A decision so difficult that it has more than one right answer and how it is tackled is definitive of who we are. ... These passages provide a look at how two men feel disconnected from the norms of society due to circumstances beyond their control. ... In a way, I was surprised that he was even asking me the question. ... After he informs the reader of his trouble's with both the blacks and the Latino's he never directly correlates into his passage the result of this situation. ... This quote from Joseph Steffen in my opinion sum's up both these unique passages. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The Crossing of the Ocean The crossing of the Atlantic Ocean is a very important phase of the Middle Passage. ... Naipaul that: "nothing was created in the West Indies" (taken from The Middle Passage, 1963, p.28). ... They shrieked and struggled and fought with one another for a drop of this precious liquid, as if they grew rabid at the sight of it. ... Indeed, such were the horrors of my views and fears at the moment, that if ten thousand worlds had been my own, I would have freely parted with them all to have exchanged my condition with that of the meanest slave of my o...

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• Grade Level: High School

A question needs to be asked, is this really necessary? ... A question that should be addressed is that of why should American citizens be forced to pay for the actions of their ancestors? Representative Henry Hyde, along with many other politicians agree on the fact that, "I never owned a slave. ... With figures of that magnitude, how would America be able to pay off reparations and continue to fund all the various programs that are taking place? ... But to whom exactly that money would be paid and how is up for debate. ...

• Word Count: 885
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• Grade Level: High School

The most important thing to note about the shift in class structure can be seen by looking at the former behavior of Sutpen and Wash with how they behaved after the war. ... This passage goes on to note how black people laughed and tormented him. ... In fact the feelings after the question show that Vatch may have not really believed Weddel when he said "No... ... Not only did Faulkner examine the shift, but also should how the mentality was not carried over with the narrowing of financial boundaries. ... They would have to come to terms with their new freedoms. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Asides from imagining, hoping, and dreaming the question comes to mind; is it possible? ... Experience dictates who you are and how you think. ... You could be a horrible driver and get into an accident with a black person, being narrow minded and white you would say that it was their fault and truly believe it, even if you backed up into them. ... To "help" these "beasts" they gave them passage to a "New World". Did it matter that these people did not need anything new and that they were happy with the life they lived, absolutely not. ...

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All these events truly reflect how race and gender struggle to maintain equality. ... In the passage, " I grew accustomed to but never comfortable with people who crossed to the other side of the street rather than pass me, " personal reflections are used, as opposed to generalizations, to create an air of uneasiness (Staples 113). ... Martin was on the phone with his girlfriend realized that a man was following him. ... It's disturbing to know that someone life can be lost due to the perception of another person, with no questions asked, but these questions come to my mind. ... And how c...

• Word Count: 1151
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• Grade Level: High School

When the entire passage is taken into context, it explains her actions and the amazing courage that she possessed. ... In chapter two of WHEN AND WHERE I ENTER, the passage briefly describes how poorly records were kept and how flexible history was of manipulating the law to directly discriminate against African-Americans. ... In each stanza, each "I rise" line refers to a different passage of the journey through African-American oppression. ... It's also rather amusing how Giddings mentioned how many of these self-proclaimed anthropology experts attempted to tie in Darwinism with welf...

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• Grade Level: High School

You deserve it all, and more too."" (9) This quote is from a passage in which a young slave girl is dying soon after giving birth to a child that is nearly white. ... This is an especially bitter pill to swallow when the human in question suffering, is an unfortunate victim of circumstances that they had no power or choice to avoid. ... These lessons often led to an internal struggle within Jacob's on dealing with how to live up to these rigid standards, as well as, doing whatever it took to maintain her freedom in any way possible. ... This dichotomy Harriet Jacobs is faced with from rel...

• Word Count: 1272
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• Grade Level: High School

This figure has been much speculated upon, and when questioned about it, Morrison says, "Some historians told me that two hundred million died. ... It does not deal with slavery as an institution, though- "Slavery with a capital S", as Morrison says. Rather, it deals with individuals who must deal with the horrors of being slaves, and their responses to their lives. ... This passage, as with everything Morrison writes, will need to be carefully rethought as the novel unfolds. ... A profile that shocked them with its clarity. ...

• Word Count: 3712
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• Grade Level: High School

This figure has been much speculated upon, and when questioned about it, Morrison says, "Some historians told me that two hundred million died. ... It does not deal with slavery as an institution, though- "Slavery with a capital S", as Morrison says. Rather, it deals with individuals who must deal with the horrors of being slaves, and their responses to their lives. ... This passage, as with everything Morrison writes, will need to be carefully rethought as the novel unfolds. ... A profile that shocked them with its clarity. ...

• Word Count: 3715
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• Grade Level: High School

Blacks saw emancipation as their opportunity to become involved with society without the worry of being owned by someone. ... "The idea of white supremacy in the South began with the planter's intention of keeping the idea of slavery. ... With these contracts, planters extended authority and presided over all aspects of the lives of blacks. ... Blacks would labor the entire season only to be left with the feeling of despair that was identical to slavery. ... "The main purpose of Freedman's Bureau was to settle questions between them and their employers, and take care of its patrons t...

• Word Count: 1876
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

Then, it will discover how Christianity became the basis of black religion. ... It will also examine how the views of race affected society and the ideas of religion to this day. ... On the other hand if race is as ancient as time then answering the question of race becomes much more difficult. ... For these people, the Bible provides an answer to the question about race as well as slavery. ... The only contradiction is how he obtained this dark pigmented skin. ...

• Word Count: 3801
• Approx Pages: 15
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School