Brown Berets

It was a warm summer day. The perfect weather for ice cream, Xion Caelum thought to herself. Then again, it was always perfect weather for ice cream. This time, she had an excuse to get it. Settled on treating herself, Xion quickly gathered her things to prepare to leave; her Moogle shaped coin bag, her new Key 3 phone (already cracked from an accidental trip), and her keys. Xion examined herself in the mirror; her coal black hair was messy and greasy, but she simply pulled it back in a…

Frederick Douglass had strong views on Christianity. Frederick spoke about many slaveholders who were religious and used it to be barbaric. Captain Thomas Auld, one of Douglass’s masters, attended a church in Maryland and became a “pious” man, who used his new religion, Christianity, to be even more vicious and brutal towards his slaves. He believed that if a slave master was a man of Christianity he was automatically more full of hate towards slaves than a non-religious slaveholder. “...I,…

Indicator 4-6.2: Explain the contributions of abolitionists to the mounting tensions between the North and South over slavery, including William Lloyd Garrison, Sojourner Truth, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and John Brown. Grade 4 Dance Standards 3: Understand dance as a way to create and communicate meaning. Objectives: 1. The student will be able to (TSWBA) explain and communicate the emotions and contributions of Harriet Tubman, an abolitionist, in the mounting…

English Fairy tale Once upon a time, in a far away castle, where the peasants and the royalty were close, and the animals were friends of the humans, a king and a queen were leaving happier than ever with their 3 princes. It was well known by everyone around the village that princesses, queens, kings or other majesty figures, always had blond hair which was a symbol of royalty, magnificence and dignity. One day, the queen, who was known for her endless generosity and had the kindness of an…

I am Italian, Irish, French, British, I also have a bit of Native American in me. Even though I am all these things, I have almost no idea how to speak Italian, or French I don 't know where my ancestors were located or really anything about my heritage besides how to cook Italian meals. The only place I have been is the United States and only 4 States Pennsylvania, New York, California, and Florida. I relate to the story of "The Frog in the Well" because I have no experience of my own culture…

John Browns War was created by the hatred of slavery by John Brown. By many Brown was considered a fanatic, murderer, traitor, and martyr. Browns fight against slavery was a precursor to the Civil War. Born in Connecticut, Brown was the son of Owen Brown a tailor and shoemaker. Brown is raised up in stories of the bible and to despise slavery. Browns father considered slavery a violation of Gods own commandments and scripture. After moving to Ohio as a young boy, Brown witness his first…

Being American means eating a hot dog while enjoying a baseball game or barbequing some pork ribs when celebrating a fourth of July. Our food and eating habits represent the culture we identify ourselves with. Cultures are represented by their different ethnic foods. There are a lot of foods that represent our American culture. The all American hamburgers, steak, sandwiches, hot dogs, and the traditional turkey. What does it mean to be an American? To be American means to be free…

My audition for the film went pretty well today. It felt so nice to go in and not be a nervous wreck. I felt unusually confident because I really had no expectations. I just thought, "What the hell? Why not?" I didn 't even rehearse my song beforehand. Usually I am very diligent about rehearsing a song for an upcoming audition and as I listen to myself I start feeling like I must be crazy for thinking that I ever imagined that I could sing. My throat gets all constricted, I can 't hit the…

Some kids might find starting middle school to be a very stressful time and some might find starting middle school to be the best learning experience or a living hell. Natalia Gonzalez was only 10 years old when she started middle school. Starting 6th grade was very new to her, there were plenty of things to get used to including, , being in a school that goes up to 8th grade, having activities with the older kids, and teachers are more strict with turning in your homework and might not be as…

The English/Irish playwright, screenwriter, and film director Martin McDonagh has been described as “one of the most important living Irish playwrights,” despite the fact that he was born in London and lived there his entire life (Zinoman). His early plays present the west of Ireland to us as a horrible place, populated by savage people disguised as ordinary. His plays and films are most notable for their casual use of violence and strong dialogue; it is hard for one not to notice the striking…