An Entertaining Life

The basis of culture tends to look into the religion, morals and traditions of a group. These topics are all a fundamental part in identifying with one’s ancestry and history. However, when considering every component that define the people, it is impossible to leave out what keeps the people interesting and interested. The arts and entertainment help express the uniqueness of a culture. The music, drawings, writings, sports and acting deliver a subdivision of culture that promotes individuality while creating a space to unlock the passion many have then capture it into something beautiful that can live forever.

Creation is the basis of life. The ability to make something from scratch in your own image is why life is. A child is meant to be the greatest product a person could ever produce. With the idea of reproduction in mind, the talent one has to create in the arts can be looked at as their own child they have brought into the world. Each new design is birthed in hopes to be enjoyed by someone else as much as the artist took pride in creating it.

Act I: I Act

There is so much raw talent in being able to bring a character to life by taking a bunch of words and actions from a script into a performance that grabs the attention and emotions of a whole audience. From the first play of the ancient Greek civilization where Thespis of Icaria took the stage, acting has brought everything from laughter to tears upon viewers. Plays provided the first platform for these performance artists to share their craft by becoming a brand new person in front of the eyes of many. As time passed, plays led to TV shows and movies where stars were made.

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Drawing Blood

Long ago, the coliseum was used for two warriors to courageously enter and fight to the death. The gladiators of the Roman Empire created a source of entertainment that challenged the physical strength and strategic thinking of men in order to best their opponent. This art form put natural ability to the test. Their spirit of war was the most sought after pleasure. The victorious feeling, the outlet of aggression and fight to survive gave them an unmatched satisfaction.

"Are you not entertained?" - Russell Crowe

As time passed, the violent aspect dissolved to a less lethal format...

This is when our gladiators turned into athletes. Football, basketball, baseball, hockey and many other sports are the rawest form of art where one creates the best physical version of themselves possible to combat another person who also put their all into making themselves complete. It has built into many multi-million dollar corporations and one of the biggest pieces of entertainment in the world.

Soundtrack to Life

Music can create moods, invoke emotions and bring people together or help them cope apart. There are so many dimensions to each sound and how they combine together. There is no documented time of when music was first conceived but it is hard to picture any point in time where there wasn’t music in some form. Something as simple as humming can bring peace to a soul or complex as a 50-piece orchestra combining different sound into one beautiful melody. Music is truly the soundtrack to life because there is a song for peace, for war, for celebration, for relaxation, for love, for hate and so much more. Having the ability to make an amazing sound come to life is the gift of immortality. A person will die eventually but the music they may create lives on forever.

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The Writing on the Wall

The first documentations of writing were by the Egyptian and Sumerian civilization through hieroglyphics and cuneiform. Since that time, writing and language in general have further developed. This creation has made it possible for people to share information and, most importantly, educate. The written language has also paved the way to different art forms like poetry, lyrics and storytelling. The techniques used in creating these artworks display the talent one has with words. The ability to engage a reader or listener with words masterfully arranged by the author is a highly appreciated talent and has a range of uses spread throughout many other arts from music to acting. A writer has the unique skill to build a whole new world outside their own and invite people into it through words alone.

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Life is Entertaining

When combining all of these arts and more, they can define a culture. Soccer (aka futbol) is the pride of much of the Spanish culture just like American football is loved by the USA. Reggae music is the heart of many islanders like electronic music is blasted everywhere in European countries. The way art connects to different civilizations is the reason why it can be said that it is the most important quality of any culture.

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My Culture

The American culture is full of mixed collections of beliefs and values spread through divergent multitudes of people. Diversity has a huge impact on the American culture because the varied customs extended across the nation combine to make one country of divided yet coexisting lifestyles. Each being has their own set of ethics and morals that define them.

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This is my culture...

"I'm from Virginia where nothing to do but cook." - The Clipse 

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I was raised in the northern and southern regions which look like two different dimensions in comparison to each other. Anybody who visits anywhere above Richmond would question if Virginia is truly the south at all. The closer the range to DC, the more of an industrial feel you receive. This complex mix of city life with rural makes for an atmosphere mixed with completely different living conditions.

I have experienced the perks of living so close to the nation’s capital and being able to visit world renowned sites so many times that it watching the excitement lighting up the face of each tourist is more impressive than the accessibility I take for granted. The Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, Smithsonian Museum, even the White House has worn out its welcome to my shortening attention span. I have been around this and grew going there so much that it is expected.

