The American Scholar

Baseball is America’s pastime. Thousands of fans every season gather in stadiums nationwide to watch as players take the diamond. People of all ages have a love for baseball, after all it is the all American sport. Baseball was loved by millions until one day when the truth came out. The 1919 World Series had been rigged. Hearts were broken and sadness spread across America. These crooked people didn’t intentionally try to ruin baseball but there were reasons why these men went astray. People didn’t

the landmark, 1954 Supreme Court decision, Brown v Board of Education, that brought an end to the long-held societal belief that separate but equal was ethically and morally acceptable. At the time, the Brown decision signified progress for legal scholars who for decades had fought educational inequalities. During the following two decades, however, saw the limitations of progressive judicial laws by conservative courts. In fact, due to the slow progress of change in this country’s courts, led to

“The History, Development and Future of Ethnic Studies” by Evelyn Hu-DeHart mentions several issues young scholars faced during the time of need for multicultural curriculum in higher education. Young scholars were demanding to uncover the missing facts and accredited sources that American history, culture, and society have left out for centuries. The solution the students concluded in solving this dilemma was to bring attention to the need of ethnic studies programs. With enough support from the

Nonetheless, contemporary scholars have pointed out that the original theoretical framework of intermarriage as a litmus test for immigrant and minority integration may be outdated and inadequate for several reasons. First, the demographic and racial profiles of “new” immigrants of post-1965 Immigration and Naturalization Act are vastly different from that of early 20th century European immigrants (citation). Most notably, these immigrants are mostly from Asian and Latin American countries. Their non-whiteness

of the house at risk to collapse. The literary canon relies on a foundation of "great books". These influential writings shape the way authors think and create ideas. They are instrumental to the develop of the rest of the literary canon made by scholars. Homer's Odyssey is one example of the influential "great books" to western society. His epic has not only been influential to writing in the modern world, but it has also influenced authors and writers from almost every era and cultural movement

entertainment culture. As reality TV has continued to grow, scholars have become interested in examining the societal effects of the messages that it promotes. Thus, scholarly research in the genre of reality TV examines how the use of neoliberal ideals affects the portrayal of socioeconomic class. This field of study was first founded in the research of neoliberalism’s presence within the media and reality TV. As time has passed, many scholars have narrowed their examination to the portrayal of socioeconomic

1990, when the Soviet Union collapsed. Since the 1940s and 1950s the scholars have disagreed on the topic of the origins of the Cold War. There are several groups of historians and their interpretations are very different, sometimes even contradictory. The three main schools are the orthodox, the revisionist and the realist. The classification is not completely accurate because we can find several differences in theories of scholars within the same group and often the authors reevaluated their ideas

VI. Gossip Girl Gossip Girl consists of the lives of the filthy rich students of Constance on the Upper East Side of New York. These privileged teenagers go through a series of obstacles and events that showcase the flaws of the high class life. This series is compacted with articles of commodity, as well as use of power, wealth, and luxury and how these attributions affect you in society. Serena Van der Woodsen, Blair Waldorf, Chuck Bass, and Nathaniel Archibald are the four main characters

institutions is increasing at rapid rates (Education Trust, 2015; Georgetown University Center, 2012). Between the years 2003 and 2013, 77% of public institutions improved graduation rates for underrepresented groups, including African-American, Hispanic, and Native American students (Education Trust, 2015). Despite this increase, there continues to be a graduation gap between underrepresented minority students and White students. Nationally, 42% percent of Black students that enter college will graduate

68.9% of High school scholars do not get the recommended amount of sleep on an average school night. High school students remain exhausted of waking up every weekday at 5am just to manage getting ready for school. Student’s can’t concentrate and manage a healthy lifestyle to obtain an education if the scholar is half awake. Personally you can witness when students come into class to put their head down and just go to sleep through the lesson, or you even recognize heavy bags under their eyes when