An economical control of free labor diminished any ideas of liberation for African Americans. ... From narratives to historical journals, each author uses their own technique to represent Blacks" resistance and struggle against slavery. ... One the most important topics addressed is the idea of docility. ... Sterne uses Hammond's personal writings to account for an exact interpretation of the methods used to "train" the slaves into obedient and willing partners. ... Unlike the other two essays discussed, author Olaudah Equiano uses a slave's personal account (which are his o...

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She also uses the personal stories of several slaves and owners to aid in the integrity of the book. Douglass" book, called "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave," is an autobiography and gives an account of what it was like to live as an American slave. ... This shows her strong opposition to the idea of slavery. ... Each author uses similar examples and stories to reveal the barbaric idea of slavery. Although they have similar views on the idea of slavery, each one has a unique way of targeting the audience. ...

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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass In the book, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is an autobiography that was written himself. ... Throughout the rough times Douglass was losing faith in the idea of family. ... But he believed that the slaveholders "idea" of Christianity was wrong. ... Everybody knows slavery is wrong but it was Douglass that made it more personal. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Although "Benito Cereno" holds a powerful message about slavery, this is not the major idea of the story. ... He has no idea about what Benito has really been through with his partner. ... He also requires repeated incentives of evil before he will engage in personal alarms or consent to believe that a person is bad. ... "Benito Cereno" is told in third-person narrative form. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Their personal humanity seems unbroken despite the inhumanity they suffer. ... The movie seems to be without individualized characters or even a conventional narrative. ... This video is not meant to be anyones' idea of a pleasant or good time movie! ... I had a renewed sense of my own personal principals and values. Maybe a better way to explain it is my own personal honor system. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass shows several instances in which his personal accounts of slavery are highlighted. ... He is, however, provided with a general idea as to how old he truly is, " I come to this from hearing my master say, some time during 1835, and I was about seventeen years old" (Douglass 1). ...

• Word Count: 884
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• Grade Level: High School