In this way the slave ship became the symbol of the community of a "lost people" and it contrasted the phenomenon of dispersion that characterized the Diasporic relations. ... Men, women and children were crammed into every available space, denied adequate room, food or breathing space. ... The heat of these horrid places was so great and the odour so offensive that it was quite impossible to enter them, even had there been room. ... Indeed, such were the horrors of my views and fears at the moment, that if ten thousand worlds had been my own, I would have freely parted with them all to ...

• Word Count: 4160
• Approx Pages: 17
• Grade Level: High School

In order to save her son Chambers from growing up to become a slave, she switches him with Tom who looks just like Chambers. ... Pettit gives a good overview on Mark Twain's life and his views on slavery. ... "The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson- is introduced by a description of a peaceful, calm town seemingly harmless and full of harmony: "In 1830 it was a snug little collection of modest one- and two-storey frame dwellings whose whitewashed exteriors were almost concealed from sight by climbing tangles of rose-vines, honeysuckles, and morning-glories When there was room on the led...

• Word Count: 3258
• Approx Pages: 13
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School