Ignatiev Book Review I found Noel Ignatiev's book, How the Irish became white, confusing in the way information was presented, it seemed as if it was not interwoven tightly enough with each sub-thesis presented for the individual chapters. ... Other chapters were more random and the examples went back and forth in time which caused me to re-read the introduction to refresh my memory on what the chapter set to prove. ... Many characters which were presented in the book had some sort of confusion as to where their true loyalty lay. ... Their need for belonging grew and the fo...

• Word Count: 1854
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The first and most interesting point worth examining in William Wells Brown's narrative is how the title of his book is written. ... In Chapter XI, Brown writes of his first attempt to escape slavery by traveling to Canada and then adds, "American democracy behind, liberty ahead....

• Word Count: 541
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

INTRODUCTION In 1988, the now-bestselling author and former lawyer John Grisham had his first book published. ... PURPOSE OF THIS PAPER The book offers a variety of social commentary, especially on race-related issues. ... There are different reasons stated for the permanent or temporary removal of "A Time to Kill" from the libraries; when asked about the book banning in his home state of Mississippi, John Grisham himself assumed that it was because of the "graphic rape scene" in the first chapter. ... In a similar fashion, the seperation of churches in the district is d...

• Word Count: 4938
• Approx Pages: 20
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

AgFund Response I read the AgFunds story the week after you mentioned it in class and then reread parts of it today. The whole subject is an uncomfortable one without a doubt. The delay in response is due primarily to two reasons. First of all, I didn't want to insult your intelligence with a ...

• Word Count: 655
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

From the start of the novel's very first chapter, Morrison aims to show the destructive effect of white male-dominated society in the lives of her characters. ... In anguish and uncertainty over the unfamiliar setting around him and his own lost identity, Shadrack begins to cry on a curbside and is picked up by the police and promptly booked for "vagrancy and intoxication," showing white society's destructive stereotyping and lack of concern for those outside of the norm (13). ...

• Word Count: 1501
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The 1830 publication of the "Book of Mormon" by Joseph Smith, officially established the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Members of the Church of Jesus Christ believe that Smith, under divine guidance, translated a set of golden plates into the Book of Mormon. ... A large portion of the Book of Mormon describes the history of several pre-Christian civilizations that existed throughout America. ... It wasn't until 1880 that the "Pearl of Great Price" became common Holy Scripture and was incorporated with the "Book of Mormon". ...

• Word Count: 3075
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: Undergraduate