Flint

woman living under slavery. Her story had many turning points, upward struggles, downward spirals, and eventual triumphs, but her greatest triumph was over her master. Her first act of true defiance against the lecherous advances of her master, Dr. Flint was deciding to sacrifice the innocence he so desired and bear her first child. Through this choice, Jacobs is able to create an even deeper narrative that covers a broader scope for her intended audience.…

Your favorite Michigan tourist spot may not be the safest place to visit. Michigan's crime rate is increasing and becoming a serious problem that the modern world faces today. Michigan’s top 4 dangerous cities are Detroit, Flint, Saginaw, and Jackson. All cities encounter different crimes, but these 4 cities have the top rates in Michigan. Some types of crimes these cities face experience are murder, non-negligent manslaughter, property crime, rape, robbery, motor vehicle theft, and arson. You…

About 70% of the Earth’s surface is covered with water causing it to be a vital resource… so what is life? Life is water. Although it is considered a crucial necessity, it undergoes remarkably low standards. It is pushed aside and not significantly recognized. By this I mean water is infested with waste stemming from plastic bags to chemicals causing a great pool of toxic and harmful contamination. Contamination is pollution, and the pollution being discharged into the ponds, lakes, and rivers…

I have seen this documentary many times, but the feelings that I got watching it this time were much different. I remember seeing this documentary for the first time as a freshman in high school, often shielded from everything going on in the world. As I watched this time, I watched with a broken heart and a devastated view of the country that we live in. I watched with hope to believe that our country had indeed improved in certain ways; but I was left feeling that same void and…

forms in the material used for it. From the vikings to the Romans, the spear was used all over the globe. From flint to metal,the spear was extremely versatile. Early spear were first just sharpsticks, anywhere from 2.1 to 3 meters in length. Early spears since they were just sharp sticks were used for hunting and fishing, but later man started using flint and the head of the spear, flint never had to be sharpened as the it could be flaked off, and those flakes were naturally razor sharp, but…

the National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC), which reports that “one in five women” will be raped at some point in their lives and “one in four girls” will be sexually abused before they turn eighteen years old. Jacobs ' ordeal with Dr. Flint 's sexual suggestions and plans for pedophilia, are not a problem trapped in a distant past and lost to the fog of history. She makes an observation that “slavery is terrible for men; but it is far more terrible for women … they have wrongs, and…

Flint that she would go to her grandmother for protection, but “he did not like that idea, so he would threaten her with death, and even worse than death” (Jacobs, 56). Death is a cruel punishment for Jacobs talking to her grandmother, but Dr. Flint did not want everyone to know how he treated his slaves. Jacobs said that “women were considered of no value, unless they continuously…

Knowing Flint will at long last get his direction, Linda consented to sentiment white neighbor, Mr. Sands, said she was embarrassed about this illegal relationship, however thought that it was best to be assaulted by an awful Dr. Rock. With Mr. Sands, she has two…

The Pacific Ocean Paradise documents the reefs of five islands named Flint, Vostok, Starbuck, Malden, and Millennium Atoll. With a small group of people that go on a mission to raise awareness and show “ ocean lovers” what is going on at these reefs of the islands. The leader of the group is Dr. Enric Sala who is a research scientist and Natural Geographic Explorer. He sees Tahiti as an almost impossible goal to preserve and is looking for untouched places where no humans have been. They say it…

helping them, that she is suffering right along them, not in the same way, but she is still suffering. This exemplifies the fact that slavery affects more than just the lives of slaves. Although Kemble was a slaveholder’s wife, she didn’t act like Mrs. Flint, but instead tried to help her slaves by talking to them and making sure they were being treated in the best way possible. She describes a situation where the slave “affirmed that she had been flogged for what she told me, none of the whole…