Inspiration From Life
Langston Hughes had many influences in his life that is reflected in his work. Every author has a "muse" for his\her writings because he\she is insp...
The 1920’s were a time of change. New ideas were becoming more readily experimented with and even accepted by large portions of the population. Some of these included jazz m...
This essay shall take a look at the history of the past 20 years in the life of metal, chronicling its importance socially and culturally, accessing the technological changes...
1890
Between 1890 and 1920, about two million African Americans migrate from the rural southern states to the northern cities, where they hope to find better opportunities an...
Hip-Hop: Negative Effects on Today's Youth
Arthur Baker said, "I remember being told 'Someone's gonna make a fortune out of this rap thing' and thinking 'no way'," ("Rap Q...
Another installment in my occasional series of looks at underknown cultural phenomena. Today: Patrick Dennis, an American author of comic novels.
For starters, let me pump...
Music may be defined romantically as `the food of love' (Shakespeare) or more prosaically as `sound with particular characteristics' (Wikipedia), but it is undeniably a `vibra...
In examining great social and cultural changes in the modern West, many specific events come to mind: the Renaissance and the Reformation, the "discovery" of the Americas, ind...
African Americans vs. the Vietnamese
Immigrant groups have contributed much toward shaping America's history, often against considerable odds. My family, who were descend...
, known to friends as Lester William Polsfuss was born on June the 9th 1915. He is on the most important figure heads in the creation of a solid-bodied electric guita...