American lit 1 Prof. foster May 21‚ 2011 Final paper What is American about American Literature? Consider at least 3 texts from the semester in your three-page response. How do these texts reflect the development of a national sensibility? What is American about American Literature is that American authors write it. It is also the cultural and social values of American. In American literature it includes the setting of America‚ the ideals and events that have taken place in America that shape
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The American Revolution began in 1775 when conflicts began between the colonial government and North American Colonies. The war continued on until 1783. Between these years many people and groups of people‚ such as African Americans‚ women‚ and Native Americans‚ were affected. Each group of people had different effects caused by the war‚ but all had to deal with some kind of change in their lifestyle. When the American revolution began African Americans saw it as an opportunity to gain their own
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African Americans in the 1920s * “Cast down your bucket where you are. Cast it down among the eight millions of Negroes…” – Booker T. Washington‚ 1895 Atlanta Compromise Throughout US history‚ there is an abundance of racism‚ segregation and discrimination towards the African American people. In 1619‚ the first African slaves were brought to Jamestown to produce tobacco‚ tea‚ cotton‚ coffee and other precious commodities. In this time period‚ 12 million Africans were forcibly transported
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my shoulder pushing me into the door in the corner that I seen earlier.What ever that person was doing to me was pouring this weird purple stuff in my mouth that made me fall asleep. "Where am I and what is going on?" I ask myself. It was dark‚ quiet‚ smelly‚ and there were nails and screws coming out of the walls. I got really scared. I looked up for 5 seconds and looked back down and there she was. The old lady that put me in here. She was at least 6’6" tall‚ with long‚ crazy hair‚ big‚ round
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he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours." ~ Henry David Thoreau What is the American Dream? The concept of dreams — the dream of practicing religion without persecution‚ the dream of having the freedom to pursue happiness‚ the dream of equality and self-betterment‚ and the dream of wealth and comfort — has molded America into a land of boundless hope. Understanding how the American Dream has evolved throughout the history of this great nation begins with the recognition that the
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Charles Dickens LIFE He was born on February 7th 1812 in Land port In 1822 he moved to Camden Town‚ London In 1824 he was imprisoned with his family because his dad’s salary was not enough -> Dickens had to start working in a factory to gain a few money and to ho help his family = TRAUMATIC EPISODE of his life that made him a SUPPORTER of POOR PEOPLE He began to work as a parliamentary reporter In 1834 he began writing articles about life in London and then he became a successful writer
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In the novel All Quiet on the Western Front‚ Erich Maria Remarque describes World War I through the eyes of a soldier‚ Paul. It goes into details about combat‚ food shortage‚ going on leave‚ and the life at home. While reading this book‚ I couldn’t help but notice that I would get nervous in some chapters about what would happen next. The author goes into so much detail‚ giving the reader that first person feeling while he/she is reading the book. Remarque also describes the horrific and unthinkable
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Q. Plath’s work is “intense‚ deeply personal and quiet disturbing”‚ discuss. I agree with the above statement that Plath’s poetry is “intense‚ deeply personal and quite disturbing” as it deals with the darker aspects of the human psyche. I also like how her vivid and violent imagery linger in the mind long after I have read the poems‚ which is very intense. There is certainly an unsettled and disturbing atmosphere that pervades Plath’s theme. ‘Black Rook in Rainy Weather’ is a prime example
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In American Indian Stories‚ University of Nebraska Press Lincoln and London edition‚ the author‚ Zitkala-Sa‚ tries to tell stories that depicted life growing up on a reservation. Her stories showed how Native Americans reacted to the white man’s ways of running the land and changing the life of Indians. "Zitkala-Sa was one of the early Indian writers to record tribal legends and tales from oral tradition" (back cover) is a great way to show that the author’s stories were based upon actual events
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Many factors play into being American. An American doesn’t have to know the language perfectly or eat the typical “American food”‚ everyone that lives in America should have the same rights‚ freedoms‚ and opportunities. An American identity is created by adapting the techniques of life and how to do things. You don’t need to look the same or even sound the same‚ each American is different in their own way. There is not a description of a perfect “American Citizen”. America is a big “melting pot”
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