Through this quote, James shows his belief that even if placed in a bad environment, a person should overcome its effects. In Native Son, by Richard Wright, the protagonist Bigger Thomas, a 20 year-old black man living in a poverty stricken part of Chicago, is forced to cope with bad surroundings throughout his entire life. ... As this quote shows, Bigger once again transfers and hides his fear into anger and violence. ... Even though the quote states that he hates his family at first, he shows he really does care about them. ... Through this quote, Bigger shows that even though he knows i...

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Native Americans played a big role in American history. ... This quote states that many Indians put Americans in front of themselves even though Americans haven't treated them fairly. This quote supports my first reason as to why I feel that the Grand Council does a more assertive job at convincing the audience that the Native Americans have done as many good things as Americans have in American history in the details that they provide me with. ... In "Educating Sons,"" the chief explains that when their men came back from the Virginia College, "They were totally good for nothing." ... In...

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Benjamin Franklin was quoted for saying "Why increase the Sons of Africa, by planting them in America, where we have so fair and opportunity, by excluding all blacks and tawneys, of increasing the lovely white or red?"... In the Douglas debates he was quoted saying "there must be the position of superior and inferior, and I as much as any other man am in favor of having the superior position assigned to the white race."... What they found when they got there were the natives they called Indians. ... (Poole 1542: 8) These words are very strong and can only make people imagine what the native ...

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"I shall return to my native state and share the miseries of my people; and save in defense, will draw my sword on none." ... Lee If Lee didn't write this in his letter to his son, no one would know how he felt about the civil war. ... Just image of all the famous quotes and sayings the world would lose if people didn't write back then. ...

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Even though he is participating in a strike that will make the white man less powerful, a strike that is for the civil rights of blacks, a strike that, if successful, will give the natives more power, and make the Afrikaners and English less important, this white man encourages Kumalo and Msimangu. ... He tries to forgive his son, but seems to feel that his son is not truly repentant. ... He receives news of his son's death, and departs to Johannesburg. ... As he reads his son's papers, the void inside of him grows. ... The novel finishes with an appropriate quote describing the...

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A native of Schall, Arkansas, Dr. ... She writes with about such personal tragedies like her youngest son's drug addition and arrest, and about the poisoned political climate in Arkansas, which has affected the lives of so many of the President's friends and appointee. ... Joycelyn Elders Quotes "If we don't stand up and fight for what we believe in, we deserve what we get." ...

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Jane and Simon Pilkings allow for the reader to look through British eyes and somewhat understand their viewpoints toward the natives and their customs The reader is introduced to these two characters in Act two of the play. ... Towards the end of the play Jane has an interesting conversation with Olunde, the son of Elesin who is to commit suicide and accompany his King in the afterlife. ... One particular quote that stood out was when Elesin replies to Simon after he learns that Simon has advised his son, Olunde, to return to England. " Yes, white man, I am sure you advised it. ...

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