In “Hoop Dreams,” two boys named Arthur Agee and William Gates from the inner-city of Chicago strive to earn college scholarships and become professional basketball players in the NBA. We watch as the two players fight to rise to the… Read moreERA: “Hoops Dreams”
All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy through John Grady Cole highlights a worldview and values consistent with that of Ango-Protestant culture as defined by Samuel Huntington in Who Are We? The Challenges to America’s National Identity. One of the… Read moreShort Essay #3
In All the Pretty Horses, pages 219-257, John Grady Cole is able to find a ride from Mexican farmworkers in order to begin his mission after being released from prison to retrieve the horses and win back Alejandra. Finally, after… Read moreERA: All the Pretty Horses, pages 219-257
John Grady Cole’s family in All The Pretty Horses is described as consisting of danger seeking, almost heroic, men. This provides a sense of identity for John Grady to live up to and grow into. It is stated that John… Read moreIdentity in All The Pretty Horses
In Chapter 5 of Who are We?, Samuel Huntington discusses Religion and Christianity in relation to the United States and its policies. He begins by discussing the court ruling against the use of “under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance… Read moreERA: Who are We? Chapter 5