Nigerian Civil War

battle would be a long one. As seen in the story, casualties weren’t physical, but rather the rifts between the relationships of the people accepting the coming change and the ones wanting to live in the past, are what count as the victims of this war of culture and tradition. Achebe tries to…

Philip the second of Spain was a very important person to his time period. He became king in 1556. He was a really good king that had a good impact on his people. There were some good and bad things about him. One of the good things was that he was smart and he knew what needed to be done. He also knew that he needed to stay on top of everything and that there were some tasks that he would have to take care of everyday as well as knowing that he had to plan stuff for the future. This was a good…

In the Eyes of the Mistress In the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, the new mistress named Mrs. Auld played a significant role in Frederick Douglass' life and education. Mrs. Auld began to teach Douglass how to read - an action that was prohibited. Slave masters did not want their slaves to become literate because they not only wanted to feel superior, but also because they were fearful of the likelihood that an educated African American would recognize their substandard state of…

Frederic Chopin was born on March 1, 1810, in a small town, named Zelazowa Wola, Poland. Chopin lived during a fearful time of Polish history. He grew up in an occupied country and died being barred from a native country, never experiencing living in liberated homeland. Even if this was a rather heartbreaking period for Chopin, who openly expressed his affection and care for the Poland, it never caused him to enjoy life less than it allowed him. He had a sensitive temperament full of enthusiasm…

The man in the cornfield In a small farming village called Hot Springs there was a boy name Dylan. He was 15 living just with his mother. He helps tend to their crops. He doesn’t go to school. He is very smart for not going to school. It all started one day before the corn need to be harvested. Dylan was washing dishes when he saw something rustling in the cornfield. “What the heck is that!” his mother screamed. Dylan ran outside as fast as he could but, before he could get there the weird…

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is the story of a boy living on the Mississippi River during the 1840's. It relates the experiences of Huck and Jim, a runaway slave. The book is a continuation of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and recaptures its playful, lighthearted spirit. The book begins with Huck living with Widow Douglas who is trying to "sivilize" him. He finds this lifestyle terribly constricting but he tries to make the best of the situation. The…

The novels Absalom, Absalom! by William Faulker and Beloved by Toni Morrison both tell elliptical, multigenerational stories of families that are impacted by the struggle of slavery. As demonstrated in both novels, this concept is a never-ending hardship that affects each character mentally, physically, and emotionally. Through the lens of each characters’ words and behaviors, they are able to display the impact that slavery has on each generation. It not only leaves a permanent scar on each…

In the article “What Candidates Need”, David Brooks discusses the foundations of the “Lincoln Standard” by dissecting one of the most influential presidents America has ever seen, Abraham Lincoln. According to David Brooks, “Lincoln had in fullness: a fundamental vision, a golden temperament, and a shrewd strategy” (Brooks, “What Candidates Need”) that aided him in political matters and are the qualities that make up the “Lincoln Standard”. The qualities observed in Abraham Lincoln and his…

I read The Classic Slave Narratives: Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, pages 405-410 as well as my assigned reading 425-445 plus Chapter 1 which was written and experienced by Harriet Jacobs, who is known in this book as Linda Brent due to the fact that she used fictitious names for her many different characters in order to protect their identities. This book was also updated by a well know author named Lydia Maria Childs. Harriet Jacobs was born into slavery in 1813 in Edenton, North…

means that secession is unjust. With states like Florida, Alabama, and Georgie leaving the U.S, they wanted slavery, it's no wonder why that sparked the Civil War. The eleven Confederate states that made up the South were Texas, Louisiana, North Carolina, Georgia, Virginia, Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, South Carolina, and Mississippi. After the war these states were removed from the Confederacy. By doing this, they betrayed themselves, their country, and the citizens of U.S.A. Like the great…