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This paper uses a historical and sociological lens to examine how the ways in which the slavery experience differed based on gender. More specifically, how the experiences portrayed in primary sources and narratives highlight the struggles of female slaves against the patriarchy. Ultimately, this paper reveals how female slaves were subjected to sexual harassment and emotional distress and looks in depth at the dynamic of the relationship between Thomas Jefferson and his slave Sally Hemings.…

Although Thomas Jefferson’s views seemed to evolve, he was always adamant about his belief that the United States should be an agrarian nation. His home in Monticello, his views of the French Government and his role in the Louisiana Purchase all supported his agrarian beliefs. In 1770 he began the construction of his world renowned home in Monticello. Jefferson spent six years in France as a Commissioner and Minister, where he developed views of the French government and later used them to help…

are seeking rides to and from work as well as places throughout their respective communities. Although they offer their services nationwide, they do not offer services in the Harrisonburg-Rockingham County community. The closest office is in Charlottesville, Virginia, which is about an hour away. As a result, Harrisonburg-Rockingham County community members are left to rely on expensive modes of transportation, as mentioned earlier. Not only will Community Wheels be able to respond to a…

Drinking ages have been or many years around the world up for debate for many years and across the globe. America’s states alone have changed their drinking age multiple times from 21 to 18, 19, or 20 and now have finally settled on 21 thanks to the passing of the National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984. However, this has not silenced the underlying grumble of the minimum legal drinking age (MLDA) being too high and not without good reason. The current drinking age should be lowered to 18 as…

experienced deep loss. Both of his parents died before he was three years old, and was raised as a foster child in Virginia. Despite his rough childhood he attended high-end schools, the best boarding schools and the University of Virginia at Charlottesville in 1825 where he excelled, and first…

American Academy of Arts and Letters’ Howells Medal for Fiction and the National Book Award for his collection of stories ("William Faulkner - Biographical"). In 1958 and 1959 Faulkner served as a writer-in-residence at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. On July 6, 1962, William Faulkner died from a heart attack at Wright’s Sanatorium in Byhalia,…

As Edgar Allen Poe once said, “we loved with a love that was more than love.” With this quote Edgar Allen Poe showed the meaning of love and romanticism. “Romanticism, more than anything else, is the cult of the individual--the cultural and psychological nativity of the I--the Self--the inner spark of divinity that links one human being to another and all human beings to the Larger Truth” (Romantism par. 2). In the Romanticism era of American literature there were many meaningful and important…

In Search of the Promised Land, written by John Hope Franklin and Loren Schweninger, presents a story of the Thomas-Rapier family who has many family members who experience their own struggles and different journeys in search of this promised land they hope to find. The authors describe different tales of Sally Thomas and her kin as they live through and encounter the harsh forces of racism and slavery. While exploring the family’s search for freedom, economic stability, and the promised land…

Flat Out Racist “India is the smelliest place on Earth” “Have you been there?” “No. Just Guessing” The “Flat Out Racist” will say something extremely racist and not feel any guilt. They are proud of what they say and nothing will change their mind. They tend to back up their crazy comments with absurd statistics from unreliable news sources. You respectfully listen to their opinion, but as soon as you respond they interrupt with one-liners that add nothing to the conversation. After an ISIS…

Dominic and Kyle as tourists and Mason as the tour guide, Tommy is posed as a picture of Thomas Jefferson* (Mason)Tour Guide:The document, The delegate and the man who changed our nation, Thomas Jefferson,Thomas Jefferson was born just outside of Charlottesville, Virginia in April 13th, 1743. Jefferson was born into one of the most prominent families of the Virginia planter elite. As a child Jefferson loved playing in the woods, learning the violin, and reading. He began education at the age of…