Douglass's autobiography is one of the most important historical documents of the eighteenth century--written with the goal of abolishing slavery by reaching out to the hearts of his fellow men and women and captivating their sympathy as he describes the many roadblocks that he as a slave was forced to overcome, both physically and mentally. ... He deems that life with illiteracy is the equivalent to a life full of "mental darkness," swearing to become literate no matter the cost (66). ... He instead captures the reader's heart, invoking sympathy as the emotions pour out over the ...

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What Nancy Bristow then explores is the darker, repressive side of the CTCA "s crusades. ... While the rest of the class may disagree with me, I believe that she did a wonderful job of outlining the way ideas of appropriate masculine and feminine behavior laid at the heart of the Progressive campaign for moral reform. ...

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Abraham Lincoln and Equal Rights With America struggling in a state of Civil War, the nation's very core was being shaken. Abraham Lincoln, who was president during this period, realized this, and delivered one of his most historically renowned speeches, "The Gettysburg Address". This speech ad...

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