Filled with stifling detail, intense political drama, and great social/economic analysis, The Reckless Decade by H.W. ... The book is organized mainly by chronological order, starting from the end of the frontier times of western expansion, to the rise of electrical technology, the overwhelming effects/conflicts of immigration and urbanization, to the great clash of the industrial superpowers, the intense and fierce worker/union movement, the rise of racism and segregation, and the fierce political battle for political dominance in America. From the way the author organizes and it seems that t...

• Word Count: 504
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In "Just Walk on By" by Brent Staples, the author describes the reactions of people walking on streets in response to seeing an approaching black man of the author's appearance. ... Staples cites from two essays in which the authors are both intensely uncomfortable in the presence of black men on certain streets and Staples also notes that he often notices the "hunch posture" (256) that one of the authors describes in his essay. ... By using more technical speech and citing other author's works, Staples creates a more intellectual tone in his story which gets his point across, and ...

• Word Count: 1531
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

One of the leading figures of the period was James Weldon Johnson , author of the pioneering novel Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man (1912), and perhaps best known for God's Trombones (1927), a collection of seven sermons in free verse. ... The Harlem Renaissance was accelerated by charitable grants and scholarships and was supported by white writers such as Carl Van Vechten, author of Nigger Heaven (1926). ... The Great Depression caused the Harlem group of writers and entertainers to scatter; many were forced to leave New York or to take other jobs to tide them over the hard times....

• Word Count: 824
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Maya Angelou is a well-recognized American author, primarily from the period of the Civil Rights Movement, where she participated as an activist. ... According to an article by Danielle Dorky, as a writer, Maya Angelou acquired her inspiration from different authors who had written books and poems, which she used to read from her childhood (1). ... Wolfe is among the most celebrated authors of the early 20th century, and is credited for paving the way for autobiographical fiction genre, thus there is no doubt that Angelou's respect and knowledge of the author's work assisted in stren...

• Word Count: 1524
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

She's an acclaimed author, poet, novelist, producer, professor and civil rights activist. ... Annie Henderson, who ran the only black-owned general store in Stamps, had been able to maintain financial stability during the economic slump of the Great Depression and as such, was able to adequately care for her grandchildren. ... It was when Maya returned to live with her grandmother that she discovered reading, great literature and the endless possibilities of her creativity. ...

• Word Count: 884
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Langston Hughes, a man of many things Langston Hughes is a standout amongst the most surely understood African American artist and short story authors in our nation today. ... However, that was not his overall goal and there are those authors who believe that Hughes appealed to a couple of different cultures or groups. ... Smethurst refers to this with the following statement: "This division of Hughes's work into three basic modes can be seen as a reflection of the relative weakness of the Left within the broader African American community in the early 1930s at the same time that...

• Word Count: 1762
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The Renaissance took place between the end of World War 1 and the Great Depression. ... Authors wrote to escape the trials and tribulations of life, such as poverty and discrimination. ... The Great Depresion increased the economic pressure on all sections of life. ...

• Word Count: 1369
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Although the author, O'Connor, possesses strong anti-racist sentiments, he also simultaneously evokes pity for the "innocent" mother of Julian and criticizes her actions. ... Although Julian's mother may be overtly racist, Julian is not free from prejudices and places a great emphasis on class status, which is an ideal instilled by his past, his mother's pedigree and former wealth. ... This story creates a great impact in my life by making me strong enough so that I can stand beside what's right and wrong despite being partial to anyone; let it be my parents, friends, ...

• Word Count: 1330
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The two authors share similarities and differences in their use of techniques to call attention to such segregation. ... In this paper, apocalyptic language refers to the extent the authors call direct attention to apocalyptic occurrences. ... For example, Jim and Julia see that "in the great stone doorway a hundred men and women and children lay crushed and twisted and jammed " (Du Bois 3), and feel that "the stillness of death lay everywhere and everywhere bowed, bent, and stretched the silent forms of men " (Du Bois 2). ...

• Word Count: 2007
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Washington were powerful political figures that left a great impact during this time of African American oppression in the twentieth century, but the only thing they agreed on was that there was a problem. ... He was born and raised in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, a place where social and economic activities were reinforced by "primary democracy"- all of its citizens had a right to be heard. ... DuBois's technique of handling the problem of racial discrimination and unequal civil liberties for blacks was disputed by a great deal of African Americans. ... One author summarizes the ...

• Word Count: 1561
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

" The really great ones like Hughes confront their bleak realities without letting those realities dictate their lives with regards to things that they can control. ... It usually has to take something really great for the Anglo-Saxons to show any form of interest in the lives of these people who share the same land. ... The author of Scarlet Sister Mary said her neighbor didn't take well to the book because she portrayed her characters falsely as "everyone knows niggas don't think....

• Word Count: 1560
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Angelou was an acclaimed poet, author, dancer, actress, playwright, director, and civil rights activist. ... Because African Americans were still experiencing discrimination in 1940, the event of a graduation symbolized great honor and achievement. ...

• Word Count: 1074
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The effect of using "I" and "cool" so many times and right next to each other gives the reader a sense of the reader's tone, mainly an air of deserved superiority that may initially seem pompous of the author but provokes the reader into continuing the story in order to ascertain if these claims can be proven true. ... When he uses the metaphor "Cooler than a polar bear's toenails," (367) not only does he now appear to be exaggerating for the sake of stressing "cool," but also the reader understands with this image that being cool in not necessarily a great thing, but more something ...

• Word Count: 1153
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Though their "opposing" platforms were not on great distances, Lowry came in second in the primary, which only depicted the nature of the environment in 1956 Miami. ... After a short summary, the author types his last sentence: "It is the first time a congressman has come to this area to talk on race relations." ...

• Word Count: 1986
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Jill Karson, a published author states, "Many consider the civil rights movement to have begun not in the 1950's, but when African Americans were first brought in chains, centuries earlier to American shore" (Karson 11). ... As the U.S. emerged from the Great Depression two years later, Japan invaded China and Hitler's Nazi Germany took much of Europe. ...

• Word Count: 1633
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The attitudes that the viewer's hold on the social commentaries are formed in part by the context that the author creates but also from their own context in the form of past experiences and knowledge of other texts. ... The significance of this scene is great. ...

• Word Count: 2667
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Toni Morrison, one of the most remarkable African American authors and her novels remind readers that there is a past to remember. African American literature, has its origins in the 18th century, has helped African Americans to find their voice in a country where laws were set against them. The pos...

• Word Count: 5084
• Approx Pages: 20
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

This Afrikaner myth is exemplified in Hard Right written by van Rooyen when he says, "Africa's poor record on democracy, human and minority rights was always a source of great anxiety to South African whites. ... Other authors such as Noer point to similar interpretations when he states, "The American civil rights movement of the early 1960s was such an internal matter. ...

• Word Count: 3701
• Approx Pages: 15
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Although Asians and Asian Americans have been present on American television screens for decades, [1] few television series have featured Asian or Asian Americans in starring roles. Kung Fu (Warner Bros, ABC, 1972-1975), starring David Carradine as Kwai-Chang Caine, featured a white American actor as a bi-racial Shaolin priest in the Old West. Originally conceived as a vehicle for martial arts adept Bruce Lee, the series went to an actor with little physical ability, but with a knack for embodying a Hippie pacifism along with a reluctant, but devastating aggression On the lam from the la...

• Word Count: 9463
• Approx Pages: 38
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate