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This research investigated the Avatar movie by James Cameron to show the symbolicexpressions of white supremacy towards Native Americans. The theory of hegemony by Gramsciis used as the tool of analysis. This research used a qualitative research method. The resultof the study shows that there are two ways of supremacy in Avatar movie, domination andintellectual and moral leadership. The domination leadership was carried out by Europeanthat is represented by the military department while intellectual and moral leadership orhegemony was carried out by European in the scientific department that represented Jake,Grace, Norm, and Dr. Max Petel. European carry-out hegemony and domination to NativeAmerican who becomes the subordinate class. The purpose of European in doing hegemonyand domination is based on the desire to take on the natural wealth in Pandora. In carryingout the hegemony, the scientist department opposes the European and defends the NativeAmerican, this process is called opposition. The opposition resulted in a crisis of hegemonyand in the end, the class subordinate resisted, this is what Gramsci meant as the War ofPosition. This movie shows that supremacy in the way of hegemony is more successfulto the way of domination, but the hegemony and dominance were not successful whenthe allies carried out the opposition.

This study aims to analyze the stereotypes and discrimination that occur in theGreen Book movie script.The researcher found many utterances as well as actions that refer to stereotypes and discriminatory behavior committed by white people against black people in America. This study used the qualitative method because qualitative is a procedure that produces descriptive data including written and oral words. The results of this study showed that theGreen Book movie script contains three types of discrimination and stereotypes. First, Individual Discrimination is presented in unfair treatment by whites against the main black character, Don Shirley. Second, Institutional Discrimination happened in the police institution where the police imprison Don Shirley who did not commit a crime at all, but only because he was black. Third, Structural Discrimination occurred in the form of policies carried out by majority races which have a negative impact on minority races. In the green Book movie script, structural discrimination is presented in a safe travel guide for black people in southern America, the book also contains such as restaurants, hotels, beauty salons, and then medical stores that are safe for black people to visit. This book was published from 1936 to 1976 during the era of segregation in the United States. As the final result of this research, the researcher found the dominant type of discrimination in theGreen Book movie script is Individual Discrimination.

Langston Hughes is a black American poet who strived to express the experiences of Black in the United States. One of his poem is Fredom Plow which utilized through lots symbols that refered to the problem of discrimination and the vision of American as a nation. This study is aimed to analyze the expression of Black American expression in Freedom's Plow poem. This study used semiotics approach in analyzing research data by adopting model proposed by C.S Pierce. There are three types of signs based on the relationship between the sign and the signified, namely; Icons, Index, and symbols. Based on the semiotics frameworks, this study found that Langston Hughes harneses the signs to express (1) preserverance of black to get freedom, (2) expossing the contradiction of American democracy, and (3) the expression of togetherness and unity

Character building has become one of the government's program priorities through the mental revolution movement. The goal is to create a new mentality for the nation that is more productive, competitive and prosperous. This study aims to reveal the meaning and cultural values contained in Muna folk songs as a model for building superior characters. Nine folk songs were collected as the object of this study entitled Daesalo Nekakawasa, O'Tampo, Witeno Wuna, Kaninindo Kamokula, O'Raha, Tongkuno, Damekatahi Liwu, O'Wuna, and Dapo Angka-Angkatao. The results indicate that the meanings and cultural values contained in the songs are the existence of God, the Spirit of Building the Nation, Obedience to parents words. These values and meanings can then be used to form superior characters, including forming religious, nationalist, mutual cooperation, and solidarity characters.

This article discusses the function and meaning of kalosara tradition on Tolaki ethnic people in Konawe regency, Southeast Province based on the cultural social aspect. The objective of this research is to describe and to analyze the functions and menaings of kalosara tradition on Tolaki ethnic people in Konawe regency of Southeast province. The data of the research were collected through observation, interview, and documentation. The data then, were analyzed by descriptive qualitative method by using three steps of analyzing; they are reduction, presentation, and taking conclusion. The result of the research showed that Kalosara tradition has some functions and used in various rituals or ceremonies. The functions of kalosara tradition are: as a tool of peace to solve dispute, to keep solidarity, to keep consistency and polite attitudes, and to improve the social control on Tolaki ethnic people tradition. The equipment of Kalosara traditionis called kalo. Kalo has several kinds and each kind has certain meaning. Kalo is made from rattan in circle form to reflect and to give high respectful to the unity and solidarity on Tolaki ethnic group in Konawe regency. Kalo is put in a white cloth which is called siwole. The white cloth is interpreted as purity and sincerity. Purity and sincerity are two of main principles of Tolaki ethnic people.