American Alligator

The American Revolution was a war fueled by many events and acts occurring between the years of 1763 and 1775. Within these years English colonists were aggravated from the tax and trade laws that were put into place. The series of major conflicts between England and English colonies consist of the Stamp Act, the Tea Act, and the Intolerable Acts and everything in between. The English colonists were upset with the way they were being treated along with all of the taxes that came along with acts…

The story of an hour, by Kate Chopin is a good short story about a woman, Mrs. Mallard and and her husband, Mr. Mallard. Mrs. Mallard is known to have heart problems so her sister was very careful when telling her about the death of her husband. "But she saw beyond that bitter moment a long procession of years to come that would belong to her absolutely" (Chopin 517). This information shows that Mrs. Mallard is hiding something from everybody, she acts distraught around her friends and family,…

#1 In the short story “Eveline” by James Joyce, the first paragraph helps to introduce the theme of not taking the opportunities presented and letting life just go on without enjoying it. In the short story, it states “She was tired.” because she was living her life as she always had; without any real excitement. Instead of getting ready to leave to go somewhere more enjoyable, she was sitting there “watching the evening invade the avenue.” She was doing what she always has:…

Reflection Paper Throughout my role as a student and volunteer I learned that community uplift is the most important goal of African American studies. Civic engagement in a community is necessary for the growth of the inhabitants and their well-being. Foremost, my experience in volunteering for my community encouraged me to view specific social issues differently. These social issues include, the importance of positive role models, an abundance of academic/ personal resources, and the…

This essays main analysis will focus around the element of control that hypertexts possess. I’m going to be looking at how specific features of the hypertext are affected by control, and in turn, how these influence the readers/players decisions. The hypertext narrative I have chosen to analyse is a game called The Stanley Parable written by Davey Wreden. The game involves you playing as a man named Stanley who one day believes all his co-workers are gone. It is narrated by a voiceover who gives…

which identity you choose to cover yourself with. An exhorted and idealized identity many desire is to be an American. When someone is an American, they are considered to be an American everywhere they go. They are not easily shaken; they remain assured in this identity. Unfortunately, it is not uncommon to see many Asian Americans struggling to measure up to this so-called identity as an American.…

people to die which is why they caused the“The Boston Massacre”. Although they weren’t the ones who fired they caused the firing. One ofthe first people to die was Crispus Attucks (1723- 1770) was an African American former slaveand sailor who is now considered as the first martyr for the American Revolution because he wasthe first person to be killed. Through the whole event a total of three people were killed instantly,two later dying a few days and six others were severely wounded. The…

Reconstruction after the Civil War was not successful. The purpose of Reconstruction was to address the serious problem of race in the South and provided protection to the freeman. Reconstruction had brought important social changes such as providing a public education system and a limited amount of political and legal power (Brinkley, 2012, p. 429). However these political and legal power where only held temporarily. New laws, such as the Mississippi Black Codes, promoted racial segregation and…

Both Notes of a Narrative Son by James Baldwin and Citizen: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine address issues of racial discrimination in the United States through writing. James Baldwin’s essay uses literary strategy termed framed narrative, which the narrative begins and ends with his father’s death. This technique leads the reader from a story into another that provide different perspective and meanings. Unlike Baldwin, Claudia Rankine not only writes in the second person but also displays…

behavior that I changed and we taught him things that he eventually changed, like being nice to both men and women. I noticed that I thought I was better than were the locals because of my American heritage before my incident with Elder Danisa. Even though Elder Streadbeck told me that my people, Black Americans, were great in their own right, I started to notice that other people were great. I started to notice the Black people in South Africa were different. They had a heritage, culture and…