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Southern Virginia is a completely different ballgame. The simplistic feel of Richmond and down deliver a space of comfort. The world seems to move a lot slower outside of the city area. This is where my roots are because both sides of my family settled there to raise my parents. When I’m there I can feel the nostalgia of growing up and spending my summers outside before everything became so real.

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Pocahontas, John Smith, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Robert E. Lee, A.P. Hill, George Mason, Nat Turner, Booker T. Washington, Missy Elliott, Timberland, Pharrell Williams, Jason Bateman, Allen Iverson, Russell Wilson. So many recognizable names shared this culture with me from their own perspective and experience. No matter who you are and what you become, your culture is always with you and in you.

The true meaning of Friendship

According to the merriam-webster dictionary Friendship is " the state of being friends : the relationship between friends". In my opinion I do not think the dictionary defines the word friendship very well. I believe that friendship is a relationship between two people that is more that just acquaintances. Those two people share a bond that not many others can understand. They are able to laugh and cry together, and they share information that they want no one else to know about. Those are the characteristics I see in friendships.

Friendship in American is seen  a very important part of culture in America. the way we treat our friends are very different from the way someone in a country such as Spain might treat their friend. In a power point by  Ana Bulnes called "12 differences between a normal friend and a Spanish friend" one of her points state that a Spanish friend would kiss you as a greeting. Unlike the American friend who would greet you with a hug or a handshake Spanish friends seem more open and friendlier.

The friendships in spain also seem more relaxed and unlike American cultures are not as stressed about the little things. According to a Schooling Program  called Don Quijote Spain has so many places you teenagars to hang out with their friends and they embrace the idea of “going out.” But in American culture not everyone likes to go out. Many people like to be in the privacy of their home sitting and watching Television or playing video games.

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Friendship is different everywhere and the types of friendship can be different based on what type of culture people are raised in. Friendships play an important role in culture because it often shows what type of community the people are. It also can represent or show what type or morals and values that the community has based on how they treat others. The friendships that people make can not only help build a stronger community but also make it a better place for strangers as well.

Sitting on the cultural fence

Being a part of an American culture to my family has always been something my parents were unconsciously against. My parents were born into the Igbo tribe with strict traditions and rules. Having Nigerian parents constantly looking over my shoulder and constantly pestering me about my friends, what kind of music I listened to and what I wear has made me realize that I was a part of American culture more than Nigerian culture. But even though I have adapted to one culture more than the other I have realized that my parents don't want to see me to forget my roots easily.

Taste in Music
American music has a lot of variety and being raised in an environment with many music choices has made me much more open different types of music. My music choices range from the well known Justin Bieber to a popular Nigerian artist named WizKid.Having a different taste in music not only connected me to the American community and the Nigerian community as well.

                         
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M friends and family from Nigeria and America both have a common knowledge on the subject of music artist and genres but the main difference is the language. The sound of the music can change depending on what type of language it is sung in.

 An example of this is a French artist called Coeur de Pirate made a song called Carry On and had also made another version of the song in french. The song still has the same meaning but the difference in the language sticks out and in a sense almost changes the sound of the music.

The differences in the language an be seen in the wat the song is song and the underlying tone in the lyrics. Many of her fans believe that the song is sung better in french. The words translate a better meaning and create a better understanding of the lyrics. In other words the song is clearer. The use of language in music compliments the culture by creating a picture for others to understand. 

Party Culture and Clothing
When in comes to partying both cultures do it the same. The only difference it the type of clothes that are worn to parties. Americans usually pull out their party dresses, heels, suit and ties. But Nigerians have a special attire they usually wear at parties. The traditional lace and the Ankara attire is worn at parties but especially marriages.

                             

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This type of clothing is expensive to make but it last for a long time. My mother still has traditional attire that is fifteen years old. The tradition of this type of clothing has been passed down for centuries and is typically worn to represent status and wealth. The better material you wear the more people look up to you. In the Igbo culture it is very common to see this type of clothing worn at parties, marriages, picnics and even baby showers. The tradition of the attire never seems to fade instead it gets stronger as the years go by.

Overall The cultural differences in music and clothing in Igbo culture and American culture have made me realize that being a blend of both Igbo and American culture is a good thing. Even though my parents want me to stick to Nigerian and Igbo culture I can't help but fall back to the culture I am born in. American culture surrounds me but ultimately my parents have a bigger influence on me and because of this I have learned to balance this cultures and blend them which creates the person who I am today.

