First, this book withholds too many important factors in American history to be left out. ... After enduring Jody, Janie finds her next husband Teacake, who guides Janie to find her identity. ... Moreover, Janie becomes a model of love throughout the book. ... Many advocacy groups having banning this book because of reasons that could be understood to a certain extent (written above). ... However, explicitness contributes to the value of the book. ...

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Atticus' background in the story is mostly unknown, but in the book Scout says that he was the first of his family to leave their farm, "Finch's Landing" in order to study and work in law after being homeschooled. ... In irony, Atticus' biggest and practically only insecurity is in his parenting skills, although he often defends his ideas on raising children to those more experienced and traditional His stern but fair way of treating his children is the same way he acted in the courtroom defending Tom Robinson, as his friend Miss Maudie said in the book " 'Atticus F...

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Through the readings so far in the book African American Literature I have learned that African slaves would tell stories to keep hope of becoming free someday. ... A mother could represent many things, someone that shows love and affection to you someone to teach and guide you, and someone to come home to. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

James Johnson ends his book, "The Autobiography of and Ex-Coloured Man" with a paragraph containing the statement, "[these men] are men who are making history and a race. ... The autobiography guides the reader through humble beginnings, prodigy-like talents, life threatening adventures, and enough travel to fill two lifetimes. ... Glimpses of strong opinion and lecturer style appear throughout the book. ... Because it lies in the relative beginning of the book, one may assume that this tidbit of educational fodder is meant to be kept in the back of the mind while reading on. ...

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Du Bois, in his book The Souls of Black Folk, rejected famed black educator Booker T. ... PAL: Perspectives in American Literature-A Research and Reference Guide. 17 July 2002 http://www.csustan.edu/english/reuben/pal/chap9/ 9intro.html. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The right thing 1 Article Essay: Spike Lee's, "Do The Right Thing" The right thing 2 Article Essay: Spike Lee's, "Do The Right Thing" Spike Lee is one of the many directors who in my opinion always want to keep people alert. He is without a doubt an intelligent man that believes he ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The motivation that guided the missionaries and philanthropists in their approach to educating the freedmen was the ideal of industrial education which included the training of labor workers. Booker T. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

By stating "individual" they meant their own individuals in the "solid middle class" who were well educated and respected men that would be able to take care of the people and guide them. ... Gabriel Kolko restates Progressivism by saying that it is conservatism in his book "The Triumph of Conservatism....

• Word Count: 1026
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate