In the book "All God's Children" author Fox Butterfield delivered his point of view and his theory on the Bosket family and the American tradition of violence. ... So the book starts off in South Carolina in the Edgefield County where the American Revolution just ended. ... Standing up for himself and showing signs of ignorance by not listening to his Landlord would make Pud lose his job as well as fighting back to the white man he worked for. ... When he was released back to the outside world he maintained two jobs working in an aerospace company as a computer programmer, as w...

• Word Count: 3198
• Approx Pages: 13
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

When he was twelve years old, Frederick got hold of a book called The Columbian Orator. ... From this book Frederick learned the power of truth over the conscience, of even a slaveholder. ... He later pursued a job in caulking, but found prejudice to stop him in his tracks. ...

• Word Count: 5595
• Approx Pages: 22
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• Grade Level: High School

Book Review Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglas: An American Slave Written by Himself Introduction: Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey was born around 1818 into slavery in Talbot Country, Maryland. ... Douglass was the first slave to stand publicly and declare his fugitive status, became a prolific lecturer, and published many newspapers during his lifetime which he devoted to causes in the name of  "Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness"  for  all, as set forth in the United States Declaration of Independence Preface: Some narratives began with a preface and ...

• Word Count: 2694
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: High School

Chaga and the Chocolate Factory is a children's book by Bob Hartman based on the true life of a young boy in Mali, that illustrates how that happens. The book is about a young boy named Chaga whose parents sell him to a man to go work at a cocoa plantation (or the "chocolate factory") This book touches base on certain circumstances of human trafficking that people often don't realize. ... This may seem like a dark sort of a children's book but I like the author's goal of making the youth aware of the injustices happening around the world. ... The trafficked usuall...

• Word Count: 5222
• Approx Pages: 21
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• Grade Level: High School

Slaves were not seen as equals, just regular workers that had common jobs. ... Others found their way into the galleys and royal mines, perhaps the most physically demanding of the jobs that slaves had to perform. ... With this detailed description of slave duties, the evidence is clear that between slaves being owned by Spaniards and their final journey to America, conditions, treatment, and jobs all declined drastically. ...

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

All Nike employees receive $37 dollars a month during their first three months on the job, $9 below Vietnamese minimum wage. ... The bad press continued through 1994 with investigative reports by several large newspapers and a book entitled Just Do It, written by Donald Katz (2). ...

• Word Count: 4250
• Approx Pages: 17
• Grade Level: High School

Writers differ in the purpose for which they write. Some aim to entertain, but the more serious and skilled writers usually have the goal of expressing a serious idea. Writers such as Hariet Beecher Stowe and Alex Haley are writers who write for more than mere entertainment. Uncle Tom's Cabin, writt...

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Introduction Slave trade and slavery officially ended in Sudan in 2003. However, modern-day slavery still exists. The International Labor Organization (ILO) and the UN stipulate that by 2006, the number of individuals held in slavery worldwide was estimated at 12-27 million, surpassing any earlier numbers, including the 16 thru 19th century slave trade of the Trans -Atlantic (Salett, 2006). Obviously, the global population is much higher than it was in the 19th century, but the scale of the problem nonetheless remains staggering. Between 700,000 and 900,000 people, mostly women and childre...

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According to Howard Jones in the book Race on Trial, "Black people had brought suit on behalf of their rights as human beings and, whether on the basis of law or morality, went freeIf they [blacks] found equality before the courts, the momentum would develop for their achieving the same status outside the courts. ...

• Word Count: 2862
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Late 19th - Century American Literature Mark Twain's novel Pudd'nhead Wilson as a critique of 19th Century hierarchies based on racial segregation Mark Twain: Mark Twain was born on November 30th of the year 1835 in Florida, Missouri. His first job was as a printer and 1856 as a steamboa...

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