short, just two and one-half pages, it is not short on themes. Because there are so many themes it is hard to classify or to determine its primary message. (Anchor 936 and New Interpreter's 490) These themes range from running away, praying, second chances, anger, and God's compassion and mercy, to name a few. The
As the sunrises over the crisp fall horizon, followers begin to surround the sacred space in anticipation for what is about to take place. The sacred space is soon surrounded by people who are dressed in the sacred colors, some wearing necklaces of their totem, while others wear headdresses that adorn with their sacred symbol. People begin to drink, play music, and prepare a banquet feast for each other, creating a festival atmosphere in hope that today’s ritual will be a success. As the ritual
political terrorism was active. While Republican candidate Rufus Bullock carried the state in April 1868 elections, by November Democratic presidential candidate Horatio Seymour was in the lead. In some counties, the contrast was even more drastic. In John Reed 's Oglethorpe County, 1,144 people had voted Republican in April, while only 116 voted Republican in the November election when Reed 's armed Klansmen surrounded the polls. In Columbia County, armed Klansmen not only intimidated voters but even
popular vote, but electoral votes, therefore becoming minority presidents. John Quincy Adams, with 30.92 percent of the popular vote defeated Andrew Jackson in 1824, which was decided by a contingency election in the House of Representatives. Even Abraham Lincoln became a minority president in the election of 1860. He polled the lowest popular vote percentage in the history of the presidency. In 1876, Rutherford B. Hayes was elected with 47.95 percent of the popular vote and 185 electoral votes,
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information from around the world (“Internet Regulation”). The Internet, however, had one major flaw: There was not an easy way to find what you were looking for. The solution for the ease of use dilemma came in the form of the Internet search engine. As John Battelle points out in his book The Search, a search engine will take a user
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