In the tale, the mariner kills an albatross and, by this crime, is subject to a slew of punishments which come in the form of many supernatural phenomena. ... One important aspect of this poem to consider before analyzing its deeper contents is its narrative structure. ... What's also significant is how this quote supports how the mariner could be thought of as Coleridge's echo in that he – at least to a certain extent – reflects Coleridge's moral attitudes. ... In other words, Coleridge is saying that enslaving people is an immoral and unnatural crime, and the alba...

• Word Count: 1986
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

When trying to conceive how generations of American scholars and politicians were able to allow something as evil as slavery to take place, it is important to understand this simple fact. ... " This quote illustrates the fact that southern whites saw abolition as a threat to their way of life. ... When trying to conceive how generations of American scholars and politicians were able to allow something as evil as slavery to take place, it is important to understand this fact. ... When you look at a human being as property, it is fairly simple to justify cruel treatment and punishment in th...

• Word Count: 1706
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If any of the slaves for whatever reason disobeyed their slave master commands, they would receive severe punishment that usually resulted in severe whipping and brutally, bloody, bodily harm. ... I have seen him tie up a lame young woman, and whip her with a heavy cow-skin upon her naked shoulders, causing the warm red blood to drip; and, in justification of the bloody deed, he would quote this passage of Scripture- "He that knoweth his masters will, and doeth it not, shall be beaten with many stripes." ... The beatings that are referred to in this passage are not necessarily physical in natu...

• Word Count: 1984
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate