Advanced Essay Workshop/ENGL 2270
 

Completing The Circle: How One Youth Found Their True Self

Indigenous culture varies throughout every tribe in the Americas. In several Native American and Indigenous First Nations tribes, a sacred traditional type of medicine is through dance. Indigenous dances are very different than what’s popular in the mainstream now. Additionally, there is also a unique gender identity that is specific to many Indigenous tribes, which is called …

An Analysis of “White Guy Angst”: Ben Folds’ “Rockin the Suburbs”

On September 11th, 2001, Ben Folds released his debut album “Rockin the Suburbs”. At this point in the artist’s career, he had written hit after hit while at the forefront of the “Ben Folds Five”, an ironically named alt-rock trio, but after the band had gone their separate ways, Folds …

Activism in Art: How Keith Haring Spoke to the LGBTQ community

Keith Haring was a popular artist and AIDS activist who was part of the legendary New York street art scene of the 1980s. He is known for his colourful works that responded to contemporary social and political issues. This included the battle to end Apartheid, the AIDS epidemic and drug …