(15 points) 2. Throughout history‚ literature has been used as a form of protest. Choose two selections from this unit and explain why they can be thought of as protest literature. Discuss each selection in its own complete paragraph. Answer: Olaudah Equiano was a slave that had been one since age 11. When he got to the age of 21 his owner allowed him to buy himself off of slavery‚ and he is telling me in this story about how he felt about being a slave was very horrible for example he said that
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THE THEME OF EQUALITY Equality is every human’s rights recognized no matter what their gender‚ race‚ or religion. Equality was a major theme during the revolutionary time period because all the groups of people were fighting for their right as a human being. This theme is present mostly in the readings we have been studying in class and is present in many other sources. This fight for equality was present throughout the time period. People wanted their rights noticed for all kinds of people
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Assignment 1: On international varieties of English: Compare and contrast two non-Anglo varieties of English (i.e. excluding those from Kachru’s Inner Circle)‚ showing how the socio-historical context is reflected in their present characteristics. Postcolonial countries where the English language is not the mother tongue have still fallen under the influence of the British language. Where the education system‚ government‚ commerce‚ business and some instruction are carried out in variations of
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Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass 1. The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is one the most influential anti-slavery works written by a former slave. The narrative‚ which was written entirely by Douglass himself‚ described his life as a slave‚ and his road to freedom. The novel concludes with Douglass’s induction into the abolitionist cause‚ and continued efforts to free his fellow African Americans from bondage. While the narrative‚ like most other works by former slaves‚ was
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the slave. It was an influential tradition of literature. Majority of the narratives were written by African Americans. In the 1930s‚ The Federal Writers’ Project gathered 2‚500 former slaves in history. The Interesting Narrative of the LIfe of Olaudah Equiano: or‚ Gustavus Vassa‚ The African‚ Written by Himself was the first slave narrative to become the best seller. These documents were found in the 21st century. Frederick Douglass and many others claim many other readers as well. Frederick Douglass
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Response Paper- Gorn Ch.3 Constructing the American Past Volume 1 Eighteenth-Century Voices How would you characterize the relationship between William Byrd and Lucy Parke Byrd? If Lucy had diary‚ how do you think she might have characterized the same events? The relationship William Byrd and Lucy Parke Byrd was quite different than most marriages in the old Virginia days. Lucy Parke was rather knowledgeable than most women her age‚ while she grew up educated. Lucy Parke caught the
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References: Colonial African literature[edit] The African works best known in the West from the period of colonization and the slave trade are primarily slave narratives‚ such as Olaudah Equiano ’s The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano (1789).
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Analysis of a Primary Document: “The Slaving Voyage of the Albion-Frigate” 1. Who wrote the document? The author of this document was Jacques Barbot. He was born into a Protestant family around 1650 in Saint-Martin‚ France. Barbot’s family business was maritime trade‚ so he was bound to continue the family name in commerce. Barbot and his younger brother were both involved in commercial trade when they were young‚ his brother being a part of the African slave trade. The Barbots moved to England
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Black History Month celebrates contributions made by African Americans and people of African descent around the world. It was started by an African American man named Dr. Carter G. Woodson in 1926. Back then‚ it was called Negro History Week and was celebrated the second week of February. Now it is celebrated for the whole month of February in the United States and Canada‚ and the month of October in the United Kingdom. How do people feel about Black History Month? Some people feel it’s unfair
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powers or interfere with natural processes. was restricted to Salem. was perfectly acceptable when it was used for proper purposes. was punishable by hanging unless it was used to reinforce men s standing and God s will. Olaudah Equiano: Answer demonstrated in his writings that he perfectly fit the stereotype that blacks were savages incapable of becoming civilized. led several Central American slave insurrections before his death. was popular with Europeans
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