In "We Wear Masks" he is speaking of the masks the slaves or any person wear to hide their faces from the embarrassment of not only being slaves, but being treated the way they were by their owners. ... He seeks to redeem the darker brother throughout his works of poetry (Mead 132). ... The poem "We Wear Masks" Dunbar speaks of the way people try to hide their true selves. It is also about the slaves trying to hide their faces because of the way they are being treated by their owners and how embarrassing it was for them to be treated that way. ... This line says that they are telling Chris...

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• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Just Another Girl on the IRT We fall down, but our strength is determined by how strong we are when we get up. Just Another Girl On the IRT is a film about the strength and determination of one young girl and a black family. In the film, a 17-year old girl's dreams are deferred but, her dreams d...

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• Grade Level: High School

The National Mental Health Association has recorded that 63% of African American believe that depression is a personal weakness, 31% believed it is a health problem, 30% could handle it themselves, and 20% would seek help from friends and family. ... Black women are reluctant to seek help due to myths and beliefs through their community, there are signs and symptoms of depression that one can observe to see if she might be experiencing depression they are as follows: 1. ... This illness became apparent in the early eighties when Jennifer was at the top of her career; the singer was in a Broa...

• Word Count: 2505
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Not all people have positive self image, so sometime by judging others , we'd be pulling the trigger to their head.Too many people hide behind their shadows, and are not strong enough to go in public like what happy people do. ... Racism comes in many ways, and is not always obvious, especially in today's society, however it is alive and well on both personal and institutional level.Those judgemental and racist people should seek something to do in their lives, instead of leaving others in horrible conditions. ...

• Word Count: 1088
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• Grade Level: High School

Phillis Wheatley's perseverance and strong character, allowed her to find God in her own life and seek salvation. ... She uses religion in her argument, writing that it was through God's own "mercy," that she was saved from her "pagan" land and allowed her to seek redemption. ... We see examples of this in her 1768 work, To the Right Honorable William, Earl of Dartmouth. " Because her audience did not agree with her abolitionist ideals, she was forced to "hide" her messages by using metaphors and coded language. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The Colour Purple Chapter 1 The first few pages begin Walker's narrative of the life of Celie, a fourteen-year-old black girl who lives with her dying mother and her sister, Nettie. Her stepfather, Alfonso, is portrayed as the villain of the narrative, first demanding sex from Celie's sick mo...

• Word Count: 4341
• Approx Pages: 17
• Grade Level: High School