Confiscation

How is the theme, Cultural Identity reflected in the poems“Presents From My Aunts In Pakistan” by Moniza Alvi and “Search For My Tongue” by Sujatta Bahtt? The poems “Presents From My Aunts In Pakistan” and “Search For My Tongue” are both poems that convey the theme of Cultural Identity by personal experiences. “Presents From My Aunts in Pakistan” focuses on the idea of confusion and loneliness of belonging to two different cultures, while “Search For My Tongue” gives the reader an idea of the fear of losing him/her mother tongue when developing a new language. However, both these poems portrays the image of the difficulties of belonging to two different cultures. Moniza Alvi, who wrote “Presents From My Aunts In Pakistan” half English and half Pakistan, was born in Pakistan and moved to England shortly. Her personal experiences and feelings are stated throughout the poem, about how she thinks about belonging to two completely different cultures. Sujatta Bahtt, who is the poet of “Search For My Tongue” is half American and half Indian. She too was born in India and then moved to America shortly. Throughout the poem, Bahtt tries to convey the fear that she feels about losing her Indian mother tongue by trying to learn a new language. The poem “Presents From My Aunts In Pakistan” uses strong word choice to convey her biased feelings about the two cultures. It is based upon an experience of receiving clothes from her Aunts in Pakistan. Alvi describes the types of clothes she…

In August of 1861, President Lincoln signed the 1st Confiscation Act formalizing to some degree Butler’s contraband argument by authorizing the United States army to seize any slave used to aid the Confederate military. This however did not resolve the ambiguity of the status of the majority of enslaved people who now numbered in the thousands in and around Union army camps. The decision as to whether these people were free, property of the army, or to be returned to their masters was…

Before the Emancipation Proclamation went into effect, Lincoln had to deal with some issues he did not agree with; for example, Congress passed the First and Second Confiscations Acts. The First Confiscation Act was not very explicit when it came to the freedom of slaves, but it allowed the Union army to seize any rebel property and since slaves were considered property they were able to take them. The Second Confiscation Act was set forth to punish treason and rebellion against the United…

The common conception of President Abraham Lincoln painted the picture of a goodhearted, moral, man who wanted nothing except for the abolition of slavery. This perception, however, was completely inaccurate. Calling Lincoln the Great Emancipator instigates the idea that Lincoln was a wholehearted abolitionist; when in reality, he had no original desire to emancipate slavery. Lincoln earned this nickname through the passage of both the Confiscation Act and the Emancipation Proclamation. The two…

The conversation transcription used in this appraisal analysis is based on a phone conversation between a civilian named Mark Sanders (a 33 year-old white male in Connecticut) and the secretary of the Connecticut police department (a middle-aged white female). The conversation topic between these two participants regards the new gun-confiscation regulation on those who possess firearms and Mark’s argument on the new law which violates the Constitution. The man initiated the call to the…

The first evaluation is identified when he mentions that “cause I know there is a talk about that” as the transcription shows below. The first evaluation occurs after the second complicating action, in which his question was not answered. By proclaiming his knowledge on the current gun confiscation situation, he attempts to show his power in terms of information and knowledge on the issue, aiming to induce more valuable information from the…

This appropriation of land satisfied African Americans desires and led them to believe that the government would grant them rights (McPherson, 547). However, the happiness of ex-slaves was short-lived because the government took their land away and returned it to the original white owners (McPherson, 549). How did African Americans react to this confiscation of their property? African Americans felt that white Americans continued to view them as an object with no value or importance. For over a…

Crittenden Compromise of 1860, shortly before the Civil War. The Compromise proposed the idea that Congress would not be able to abolish slavery in slaveholding states. Although not removing any slaves from their owners, Lincoln, through such rejection, ultimately gave the message that slavery would not be a permanent Union practice. Emancipation, due to threat to the Union and its preservation, was thus first formally introduced through the the First Confiscation Act, in which, as stated by…

During the Civil War the proclamation was not the first of its kind to be submitted during the war. There were two other attempts made by congress to enact similar acts that justified the seizure of property from the rebellion to include slaves. The First Confiscation Act was passed in August 1861 by congress, which authorized confiscation of property and slaves that were used in the rebellion against the Federal Government.1 The first order was revoked by Abraham Lincoln along with a second…

and views to why this man deserves that title. Abraham without any doubt knew that every race should one day be equal and free to their will. Lincoln heavily opposed the institution of slavery. This man knew it was impossible to just abolish slavery. Other reasons that drove this man to pursue freedom for slaves was if he did not stop it, it could mean trouble for the union. Something that he wanted to avoid. Before the Emancipation Proclamation came into the picture there were two specific…