This teaches a child of the minority to regret her background because she is different and does not represent the values of the community. ... She still sees the levels of color and feels she does not belong. ... Thurman does this by giving the reader insight into Emma Lou's mind and showing how the character has come to be racist against herself and her own people. Thurman's character is constantly looking for acceptance by others although she is not strong enough to accept her own color or those who are as dark as or darker than she. ... Thurman's character travels from pl...

• Word Count: 1573
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Keeping in mind that technology is needed for a thriving modern society, blacks were needed to smoothly run a household as well as carry out the grunt work that the white men and women were not willing to succumb to in most cases. ... They were also unconvinced that his cult was not somehow hostile towards their efforts and intentions for their own religions and society. ... Both Jesus" are not given certain rights and privileges that they wish they had. ... Faulkner writes, "Cant Aunt Rachel do anything with him?...... Peter responds, "I do not know the man" (http://www.revelationwebs...

• Word Count: 1470
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Troy, even as a runaway, carried with him his father's virtues. ... The play is filled with difficulties between characters, and many of these were not reconciled in the proper manner. ... When Black team could not play in the world series, they started their own Black world series in 1924. ... That was the way things were. They refused to let the White people hold them down and stop them from doing what they loved to do. ...

• Word Count: 1386
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

It is ironic; however, that Dee could also be referred to as the "black sheep,"" the one who does not fit in with the rest of the family. ... These are things that a family provides. ... She does not appreciate the background of her heritage or where she comes from. ... If family members do not learn to value and respect these heirlooms, the tradition and culture of a family could be lost forever. ... Dee's desire to hang the quilts up shows that she respects them, but does not understand the true meaning of the quilts. ...

• Word Count: 1619
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Dubbed "Quakers" from the report that they quaked when under deep religious emotion . . . ... These acts, which called for things such as the taxing of paper goods (Stamp Act, 1765) and the hindering of trade through the forbidden issuing of paper money by the colonies (Currency Act, 1764), placed shackles upon the colonists and their businesses, forever connecting them to their European counterparts. ... I tried to do so, but fell back in the attempt. ... Any hostile actions taken by whites toward blacks were looked upon without any feeling of remorse, whites had the freedom to act in any w...

• Word Count: 2353
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography

Well . . . it is true that this is not so much a profile of a Hollywood queen as perhaps a queen of the Nile - But what does it matter? ... Beneatha does not give into this temptation, resulting in her self-appointed superiority. ... Although Beneatha has chosen a career path, she is not sure what she would like to do in her spare time. ... As Beneatha's interests change, so does who she is. ... Beneatha's mood changes instantly, and she says, "Too many things - too many things have happened today. ...

• Word Count: 1948
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School