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    The main idea that encompasses this symbol, is when Douglass begins to understand what he is reading in The Columbian Orator. Prior to his literate ability, it was difficult, if not nearly impossible, for any slave to comprehend what was being said in The Columbian Orator. This novel is used to explain the atrocities of slavery, and was almost a light-bulb moment for Frederick Douglass. It very much saddened me, to think that these human…

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    Douglass read a book The Columbian Orator, which he read speeches on Catholic emancipation. These readings were important in developing thought and arguments regarding slavery. This ability he now acquired was described as a curse due to his inner reflection. He constantly thought…

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    Edgar Wright is a good director who is known for using different genres and twisting them to make them comedic. He has directed many films such as Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz and also The World’s End which is his comedic ‘Three Flavours Cornetto film trilogy’. Edgar Wright uses montages in his films in parts that are boring, so that people don’t have to sit through long, boring footage, also these particular scenes don’t have to be cut out. These are still important parts, even though they are…

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    While Frederick Douglass’ “Learning how to read and write” was set in the nineteenth century and the documentary Precious Knowledge was filmed in the twenty first century, both works serve to show the reaction of how society views change. Frederick Douglass’ piece “Learning how to read and write” illustrates his struggle with literacy and Precious Knowledge illustrates the struggle of ethnic studies in a school district in Arizona. In the nineteenth century, a slave’s intellect was minimal and…

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    The Road to Freedom In his excerpt “Learning to Read and Write”, Public speaker, editor, author and former slave, Frederick Douglass, recounts his path to learning how to read and write in order to escape to the north to be a freed man. In order to convey his strong emotions of helplessness and loathing, Douglass effectively uses metaphor and references to animals to convince abolitionists to sympathize with his situation. Douglass begins his narrative by recounting the instruction from his…

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    language they had obtained. They realized the effect reading already took on their lives and was awed by the opportunities and vistas it granted them. From their readings they each learned of the heartache and pain that their people endured. “The Columbian Orator” opened up Douglas’s mind to the barbaric acts towards slaves, that made him hate his enslavers even more, but it also gave him the idea to one day try to run away and free himself. Malcom took on books such as “Souls of Black Folk” by…

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    Frederick Douglass is a well-known African-American abolitionist. He often wrote about his experiences growing up as a slave. In one of his works, “Learning to Read and Write,” Douglass discusses the obstacles he had to overcome in order to gain an education while enslaved. Many modern citizens can relate to his story; today, many Americans have to work many hours in order to get the basic necessities for their families. In order to escape economic slavery, Americans need an education to provide…

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    Silver’s A New Face on the Countryside: Indians, colonists, and slaves in South Atlantic forests. The author quickly acknowledges his appreciation for two earlier works in environmental history that inspired this book, Alfred W. Crosby Jr.’s The Columbian Exchange: Biological and Cultural Consequences of 1492, and William Cronon’s Changes in the Land: Indians, Colonists, and the Ecology of New England. A New Face on the Countryside is those two books combined with a singular focus on the South…

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    The Colombian Exchange and its Effects. The Columbian exchange was a new sea bridge that allowed a transatlantic trade of people, ideas, and goods. It helped the Spaniards bring over Christianity and exposed the New World to many iron technologies such as firearms and pans. Unfortunately, it also brought over many diseases that the Indians had never been exposed to before. The many diseases killed off the Indian population and caused the majority of the descendants to transform from Asians to…

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    Edgar Wright is a really great director who knows how to make people laugh. He is known for his Comedic Cornetto Trilogy, and the movies I will be talking about are “Shaun of the Dead”, and “Hot Fuzz” are the two of them. The scenes display the kind of style he uses in the films, and by using film techniques it helps show the style by how effective it is. Techniques such as music, sound effects, camera work e.g close ups, mid shots, and characters. Wright uses these techniques to grab people’s…

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