people were looked down upon through the Puritans eyes even if they closely practiced the same religion. The Puritans and African Americans involved in slavery were mostly of the Christian denomination. The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano‚ or Gustavus Vassa provides in insight from a slave and gives an excerpt on religion‚ which will showcase the first hand account of slavery perspective. I remember in the vessel in which I was brought over‚ in the men’s apartment‚ there were several
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My understanding of the African slave trade was solidified after reading this piece of literature. In chapter two‚ the process Equiano undergoes can explain what most slaves went through. However‚ Equiano’s personal feelings and words are what separates him from the other slaves; it is his story‚ yet also the story for many slaves. The narrative illustrates that slaves are captured by Europeans and put onto slave ships over sea. The slave ships were the complete opposite of hygienic‚ where the smell
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American Literature Test Terms Definitions Colonial New England period is also known as what? Puritan Era When was Jamestown established? 1607 When did the Separatists come to the New World? 1620 When did the Puritans come to America? 1630 When the Puritans came to America‚ where did they land? Massachusetts Bay What are the literary characteristics of the Colonial New England period? Unadorned‚ simple‚ useful‚ natural‚ utalitarian‚ didactic‚ and Biblical What are the Genres
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Midterm Revision Ben Franklin and his character "Poor Richard" differ greatly from Rip Van Winkle. For instance‚"Rip was ready Rip was ready to attend to anybody’s business but his own; but as to doing family duty‚ and keeping his farm in order it was impossible." pg 457. I chose this passage because Ben Franklin has always taken his hard of ambition to the next level.In contrast‚ Rip has proven to be lazy and also pays more attention to other people jobs than
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luxury and lust of gain? Must every avarice?” (Equiano 97). I think this quotes relates to many lives in the world. People are so inclined to become rich and prosperous that in fact‚ doing so‚ they lose sight of what is important. In order to climb up the social ladder‚ you must sacrifice many things in your life. And inturn‚ you have a chance‚ just a chance‚ to reach a very successful life. 2. “I now wished for the last friend‚ death‚ to relieve me” (Equiano 95). We all have our breaking points. Most
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1) In his essay “When Victims Speak (or‚ what happened when Spielberg added Amistad to his list?)”‚ Steve Lipkin declares that rather simply retelling the injustice slave story‚ Steven Spielberg’s docudrama Amistad takes the confrontation between emotional import of the story and its social and political background to convince audiences with the moral truth of American jurisprudence through the empower voice of enslave. 2) In his essay “When Victims Speak‚ (or‚ what happened when Spielberg added
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The middle passage was the taking of African from Africa to the new world on a ship. It was called the middle passage because it was the middle section of the trade route taken by ships. The first section was the outward passage which was from Europe to Africa. The middle passage took enslaved Africans from their homeland. All were from different countries and most never even seen the sea before. The slaves had no knowledge of where they were going or what was waiting for them. The slaves were
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Afro American Film & Achieves Crooklyn “Crooklyn” is a black feature film made in 1994. It was written by Spike Lee‚ along with his brother Cinque Lee and sister Joie Lee. This is not your typical “Spike Lee Joint.” It’s not‚ in your face‚ or edgy‚ and does not address any racial‚ controversial‚ or sexual issues. The film shows the lighter side of Spike Lee because it is actually a family film. Crooklyn is semi autobiographical because it is loosely based on the childhood of Spike and
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project‚ I chose to watch the movie Amistad. This movie portrays very unfortunate events that innocent people from Africa had to endure. The Africans were being held in Cuba and were chained to the cargo on the ship La Amistad. One of the Africans- Cinque; takes over the ship and him and his men kill most of the crew. Furthermore‚ they continue to sail‚ but reach the United States where they are imprisoned as runaway slaves. After this‚ the slaves are beginning to fight for their freedom. They get
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