The story focuses on the character of Comfort Servosse. ... One quote from the book that tells the reader of how he felt was "bestowal of equal civil and political rights upon all men, without regard to previous rank and station." ... Tourgee was a fighter for the rights of blacks in the south during reconstruction and it seems that he used this novel to tell the story of the problems and attitudes that faced the reconstruction of the south and the different attitudes of the north as well. The novel is used to tell the story of failed reconstruction plans as well. ... While it still had th...

• Word Count: 384
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

Is War Necessary? ... This movie tells the story of a reluctant hero, Benjamin Martin, who enters the war after his family, becomes endangered by the British. ... It was the British who instigated and prolonged the war. ... The American Civil war was also a necessary evil. ... Based on an inspiring true story, The Lost Battalion recreates the life and death action of the first Great War, however seems to focus on death and negativity. ...

• Word Count: 4263
• Approx Pages: 17
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Scarlett's lifestyle before the war left her unprepared for the responsibilities to come and even though she was selfish, the tragedies in Scarlett's life shaped her character into the woman she would become after the Civil War. ... Set against the backdrop of the American Civil War, Gone With the Wind tells the tale of a willful and spoiled Southern Belle and the struggles she endures as she comes to terms with the end of life as she knows it; she learns to survive in her new reality. ... In true Scarlett fashion, she uses her mother's prized drapes as material for a dress so s...

• Word Count: 1304
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The book itself examines over 10 American history books and reveals every flaw, fabrication, and "sugar coated " story in each book. ... With all the other types of knowledge there is, why do most American educational programs urge students to study history when more than half of it is not even true? ... Loewen also writes about how history books don't talk about how our founding fathers Thomas Jefferson and George Washington were slave owners themselves. ... We are aware about the wars but are never given the reasons as to why we are in the war in the first place. ... Loewen also talks...

• Word Count: 2164
• Approx Pages: 9

Douglass's devotion to abolitionism led him to confer with Abraham Lincoln during the civil war and after the war he fought for the rights of women and African-Americans alike. ... So we can say that the story is always motivated. ... I do not ever remember to have met a slave who could tell of his birthday." ... In fact, we can say that Douglass's preface could stand for what Lejeune called the autobiographical pact which committed the author to tell his life story in a spirit of sincerity. ... Though, the narrative tells such a story it tells it an unusual way for instance the ...

• Word Count: 2277
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

On the other hand, Longstreet is a realistic soldier in the story. ... This further tells us the intentions and motives for the North. ... The final change of heart and religion in the story was in the ending of the adventure with Chamberlain, "He thanked God for the honor. ... This ending passage shows the power of God and how he wipes slates clean. ... Chamberlain conveys how he feels about the war as he tries to convince the imprisoned troops to fight with him in the war. ...

• Word Count: 1753
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

Though some of these stereotypes may be true -- except reverse racism because that's literally impossible -- has anyone stopped to think that African Americans have the right to be angry? ... Men fell all around me How I got out of that fight alive I cannot tell but I am here. ... " He continues to tell them to act with the law of retaliation: an eye for an eye. ... The vignette The Lynching of a Postmaster, 1898 depicts the story of a Black postmaster, William Baker. ... The document Jack Trice Fights his Attackers tells the story of Jack Trice and how he defies his attackers agains...

• Word Count: 1964
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

Society secretary Thomas Pringle edited Prince's History to meet the restrictive criteria imposed on female slave narratives, and many believe his heavy-handedness blurs Prince's true identity and the crucial sense of authenticity (Rauwerda 397). ... The requirement that her text appear to the contrary complicates her story, but does not discredit its value. ... Through it all, she tells her story in such earnest that modern readers can almost hear abolitionists and colonialists of Prince's time gasping, "It wasn't that bad, was it?... "But my heart tells me it is far oth...

• Word Count: 3051
• Approx Pages: 12
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School