Shaara does not have a bibliography, but he does have quotes at the beginning of the book from letters and interviews. ... It is also our culture to go to war with other countries (and apparently ourselves) since we have been involved in so many wars in our relatively short history. ... Shaara tells his story by jumping right in to a dramatic scene with a southern spy wandering through the rain, quoting Shakespeare. ... However, on the next day, the Confederate army defeats Union defenses north and the newer defenses south of town. ... The Union troops retreats from the heights north of town ...

• Word Count: 1226
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

This family, known as the Grangerfords, is one of two wealthy families in the town, engaged with a feud with the other wealthy family, the Shepherdsons. ... The fact that any man of a civilized nature would not sentence his kin to death over a matter as childish as a feud, for not even our beloved pap would do such a thing. ... This one quote shows the reader how African Americans were viewed and treated in the South. ... The novel is filled with quotes similar to this one, painting a darker picture of the South each time. ... With just one quote, Twain is able to make a point about the rep...

• Word Count: 1495
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Set in a small southern town in the 1960s, Carl Lee Hailie (Samuel L Jackson) awaits trial for murdering the two rednecks who viciously raped his 10-year-old daughter Tanya (Raeven Kelly). A young, idealistic lawyer Jake Brigantz (Matthew McConauhey) takes up Carl Lee's defense, and the case becomes a firestorm of racism and controversy, ripping the town apart. ... The feelings of the fairness of the trial towards Carl Lee because of his race (quoted by Joe Seneca, A Time To Kill, 1996, "Carl Lee Hailey is on trial because he is black, no other reason.") are enhanced by the way Joel Sc...

• Word Count: 759
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Unfortunately God forgot to create all men equal, it was up to our founding fathers to do that. ... To defend his presence in Birmingham Doctor King stated "Just as the Apostle Paul left his village of Tarsus and carried the gospel of Jesus Christ to the far corners of the Greco-Roman world, so am I compelled to carry the gospel of freedom beyond my own home town". ... Not only does this quote appeal to the emotions of most readers, it was specifically aimed at Rabbi Milton Grafman. ...

• Word Count: 587
• Approx Pages: 2
• Has Bibliography

" because even tough they were not hurting anyone they were not obeying the black and white segregational ordinances of the town. ... " The activities of MLK were referred to as "unwise and untimely" and in response King replies by saying "We have waited for more than 340 years for our constitutional and God-given rights" he also compares the progression of equality to that of a "horse and buggy", so to paint a mental picture as to how slow the progress is being made. ... " King goes on to support this statement with a quote from St. ... King was ve...

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• Approx Pages: 6

Understanding representation is vital to understanding identity, with the Michael Brown trial still fresh on our memories, it is important to remember that the actions and words of a few do not represent the beliefs of a whole. ...

• Word Count: 3543
• Approx Pages: 14
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate