His father then brought the boy to Louisiana. ... Madame is surprised at how the child, a boy, has grown. ... A quadroon boy is fanning him. ... She dismisses the boy. ... Foreshadowings Desiree's "Obscure Origin" The following passage "describing Armand's attitude regarding the lack of information about Desiree's family history "foreshadows his assumption that Desiree's ancestry included a black African." ...

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• Grade Level: High School

In the foster home there were other kids, amongst them were a few babies and one seven year old little black boy named Harmon. ... As this happened Janie got to name her self and she named herself after her case worker's daughter, whom had also died, Leshaya, she did not only want this name because of who's name it was also because it was a black girl's name and she always wanted to be black she taught her self to talk slang so she sounded more black and also told everyone that her daddy was black even though her skin was so pale with blonde hair and blue eyes. ... Leshaya l...

• Word Count: 2988
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

I asked her questions about my grandmother, as I never saw any of my grandparents. ... When she talked about the fact that Grandfather was the overseer. ... Amy can tell you about other relatives I never knew about. ... I finished washing and rinsing the white clothes and hung them on the line to dry My stepsister was punching down some overalls in the big black wash pot outside where we boiled them to get the dirt out, when she slipped and scalded her hands. ... Then caught a ride for about 6 miles. ...

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• Approx Pages: 22
• Grade Level: High School

The average number was about seven to ten. ... Up until about the age eight, boys and girls wore the same thing. ... After a boy reached the age of eight or nine, he would begin to help out with the father's job, which was farming, and a dress would not suit the job very well. ... One of the most surprising facts about hygiene in the colonial society was the lack of oral care. ... Sexuality at first was relaxed and not thought about. ...

• Word Count: 3125
• Approx Pages: 13
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

What is the American family? This question was answered by John de Crevecoeur, in "what is the American?" (1782), when he said: "I could point out to you a family whose grandfather was an Englishman, whose wife was Dutch, whose son married a French woman, and whose present four sons have four wives ...

• Word Count: 9352
• Approx Pages: 37
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School