These men were making five times more then what they can make at home. ... Hundreds of miles to the south there were something else brewing, a small plant creating another economic boom called cotton. ... There were four million men, women, and children in slavery. ... Then he met and debated with Lincoln in the White House about slavery. ... He hoped that the local slaves would help him but none for the slaves showed up to help him and his sons. ...

• Word Count: 1311
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

He made a promise to God that if he were to survive the storm he would return home. ... Crusoe casted God aside when the seas were smooth sailing. ... Crusoe realizes that he is being punished for his past behavior: "What I had received by the good instruction of my father was then worn out by an uninterrupted series, for eight years, of seafaring wickedness, and a constant conversation with none but such as were, like myself, wicked and profane to the last degree. ... At one point, Crusoe himself was captured into slavery after traveling to Africa to purchase slaves: "The Usage I had t...

• Word Count: 2307
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography

Between the North and South there were deep economic, social, and political differences. ... There were a few reasons other then the slavery issue, that the South disagreed on and that persuaded them to succeed from the Union. ... They said that the slaves were better cared for then the free factory workers in the North. ... There were demands for political equality and economic and social advances. ... Other problems existed that led to succession but none were as big as the slavery issue. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Douglass then begins to describe the inhumane life a slave has on a rural plantation. ... There were countless reasons a slave could be whipped, such as not being at the field in time, trying to escape, being caught out at night, talking back to the master, and many other reasons. ... There were close to four hundred slaves kept on the plantation Douglass was at. ... He writes, "There was no getting rid of it. ... There were other narratives written by former slaves, but none could live up to the educated, realistic accounts of slavery by Frederick Douglass. ...

• Word Count: 1899
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

Marx then looks at how slavery and racism developed in each country. ... African slaves were brought in to fill there space. ... The Dutch were integrated with the native population at first but then began to fear that they would lose control of there power once diamonds and gold were found. The Dutch Then began to enslave more natives to work these mines. ... The change of hands between the to leaders was slow but revolutionary for the region none the less. ...

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• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

These were Othello and Titus Andronicus. ... This is then given to Cassio by Iago. ... Aaron is a slave, yet he has a large amount of power for someone whose station grants him none. ... There are many other instances such as this one through out the play. ... However there are some similarities between Aaron and Othello in their blackness. ...

• Word Count: 1913
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

These were Othello and Titus Andronicus. ... This is then given to Cassio by Iago. ... Aaron is a slave, yet he has a large amount of power for someone whose station grants him none. ... There are many other instances such as this one through out the play. ... However there are some similarities between Aaron and Othello in their blackness. ...

• Word Count: 1882
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• Grade Level: High School

There were many historical and social forces that triggered this new age, but none more important than the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments, the immigration boom, and the industrial revolution. ... Not only were there murders, but also southern states tried to establish laws prohibiting black freedmen from carrying weapons and gave plantation owners the right to take black children away from their poor families to work in the field. ... Immigration Policy in an Unsettled World3, a firm could import raw materials to its factory and then send the finished products to markets all across the countr...

• Word Count: 1687
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Then I thought a minute, and says to myself, hold on, -suppose you"d done right and give Jim up would you felt better than what you do now? ... There is a difference however, between Jim's actions towards his previous owner Miss Watson and his services unto Huck. ... It was understood by the slaves in the book that if they were sold down the river it would be the beginning of the end for them. Slave owners in the Deep South were portrayed to be mean and vicious. They were depicted to be the worse kinds to work for and in the worse kinds of conditions. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

However, there are inconsistencies in the way Bronte uses history. ... It elucidates to the hierarchy at the time: black on the bottom, then creole, then European, then British, then British upper class. ... Woman were seen as very much inferior to men and the parallels between Jane and Bertha shed light on the parallels between race relations and gender hierarchy. ... Secondly, there are satanic associations; 'demoniac' and 'goblin-laughter'. ... None of the imagery is used to incite compassion or sympathy with Bertha, only to express menace and aggression. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

After the Revolution, there were efforts here and there to reduce slave trade. ... The Revolutionary War was fought, so there would be freedom for all, and there should be freedom for all no matter what race or color. ... After the revolution, there were thousands of free slaves in the south, but it did not stop the southerners from having slaves. ... However, none of the states in south of Maryland chose to end slavery because having slave can bring more profit for the slave owners. ... In 1780, Pennsylvania passed a gradual emancipation law then Connecticut and Rhode Island followed suit ...

• Word Count: 1901
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography

Then the two rebels raped me in front of my children and other civilians. Many other women were raped in public places. ... Rebels continued to rape women and girls of Sierra Leone well after the civil war, and there are even some cases to this day. ... Even before the war, women were denied to be educated, were unable to own land, could not earn their own money and were most likely forced into early marriages. ... Knowing there are so many people out there like COOPI fighting for the women in Sierra Leone, why is it that only one sexual violence case has been prosecuted? ...

• Word Count: 2075
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• Grade Level: High School

Harper then resumed her passion for the Negro cause until her death in 1911. ... Its every glance was pain, As if a storm of agony Were sweeping through the brain. ... No marvel, then, these bitter shrieks Disturb the listening air: She is a mother, and her heart Is breaking in despair. ... Our mother, so loved and precious, No longer was sitting there. Our hearts grew heavy with sorrow, Our eyes with tears were blind, And little Jamie was wondering, Why we were left behind. ...

• Word Count: 2134
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• Grade Level: High School

Slaves were told they were subhuman and were traded as commodities whose worth could be expressed in dollars. ... These characters show some signs of peace and relief throughout the story, but then the ghost of Beloved appears and reveals all past memories. ... (Bloom, 96) All of her past feelings and memories Dubinsky 4 were pushed aside for temporary freedom. ... Collected every bit of life she had made, all the parts of her that were precious and fine and beautiful, and carried, pushed, dragged them through the veil, out, away, over there where no one could hurt them. Over there. ...

• Word Count: 2030
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Lee's resolution," but there are many other important historical acts that are noteworthy but overshadowed by his Declaration of Independence. ... The founding fathers were too assumed in their own political expediency to fight any more. ... Large concessions were made by Spain due to Adam's offensive and the Florida Purchase treaty was signed. ... If it isn't forbidden then it is permitted. ... Both men were against it in the election of 1828 but he and Adam's followers were by far less squeamish. ...

• Word Count: 2477
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School