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
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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