The 1992 Los Angeles riots (otherwise possibly known as the South Central riots, the 1992 Los Angeles civil disturbance/unrest, or more popularly as the Rodney King riots) were a chain of civil disturbances including riots, arsons, and lootings that occurred in 1992 in the Los Angeles County of California. The riots broke out after the acquittal of the police officers on trial for police brutality incident that was videotaped and widely-covered. But that moment was the climatic peak from years
“Gangsta rap made me do it.” Rapper and Los Angeles native, Ice Cube, stated it best in his 2008 hit. In the early 1990’s a subculture emerged that transformed rap music entirely and went on to affect an incredible amount of young people. Amidst rioting in Los Angeles and the election of President George Bush after Ronald Regan, this culture began to form as an outlet for young African American men to vent their frustration growing up in impoverished, neglected, and drug-ridden areas. These young
Semester Two Research Paper- Film Analysis of The Graduate Benjamin Braddock has just graduated college. and expectations are high for him to succeed. Upon arriving home, he’s immediately confronted with a crowd of his parents, their friends, all of whom insist on knowing about Benjamin’s plans for the future. Benjamin, however, has no clue, only a vague desire for it to be different. Desperately trying to be alone, he gets roped into driving Mrs. Robinson, the wife of his father’s business partner
Acknowledgments I would like to express my sincere gratitude to all the people who made the realization of this dissertation possible, particularly my advisor, Professor Ilan Tojerow, for his trust and his interesting topic suggestion, as well as Nathalie Sauze and Eric Vandevyver for their support and advices. Index Introduction 5 Part One: Accessibility in the literature 6 Chapter One: The concept of accessibility 7 Section 1: The four determining factors of accessibility 7 Section 2: Accessibility