Slippery Slope of Americans' Mindsets

According to Purdue University's online writing lab, explains slippery slope as "This is a conclusion based on the premise that if A happens, then eventually through a series of small steps, through B, C,..., X, Y, Z will happen, too, basically equating A and Z." When someone uses the slippery slope fallacy to prove a point, they try to make an argument that if one situation happens or doesn't happen, then it will lead to another situation that may have a higher level of seriousness or risk.  The slippery slope is a fallacy because the person making the argument has no logical reasoning behind their statements.

Slippery slope fallacies are very popular within the American culture today.  Most commonly in today’s society, the slippery slope is used during arguments on gay rights, politics, and feminism. Here are some examples of popular cartoons from social media that elucidate the   slippery slope fallacy.




In these examples, the illustrators  are using satire to make a mockery of the slippery slope fallacy arguments being made in our society. These cartoons persuade readers to think negatively about gay marriage (first picture) and think negatively towards Occupy Wall Street movement (second picture).



The creators use cartoons to try to come off as comical and make fun of slippery slope ideas and thoughts that are within our American society. On the surface, these cartoons may come off as just a silly image, but these cartoons are shining light on a deeper issue of Americans rushing to conclusions without creditable sources. Instead of creating funny cartoons with no meaning, these cartoonists try to display how ridiculous certain individuals or groups may sound like when coming from a slippery slope aspect and not having credible data and resources to back up their conclusions.



In today’s society, social media sites and applications as a whole has become a large part of the American lifestyle. In social media, cartoons such as these examples are either is or on the way to becoming viral and can be found when a user isn't even searching for them. Many teens who are usually impressionable because of their young age and lack of knowledge, use social media constantly. With teenagers as the largest generation category using social media, these cartoons have potential to become the mindset of most teenagers in America because of the popularity of the cartoons.  American teens today, often rely on social media as their news and sourcing for political views. Seeing cartoons like these over and over again may alter adolescents’ views because they may view popular cartoons such as these, as popular opinion and believe this is the “right” idea.  The slippery slope fallacy cartoons can be powerful in our society because of large social media usage in our American culture but these cartoons may not achieve its goal they were created for. These cartoons were created to make fun of and show how slippery slope ideas based on social issues are nonsenses but without a certain amount of education of the readers these cartoons may be seen as the correct way to view social topics.

Definition of Culture

The definition of culture based on dictionary.com is "the quality in a person or society that arises from a concern for what is regarded as excellent in arts, letters, manners, scholarly pursuits, etc." My definition of culture wouldn’t mean what someone’s ethnicity is. It would be more connected to where someone grew up and the people they grew up around. Also the types of people and groups they hung out with which would define the type of culture they have.

Culture can be a part of where someone was raised, the food they eat, the clothes they wear, and what language they speak. Such as Hispanic, Italian, middle eastern foods, etc. or the language's such as Urdu, Spanish, Chinese, English, etc. These aren’t the only things that would define someone’s culture but a way to separate one culture from another. There are many different types of cultures such as desi, Hispanic, Chinese, etc and the beliefs and values can help distinguish these cultures from one another as well.


Also being from a certain culture doesn’t necessarily mean they can only be with the people of that culture. People from different cultures tend to hang out as well and oftentimes people’s beliefs change when they hang out with others with different beliefs. That also comes to the saying that you are also known by the company you keep. So the people you hang out with influence you in many ways. Without realizing it one starts to become similar to the people they associate themselves with.    

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Diversity: The Cultures of Washington D.C.

 

Washington D.C. is a richly diverse area that I'm lucky enough to have right in my back yard. D.C. has a culture that is a combination of many other cultures.  The Mixing pot that is D.C. is uniquely diverse in race and social class, from the political elites living in high end homes in Georgetown to the project neighborhoods and people living in Anacostia you find all different ethnicities and backgrounds in the Capital.

