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Monthly Archives: October 2012
Narrative of the life
The things that influenced his life was learning alphabet taught by new slaveholder Mrs Auld. She had never owned slaves in her life and has no prejudice about slavary. However life changing moment happened when mrs Auld’ husband know that … Continue reading
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Frederick Douglass
Douglass mentioned that slave owners keep blacks enslaved by refusing to let them be educated. This truly disgusts me. It’s disturbing that someone would not allow another human being to educate themselves. It later creates a beautiful scene in my … Continue reading
History repeats itself
Back in chapter ten of the Narrative, Frederick Douglas mentions how the whites are saying that the African Americans are taking the jobs of the whites, how they’re taking over the country, and how anyone that is black can be … Continue reading
Response to the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave
It was painful to see the events that occurred before Frederick Douglass liberated himself from the oppression of slavery. I felt that Douglass was a really strong person for his tenacity and perseverance to attain his freedom. His dedication to … Continue reading
Recommended Event @ Baruch!
**Event on Wednesday, November 7** CHARLES BERNSTEIN Please join us for an evening with Charles Bernstein at Baruch College-CUNY. There will be a reception at 5:30pm and the reading will go from 6 until 7pm. Bernstein’s latest collections, Attack of … Continue reading
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The World is too Much with us!!
Though “The World is too Much with us” written by William, Wordsworth, is quite brief and concise, he still manages to get his point across in a drastic and short way. He says that life would be so much easier if … Continue reading
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Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglas was a great experience for me to read. I always enjoy reading novels and such in the point of view of the supresses and this was no exception. Upon reading Frederick Douglass, i had learned that certain aspects … Continue reading
U.S. Declaration of Independance
The Declaration of Independence has undeniably had a profound impact on how our lives today and the freedoms we are able to enjoy. For instance, we cannot be punished for expressing our freedom of speech, freedom to assemble, ability to vote for … Continue reading
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U.S Declaration of Independence
I find the U.S Declaration of Independence and constitutions absolutely fascinating documents. One of the things that I find so interesting is that these documents are considered “living works.” This to me is a rather odd term to describe an inanimate object but … Continue reading
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