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Defining Representation In this chapter I explore and discuss representation as a concept and how representations create meaning to audiences. I will be collecting a number of theories to aid me in exploring my three key areas: representation, stereotyping and the relationship between language and ideologies. As I will be analysing how Beyonce articulates black…

First I should explain what globalization truly means, Globalization is the process by which different societies, cultures, and regional economies integrate through a worldwide network of political ideas through transportation, communication, and trade. Generally, globalization has affected many nations in various ways; economically, politically, and socially. It is a term that refer to the fast…

Life lays forth numerous routes for determining the future. This can give you opportunities, and it can profoundly affect you with those opportunities in your life. I moved from India to America, when I was eighteen. This journey has most affected me because I live in a brand-new country that is not like my hometown…

Native American women have the most formidable sexual assault statistics compared to American women. According to The United States Department of Justice Archives (2017) the legal definition of rape is, the “penetration” no matter how slight, of the vagina or anus with any body part or object, or oral penetration by a sex organ of…

The federal legal drinking age in the United States was changed to 21 in 1984, up from the age of 18. The arguments for this legislation were that among the age group of 18-21, the following issues would decrease; death from suicide, car accidents, falls, and drowning. Other issues of concern relative to drinking in…

Malcolm X is regarded as rather a provocative person. His supporter sees him as a courageous human right futuristic who crusaded for the rights of African Americans and showed white America how racist it was. His enemies see him as a racist, anti-Semitic and violent person. Malcolm X was orphaned early in life. At the…

Langston Hughes was a poet and a playwright, born in Joplin, Missouri, but was most known for being one of the most important writers and thinkers of the Harlem Renaissance, which was the African American movement in the 1920s that celebrated black life and their unique culture. Hughes’s creativeness was influenced by his own life…

People have traded goods for thousands of years proving Adam Smith´s saying that “truck and barter” is a fundamental part of human nature. (Pomeranz et al, 2013). Therefore, it isn’t surprising that for a long time the world economy has developed into an interdependent one. Globalization has accelerated rapidly in recent decades, this as a…

An informant is a person who provides information to another person or agency in order to receive favorable treatment or rewards. (Razumich & Delamater, 2018) In the world of law enforcement, these people are known as Confidential Informants. Often times, these people are criminals looking for leniency in their own case. Because of this, officers…

I conducted an interview with Jason Coleman who is an African American male aged 30 years old. My main focus in the interview was to understand whether he feels discriminated against or experiences racial discrimination and the impact of being treated as “other” on his life. This paper will discuss racial discrimination against African Americans,…