This paper is a legal brief on the cases of John McGann against H & H Music Co. that examines how McGann’s fight to have his medical expenses covered after his HIV diagnosis reflected the struggles of those around the country who experienced similar discrimination during the beginning of the AIDS epidemic.
Heaven’s Gate was a cult founded in the 1970s. In this paper Michael Corcoran analyzes the rhetoric the leaders used by examining three tapes that were produced in the final two years of the cult. These tapes reveal how Heaven’s Gate used social isolation to reinforce their indoctrination, which effectively reinforced the beliefs of the cult. These processes led to the death of the members of Heaven’s Gate, the largest mass suicide on U.S. soil in history.
Dance is a central aspect of Native American culture. Thus, it is no surprise the U.S. government explicitly attempted to erase these practices. However, Native resistance preserved these dances, and today they serve as both a means of preserving tradition while expressing and celebrating Native identity.
Classicists have long overlooked Thracian art due primarily to a Greek-centric view of the ancient world. Despite this, Ancient Thrace, similar to Greece, had an exceptional material culture that displayed sophisticated craftsmanship that rivaled the quality of Greek art.