Plantation

It was just another day on the plantation. A meager breeze rolled through the willow trees, the sun was shining down on a blazing summer day glistening down on John Horbeck as he stood upon his perfectly-painted, white deck in which wrapped around his stupendous house. He stood watching, scrutinizing every move of the diligent slaves he possessed. This was his plantation, everything had to be flawless. The bricks had to be made precisely and the pecans had to be picked meticulously. There ceased…

Slave owners knew the importance of their labor force and gave them the basic necessities to keep them alive. Food provided to slaves depended on location, what food was produced on the plantation and the owner’s economic situation (2009). In the southern plantations, there were two groups of workers, house servants and field hands (Franklin and Higginbotham 2011, 140). House servants cared for the house, cooked the meals, drove the carriages, and acted as a personal servant. The house servant,…

lives were changed forever. They changed into many things, such as leaders, farmers, builders, or hunters. The texts “Of Plymouth Plantation,” by William Bradford and “Blaxican” by Richard Rodriguez both show how America changes others greatly. William Bradford wrote an intriguing piece on when the Mayflower had just arrived in America. The story, “Of Plymouth Plantation,” shows how the pilgrims had to alter their lives in order to survive. When they first arrived, there was nothing here.…

In 1735 the Haw Branch Plantation was built by Thomas Tabb and his wife Rebecca Booker. They planation was success until Cary and Gibson McConnaughey took over. The McConnaughey’s were cruel people who treated the servants and slaves like garbage. Mr. McConnaughey was the worse of the two she would beat and mock those who worked for them. One day he was walking through the fields and noticed that Abena an elderly old women was exhausted and on the brink of losing consciousness. He started to…

in their new life and some even died. In “OF Plymouth Plantation” and “The Scarlet Letter” the authors show how all the people feel like back then how they sacrificed their life to seek religious freedom.I believe that both of the stories have some sort of religion involvement or wanted to escape a religion path.According to the The Scarlet Letter say that “The Judgement of strict,mean spirited townspeople” In the text “Of Plymouth Plantation’’ by WIlliam Bradford the author, demonstrates why…

This novel starts out on the Butler’s plantation in Savannah, Georgia. The owner of this large plantation was simply known as Master. Master had a great deal of debt from having gambling problems. His wife, Mrs. Butler, was a very nice lady who loved all of the slaves very much. She got attached to one in particular, and her name was Emma. Emma was a loyal slave who took care of the whole Butler family which included Francis and Sarah Butler. Sarah loved Emma with all her heart and never took…

In “Ar’n’t I a Woman? Female Slaves in the Plantation South” by Deborah Gray White goes into detail about the lives of black women in slavery. In the last four chapters of “Ar’n’t I a Woman? Female Slavery in the Plantation South” White informs the audience about the hardship black enslaved woman had to face during this time such as, the difficulties that came with pregnancies, child care, husbands and separation. The last four chapters shared a common theme of black enslaved females and their…

Equiano, and "Of Plymouth Plantation", by William Bradford, both give readers a personal insight into the horrible atrocities for survival and the hope of eventual freedoms from these hardships they had to undergo during a certain time period. Both selections provide readers with a numerous amount of descriptive details and imagery to help them understand the personal experiences that occurred during that time period. The theme, or underlying message, in "Of Plymouth Plantation" is the…

Value 1: Hardworking, Dedicated Text 1: “Of Plymouth Plantation” by William Bradford “In sundry of these storms the winds were so fierce and the seas so high, as they could not bear a knot of sail, but were forced to hull for divers days together.” “Would they do what could be done for their wages’ sake and on the other hand they were loath to hazard their lives too desperately.” In “of Plymouth plantation”, William Bradford acknowledges their determination and hard work for what they wanted…

known as the melting pot because people from all around the world with different cultures and traditions come in search of a better life, and better opportunities. The hardships and prosperities of immigration are told in stories like: Of Plymouth Plantation by William Bradford, Vietnamese Native Thankful for Chance Offered in America by Ronnie Thomas, and Mother Tongue by Amy Tan. Immigration has changed America by mixing and changing cultures and ideas while changing those who emigrate by…