He compares this to Hattie McDaniel's" Gone With the Wind character as both being examples of blacks as sub servants to whites, claiming that there is nothing more subservient than a woman who sleeps with the man who killed her husband. ... As for Halle Berry, the main argument made is that she is subservient for sleeping with a man who killed her husband. But when she does sleep with him, the character is not aware of the man's connection to her husband's death; she is a widower seeking companionship, which happens to be with a white man. To compare it with Gone with the Wind a...

• Word Count: 553
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

One of my favorite childhood memories was going to the carnival with my grandma whenever it was in town. ... In the article, Robinson talks about Alice Randall's book, The Wind Done Gone, and tells about the gruesome story of how a Mammy had to neglect her own child to give her full attention to the master's children which later resulted in the death of the child (63). ... The show Good Luck Charlie is already known for being daring; just recently they aired and was the first children's Disney show to have an openly gay couple with a child which had sparked a huge controversy...

• Word Count: 2170
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Walker and Marshall write about an identity that they have found with African-American women of the past. ... Walker identifies with this potential and she expresses their creativity and culture through her own writing. ... In her essay, Marshall identifies with her mother and the African-American tradition that her mother expressed. ... It is as though all of her worries are gone and it is just her and the spirits: She stayed to the night service - "love feast" - which was very warm and full of spirit. In the emotional winds her domestic trials were borne ...

• Word Count: 3271
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: High School

The Kansas-Nebraska Act dealt with the problem of Slavery in new territories. ... The National Head is bowed down, and our face is mantled with shame and confusion. ... We have sown the wind, only to reap the whirlwind. Against argument, against all manner of appeal and remonstrances coming up from the warm and merciful heart of humanity, we have gone on like the oppressors of Egypt, hardenin! ... over all departments of Government and now, as our reward, this slave-holding power comes with sword, gun, and cannon to take the life of the nation and overthrow the great American Government (Long ...

• Word Count: 4026
• Approx Pages: 16
• Grade Level: High School