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Literature Culture or Child Sexploitation

April 30, 2023April 27, 2023 bgoeltzenleuchter

Has child sexploitation become accepted in literature culture? If literature is supposed to reflect cultural values, beliefs, and norms, have we as a society become ok with the use of underage sex scenes in widely publicized books, some even considered classics? Let’s take for example J.D. Salingers 1945 book Catcher

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Book Bans in the US

April 27, 2023 bgoeltzenleuchter and victoriaash

A recent effort has been made to encourage local leaders to ban books in public libraries. States like Texas, Missouri, Louisiana, Florida, and Oklahoma have tried to pass policies that restrict what can be presented in public libraries. Many of these books that are being proposed for restriction are about

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Graffiti, The Art That Talks Back

March 11, 2023March 7, 2023 bgoeltzenleuchter and Toni

For decades now, art has spread itself across many forms, platforms, and even on buildings. Graffiti originated in New York, in the 1970s. The artists started to create their designs on any wall they could find, buildings, or generally on any flat surface accessible to the public. The styles range,

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Let’s Play a Game: What’s in the Paint?

October 13, 2017February 14, 2021 bgoeltzenleuchter

For a moment, I’d like you, the reader, to imagine yourself as an artist. You are more than likely an intellectual, capable of viewing the world from a multitude of perspectives beyond that of the average person. Perhaps you are conservative in your work, meticulous in planning, and take months

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Savagery at its Finest

October 13, 2017February 14, 2021 bgoeltzenleuchter

There is a preconceived notion of many, that the hip hop and rap produced the current era has decreased in inherent value and has turned towards a less meaningful avenue. There is an implication that this type of music is not the art that it used to be, and therefore

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21st Century Depression

October 13, 2017February 14, 2021 bgoeltzenleuchter

In an age with fleeting attention spans, it is more difficult to grab the captivation of those around you. For many, this desperate search for attention comes from the desire to be acknowledged in their lives. Often, depressive periods can change one for the better, as it requires deep intra-personal

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Too Soon or Not Soon Enough? AHS Commentary on American Fear

October 12, 2017February 14, 2021 bgoeltzenleuchter

American Horror Story is a television series that prides itself on the shock and awe of gory, horrific, and griping thrill. Each season is set in a different time period and location in America and brings the viewers into a horror movie that lasts through several episodes. This series is

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The Emperor Has No Balls

October 12, 2017February 14, 2021 bgoeltzenleuchter

The largest illegal graffiti piece in the world. A naked statue of Donald Trump in New York’s Union Square. Fake clowns dressed as KKK members and hung from a tree in Virginia. These, among other works displayed across many cities around the world since 2001, belong to the “American Activist

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“You Are Welcome Here”

October 11, 2017February 14, 2021 bgoeltzenleuchter

Ten months of fingerprints, an interview, an examination, close evaluations of my driving record and trips outside of the U.S. later, I have made it to my Naturalization Ceremony. Almost one year ago I applied to become a citizen of the United States of America, mailing in my N-400 application

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Confederate Statues: Symbol of Cultural Art or Racism?

October 10, 2017February 14, 2021 bgoeltzenleuchter

The history of America has been preserved in different artistic materials such as the Confederate statues. These statues have particular expressed America’s violent history and had celebrated it as such from one generation to another. However, there has been a wave of violence sparked by the debate surrounding these confederate

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