Culture of the Southern United States

Id number:000549183 Imagine having to fight against injustice in today’s world, how would you go about with your mission? Would you risk your life just so you can lead to help others just like Harriet tubman?, or would you refuse to give up something you deserve just like how Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man on the bus. Maybe you might even have to go to jail to prove your point just like how Nelson Mandela spent 20 years in jail for his opposition to the racist apartheid…

Orleans, Louisiana and Grand Isle, Louisiana Genre: Drama, Romance (to an extent), Feminist Literature Historical context: Published in 1899. At the time, women’s issues were at the forefront of America. In particular, the setting (Louisiana) was a state that trended towards traditional attitudes (low divorce rate, traditional gender roles). Theme; Gender Roles “If it was not a mother’s place to look after children, whose on earth was it?” Leonce on child-rearing Music “The very first chords…

In the case of Martin Luther King Jr., he saw what segregation did to African-Americans and all races. For African-Americans, they were treated as second-class citizens in their own country and had to constantly experience racism by whites from all over. As an example, he offered assistance to Rosa Parks who was notable for her sit-in protest when she did not give up her seat on a Montgomery bus. This event effectively made him one of the key leaders of the movement. He spoke to representatives…

History 1301 07/06/2017 Cornerstone Speech Cornerstone speech also known as "Cornerstone Address" is the speech given by Alexander Stephen in Savannah Georgia on March 21, 1861. During the Civil war , he served as the Vice President of Confederate States of America. When was elected to the Confederate Congress, he deliberated the speech that announced about new government where he said that all races are not equal and the whites are always superior then the black people. He believed and…

In the 1930’s, African-Americans made up more than 25% of the students in schools, but received only 12% of all education revenues and only 3 percent of funds budgeted for school transportation (www.loc.gov). This statement proves how prejudiced the country was at that time period. Racism wasn’t just person to person, but it was institutionalized from companies and organizations. It affected everyone, whether it benefited you or hurt you. To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee deals with it because…

of America recently united for the women’s march on Washington in protest against their newly elect-president. The issue of inequality has a long history and even though people have stricken back in various moments throughout the years, inequality is still a concern of today’s society. For this reason, speeches that concern these problematic topics become extremely important. Therefore, we decided to present an analysis of Emma Watson’s HeforShe campaign speech 2014 at the United Nations, as…

It is sad to see the past that our country has. Slavery was and will always be a horrific act. Years moved on and some people forgot about those things that happened but some of the people left stories to tell and even some, wrote about their treatment and their lives as slaves. Linda Brent, the main character in ‘Incidents in The Life of a Slave Girl', tells her story being a slave and a runaway. The book comes full with the feel of desperation from the slave community and her most wanted idea…

Speech #1: Martin Luther King - I Have A Dream Speech - August 28, 1963 The strengths of the speech: In Martin Luther King’s speech, he has a well-organized speech and a powerful voice. He was confident, powerful and forceful in his speech. In the beginning, he used a history story to get the audience attention, which raises the audience interests. The topic of the speech is very clear, and there are many examples to support his argument. He also used a lot of repetition, such as "I have a…

On August 28, 1963, on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered a speech that went, “down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation.” King’s optimism and use of emotional appeal, metaphor, and repetition launched the civil rights movement towards success. Throughout the speech, King used metaphors and figurative language not only to explain ideas in a relevant way, but also to create pathos, or an emotional response, in the…

The previous stories of the Nights are a good point to begin our discussion of blackness and racial discrimination in the stories. While The Arabian Nights presents stories about the Islamic empire, it foists stories of slavery and blackness. Unlike the Atlantic trade slaves, slaves in the Arabian Nights “inhabit a different history from plantation slaves, and do not fit easily into abolitionist discourse: they were more frequently domestic or military.”(Slavery, blackness) In The Arabian Nights…