These two questions are ideal thematic rhetorical statements that both Crevecoeur and Douglass write about in various ways. ... Auld's wife did not know how to mistreat a slave, so instead of beating him, she secretly taught him how to read and write, but was caught soon by her husband who eventually made her stop. ... In this period, he wrote his Letters from an American Farmer, a series of delightful self-accounts of his own ideal existence as an American citizen. ...

• Word Count: 2927
• Approx Pages: 12
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Throughout the years, slavery has played a dominant role within the Cherokee Nation, inevitably affecting thousands of African Americans, American Indians, and Europeans alike. Within the last decade, a vicious battle has come alive between the Cherokee people and freedmen. These freedmen, who have ...

• Word Count: 2752
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The South was ideal for growing tobacco due to the warm climate and the fertile soil. ... Their ideals included hard work, education, economic independence, and the belief that the community had the right and responsibility to decide whether an action was moral or immoral. ...

• Word Count: 4026
• Approx Pages: 16
• Grade Level: High School

By her description of Tom, Stowe contradicts the common stereotype that blacks are savages and inhumane by giving Uncle Tom the characteristics of an ideal, honest man. ... The women in Juffure pass the day by cooking breakfast, working in the rice fields during the day, and finally cooking dinner for their husbands and children. ...

• Word Count: 4104
• Approx Pages: 16