His first popular book was "Innocents Abroad- (1869), followed by "Tom Sawyer- and "Huckleberry Finn- (1876). ... As he isn't recognised as a lawyer in this town, he spends most of his time in scientific hobbies like fingerprinting. ... They are very popular in this small town because of their extravagant appearance and because of being the only foreigners in town. ... Pettit adds that Twain gained most of his positive acquaintances with slaves during his summers spent on his uncle's farm who owned many of them. ...

• Word Count: 3258
• Approx Pages: 13
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Betye Saar inspects her roots by looking at popular representations of the black female in America and incorporates her own ideas by turning the woman (Aunt Jamaima) into a warrior with modern western weapons in her hands. ...

• Word Count: 3101
• Approx Pages: 12
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Thurgood Marshall is one of the most inspirational men in civil rights history to date. ... He is congenitally unqualified to exercise the most responsible duty of citizenship. ... He was popular and a member of the first Black Greek Fraternal Organization, Alpha Phi Alpha, Inc. ... Thurgood Marshall is one of the most well known figures in the history of civil rights in America and the first Black Supreme Court Justice. ...

• Word Count: 4823
• Approx Pages: 19
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

A very diversified popular art was developing. Occasionally someone took notice of it and utilized it, but most "serious" musicians ignored these popular forms of music. ... (Cooper, 569-573) However, the African was a slave, not really counted as a citizen; his ideas were not to be taken seriously by most white people. ... It rendered itself the most conductive source of the African-American culture. ...

• Word Count: 4261
• Approx Pages: 17
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Although numerous articles and books have been published devising means by which to reduce variance within the system, the most recent, and probably most contentious, is that of Paul Butler, Associate Professor of Law, George Washington University Law School, and former Special Assistant United States Attorney in the District of Columbia. ... Although several commentators have voiced criticisms with the ideas of Professor Butler, most of these criticisms focus on what is best for the American legal system, what legal precedents dictate, or as is most often the case, on what is "right." ... Alt...

• Word Count: 3584
• Approx Pages: 14
• Grade Level: Undergraduate