D.C. and its surrounding bi-state area has changed a lot in the recent years, a testimonial from the Washington Times article titled "Washington area one of nation’s most diverse" is made by Chrisdiona Clarke  whom lived in Lorton VA  since the 1960's. She says that today’s Northern VA and D.C. is nothing like the area she grew up in. She remembers a rural area that was a majority white. Now the area she grew up in is only one third white and is one of the most diverse areas in the Country. Her experience of a change in diversity is supported by data from the  U.S. Census Bureau

A reason that D.C. and its surrounding area is so diverse is because of the large military and federal government presence in D.C. the bases and government buildings have people that speak many different languages and come from places not just all over the country but all over the world! There are 177 world Embassies are in D.C.  I know from experience and having a family member that works in the Italian embassy that visiting these embassy's' are like stepping into a different country, I say this because when you step inside the building it is decorated as a government building would be in that country and they primarily speak that countries language

 The great thing about D.C. is you don't actually have to visit an embassy to get the feeling of being in different country. The people and ethnic neighborhoods can give you the same feeling, the just visit China Town! I’m Very appreciative of growing up in such a diverse area, I believe it’s only right that the capital of this diverse country be a mixing pot like D.C.

The Languages of the United States of America

What language does the United States of America actually speaks? Are there other languages that the United States would use and/or speak along with their principal language? Well, English is the official and the primary language of the United States of America, everybody who comes to live, do business, and/or come to visit for a descent amount of time should know and be able to speak English fluently while they can keep their native or origin language that is not English mostly at home. Yes, here in the United States we have secondary, tertiary, and other list of order of languages that are spoken a lot here. The secondary language for example here in the United States is mostly Spanish, but there are areas where French and maybe even German and some Native American Indian languages are the secondary.

   
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In the United States of America we primarily, uniformly, and officially speak English. English is America's language, but there are variations of other languages that immigrants and descendant groups would speak at home and or on a certain occasion but they would speak English in the public and the business matters since they are living in the United States. In America we do have secondary languages as well as tertiary. Our secondary language is Spanish, perhaps Spanish in most places. Some places we have French, Portuguese, and maybe even German and some Native American languages that plays as the secondary over Spanish. Most of all French is our tertiary while the other languages comes after in the list of orders. In the Southwestern region of the United States as well as Southern Florida, New York, New Jersey, Eastern Pennsylvania, Connecticut, the Chicago area, the DMV (D.C-Maryland-Virginia), the Carolinas and Georgia are where Spanish largely plays as the secondary language. That's why Spanish is America's true secondary language. Now in areas like Louisiana, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine, French is the secondary language for those places of the United States. That's how French earned its spot as the tertiary language in our country. In many Native American Indians reservations which they are usually in the Great Plains, the Rocky Mountains, and the Basin Deserts regions as well as the Native Eskimos or Inuit in Alaska are where their native languages would be their secondary language or even their primary and official while English should be their important secondary. There are some places but mainly communities in Southern Florida and a few other places in the United States where Portuguese would play as the secondary language in those areas due to the large percentage of Brazilian immigrants and/or descendants as well as Portuguese people from Portugal. In other places like in some parts of North and South Dakota, Ohio, and Western Pennsylvania is where German could play as the secondary language but a lot of that among the regular American people is dying. Mostly the Amish and the Mennonites in Ohio, Western Pennsylvania, and West Virginia could fluently speak German and/or Dutch with their own dialect as both the primary/official and the secondary language, they would only and/or mostly speak English to the outsiders of their community. http://cis.org/record-one-in-five-us-residents-speaks-language-other-than-english-at-home

Finally, we have smaller communities of other small minority groups that would speak another language that is other than Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, and Native American. In those smaller minority sect, they would speak English as their primary and official language but would also speak their native origin language as a secondary unless they're newly arrived immigrants where it's the other way around. Even if they're newly arrived immigrants to our country where English would be their second language but the next generation of theirs would have English as their first language and their parents language as the second and so forth. For example, other minority languages or groups in the U.S that are smaller than the others would be Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Urdu, Farsi, Turk, Russian, Ukrainian, Italian, Irish, Polish, Czech, and etc..  http://cis.org/record-one-in-five-us-residents-speaks-language-other-than-english-at-home

  
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So these are the many different languages that America could really speak and use. Those group of dozens and dozens of foreign languages and/or Native American languages that are spoken here in the United States only makes up the smaller fraction of the language usage population. Languages like Spanish, French, a little bit of German and Chinese, and possibly Portuguese and Dutch would make up the larger fraction out of the minority languages in the United States. English is the majority language of the United States of America which is why English has its spot as the principal language of America since the birth of our nation in 1776.

