Cultural appropriation is bad right? We shouldn’t do it, right? It’s a borderline crime to appropriate someone else’s culture, we all agree. We’ll who is we? A seemingly dumb question that somehow got lost in translation. Capitalism strikes again. American culture has become so entranced with capitalistic values that even
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Redefining art in the 1960’s, well-known artist Andy Warhol created pieces to reflect on American capitalism and the things we consume. With the multiple locations to create his artwork, Warhol became one of the greatest artists in New York City. One of these well-known locations was known as “The Factory”,
COVID-19, and almost everything surrounding it (in the US, at least), makes me angry. Or tired, or maybe depressed? Most likely, it’s all of the above to some extent. I don’t doubt that a majority, or at the very least a large sum of people feel the same about this
In February 2020, President Trump proposed an executive order which he referred to as “Make Federal Buildings Beautiful Again.” As the name implies, this executive order would place restrictions on the architectural design of federal buildings in Washington D.C. by requiring any new buildings constructed to be of “classical” design.
Many consider the 60s-80s to be the golden age of modern music. During this time, bands like Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, and The Beatles came to the spotlight around the world. Also during this time (and likely correlated with the music), counterculture movements were popping up around the United States.
It seems that we can’t even go a day or two without some sort of patriotic controversy rocking the nation. In more recent events, the “Take A Knee” controversy divided the nation into two opposing sides. Most recently, however, we have a new patriotism-related offense to get worked up over.
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