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    differences between two or more literary works. For example‚ The Autobiography of Olaudah Equiano and The Slave Dancer contain plenty of similarities and differences throughout the plot of the stories. The Slave Dancer is about a young boy Jessie‚ who lives in poor area of New Orleans with his widowed mother and younger sister. Jessie often plays his fife to sailors‚ to make a few pennies. The Autobiography of Olaudah Equiano is about a young boy who lives in a village in Africa‚ with his father‚ mother

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    encounter another culture‚ you could be surprised to find out that they are not that much different than you are. You may even develop close bonds. The books “My Sojourn in the Lands of my Ancestors” and “The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano” show both positive and negative examples of cross-cultural encounters. To get to know another’s culture you must first accept them‚ and treat them as you would treat anyone else. If you don’t accept them the encounter will not be very pleasant

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    the reader of one’s experiences while being in captivity. Two authors who wrote a couple of these narratives are Mary Rowlandson and Olaudah Equiano. Mary Rowlandson’s narrative is entitled‚ “A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson.” The title of Olaudah Equiano’s narrative is “The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano‚ or Gustavas Vassa‚ the African‚ Written by Himself.” Captivity narratives test a person’s faith and his or her ability to survive in

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    very wealthy. Olaudah Equiano is argued to have come from a wealthy family before being captured‚ and sold as a slave. Equiano then worked hard‚ and bought his way out of slavery to gain freedom. Both these men experienced a drastically different life‚ and faced different obstacles but both found their own version of the American Dream. Benjamin Franklin seems to have cared more about his image in society‚ and wealth‚ he wanted people to honor him above all else while Olaudah Equiano didn’t work hard

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    rhetorical devices of ethos‚ pathos‚ and logos. Jonathan Edwards spoke persuasively in “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” by using pathos to better the behaviors’ of his congregation. Olaudah Equiano wanted to persuade others to stop the Triangular Slave Trade in‚ “The Interesting Narrative of Olaudah Equiano” by using mainly logos. And lastly‚ “The Middle Passage” video documentary by PBS uses ethos and pathos to express the inhumanity of the slave trade. Each of these works have

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    The treatment enslaved Africans went through during the Middle Passage were unbearable because they were treated unfairly. The Middle Passage was the voyage of the enslaved Africans from Africa to the Americas. The image provided supplies an idea of how tightly packed the Africans were on a ship during the Middle Passage. The Africans were treated like suitcases because the suitcases just get thrown into the cargo hold without having the people caring about the individual suitcase. This relates

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    Argumentative Essay on Olaudah Equiano Upon doing further research‚ Olaudah Equiano was absolutely born in Africa! He was kidnapped and sold into slavery when he was just a young boy. His vivid accounts‚ as he was sold from trader to trader‚ are so moving and heartfelt. No one could express such deep sympathy for the multitude of other black slaves had he not been there during the experience. The following few paragraphs will explain just how he came to be sold into slavery and some of the things

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    writes about unrealistic topics to in a sense to scare or bring the feeling of fear to the reader. Horror and Violence has been see many times throughout the span of American Literature in writing such as The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano‚ The Devil and Tom Walker‚

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    into other countries for work labor because they stand the weather and bare the hardworking while Europeans could not . Olaudah Equiano said in his document " When I looked round the ship too and saw a large furnace or cooper boiling‚ and a multitude of black of every description chained together‚ every sorrow" (Olaudah Equiano‚ The interesting Narrative of the life of Olaudah Equiano‚ P. 701). Based on this document‚ slave’s journey to other countries were awfully bad. For example‚ the ship that they

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    in the economic policy which is later used by the ruling class to mobilize political support. Some of the authors that have contributed greatly to the discourse of political‚ social‚ economic‚ and religious wellbeing of the people include Locke‚ Equiano‚ Shelley‚ Darwin‚ Marx‚ and Freud. These authors‚ however‚ have subjected their hypothesis to criticism and amendment‚ as the empirical evidence may suggest. Their works are closely related as they show the circumstances man has to go through to survive

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