 
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A Culture with a Lack of Education

A few days ago, I shared a video entitled "Living with a Mental Disorder" on my Facebook wall. To my surprise the post received a few likes and shares within a couple of minutes. Yet, the most intriguing part about sharing the post with my Facebook friends was a response I received from a coworker of mine. I received a message from him saying, "You posted a couple of things about mental disorders, so I was wondering if you have one." I responded back my explaining to him that I had been diagnosed with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) when I was younger. He responded back by stating, "It's just that when we met one of the very first things we talked was that you weren't crazy because you had the same name as my ex but when I saw that I was like wait I thought she wasn't crazy."

Crazy. Last time I checked just because someone has been diagnosed with a mental illness does not mean they are crazy. However, as infuriated as I was with him I realized that it was not his fault, but rather the result of the lack of education on mental health within our culture(s).

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Being diagnosed with OCD and GAD at a young age was a difficult time for me. I vaguely remember being trapped in a cycle of thoughts that seemed irrational to me at the time and then the obsessions manifesting into compulsions, which included the urge to wash my hands, using my foot to open doors, not shaking people's hands, taking showers when I got home every time I went out, repeatedly checking things to make sure they were done right and other rituals that slowly started becoming a normal part of my daily routine. Not to mention all the additional symptoms brought on by my anxiety.  

The worst part was not understanding why I was doing the things I was doing or the overwhelming thoughts that took control over me. Furthermore, there was also the fear of talking to anyone about what I was going though because I thought people were going to think I was crazy or making things up. In addition, my parents did not understand what I was going through and would often get mad at my bizarre behaviors and mindset because in the Hispanic culture socioeconomic, religious, cultural, and other factors have placed a stigma mental illnesses. Truth be told that my parents were loving and supporting after my diagnosis, but when family members found out that I had been diagnosed with OCD and GAD, they would often say it was all in my head, called me loca and then encourage me to try to stop the obsessions and compulsions by reminding me that I was a very smart, strong girl. It took a couple of years for my family to understand and accept that I was battling with OCD and GAD, but with patience and education on mental health they began to be more open minded and supporting. 

However, the older I got, the more I began to realize that a lot of people lack education on mental health. I remember getting upset, even to this day, when people made statements about having or being OCD because they always had to tidy up things or they had to have things done a certain way without even an idea of what battling with OCD really meant or without a proper medical diagnosis. Furthermore, it was not just statements about OCD, but other mental disorders. I do not think I can count the number of times I have heard people using the words "depressed" or "bipolar" loosely as if it was just another adjective to describe an individual. What agitates me the most was how through the years I saw and heard how people stigmatized mental illnesses and then suddenly began to glamorize and romanticize mental illnesses. 

    

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I reiterate that it is not people who are to blame, but the culture we live in. We live in a culture where we are afraid to be different based on what society defines as normal, a culture that stigmatizes mental illnesses without the proper education on mental health and a culture in which people who suffer from mental illnesses are afraid to speak up. I believe that raising awareness and increasing mental health programs will improve this neglected aspect of our culture. 

The Import Scene

Almost everywhere you look, you see headlines claiming that the Car Culture has died. Elizabeth Rosenthal of The New York Times claimed that "America has passed peak driving." in an article titled, "The End of Car Culture." And also the Washington Post has the same opinion that Car Culture is "Cruising toward Oblivion." Now some may agree with these claims, people don't care as much about cars as they used to when they were younger, but a new generation is coming up. Many guys and girls in this new generation have a huge love for cars, especially import cars. Mix together a bunch of young people and some import cars and you get a culture known by many different terms like Stanced, JDM, Slammed, Car Modding, Tuner Scene, or Import Scene.

Customizing and modding cars has always been popular not just in the US, but everywhere in the world. In the two articles above, clearly that have car culture highly confused with commuter culture. The youth is at work on their cars, building and buying. Usually, they are buying cheap cars and building them with after market parts to create something totally unique and custom to them, then going to car shows to show off their hard work and dedication, not to mention paychecks. The articles above believe that if you are not spending a ton of money on a classic car and taking extremely good service care on it, then you are not an enthusiast and know nothing about the culture. Which is totally wrong and not the case.

