He gives examples of why certain people should be slaves, why some men are superior to others, how men are better than animals, and why Greeks as a whole are better than other people. ... He defines couples as people who come together out of necessity, and then gives two examples: men and women for procreation, and slave and owner for survival. ... In the second part of this chapter, Aristotle explains how a city-state is formed. ... Chapter 3 deals with why a man rules his household and the concept of wealth acquisition. ... In Chapter 7 Aristotle further differentiates between the diffe...

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I read chapter 3 in the A Different Mirror by Ronald Takaki. This chapter explains about slavery in America's past. First, I would like to give a brief summary of what went on in the chapter to outline how I will analyze the chapter. ... The beginning of the chapter tells about the fear people felt towards Africans. ... Overall, this chapter was very informative to me. ...

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In the first chapter of his narrative, Douglass talks about the separation of mothers from their children. ... Douglass never experienced the full love a mother can give to their child, and because of this his mother's death had little impact on him. ... One of the most compelling chapters that I read was chapter seven. Chapter seven was the story of Eliza and her son's escape from slavery. ... All of these writers used their reader's ability to feel and give love as a tool to stress the importance of family and their lack of family! ...

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Once the Yankees take over the island, the government gives aid to all the runaway slaves and provides them with jobs and the resources to start new lives. ... For example, when summer came to Roanoke Island it was stated clearly at the beginning of the chapter, (pg 92, paragraph 1). ... In many of the chapters at least one of the characters grows in some way. ...

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In the beginning of chapter five, The Trials of Girlhood, where it reads, "But now I entered on my 15th year But where could I turn for protection (Jacobs 371), Jacobs reveals that she has been tormented by her master, Dr. ... In the second chapter, The New Master and Mistress, Jacobs gives an account of when "a young slave girl dying soon after the birth of a child nearly white "(Jacobs 361). ... For example, Jacobs titled chapter four, The Slave Who Dared to feel Like a Man. ... Jacobs also tells of another anecdote in chapter four. ... Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl gives a true de...

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In chapter one, Douglas starts of by telling us about his twisted childhood memories. ... Las Casas would simply give detailed descriptions with no feeling behind them. In the second paragraph of chapter one, Douglas uses an ingenious technique. ... A fine example of this can be examined from the end of chapter one involving the whipping of Douglas's aunt, Hester... One example of this can be seen in chapter seven when Master Hugh's wife begins teaching Douglas how to read. ...

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In Chapter Ten, Fredrick Douglass realized that if he wanted to change his lifestyle, he would have to take the situation into his own hands. As Chapter Ten opens, Fredrick Douglass is about the age of sixteen when he is sent to Mr. ... Douglass said this about his new master,"I will give Mr. ...

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This behavior is obvious in just the second chapter during his son's Christening. ... I give his employment; I pay taxes for schools to educate him, and for courthouses and jails to keep him in order (25)." It's ironic that he amends his taxpayer's duty for giving these people, whom he regards as animals, an education and a jail. ...

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When Demby gave no response after the third call "without consultation or deliberation with any one, not even giving Demby an additional call, raised his musket to his face, taking deadly aim at his standing victim, an in an instant poor Demby was no more. ... Douglass describes a Reverend Rigby Hopkins in Chapter 10. ...

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For example, in Chapter 6, Beloved gets Sethe to talk about the death of her mother, something she has tried to forget. ... For as Amy says to Sethe in Chapter 3 about Sethe's throbbing feet, "Anything dead coming back to life hurts. " They both realize that by opening up and bringing back old memories, they will be able to move on without fear. ... When Angelou discovers reading and writing, she confronts her past giving her a strong new voice. ...

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On the other hand, Mark Twain uses another white character, Aunt Sally who appears almost at the end of the chapter to deliver the serious prejudices of "niggers" at the time period. ... (Twain 221) Twain creates this scenario in order to give the readers an idea of how even this nice and caring white young lady was hypocritical and prejudiced. ... When they were separated by the fog in chapter 15, Huck tried to convince Jim that it was only a dream. ...

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Essay Question: Characters are revealed by their words and actions and what others say about them. What do we learn of Whitechapel from himself and others? Whitechapel is an old slave who has been working on the Whitechapel Plantation for over one hundred years. He is a slave who has been marrie...

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Hayes, head of the fund to "Educate Negros," was giving a scholarship to a black man. ... W.E.B. also wrote the now famous book The Souls of Black Folks, which, in one chapter, entitled "Of Booker T. ...

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The Constitution even rewarded slave states by giving them more representation. ... This is best evident in chapter 2. ... He continues to say, "it is just as well to give them (blacks) permission to be of the party, as half of them would otherwise go without asking it." ... The southern states wanted their slaves to be counted towards their total population because this would give them greater representation in Congress. ...

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