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    Slave Society

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    to the nature of slave society and how the enslaved fought against their enslavement. Slavery done so we do not need to remember it!” Respond to this statement drawing specific reference to the nature of slave society and how the enslaved fought against their enslavement. Every society‚ in the Caribbean or anywhere else‚ is a product of the particular historical forces that shaped it and gave it form. For the Caribbean the most impactful historical force was the introduction

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    Prodical Son

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    Prodigal Son Open with scripture reading luke 15:15-24 Pray for the class time and the devotional Background info: Earlier in the story the son left the family with his inheritance and here’s what he said to his father: “I wish you were dead” The father obliges and the son leaves and goes and spends his money in “wild living” and nothing else is said about it He gets a job feeding pigs which was the worst job for a jewish boy‚ especially one of the father He comes to his senses and goes back

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    Mother to Son

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    Mother to Son Analysis Langston Hughes’ moving poem "Mother to Son" empowers not only the son‚ but also the reader with precious words of wisdom. Through the skillful use of literary devices such as informal language‚ symbolism‚ metaphors‚ repetition‚ as well as clever use of format‚ Hughes manages to assemble up the image of a mother lovingly‚ yet firmly‚ talking to her son about life. This poem is an advice from a mother to son about life that will be challenging and do not think about giving

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    The Author to Her Book

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    Anne Bradstreet’s poem‚ The Author to her Book‚ metaphorically describes a mother’s feelings towards her book being published without permission. The lines 10 and 20 indicate a shift of a gradual change in tone‚ from critical and embarrassed to acceptance. The baby described in the poem figuratively represents her book and her life. Primarily‚ the imagery contributes to the complex attitude of the speaker due to the descriptions of her flaws and errors that she has had in her life (book) that has

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    Slave Trade

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    imperialism and colonialism in new ways. The Atlantic slave trade or transatlantic slave trade took place across the Atlantic Ocean from the 16th through to the 19th centuries. The vast majority of slaves transported to the New World were Africans from the central and western parts of the continent‚ sold by Africans to European slave traders who then transported them to North and South America. The numbers were so great that Africans who came by way of the slave trade became the most numerous Old-World immigrants

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    Petition of Slaves

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    Petition of Slaves to the Massachusetts Legislature On January 13‚ 1777 seven African-American men in Massachusetts came together to go to the courts and their goal was to gain freedom. These men were slaves and in order for them to be set free they had the choice of running away‚ with the possibility of getting caught‚ or gathering a petition to take to the Massachusetts court. Just because these men had a petition does not mean that it would be passed. The Massachusetts colonial government had

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    Father and Son

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    Father and son. 1. Find out as much as possible about the father and the son. The father: * He lives in a small house with his son in Toome. * His main concern must be his son. He is afraid that his son is using drugs‚ and that he have gotten in trouble with someone. And that he never knows where he is going. Sometimes it goes days before his son comes home. * The fond memories he has is when he thought his son how to tie a blood-knot‚ how to cast a fly‚ how to strike so the

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    The Slave Auction

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    The Slave Auction Analysis Imagine being ripped from your mother’s chest at a young age knowing you’ll never see her again. Listen to the screams of the little children around you as you hold on to your lover’s hand for dear life praying to every god imaginable that you two won’t be ripped apart.-- “I got a nice wench starting at 800”.-- Your grasp gets tighter as they examine you from head to toe. The bids are getting higher and higher‚ tears stroll down your face. You look at the stone cold

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    scarlet and velvet‚ put out the kitchen fire” is one of the proverbs in a yearly almanac published by Benjamin Franklin who had many talents of American. This proverb of his has valuable as a living truth that wealth make losing happiness. We know that “silk and satin” were two fabrics precious and luxurious‚ are more the rich the most favorite because of the soft and smooth of it. “Scarlet” was a type of fine and expensive woolen cloth common in Medieval England. “Velvet” is a type of woven tufted

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    Sons and Lovers

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    nearly forty years- and this is the conclusion- no relief." (Baron’s Educational Series‚ 1993). At the time this letter was written Lawrence was fictionalizing his relationship with his mother‚ as well as the rest of his family‚ in the novel Sons and Lovers . In the novel the Lawrences would be named the Morels‚ but though the names are different there are many parallels between Sons and Lovers and Lawrence’s own life. These parallels are what make the novel truly autobiographical. However‚ the strongest

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