Within our families and community, there are more flexible roles, meaning that our parents do not necessarily have to be there all day everyday for us. ... The church is used as an escape for African-Americans. ... Sister Dee or Brother Wright). ... African-Americans tend to use religion to explain and overcome the social pressures in our lives. We use our religion (mostly Christianity) to defend us in times of social inequality. ...

• Word Count: 1387
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Dee Brown tells the story of torture and atrocity not well told in American history. ... This outlook is done using council records, autobiographies and first hand accounts. ... Actually, she may use this as an affective tool once thought of more closely. ... When I can live my life everyday with this philosophy I will be a much better person. Not only would I recommend this book for someone's life problems, I would recommend it for someone's everyday problems. ...

• Word Count: 1920
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

Authors such as Raymond Carter began to write what they knew, the simple and the logical, by using minimalism. ... The same idea as in Cathedral is weaved throughout Alice Walker's piece entitled Everyday Use. ... Johnson snatches her ancestors' quilts from her daughter Dee, who wants to hang them on a wall, and gives them to Maggie, Walker illuminates her life-long celebration of rural Southern black womanhood. ...

• Word Count: 905
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate