Southern American English

Martin Luther King Jr, one of the biggest impacts the world has ever had on racism said in one of his speeches, “Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.” Martin Luther King Jr just wanted peace and equality in the world and by doing so he came up with these inspirational quotes that a lot of people live by today. In the story black and white by David Macaulay peace and equality isn't really the case when Marcus and Eddie, two…

Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird is a first person narrative describing the life of Jem and Scout, a brother and sister who are the main protagonists of the novel. Jem and Scout grow up in a town where they are constantly surrounded by racial inequality, social unrest and prejudice. Jem Finch is considered a normal young boy growing up in the small Alabama town of Maycomb. Like his friends Jem likes to likes take part in activities that are perceived to be masculine in nature such as sports.…

“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it,” said Atticus Finch In To Kill A Mockingbird. This is a story that tells about Scout Finch, his brother Jem, and his father Atticus. The author, Harper Lee’s purpose when writing this book was to show racism and prejudice in the south in the 1930s. One of the focuses of this book is the court case of Tom Robinson, which ended up with an innocent man…

imagine who Jesus would have made her if she could not be herself. “Please, Jesus, please,” Mrs. Turpin would say, “Just let me wait until there is another spot available” (O’Connor). She would be devastated if she had to be “white trash” or an African American, and thanked God continuously for making her a privileged white woman. Mary Grace, an unattractive teenage girl, was sitting in the doctor’s office with Mrs. Turpin. After hearing Mrs. Turpin judge everyone around her, Mary Grace threw…

We consider Atticus a hero partly because he rejected societal views on how African Americans should be treated. Freedman proves this statement false by using textual evidence from the book. In chapter fifteen of To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus is outside of jail with Jem protecting Tom Robinson, and a lynch mob comes prepared to take justice…

Title The definition of courage is the ability to do something that frightens one. Courage is shown many times throughout the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. During the time in the book it is hard for some families because of socials classes. To really be courageous, someone has to go against the norm. In the novel, Tom Robinson, Atticus, and Boo Radley are all courageous people and it is shown through their actions. Each of these people try and help people even if it is not what the…

Southern farmers who did not have slaves still relied on upon them just on the fact that they were underneath them and made them feel like they had a place in society. The economy in the south relied on upon the slaves for the development in cotton around…

conversations resulted from some of the 60’s most iconic photos of Klan activity and African American Civil Rights initiatives. Both groups utilized photography as a means of propaganda and visual conversation with those experiencing and observing the Civil Rights conflict of the South. The Ku Klux Klan promoted community that incorporated local businesses and women into their organization, whilst African Americans often had little say in their depiction in public media. These Civil Rights…

The New South course covered shift the American South and what made this shift so significant. The New South economically and sociologically changed after the Civil War. The aftermath caused the South to be poor and rural; they were still dependent on the agricultural economy. It soon followed the North’s example of industrialization significantly changed the South’s economy. In turn, this brought more populations as well as diversity to the South. This reflects in what is seen as the New South…

the young United States had stronger ideas versus the Republican [Jeffersonian] position, which lacked in forward thinking, suppressed free marketing and trade, sought to reduce the national army, and yet supported virtue of the common people. The American Revolution caused high war-debt issues, requiring immediate and effective attention, which in my opinion demanded a strong centralized government. Hamilton’s group, the Federalists, were made up of mostly educated bankers, merchants, and…