What are the elements of a national literature? – the expression of a nations mind in writing What are the characteristics of early American literature? – Who were America’s earliest writers and what were their concerns? – Thomas Paine‚ Phillis wheatley‚ brad street What can you learn from primary sources about early life in the colonies? - What are the elements of persuasive writing?- What arguments for or against the use of Native American mascots exist? What does the poetry of colonial America
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Wars‚ Massachusetts Bay)‚ John Winthrop and the city on a hill‚ Puritans‚ Role of religion in society‚ the American Dream (social mobility‚ land‚ and a fresh start.) During the Revolution the main people were Benjamin Franklin‚ John Locke‚ and Phillis Wheatley. Some ideas during this time were the Enlightenment which was the belief of science and guides to life. Finally for Popular Sovereignty it was for the Kansas/Nebraska Act during 1854‚ during the bleeding Kansas John Brown starts his own part
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The twentieth century was a transitional moment in history for African Americans and literary scholars and activists like W.E.B. Du Bois made sure of this. He succeeded in protesting and making aware the importance of an education. The treatment of slaves prior to the twentieth century ultimately shaped that era and what was to come of it. Despite the freedom that blacks were exposed to following the Emancipation proclamation‚ Du Bois felt that new the ideal and a new form of power came through education
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1-ORIGINS OF NEGRITUDE The historical origins of Negritude can be traced to the various forms of cultural expression in the French Caribbean that find their roots in the African continent‚ practices that were transmogrified by the experience of the Middle Passage and slavery. Like the North American spirituals first championed in The Souls of Black Folk‚ by W. E. B. Du Bois‚ a variety of arts and practices served as refuges for Afro-Caribbean pride and African culture: the dances called calenda
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their government. The people of America began relying on logistics and facts instead of their faith. This lead to the Revolutionary war‚ also called the War of Independence (Higginbotham). More and more people began speaking their mind‚ such as Phillis Wheatley‚ an African American who writes a Revolutionary piece of art‚ praising George Washington for fighting and leading in the Revolutionary war. The colonists began to become
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Final Chains Essay Dear Gentlemen of the Continental Congress‚ “We hold these truths to be self-evident‚ that all men are created equal‚ that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights‚ that among these are Life‚ Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” (Source D). These words were stated by Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of independence. One sentence from here will be a piece of evidence used countless times when arguing for the rights of people with my skin color. This
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The Negro race‚ like all races‚ is going to be saved by its exceptional men. The problem of education‚ then‚ among Negroes must first of all deal with the Talented Tenth; it is the problem of developing the Best of this race that they may guide the Mass away from the contamination and death of the Worst‚ in their own and other races. Now the training of men is a difficult and intricate task. Its technique is a matter for educational experts‚ but its object is for the vision of seers. If we make money
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She then uses Phillis Wheatley as an example of a Black woman artist. She is from Africa and is brought to America by the wealthy Whites. However‚ she is ridiculed by others because she is Black trying to embrace White values through her art. Next‚ Walker expresses how
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Elijah McCoy When you think of famous inventors‚ who do you think of? Do you think of someone like Thomas Edison‚ or do you think of someone‚ arguably more interesting‚ like Elijah McCoy? Did you know that McCoy was issued over 57 patents in his lifetime? In this paper I’ll be informing you of some of McCoy’s inventions as well as telling you about his life along the way. Elijah J. McCoy was born in 1844 in Colchester‚ Ontario in Canada to parents George and Mildred McCoy. His parents were fugitive
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Chapter 5 “The Revolutionary Era: Crossroads of Freedom‚” This chapter focuses on Revolutionary era and the war between Britain and the colonies. It shed light on the lives of the African Americans during the war and the decisions they made to fight with or against the colonies they were enslaved in. The first important topic is about Thomas Peters fight to get his freedom. Thomas Peters was a young man who was kidnapped and sold into slavery. He was sold form one owner to another. He was sold to
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