In his passage about anti-intellectualism in America‚ Leonid Fridman assesses that the suppression of intellectuals is liable to keep the country from advancing beyond its constrictions of science‚ technology and education. Fridman intends to persuade the audience to re-evaluate their view of intellectuals‚ as well as express his distaste for the plethora of social stigma surrounding said intellectuals‚ by providing examples of anti-intellectualism in American language‚ in American education‚ and
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Gavin Hartin AP US History Period 8 “On Lynchings” Essay The end of the civil war brought freedom and liberty to the African-Americans incarcerated in the peculiar institution of slavery. However‚ the end of the fighting did not bring the former slaves safety from the hate and racism that was to come. The book “On Lynchings” by Ida b. Wells-Barnett describes the crimes committed against the African-Americans after their release from slavery. The hate crimes and accusations against the new
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Anti-Intellectualism at College Universities Education once existed as something very valuable‚ and something that only the very wealthy obtained. You were considered lucky to have the opportunity of getting an education‚ and not many took it for granted. Today‚ nearly everybody receives an education of some degree‚ and things have definitely changed. Students simply get educations because they are expected to or are required to. As the years have progressed‚ less and less students actually enjoy
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people at the time think that the old document "Article of Confederation" was going to divide this country apart. At the time‚ there were two parties‚ one opposed the idea of drafting the new constitution‚ the Anti Federalists. The other is the Federalist‚ who supported the idea. The Anti-federalists argued that the new constitution would post a threat to its people freedom and liberty. They said that the constitution would give the central government too much power‚ and at the end may ends up like
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Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists From 1787-1790 the development of the American Constitution was a battle between two opposing political philosophies. America’s best political minds gathered in Philadelphia and other cities in the Northeast in order to find common ground in a governmental structure. The Federalists and the Anti-Federalists had both some political thoughts that agreed as well as some political thoughts that disagreed. However‚ both parties would compromise and ultimately come together
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to institute government; and to reform‚ alter‚ or totally change the same‚ when their protection‚ safety‚ prosperity‚ and happiness require it.” Federalists believed this‚ and fought verbal and written battles against the Anti-Federalists‚ who disagreed with John Adams. Anti-Federalists believed that in an elite democracy‚ the elite’s would get greedy and selfish‚ and only worry about themselves. As I’m on the Federalist side‚ I believe that John Adams was correct in his statement‚ and that the
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Billie Holiday’s “Strange Fruit” The song “Strange Fruit” has something about it that you can never fully walk away from and forget. It could be the text itself so visualizing and dramatic‚ or the music that adds an even more haunting effect. The performer of course is the one who gets the social message across by the way they perform and the emotions they put into the song. Billie Holiday’s version makes this song stand out even more; a person can get the chills just listening to her sing it
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filled the air. Such was the nature of lynching‚ and such is the nature of racism. From the late 1890s until around 1930‚ lynchings were not altogether uncommon (Stovel 884). Black men were most often the victims of this heinous act‚ and police did worse than turn a blind eye — they sometimes participated. A photograph of this particular scene — grisly‚ nauseating‚ and shameful — would eventually find
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Ida B. Wells-Barnett and Her Passion for Justice Lee D. Baker Ida B. Wells-Barnett was a fearless anti-lynching crusader‚ suffragist‚ women’s rights advocate‚ journalist‚ and speaker. She stands as one of our nation’s most uncompromising leaders and most ardent defenders of democracy. She was born in Holly Springs‚ Mississippi in 1862 and died in Chicago‚ Illinois 1931 at the age of sixty-nine. Although enslaved prior to the Civil War‚ her parents were able to support their seven children because
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the composer wanted to record this song to protest against lynching of the black people in southern part of the United States. The music “Strange Fruit” was created by Abel Meeropol. He is also known as Lewis Allen. He was a Jewish-American teacher‚ writer and song writer. He first wrote this piece as a poem. Later it was put together with tunes and became a song. He decided to write this poem when he first witnessed the scene of the lynching black people. He was so shock by the scene because the black
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