Many text books, and books for that matter, show some pain and struggling from non-European cultures; the books rarely tell a story of the pain they felt daily. ... To many other cultures, the underlying racist message is easily picked up because that is what those cultures have learned through their examining of literacy meanings, yet there is an underlying message that most non-Native cultures could hardly grasp. ... For an author to truly get his message or feeling out, it has to come from within his/her heart and culture. ... Literacy is more meaningful to cultures when it contains wordi...

• Word Count: 1724
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In the text of the speech, we can see many times throughout that Obama relies and imposes his ethos to create his arguments, but the cornerstone of his response lies in his past, which can be observed right after he begins giving details of his life as an American, starting with the phrase: "I am the son of a black man from Kenya and a white woman from Kansas" (239). ... Both of these phrases stand out in the text because Obama used a rhetorical device known as antithesis, which means that within each phrase they contain ideas that are opposite to each other, seen in black man and wh...

• Word Count: 787
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

This is reflected in the text through the representation of individual, social and political relationships, which can be highlighted through further analysis of the morals and values associated with social class, racial inequality and familial bonds within these relationships. Lee's characterisation, themes and setting serves to demonstrate how literature can be used to effectively reflect a particular context in a way that conveys a message or moral. ... These morals and messages are exposed through the characterisation, themes and settings....

• Word Count: 661
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The relationship between cultures is often found in music through instruments, text, and various other components of musicality. ... Kumba did not speak much English it did not harm the validity of his message. ...

• Word Count: 578
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Smith also provides example, charts, graphs, and other supplementary materials that aid in explanation of points and messages. ... I also had difficulty with the large number of citations throughout the text. ... He discusses the same topics that have been presented in PS 484-01 but gives more examples than the current text. ...

• Word Count: 1153
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

By displaying the text on the internet in the forms of a website, flash movie or even the actual traveling exhibit it gets the message out about the atrocities that took place at the turn of the century. ...

• Word Count: 802
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

He incorporates the use of footage, text, crops, images, dialogue, musical montages and movement to properly display the hardships of black individuals throughout history in two acts. ... The dancing is very romantic and fluid, but the movement contradicts with the message that is being represented on the projections. ...

• Word Count: 744
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Often the message is one that is directly reflective upon the life of the writer. ... (p.254) Though the text itself is an intricate combination of gender conflicts and racial tension, digging below the surface opens the reader's eyes to a completely new realm of literary analysis. ... The style of the work, which is incredibly similar to Zora's native tongue in Eatonville, as well as its historically significant message is directly reflective upon the life and times of the writer. ...

• Word Count: 963
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Whites, being leery not to encourage freedom-based teachings of Christianity, provided a watered-down version that stayed true to the salvation message and passages encouraging the slave's docility, but avoided passages promoting freedom primarily found in the Old Testament. ... In the public eye, slaves demonstrated a docile acceptance of this enforced religion and acted eager to learn the biblical texts concentrating on obeying their masters. ... During these "sermons", the congregation was encouraged to shout and respond to what was being said in a give-and-take fashion that was uniq...

• Word Count: 1954
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

This message is resonated in the ending lines of the final stanza. ... The texts of the records were very negligent (they used lax phrases such as "friendless boys and girls"), and very few of the crimes (rape, sexual exploits, beatings) in where African-Americans were victims were ever reported or recorded (2-33, W&W). ... (This next paragraph strays away from your instructions, but it deals with the theme of this paragraph and it elaborates on Angelou's message in the first stanza.) ...

• Word Count: 4173
• Approx Pages: 17
• Grade Level: High School

In his incisive book, Islam in the African American Experience, Richard Brent Turner takes the reader through the evolution of Islam in black America. First, he discusses the "old Islam" brought over with the slaves. Then turner describes how "new Islam" was formed out of Pan-Africanist and Black Nationalistic doctrines of the late nineteenth century. Finally, Turner goes on to talk about different sects of new Islam in the black community. Part one of the book is called "Root Sources". ...

• Word Count: 3585
• Approx Pages: 14
• Has Bibliography

Through the analysis of various text, it can be discerned that the actions of the United States heavily influenced not only the decisions of the South African government but also the actions of disenfranchised peoples, blacks and coloured alike, living in South Africa who could now emulate the social movement of civil rights in America. ... This assertion within the Moodley and Heribert text gives insight into the delusions of the National Party during this era. ...

• Word Count: 3701
• Approx Pages: 15
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Being from Canada and coming down to the South, I honestly didn't know what to expect. You hear stories about how bad racism is and the rich history the South has. As soon as I got down here I could already tell that it was going to be a lot different. Racism is everywhere I go down here and I can't...

• Word Count: 2519
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

When the Africans won their freedom after years of fighting to go back to their homeland, their trial sent a message out to everyone. ... In his text he states that wealth and poverty continued to be racialized as a result of chattel slavery, which ended over 150 years ago. ...

• Word Count: 2862
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

After visiting Emerson he finds out about the true content of the letters, given to him by Bledsoe in order to help him getting a job, as they basically contain the following message: "Keep this nigger boy running" (208). ...

• Word Count: 2972
• Approx Pages: 12
• Has Bibliography