a day in a wheelchair
Being in a wheelchair was a very hard thing to do. At first I thought it would be fun sitting in a chair all day wheeling myself around school. But it was much different. It was one of the hardest things I have ever done. You need a lot of upper body strength, which I did not have, to....
CRASH Review
The easiest way to describe Crash is to say it's about racism. The first half hour makes a spellbinding case that racism is alive and well in Los Angeles, not just in the LAPD but in every bedroom and corner store in the city.
As the film begins, there's a fender bender on a cordoned road on a hi....
Glee: A Structural-Functionalist Perspective
Television programs impact the way we view ourselves and each other. Often producers and writers draw from their own personal experiences to create programs we can relate to. The experiences created are often how we function in everyday life. The structural functionalism perspective addresses thes....
skateboarding is not a crime
Today, skaters around the world are treated with no respect from the public, there are "No Skateboarding" signs everywhere you look. We gave ourselves the reputation we have today. Back when skateboarding was first born, skaters were known as druggies, bums and criminals. Today we are looked at the ....
Voter Targeting
POL 247: Political Campaigning
Rebovich
11/17/2005
Voter Targeting
Voter targeting is one of the most important aspects of a campaign and the most cost effective way to help win an election. Voter targeting by definition is how to identify individuals in groups whose support you need and s....
Welfare and Liberation
Expanding the Floor of the Cage
The Brazilian Landless Farmers movement has a slogan: "Expand the floor of the cage before you try to break out." It is a way of saying that activists should try to improve the status quo in order to have more room in which to work towards a permanent solution. Thi....