The names Lewis Hine and Jacob Riis have now become synonymous with the instigation of urban reform efforts. The two are regarded as pioneers in eradicating the problems on which they focused; Hine’s being child labour and Riis’s tenement housing. When questioning whether writing and images from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries inform us of ‘solutions’ to the aforementioned issues‚ I would conclude that an adequate answer cannot be formulated without reference to their work. For
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Margaret of Anjou’s role in Richard III‚ however‚ Shakespeare degraded her political influence and public figure because of the social norms and superstitions that confined women under during the Elizabethan era. Yet‚ according to modern-day historian Jacob Abbott‚ there was more to Margaret than Shakespeare told his readers. Abbott defends the Queen and says‚ “Margaret was not a victim‚ but a heroine; not a traditional heroine of romance and fiction‚ but of a stern and terrible reality” (Abbott). Abbott
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Mini-Research Essay i) Mary Rowlandson’s A Narrative of the Captivity and A Restoration is a captivity narrative. Harriet Jacobs’s Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl is a slave narrative. While they are considered distinctive genres‚ they share some characteristics. Look at the excerpts you have from them in your reading. How are they similar? How are they different? Be sure to provide evidence from the texts to support your conclusions. Answer the above questions in a 1‚000-1‚250-word
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Jacob Riis played a central role in the debate over the causes and consequences of urban problems in the late 19th century. Riis was a photographer who started as a poor immigrant from Denmark. Initially Riis worked low paying jobs until he eventually found his calling in police reports and later photography. As a police reporter‚ Riis had unique access to the city’s slums. In the evenings‚ he would accompany law enforcement and members of the health department on raids of the tenements‚ witnessing
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Catherine Clinton’s biography “Harriet Tubman: The Road to Freedom” is an interesting and comprehensive biography on Harriet Tubman’s life. Catherine Clinton is a renowned historian with a special interest in black history. Many consider Harriet Tubman as the “Black Moses” of America and for good reason; she has lead hundreds of slaves to freedom‚ risking her own life for their welfare. This book is truly comprehensive and immersive and focuses on exposing the reality of Harriet Tubman’s life. Most biographical
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Conflict Connector Harriet versus Emily; Harriet is the sister of Emily who had made a child‚ which had some sort of deviation. Harriet thought she could save her child’s life after losing three before by making an attempt to ask her sister to swap the babies (Harriet’s and Emily’s) in order to get a certificate. “It would be only for a day or two; just while I could get the certificate‚’ Aunt Harriet went doggedly on. ‘You are my sister Emily…and the only person in the world who can help me keep
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Harriet Tubman Harriet Tubman (Araminta Harriet Ross)‚ also known as “Moses” of her time‚ was a phenomenal African-American abolitionist who broke seemingly impeccable odds and escaped the south from slavery‚ in the year of 1849. She would become well-known for her aggressive tactics in conducting many slaves to freedom during what is known today as‚ the American Civil War Era. Her ambitious attitude and robust air left many in awe as she led more than nineteen missions to rescue more
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Harriet Tubman Outs Andrew Jackson in Change for a $20 By Jackie Calmes. According to Jackie Calmes; The Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew announced the most sweeping and historically symbolic makeover of American currency of the century. He proposed to replace the slaveholding Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill with Harriet Tubman. Mr. Lew also proposed adding women and civil rights leaders to the $5‚ and the $10 note as well. Harriet Tubman was a bondwoman who escaped from the south to become
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The midnight sky and the silent stars have been the witness of your devotion to freedom and of your heroism wrote Fredrick Douglas in a letter to Harriet Tubman on August 29‚ 1869. In a letter to Harriet Tubman Frederick Douglass talks about his opinion of Harriet. Fredrik Douglas highly regarded Harriet Tubman‚ and they dedicated their lives to the abolitionist movement. Frederick says that Accepting John Brown - of sacred memory - I know of no one who has willingly encountered more perils and
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In the book‚ Terms of Service‚ written by Jacob Silverman‚ published author and recognized literary critic‚ deals with the implications of privacy and a variety of different ideas that impact people globally. Silverman’s interpretation of terms of service insists that we‚ as people‚ are highly influenced and controlled by the owners of social media and search engines because we are influenced to not critically think for ourselves. The public may not be aware of and might not even care to acknowledge
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