been a main point of controversy in the last couple hundred years, and there have been multiple pieces of media that promote stereotypes of Latinos that may have had a nugget of truth or been in the past. There have been television shows such as Speedy Gonzales, Devious Housemaids, Modern Family, and many others. There are also companies
George W. Bush as the Anti-Christ To really grasp the significance of the symbol of the anti-Christ we must first posit politics as itself symbolic. Politics is the semiotics of a nation's will: it becomes the People just as the People become it by being elected into office and participating in the political process, or in dictatorships, by following the rules and not forming underground movements. But in a democracy, it is an especially tight symbolic relationship, thus the clear relationship
Kids from the ages 10-17 who use the internet are exposed to very graphic sexual content (Gonzales). Essentially, every inappropriate picture or video you see of a child had a horrific story to go along with it. “They are images of graphic sexual and physical abuse-rape, sodomy and forced oral sex-of innocent children, sometimes even babies.” Said Gonzales. With technology improving, it is harder to do have consequences for people who commit a crime; they could clean out their hard drive and never
Almeron and a bunch of other Texans formed together to prevent the Mexicans from moving them. They had a canon given to them by the Mexicans in Gonzales to help stop Native Americans from attacking them. They also had a flag that said “Come and Get It”. When the Mexicans came to try to get it back, the Texans fought back and won the Battle of Gonzales. The Mexicans were surprised by how the Texans reacted since the Mexicans had such a big army and the Texans had not that much. In 1836, Almeron
U.S. v. Lopez 514 U.S. 549 (1995), Vote of 5 to 4, Rehnquist for the court. Congress in 1990 enacted the Gun-Free School Zone Act, making it a federal offence to possess a firearm in a school zone. Congress relied on the authority of the Commerce Clause of the Constitution to justify passage of legislation as a way of stemming the rising tide of gun related incidents in public schools. In 1992 Alfonso Lopez, Jr. was a senior at Edison High School in San Antonio, Texas. Acting on an anonymous tip
Also known as California Proposition 215, the Compassionate Use Act of 1996 made headlines around the country as the first law ever to change the legality of medical marijuana for public consumption statewide. Originating in San Francisco, it was passed by 55.6% of California voters on November 5, 1996 (Human Rights and the Drug War). The ideology behind passing Prop. 215 is that marijuana contains a number of legitimate medical uses and should be made available to those who would benefit from it
In the U.S. Supreme Court case of U.S. v Lopez (1995), a twelfth grade boy, Alfonzo Lopez, brought a loaded .38 caliber firearm to his local Texas high school. After being reported to the front office, Lopez was questioned about the gun and openly admitted that the firearm was in his possession. Texas then convicted Alfonzo of a criminal statute, which prohibited the carrying of a gun on school grounds. However, the charges were dropped rather quickly when the United States Government charged Lopez
Partial-Birth Abortion Act During the Clinton administration the Partial-Birth Abortion Act, a bill that would make it illegal in all of the United States for a partial-birth abortion to be performed, caused major debate throughout the House of Representatives and the Senate; recently different versions of the bill had been passed through the both the House of Representatives and the Senate. In prior years Clinton had vetoed similar bills to ban partial-birth abortions. The House and Senate have
Meet John Eastridge, Sentenced to six months local jail, his crime consisted of Rape, first degree sexual assault, and sex with a minor(“The Daily News”). Now meet Bernard Noble, sentenced to thirteen years to prison(“Drug Policy Alliance Highlights”). You’re asking yourself “what could mr Noble have done to receive such a disruptive sentence. Mr Noble’s “crime” was the possession of two marijuana cigarettes. This is the world we live in were rapists get a slap on the wrist compared the bludging
The Wagner Act was established in order to fix inequality issues in labor contracts, where people were not able to fully organize into labor unions, nor have the ability to fully bargain their wages. The Wagner Act, according to Cushman, was not revolutionary due to the fact that, the Wagner Act didn’t actually bring anything new, legislative wise, besides altering interpretations of previous court opinions on matters, such as the issues pertaining to the Railway Labor Act, nor did the act break
Censorship is the suppression or elimination of a part of a book, film, music, webpage, or media because the content is obscene or politically unacceptable or a threat. Censorship began in the 19th century when the media became a big hit. Many countries wanted to control and limit what the press could say. Since media was the easiest form people would find out information from. Countries like Russia and Japan started to censor to improve the way the citizens thought about the nation. Soon, censorship
Grandma’s house to find Sylvester the cat and Tweety the bird. They both said yes. Then they went to find Porky the pig and ask him. When they found Porky he said yes. They only needed 1 more person. They asked Yosemite Sam, Marvin the martin, Speedy Gonzales, and The Big Bad Wolf but they all said no. There was only 1 person left. TAZ, Tasmanian devil. If TAZ says no, then Bugs Bunny and Michael Jordan will be captured. TAZ said
American volunteers-some of whom counted their time in Texas by the week-constituted a majority of the troops at Goliad and Bexar. Both Neill and Fannin determined to stall the Centralists on the frontier. Still, they labored under no delusions. Without speedy reinforcements, neither the Alamo nor Presidio La Bahía could long withstand a siege. At Bexar were some twenty-one artillery pieces of various caliber. Because of his artillery experience and his regular army commission, Neill was a logical choice
Latina women have long been known for their passion, their sexuality, and their skills in housekeeping. It's a lucky man that finds himself married to a Latina: her fiery personality will never prove boring, and the house will always be spotless! Never mind that this isn't necessarily true, this is how they've been portrayed by television programs, radio, and word of mouth, so there must be something to it, right? Stereotypes often occur out of ignorance, be it for another group’s style, traditions
Luis Valdez's Los Vendidos Social science teaches that a person’s self identity is a reflection of that which other people put on the individual, in other words a person’s behavior steams more from what they see of themselves from someone else’s perspective and less from how they see themselves. In the case of the Mexicans, this concept holds true. From that, which has been studied thus far this semester, Mexicans/ Mexican Americans are good examples of this concept. Their sorted past has resulted
Ohio Tourism Everyone needs to get away from home at some point. Whether it be for a day, a week a or a month, a vacation is always desired by all. Among the millions of places there are to visit in the world, one of the best has to be the state of Ohio. Ohio has hundreds of attractions. It has everything from amusement parks to camping grounds to museums. Whatever a taste is, Ohio has something to accommodate them. Among the hundreds of places to visit, a few of them stand out more than others
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