"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. ... Hate multiplies hate, violence multiplies violence, and toughness multiplies toughness in a descending spiral of destruction....The chain reaction of evil--hate begetting hate, wars producing more wars--must be broken, or we shall be plunged into the dark abyss of annihilation." ... "We must combine the toughness of the serpent and the softness of the dove, a tough mind and a tender heart." ...

• Word Count: 1928
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Even though it was uncommon for dark skin people to do sports Jackie was one of the best. ... He died of heart problems and diabetes problems, but also in 1972 the Dodgers retired his uniform number 42 forever. ...

• Word Count: 790
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Webster's dictionary defines racism as "discrimination against the members of one or more races based upon racism." Does Joseph Conrad's book Heart of Darkness suggest that he is a member of this definition's description? Not in the least. In his book, Conrad expresses that he is against what the En...

• Word Count: 635
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Chopin related L'Abri with darkness when she described it as melancholy and the buildings "black like a cowl" and Desiree "shuddered at the sight of it" (Chopin). ... She did not even stand up to Armand to understand the meaning of his darker skin. ... Mallard has heart problems which made me view her as a naturally weaker character at the beginning of the story. ...

• Word Count: 1578
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

When a black person is fair skinned, his chances for passing as white are higher than a darker skinned black person. ... Similarly, he is not dark enough to appear to be a Negroid. ... Sometimes it seems to me that I have never really been a Negro, that I have been only a privileged spectator of their inner life; at other times I feel that I have been a coward, a deserter, and I am possessed by a strange longing for my mother's people". (99) Here the narrator reveals his heart felt emotions and freely expresses them. ...

• Word Count: 1633
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

Either save a friend that is a slave and go to hell for making a bad decision or do what society taught you and in your heart not save your friend. ... But through the years that is exactly what it has come to. " Niggers is always talking about witches in the dark by the kitchen fire; but when ever one was talking and letting on to know all about such things, was corked up and had to take a back seat." ...

• Word Count: 1050
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

The Emancipation Proclamation, as King says, put hope into Negro hearts but, they didn't know that they were still not free. ... Parents taught their children to hate those with darker skin color and, children are extremely sensitive when young and they only want to get along with everybody but when you have peers tearing you down, it hurts your self-esteem and state of mind. ... Sadly, when your skin is darker than the white man's, you are automatically looked at with a suspicious eye. ...

• Word Count: 1861
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

For hundreds of years people have been hated, tortured, and even killed because of their ethic background, religion, and/or race. People have been treated with animosity as a result of being black, gay, Jewish, mentally challenged, lower class, Indian, etcetera. Langston Hughes, a famous black aut...

• Word Count: 1559
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

In contrast, a different side of nature is depicted in Hughes poem, Song for a Dark Girl. ... For her, the image of this tree brings anguish to the soul: Way Down South in Dixie (break the heart of me) they hung my black young lover to a crossroads tree. ...

• Word Count: 1518
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Within these two poems he is able to bring people closer to the heart of primitive human nature in his race than anyone ever before (Laryea 109). ... He seeks to redeem the darker brother throughout his works of poetry (Mead 132). ...

• Word Count: 1623
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

It is a testament to the greatness of Martin Luther King Jr. that nearly every major city in the U.S. has a street or school named after him. It is a measure of how sorely his achievements are misunderstood that most of them are located in black neighborhoods. He is still regarded mainly as the bl...

• Word Count: 3558
• Approx Pages: 14
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The Harlem Renaissance brought many great changes. It was time for the African American people to express their culture. Many famous people began their writing and gained recognition during that time. The Harlem Renaissance took place during the 1920's and 1930's. During that time many African Ameri...

• Word Count: 1984
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School