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Most cars that are modded by the youth are either Japanese like, Honda, Nissan, Toyota, and Subaru. Or German such as, BMW, Mercedes, Volkswagen, and Audi. American cars like Dodge, Ford and Chevy. And for the rich enthusiast they would mod the legendary Italian cars like Ferrari, Lamborghini, and Maserati. Of course Japanese being the most affordable, these are common among the youth. There are also many young YouTubers who talk about the car culture and work on their cars on Youtube. TJ Hunt is one of my favorites. All these bloggers and Youtubers that can be found from a quick search proves that our Car Culture is not dead and wont be dead for a very long time.

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Is Racism Part Of Culture? ...

Our society in the United States has so much diversity from all over the world begin represented daily. Our country is like a melting pot with different cultures mixed into one. The United States has a great diversity it is not really common with in other nations, but that is what makes us great. People who move here from all over the world bring their cultures from their countries. After years of living here people will start grasping the American culture they will start being part of it. They may start forming a family with their partners, so their children will become native born and raised.

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Discrimination began since slavery people viewed the African Americans as animals instead of human begins. They were mistreated and abused as humans by Caucasian males that owned plantations. After awhile the slaves revolted against the Caucasian males and realized that they no longer wanted to enslaved or belong to anyone.

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After African Americans were freed they were facing another obstacle which Caucasian would describe as "Separate, but equal" in reality it was not equal. They were facing segregation everywhere they went from water fountains, bus seats, restrooms, and they could only dine "black" restaurants. Children that went to school during that time had the most ripped/old books which sometimes had pages missing. They did not have bus transportation most of the time they would have to walk to school. During that period of time Civil Right activist started to protest and stand up for what they believed in and damaged changed because of all the inequality they were putting up with. Some of the major Civil Right activists are Martin Luther King Jr, Malcolm X , Rosa Parks, etc.

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Now we are living in the 21st Century yet racism is still alive. We are in 2016 dealing with people that in live ignorance and think of they are superior to others because of their wealth and skin color.
These people mostly target minorities. During 2015 we were experiencing police men brutality on African American citizen all over the United States. After seeing how African Americans were treated by police men people started "Black Lives Matter" movement. The "Black Lives Matter" movement became a huge thing that it also became a hashtag #BlackLivesMatter. It is still a big movement going on in our country. The shooting of Michael Brown occurred on August 9th, 2014, in Ferguson, Missouri. He was only 18 year old who was killed at the hands of Ferguson Police officer Darren Wilson. He was fired from his job and has received multiple death threats. The people of Ferguson were dissatisfied because at the end of the day no one will be able to bring Micheal Brown back to life. Micheal Brown, Trayvon Martin, Eric Garner have all been killed and that's why people not just African Americans want to stop Police Brutality and for Police Men to be held responsible for their actions. There is no reason in world it is excusable for Police Men to kill someone and especially they way they have been treating African Americans. Eric Garner clearly said after being put in an illegal chock hold for NYPD Officer to use that he could not breath yet they still kept holding him down like if he was an animal. All he did wrong was breaking a fight yet that action caused him is life sad, but true.

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We are in 2016 dealing with the Presidential Elections. We have a candidate that has hurt most of the minorities with such nasty words and racial slurs. Donald Trump is running for the Presidential office. Most minorities are really against him because what he has said and he in general had this ego of superiority. Anytime he speaks its all ignorance and has no clue of what he even is talking about.He is always talking about Mexicans... yet not everyone that is Hispanic is Mexican. He just generalizes that we all are Mexican. He has spoken badly about the Muslim community calling them terrorist and just in negative connotation. He is honestly a great example of  "Islam phobia". Islam phobia meaning is dislike of or prejudice against Islam or Muslims, especially as a political force. He doesn't notice, but all the hate words that he has put out there is just going to cause something bigger later on. I think people like that should never be allowed to be taken seriously. He's slogan is "MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!". Just that saying gives me the chill the thing the United States hasn't ever been great we still have a lot change and over come to ever be great as a nation. 

                                             

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How can we have someone like this run our nation ? When we are dealing with racism and it is one of our major issues. I'm just talking about the minorities this also includes those who are seen different such as transgenders and the mentally ill. Why does he not talk about real issues besides if you think about it most of the illegal immigrants that come here from all parts of Latin America take the jobs most people do not want. He is has made a mockery out of this presidential election and its sad that we still have people with such ignorant and arrogant persona. 

The question is racism of our culture in the United States? It seem that it is and it hasn't change after so many things have happen in the past. A side note is that everyone technically is an immigrant because the native Americans were here first, but yet does not seem many people remember that when stating "go back were you came from".