Saturday was the slave trading day. Emmanuel was very strong and would be of great use to any plantation owner. A wealthy cotton plantation owner names Mr. Groves purchased Emmanuel and three other slaves for guns and other goods such as brass pans and cotton. He was identified as number two since slaves were not known by their names. Emmanuel and the others were forced to walk behind Mr. Groves’s horse all the way to his plantation. There they saw endless cotton fields. Mr. Groves had invested in lots of cotton and it turns out that his gambling paid off. With the help of slaves like Emmanuel, Mr. Groves plantation would become one of the most profitable plantations in Mississippi. Mr. Groves was married and had three children. One of his children was the same age as Emmanuel. Her name was Maria. She was always taught that slaves were not equal to them and should be looked down on, but Emmanuel was different. She quickly began to have a interest in him. Mr. Groves noticing this, punished Emmanuel by whipping him and telling him to stay away. Maria would watch Emmanuel work in the cotton fields and would sneak off to see him. Emmanuel fell in love with Maria but knew they could never be together. He had found comfort in loving her. Ever since he was captured from his village, he hadn’t felt happiness until…
But, out of spite, the child was taken away and told that it was dead. With the loss of her lover and her child, the young Zoraïde lost herself. She went crazy, and would not accept her child when they tried to give it back to her. Beautiful Zoraïde turned to a pitied and mocked old woman, who undoubtedly died alone. This shows again, just what the love of a child or another human can do when it is taken away. The story also shows how a person’s power over another can unintentionally ruin their entire life. Zoraïde’s mistress wanted the best for the mulatto girl, but the girl had chosen a different path. So when the mistress tried to control the outcome of her life, it backfired, causing a young girl to lose hope and her sense, and caused a young child to lose its parents. This story is a show of the emotional pain put on blacks by white…
twins in the Evil Forest. Nwoye realizes that this is not morally correct and is inhumane just like it…
Not long after this happened, Olaudah’s master lost his daughter and was so overtaken with grief that he sold Olaudah to a new master. This was where Olaudah’s life made a turn for the better. At his new master’s home, a surprise was waiting. This surprise was his sister, whom he had been separated from shortly after being captured. After a while of being…
One day in the nearby village, lived an old man with three daughters. Their mother had died years ago. One of the older daughters was cruel to her younger sister who was more beautiful than her. For that reason the wicked sister was very jealous of her charms and was mean to her. She always made her younger sister do everything even though she’s weak and often ill. While the other sister was kinder and always on her side. At some point, the wicked sister burnt the younger sister’s face and arms, and she got the name of Oochigaeaskw, the rough faced girl, because of her scars.…
In the distant land of the Africa's, a young princess by the name of Phillis was born to the King and Queen of Africa. They loved her so greatly and wanted her to one day become ruler of this land. The kingdom were all happy for the birth of Princess Phillis and her Mother and Father gave her the amulet of Tesmuga, which would protect her from many harms that would come as she grows older. Everything was going great for the King and Queen and the kingdom, until the day of disaster came.…
This semi-barbaric king had a daughter as blooming as his most fluoric and fancies. And with a soul as reverent and impervious as his own. This means that she is just like the king but she is kinder and love and kindness overpowers anger and jealousy. And the fact she doesn’t want him to die because she loves him. And is the love of her life. And never wants him to die.…
Since she was the youngest did all the work and hers sister would lazy and not help her at all. They would burn her long hair to short hair and burned her skin because of ashes being burned in to her face, poor sootface just had to live with her evil sisters lying to father that she was being clumsy then a mighty warrior with the power to make himself invisible decides to marry. Only a woman with a kind and honest heart could see him, and be his bride. Sootface sets off never looking back. When she arrived she could see the warrior and they prepared for the wedding his sister brushed her hair with a magic comb that turned her short hair to long hair. Washed her skin in water that identify the beauty inside her. Her courage and good nature bring her the husband she has longed…
