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grow up, find a partner, get married and have children. In some situations, this ‘normal’ cycle may be altered or changed. Teen pregnancies occur regularly worldwide and the number is frantically growing. Esch, in the novel Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward, is fifteen years old; it is extremely difficult for her to keep her pregnancy a secret for long. Esch and her brother’s dog, China, both coincidentally become mothers in the novel. Knowing she is pregnant helps Esch overcome obstacles in the…

Araminta Ross, famously known as Harriet Tubman, was an integral part of the Under- ground Railroad. She was also an abolitionist, humanitarian, a Union nurse and spy during the American Civil War. Born into slavery, Harriet and two of her brothers ran away after their mas- ter’s death in fear that they would be sold off. They turned back and returned to the plantation after her brothers had second thoughts, however, not long after, Harriet fled on her own. She traveled at night, using the North…

non-fiction genre unified the deaths of five young black men. The death of five young black men are unrelated. The first death is her Brother Joshua’s car accident, he got hit by a white drunk driver. The death of Josh was the most painful cause to Ward because his death was very sudden when she left for an interview in New York. Next is Ronald committed suicide, C.J was killed by a train, Demond was murdered by against a drug dealer and Roger died from using cocaine. All of the deaths of five…

Circuit City The Failure of Circuit City Jake Johnston Mars Hill University  Abstract Circuit City started out in 1949 as “Wards Company.” Within ten years, the store brought in $1 million per year. In 1965 Wards expanded through the acquisition of other television and home appliance stores; their move of horizontal expansion helped with their success. In 1984, Wards became Circuit City Stores, Inc. and became publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange. From the year of 1949 until 2009…

In Julia Ward Howe’s song “The Battle Hymn of the Republic,” she uses religious overtones with God as his holy truth continues to spreads amidst fight and as the narrator recounts God’s triumphs. However, while the religious aspects of the song are clear, the true tone of this song is one of rallying. Howe uses the much respected figure of the Christian god that spreads his truth to all while gathering great in order to create a tone that rallies others who hear the song. God “has sounded fourth…

Because of the controversy surrounding the history of Ward Churchill, criticizing the man and ignoring the message would seem the easier choice. However, this is necessary for reviewing “Crimes against Humanity”. This is a stark essay in which the thesis he used was the unfair treatment of Native Americans in the United States of America. In the first section of his essay, Churchill discussed the stereotypes and other forms of negative imagery associated with the Native American culture…

Inequality of race, class, and gender are at the forefront of Salvage the Bones, a novel written by Jesmyn Ward about an African American family living in New Orleans. Throughout the book Hurricane Katrina looms closer and closer, until it finally hits. Esch is the second youngest child, and the only daughter, of Daddy and Esch’s late mother. Her younger brother Junior and older brothers Skeetah and Randall spend much of their time in the Pit, what they call their house and the area around it.…

Crimes against Humanity “Crimes against Humanity” by Ward Churchill is a perfect work on crimes relating with all types of inhumanity or activities occurring in the world. Ethos are related with ethics means that the things we need to perform due to ethical concern or fear of isolation from society because something which we are doing is against the society ethical norms. The word “Pathos” belong to emotional family which pathos deals with all matters of emotional appeal. It means that…

Martha Ward’s essay Impressionist Installations and Private Exhibitions, Ward explores the ways in which the location of exhibitions and the way that they were organized impacted painting in late nineteenth-century Paris. With the art market flourishing and governmental policies encouraging independence, it was wise for artists such as the Impressionists to branch out and showcase their works in diverse ways. Throughout her essay, Ward stresses the varying “social and aesthetic distinctions that…

In chapters 11 and 12 of Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward, Ward conveys hope and resilience during and after the destruction of Hurricane Katrina. During the hurricane, Skeetah reveals to Daddy that Esch is pregnant, which allows for him to be more considerate and caring towards Esch. Esch also relates hurricanes to mothers throughout the last couple chapters to further prove that both a mother and a hurricane can kill and make alive. Big Henry shows once again that he is able to care for the…