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Impact of Frederick Douglass

the slave system of the plantation (Thomas). He did, however, have an engaging charm, which helped him become companion of Daniel ...

Reasons for Punishment According to Friedrich Nietzsche

core of humanitys lack of individualism and blind willingness to be part of what he referred to as "the herd." In Nietzsches opini...

Frederick Douglass and Harriet Ann Jacobs on Male and Female Slaves

knew it till six years of happy childhood had passed away. My father was a carpenter, and considered so intelligent and skilful in...

Author's Intentions and Objectives in Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs

as the defining characteristic of an unmarried woman. In other words, according to the cultural definition of femininity a "good" ...

Early American History

In three pages US history from 1776 until the end of the Civil War in 1865 is examined in a consideration of events including the ...

Beloved by Toni Morrison

this 5 page paper summarizes the main issues Toni Morrison discusses in her award-winning novel Beloved. In particular, the writer...

Slave Culture Euro American and African Style

This paper consisting of five pages discusses by way of Nathan Irvin Huggins' 'Black Odyssey' how the combination of African and E...

A Review of Freedom Road

A 5 page overview of the book Howard Fast. The focus is on the reconstruction era. Although the slaves had been freed, black whi...

Reviewing Charles T. Davis's Black Is the Color of the Cosmos Essays on Afro-American Literature and Culture

In a five page review black literature during the 1960s and '70s is discussed and comparisons are made with slave narratives and t...

American Society in Literature

This 16 page paper examines four books that are centered on American society. The books discussed are Joyce Maynard's To Die For; ...

19th Century Race and Gender in Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs

In five pages this essay examines 19th century race and gender as it is represented within this slave narrative. Two sources are ...

Aphra Behn's 17th Century Literary Works

Indies, and lived an adventurous life of slave rebellions and observed Indian tribal rituals which would later appear in her works...

Virginia, Cuba, and the Practice of Slavery

In fifteen pages this paper contrasts and compares how slavery was practiced in these two areas with slave treatment by each count...

Comparison of Harriet Jacobs' Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl and Octavia Butler's Kindred

perspective. Furthermore, the perception of people as human chattel is examined, as is the role of a patriarchal American Souther...

Harriet Tubman's Life and Activism

In five pages this paper discusses the life of Harriet Tubman, her life as a slave and her activism such as her Underground Railro...

Democracy from an Athenian Perspective

In a paper consisting of three pages the definition of Athenian democracy is presented in the argument that it never espoused the ...

Slave Representation in Selected Political Speeches of Cicero and Mostellaria by Plautus Compared

time it happens" (DuCarme 95). It can be argued that this is precisely the fundamental basis behind the international end to slav...

Legalized Slavery in Colonial Times

Slavery in America was held in place by a complicated network of legal precedents. This paper analyzes the history of the practice...

Naturalistic Realism as Defended by Aristotle

In four pages Book I of Aristotle's Politics is used as the philosopher's 'natural' realism defense especially pertaining to the n...

William Shakespeare's The Tempest and Relationships Between Master and Slave

In three pages Shakespeare's final play is analyzed in terms of the relationships between master and slave it features. Five sour...

Ivan Ilych versus 'Slave Girl' Linda Brent

In one page this paper compares the characters Ivan Ilych from Leo Tolstoy's short story 'The Death of Ivan Ilych' and Linda Brent...

Contrasting and Comparing Russian Serfs and American Slaves

This paper contains nine pages and discusses the similarities and serious differences between the Russian serfs and the American s...

American Literature and Multiculturalism

In five pages this paper examines how multiculturalism is represented in such American literary works as The Souls of Black Folk b...

Voices of Black Authors in America

In fourteen pages the reasons why black authors of the 18th and 19th centuries had difficulty in discussing their experiences are ...

The Concepts of Slavery and Motherhood in Toni Morrison's Novel Beloved

This 8 page paper considers Sethe's sense of what it means to be a mother in Toni Morrison's novel Beloved. The writer argues that...

Historical Value of Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs

In three pages this essay considers the historical value of this text in terms of its firsthand descriptions of slave oppression. ...

U.S. Civil War Reconstruction Era

who had succeeded (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, ...

Toni Morrison's Beloved, Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God, and the Ghosts of Slavery

In seven pages this paper contrasts and compares these literary works regarding the lasting impressions of the slave experience up...

Interpersonal Bonds in The Slave Community by John W. Blassingame

In a paper consisting of six pages the way in which the author reinterprets black history through slave narratives are examined in...

Modern 'Democratic Prejudice' in The Genealogy of Morals by Friedrich Nietzsche

In five pages this research paper examines this 1887 text by Friedrich Nietzsche in a conceptual analysis of democratic prejudice ...