This family is also not considered to be very wealthy but they made themselves struggle financially because they only wanted nice things and wanted people to think that they had a lot of money. They had a large home and a maid that waited on them and watched the children. Everyone thought that the Mother was a loving mom that loved her children dearly and was a great wife but in her heart she was bitter at being married and having kids. All the kids knew that their mother had a unheard hatred for them but never said a word. The son became very money curious and began to ask his mother a lot of question which made her even more bitter. The son considered himself to be lucky unlike the rest of the family. He heard the house say things about money and strived to find a way to provide for his mother. He soon learned that his rocking horse in his room would tell him the name to a winning horse if he road it and thought very vigorously, which actually worked. Nobody knew about his secret until the very end where he risk his own life to provide for his mother, The mom was a very greedy woman and only cared about money and how they could make more of it. Instead of her providing for her kids like a normal parent does the kid provided for her and she was okay with that. She dressed id fur and jewels and went to big parties and spends what money they had on materialistic things for only her. The boy came across a lot of money and was going to give her a certain amount once a year on her birthday but she demanded to have it all at once, which the boy allowed her to do so. By riding his rocking horse the way he did to find out the secret horses name we grew very tired and anxious. His attitude and poise scared everyone when he was on the horse. The Mother finally became concerned with her sons wellbeing in the end but it was already too late and…
She told Jenkin that if she were to become a widow, he should marry her. Husband number four eventually died and Jenkin became number five. It happens a lot. Women marry multiple times, because each man will give her something she lacks or one has more than the other, whether it is in money or looks. Some women even stoop as low as murder and deceit, because they cannot be stuck with such a “burden” as they call their past lovers. In the end, it is all just a game for her. Therefore, her actions do not make her an admirable woman. An admirable woman gives herself time to heal after a loss and waits for God to bless her with another mate or…
He did not treat her kindly, so she gave him two choices. The Knight then decided to follow the lesson he learned from her, of what women most desire and gave her sovereignty over him. After the Knight gives her sovereignty over him, the Old Lady becomes young and beautiful. She also promises to be faithful to him or that she’ll die in a mad despair. The Knight is finally content, accepting his wife fully now that she was pretty. They of course lived happily ever after as his wife was in charge.…
I was on my way back from cutting my daily quota of oak when I saw a woman standing next to a horse outside of the large bamboo grove. She was alone, but only for a short while. A man wielding a sword and wearing blood stained clothes ran towards her out of the grove. He stabbed her with the sword before she had a chance to react. He took the horse she was watching and sped off up the road. I ran to the woman to try to aid her in any way I could, but she was already dead when I got there. I returned to my horse drawn wagon and continued to bring my carriage back home.…
The past few days were a surreal blur. Our beloved king was murdered and replaced by the seemingly innocent Macbeth. Several days later, the news of Banquo’s death reached the castle. It can’t be a coincidence. I have been living at this castle for exactly four months now after my father decided I should finally find a husband achieve something for the family. I have no intention of marrying, the mere thought of having to spend the rest of my life with someone that sees me as his object makes me ill. But I still have to put on a smile and act pleasantly. The life at the castle is tough. Back home I was able to read and go outside, here it is all about social gatherings. I envy my younger sisters. They still have time until they are shipped off like a pricy cow.…
In Gloria Whelan’s Homeless Bird, a girl named Koly was forced into marriage. A conflict is the problem, usually most likely about war or disease. Koly did a good job in handling the situation, but after her husband’s death, she was forced to handle chores on her own. This was since her dowry didn’t help her husband from the Ganges river, and ended up dying. Koly could have taken her earrings with her, and leave her sass (mother-in-law) alone, but one day, she was rejected by her sass in Varanasi. “My husband died. I was brought here by my sass before she became a widow and was going to her brother’s house, where I was not wanted.” (Whelan 120)…
Life is fraught with challenges to be overcome and obstacles to experience, and from the start we must learn how to bounce back from those challenges and obstacles. In Anna Harrington’s article, “Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way”, she defines resilience in a number of facets and argues that resilience is key to conquering life successfully. She states that resilience, or the art of bouncing back, is not about struggling in isolation, but about using and mobilizing normal human processes such as coping. (Harrington, 2012)…