The Poetry of Derek Walcott
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This 6 page paper explicates two of this author's poems and references others as it looks at literary techniques and common thematic elements. The works are compared and contrasted. The Virgins and Nearing Forty are explored in depth. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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The Question of Identity of Olaudah Equiano in “The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano” (1789)
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This is a 4 page paper discussing “The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano or Gustavus Vassa the African” and the inconsistent details within the narrative which make the reader question the identity of the author. “The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano or Gustavus Vassa the African” was written in English in 1789 and tells of Equiano’s life as a slave. Originally born in Benen, he was enslaved and suffered terribly but later managed to acquire enough learning and independence to become a major influence in advocating the end of the slave trade in Europe with the popularity of his narrative. Within the narrative however, there are several aspects and inconsistencies which bring into question the identity of its author. The narrative is extremely well narrated and written which leads to the authenticity of its narrator in regards to his educational background. The narrative also changes a great deal throughout in regards to formality of speech, first-person third-person shifts and his surprising reactions to others slaves in addition to be occasionally afforded liberty in his movements despite being a slave. Another possibility in regards to the narrative would be that while Equiano may have narrated it, it was written and published in England by someone who may have had a hand in its extensive editing to make it more acceptable within the English publishing market. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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The Recording of the History of Slavery: A Comparison of Woodson and Phillips
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This 5 page paper compares and contrasts these two historians. Their personal lives are looked at to try to decipher just why their views are so vastly different. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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The Scottsboro Boys' Trials and the Resulting Changes in the American Legal System
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This is a 10 page paper discussing the changes in the American legal system as a result of the Scottsboro Boys trials. The Scottsboro Boys Trials from 1931-1938 revealed the injustice within American legal system in the false accusation of nine African American youths: namely, Haywood Patterson, Olin Montgomery, Andy Wright, Willie Roberson, Roy Wright, Eugene Williams, Ozzie Powell, Charles Weems and Clarence Norris, by two white women and the white Alabama court system. Through a series of trials and appeals for the nine boys, it became obvious to all concerned that the boys had not only been unjustly accused of raping the two white women but had also been treated unfairly within the legal system. The trials and appeals however did lead to two U.S. Supreme Court decisions based on the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution which changed and improved American law forever especially in regards to equal rights to African Americans and all minorities. Firstly, the Supreme Court reversed an Alabama State court decision regarding defendants Ozzie Powell, Haywood Patterson and Charley Weems in Powell v. Alabama (1932) when it was deemed that they did not have adequate legal counsel for their trial thus paving the way in the years that followed that all defendants must have adequate legal representation for any crime which may result in a jail sentence if found guilty. Secondly, in a huge civil rights decision, in Norris v. Alabama (1935), the Supreme Court declared that the all-white jury rule in Alabama did not provide the boys with a fair trial by an impartial jury which eventually led to the end of jury restriction based on race throughout the country. Bibliography listed 5 sources.
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The Transformative Malcolm X.
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(6 pp). Transformation is a theme for mythology, reality, and spirituality. In the Autobiography of Malcom X written in consultation with Alex Haley, all three forms of that transformative experience are present. Yet the transforming process is also a basic belief component Transformation as a belief component occurs when an individual seeks information, finds it, applies it to self, and changes. Buddha sought information under the tree, found it through meditation, applied it to self, and accordingly changed. Christ sought information in the wilderness before he began his teachings; he found it through prayer, transformed and began his work. Bibliography lists 3 sources. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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The Trial Rubin "Hurricane" Carter
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This 8 page paper considers the coverage of the trial of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter and the subsequent news stories that have outlined his life. This paper suggests that different perspectives can be viewed in the reports in the mainstream press and in African-American press outlets. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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The Views of W.E.B. DuBois and Booker T. Washington on Racism
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This 7 page paper looks at W.E.B. DuBois's the Souls of Black Folk and Booker T. Washington's Atlantic compromise address. The two works are compared and contrasted. No additional sources cited.
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The Work Performed by Slave Women and Their Impact on the Plantation Economy:
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This 4 page paper refers to the novel "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl", by Harriet Jacobs. Based on this book, this paper gives insight into the work which slave women were forced to contribute, often amid horrific conditions. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Themes in Harriet Jacobs’ “Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl”
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A 5 page paper which discusses the themes of slavery and Christianity, prejudice and racism, motherhood, family loyalty, and abandonment in Harriet Jacobs “Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl.” No additional sources cited.
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Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852)
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(6 pp) The legend goes that when Abraham Lincoln met diminutive Harriet Beecher Stowe, he said to her, "Ah - you are the little lady that started the "great war." Certainly that is not quite the truth but Stowe's book did have a great influence on the events of the time. This discussion will cover various parts of the novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin, including examining an external instructor provided literary critique.
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Unions and the Dinkins Administration
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This 6 page paper looks at New York City in the early 1990s when the city's first black mayor was criticized for cutting city jobs. Dinkins's relationship with unions is highlighted and some of the mayor's accomplishments are noted. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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UPS AND MAILBOXES, ETC.
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This 10-page paper discusses the reasons for and the strategy of UPS' acquisition of Mail Boxes, Etc. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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