This quote has a amount of importance on music and were it comes from. ... Such an example would be the quote. ... Each chapter has it's own story, just as every song has it's meaning. ... The quote is strong with saying that blacks signify independence, and that's true from slavery. The blues and jazz are popular among all races, and tell stories that are centuries old and still hold meaning to may people they hold the history of America within the words. ...

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There are many examples in the story that can prove or disprove either side. ... Throughout the story Julians" mother portrays her prejudice views in numerous ways. ... Julian seems absolutely disgusted with his mother , especially in the beginning of the story. ... She did have a black nurse and also is quoted in saying " I've always had Slater 3 a great respect for my colored friends", but she also refers to the nurse as "darky". ... Julian acts disrespectful to his mother throughout the course of the story. ...

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" This quote speaks to the theme that if one is not seen as important in society's eyes then justice is unlikely to be rightfully served to them. ... Shelley's use of point of view is so strong, that it makes you feel sorry for a monster; the assumed bad guy of the story. ... The use of diction in that quote, as well as the rest of the book, helps to convey the message that the monster is unfairly treated. ... The quote, "There's a black boy dead for no reason," reflects on that notion that unjustified mistreatment is brutally shown towards people of color. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The story of Langston Hughes" life is one of great success. ... Langston has been quoted by saying, "So I learned early not to hate all white people" (Rummel 22.) ... At night they would read him stories from such works from popular black authors such as W.E.B. ... Just by this quote from him you can see he has a talent with words, and that he strongly disagrees with being held back from what he truly wants to do. ... He went on to write many more poems, short stories, and plays. ...

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She the most anonymous character the ranch and perhaps the saddest person in the story. ... "(85) This quote shows Curley"wife displeasure with her husband. ... Loneliness create a setting situation to all the characters in the story. ...

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Derek realized that African Americans were treated unfairly by the legal system after hearing Lamont's story. I think after hearing Lamont's story he basically realized that he got a cake walk and Lamont got the shaft, because Derek killed two people and got three years and Lamont got six years for shoplifting. 10. ... I think the quote "Has anything you've done, made your life better?" I think this is a good quote to use to examine you. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

This book had a very inspiring and exciting story to tell. The story is set in the time of the Civil War. ... Lighter-skinned blacks in this story act superior to darker-skinned blacks. ... Another important symbol in the story is the black stallion. ... The best way I could sum up my feelings on this novel would be in a quote by Frederick Douglas, "Without a struggle, there can be no progress."...

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• Grade Level: High School

Everyone that is old enough to understand anything about religion know about the story of Jesus Christ. ... This movie is telling about the story of Jesus Christ, and I think that Mel Gibson did not disrespect Jesus Christ in no way at all. ... The author quotes at the beginning of his commentary,"Mel, Why do you hate me so (Divine Words)?" ... True enough, the movie is violent, but this is the true story of Jesus Christ. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

This song is a recount of the story of some regiments of the post-Civil War. ... People, to suit their convenience, have manipulated history and many times the true story is omitted. ... This song also makes a recount of how the Buffalo Soldiers where brought to America by force, in order for every listener to learn a little bit of the actual story. ... -Bob Marley Quoting from H.I.M. ...

• Word Count: 891
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"Great literature, if we read it well, opens us up to the world. It makes us more sensitive to the world, as if we acquired eyes that could see through things and ears that could hear smaller sounds." This quote written by an unknown author is very true. If you read literature and really soa...

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Toomer was once quoted as saying "I had an attitude towards myself that I was superior to wrong-doing and above criticism and reproach I seemed to induce, in the grownups, an attitude which made them keep their hands off me" (Williams). ...

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Reed states, and I quote, "You really have to suspend disbelief for this movie. " I agree with him because some of the actions and events that took place in the film were not true or did not happen. ... He does not have the right to tell a story about slavery and what it was like especially since he humored certain parts. ...

• Word Count: 752
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• Grade Level: High School

The feelings of the fairness of the trial towards Carl Lee because of his race (quoted by Joe Seneca, A Time To Kill, 1996, "Carl Lee Hailey is on trial because he is black, no other reason.") are enhanced by the way Joel Schumacher presents the judge of the trial; Omar Noose. ... It brings to life stories and rumors of abuse and hatred towards black Americans by white Americans. ...

