Title: A speech of commemoration for Harriet Tubman Specific purpose: To commemorate March 10th as Harriet Tubman Day and to inform the audience about her life and fight for freedom I. Introduction A. Attention getter: Imagine a time when you have no rights of your own. From the time that you are born until the time that you die‚ you are someone else’s property and are under their directions and orders- and sometimes their cruelty. You are a slave in the mid 1800s in the Southern
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belief was so strongly embraced by Harriet Tubman that she was willing to risk her life to free fugitives from slavery. Harriet Tubman also elicited the help of Thomas Garrett to assist her in freeing the slaves. Harriet used stories of people such as Ellen Craft to encourage the fugitives to fight for their freedom. As a result of the brave actions of these courageous people‚ hundreds of slaves were brought to freedom through the Underground Railroad. Harriet Tubman was an escaped slave who
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encounter for them would be a chance to comment on how great they are. For instance‚ Harriet Tubman has taken part in the real-life controversy over slavery by taking action in rescuing over seven hundred slaves towards their path of freedom. Whereas‚ in the epic‚ The Odyssey‚ by Homer‚ the “heroic” protagonist‚ King Odysseus guides his
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1: Aunt Ritas Italian Stew ¤ Aunt Rita’s Italian Stew 1 pound mild Italian sausage links‚ cut into 1-inch pieces 1 cup chopped onion 1 tablespoon minced garlic 2 yellow summer squash‚ thinly sliced 2 zucchini‚ thinly sliced 2 carrots‚ thinly sliced (optional) 2 cups sliced fresh mushrooms (optional) 2 (14.5 ounce) cans Italian-style stewed tomatoes 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese Cook the sausage with onion and garlic in a large‚ deep skillet or pot over medi- um heat‚ until the
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celebrated because everyone was not free. Three important nineteenth-century abolitionists (Sojourner Truth‚ Harriet Tubman‚ and David Walker) shared the common vision of freeing African Americans from slavery and oppression; the influences and methods of these three figures differed widely. Sojourner Truth was a religious African-American evangelist‚ reformer‚ and an abolitionist who set
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Harriet Tubman is perhaps the most well-known of all the Underground Railroad’s "conductors." During a ten-year span she made 19 trips into the South and escorted over 300 slaves to freedom. And‚ as she once proudly pointed out to Frederick Douglass‚ in all of her journeys she "never lost a single passenger." Tubman was born a slave in Maryland’s Dorchester County around 1820. At age five or six‚ she began to work as a house servant. Seven years later she was sent to work in the fields. While she
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My Aunt Dori has always been different; however‚ I never truly realized how different until a few years ago. She has severe cerebral palsy. I have always known‚ nonetheless it did not fully sink-in until August 3‚ 2003. This particular day I had witnessed her having a grand-mal seizure. I remember being terribly afraid and confused. The scent of disinfectant filtered deliberately through the air. The aroma filling my nostrils gradually at first‚ then all at once. The hospital seemed empty
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Harriet Tubman was an extraordinary heroine. She was a powerful woman who used her strength to assist others to a more improved life. Harriet was born a slave‚ she was an extremely hard working slave‚ even through tough situations. However‚ she was not treated properly compared to the tremendous work she did. Lastly‚ after Tubman ran away she made her knowledge useful by helping others runaway. Harriet always did the best of her ability. Harriet was a phenomenal slave that went through several
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The Incidents of Harriet Jacobs My cultural background stems from both my American and black/Caribbean heritage. Throughout American history‚ there has a constant problem within the realms of race and sex‚ and for a long time‚ prejudice was a fundamentally core belief of the good old USA. The theme of constant oppression in America is what lead me to Harriet Jacobs’ narrative. Harriet Jacobs was a former slave‚ turned female abolitionist. If you know anything about the history of America‚ you
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Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad I am sure everyone has heard about Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad at least once in their life; most people have learned about it in elementary or middle school. When I first learned about it‚ I always thought it was an actual railroad that was underground. Eventually‚ I learned that that was not true; it was just a metaphor. “It was symbolically underground as the network’s clandestine activities were secret and illegal so they had to remain
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