Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

writers have used literature as the way to let the people know the civil and social problems that the public may not see throughout the history. One of the main problems that literature has helped is the issues of slavery. For example, incidents in the life of a slave girl written by Harriet Ann Jacob and Uncle Tom’s Cabin written by Harriet Beecher Stowe was some of the most important works to expose the reality of slavery. Slavery would probably continue for a much longer period of time if…

In 1987, Toni Morrison published her novel, Beloved, examining the consequence of collective trauma experienced by many African Americans due to the monstrosity of slavery. The novel is based on the true story of a black slave woman, named Margaret Garner, who escaped her plantation and killed her own child in order to prevent her from returning to enslavement. In the novel, Margaret Garnet is portrayed by Sethe, who lives at 124 Bluestone Road with her only remaining child, Denver. The house is…

the separation of a specific racial, religious, or any other part of society mostly associated with force. It started way back in the beginning of the 17th century when the United States were introduced to slaves. The “so called” government at the time feared that having African American slaves and freed African Americans mixed together would cause an uproar. They thought it would lead to a rebellion, and the African Americans…

threw out chests of tea overboard. This was done to mess with England’s luxuries, which included tea, to question how it was they could afford tea but not to pay off the debt. The second uprising was The Boston Massacre on March 5, 1770 which was an incident where British soldiers killed five male civilians, while they were protecting the Customs House in Boston. The last…

"I was nothing but a toy, as a human being I meant nothing, that's how it felt during the Japanese era." –Niyem (A Korean woman who was forced to be a sex slave during the World War II) This quote expresses the horrid life experience of many different women during the World War II. As full scale war advanced in 1930s, Japan felt the necessity to devise a system of “comfort” and “leisure” for their soldiers. The soldiers were inclined to seek sexual outlets in the local society. Because…

dancing girls used in temple ceremonies and for entertainment of upper class. Devadasi literally means God’s female servant (Dev+Dasi). Around 6th Century the practice of dedicating girls to Hindu gods developed into ritualized prostitution. In ancient India there was also the practice of having a Nagarvadhu(courtesan). There is mention of prostitution even in Vedas and…

is the protagonist of the novel. The story revolves around her three marriages and her quest for love. Raised by her Nanny, Janie experiences what she thought to be an innocent kiss under a pear tree. This incident led her to begin her quest for seeking true love. Initially an insecure, quiet girl, Janie grows to become a defiant, confident woman.…

Women of the United States are under siege due to the underground sex trade known as human trafficking. With increasing supply and demand for women and young children, these victims are being kidnapped and forced into modern day slavery. These slave traders are making billions of dollars off the bodies of these victims. The complications of discontinuing underground sex trade rings are due to massive economic funding it provides to sex traders and abductors. The constant development of new rings…

Amy Tan's "Two Kinds", is a story that attempts to illustrate the pressure placed upon many young children to achieve success in life. Leading a successful life is an expectation that many Americans and immigrants alike share for their children, making it easy for the children of said parents to feel the immense weight of such hopes. Such hopes and dreams felt even more so by immigrant's children, bowing under the pressure of their parent's lofty aspirations, as in the of Jing-mei and her mother…

possible to do a correct reading based on a wrong chart? Did not all textbooks tell us that a horoscope is unique, that is, only fitting its native and no one else?” (Smit). Rudolf Smit, a former astrologer, asked himself these questions when the incident above happened to him while he was interpreted a horoscope for a client (Ibid). He started realizing why astrology should not be practiced (Ibid). First of all, one should not confuse astronomy and astrology. Astronomy is the study of outer…