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Along with its mark of economic growth in regards to an increase of manufacturing and home construction, it is not a question why former British Prime Minister Winston Churchhill quoted that, "America at this moment, stands at the summit of the world.... The protagonist in his attempt to pinpoint the one name he seeks for quotes, I tried, thinking vainly of many names, but none seemed to fit, and yet it was as though I was somehow a part of all of them, had become submerged within them and lost. ... As the story develops and he finds out that a man he trusted the most, Mr. ...

• Word Count: 1723
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• Grade Level: High School

"Don't judge a book by its cover", I wish that this quote is applied in the real life. ... This story is more than enough for people to start appreciating and accepting others, and to be humans for once. It's devastating to hear such gloomy stories, where families are left suffering. ...

• Word Count: 1088
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We hear this quote all the time when previewing movie trailers. ... Worldwide, viewers rely on death and destruction as a source of entertainment; even love stories end in some way of violence or misery, like Romeo and Juliet, the greatest love story of all time. ...

• Word Count: 1258
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People might think that this poem is a story of a dancer from Harlem. ... An example of this is in the quote "I knew her self was not in that strange place," implying that he knows she can make something better of her life. By the speaker's reaction to the dancers few actions, I think that there is a larger story behind the breif scenario presented in the poem. ...

• Word Count: 1662
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

People might think that this poem is a story of a dancer from Harlem. ... An example of this is in the quote "I knew her self was not in that strange place," implying that he knows she can make something better of her life. By the speaker's reaction to the dancers few actions, I think that there is a larger story behind the breif scenario presented in the poem. ...

• Word Count: 1634
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Learning The Rules In the time of the Jim Crow South, the majority of white people displayed extreme ill will towards the black people. Race relations were not good between blacks and whites, and it was no secret. It was a time where black people were treated better than when they were slaves,...

• Word Count: 973
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• Grade Level: High School

In a quote from a online source, Spike Lee says, "I've never really thought of myself as a spokesperson for 35 million African Americans.... ... He makes his movies, commercials, and videos with the intent of bringing the true realism without trying to appease those who might be shocked or disgusted by his way of telling the story. ...

• Word Count: 1061
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• Grade Level: High School

About half of the pictures were "Memes", which were popular quotes, images, and real people, which are copied, imitated, and spread all over the internet. ... "we heard many stories of how people-from parents to teachers-were struggling to talk about race with their children". ...

• Word Count: 1377
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In a quote from a online source, Spike Lee says, "I've never really thought of myself as a spokesperson for 35 million African Americans.... ... He makes his movies, commercials, and videos with the intent of bringing the true realism without trying to appease those who might be shocked or disgusted by his way of telling the story. ...

• Word Count: 976
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Thus, as part of an anti-war agenda, news producers and journalists purposely selected stories that portrayed the war as uncontrollable. ... The story describes a group of people chained inside of a cave all of their lives, facing a plain, stone wall. ... As the story continues Socrates explains that the philosopher is like a prisoner as well. ... This quote is trying to say that mankind should think beyond the set norms and question things around them. ...

• Word Count: 2053
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• Grade Level: High School

Any other time in the story the daughter is referred to as "she" or "child". ... The point of view in which "Ballad of Birmingham" is written affects many points in the story. ... The mother in the story smiles her "last smile" because she is forever changed by the death of her child who is killed in result of evil. The plot of the story was the most effective way Randall showed the struggle that the characters were having with the hatred of society. ... The theme of the story is conveyed through each technique, language, plot, setting, point of view, and character. ...

• Word Count: 2840
• Approx Pages: 11
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• Grade Level: High School

The above stories both had an effect on Wright, but the experience which affected him the most took place when he was much younger. ... At the end of each segment of his essay, he includes quotes from all of his various Jim Crow-enhancing experiences. ... Of the eight stories he tells, the idea of being grateful to the whites is written five different times. ...

• Word Count: 1958
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School