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Whipped, chained, and beaten were commonly exchanged words among American slaves throughout the 19th century. Day after day in a world filled with torture and pain, slaves suffered servile lives under the feet of an overseer. During these times, when freedom and liberty were merely the topics of dreams, one outstanding slave named Harriet Tubman…

Her enlightening finds gave many people the view they needed to see that many things needed to be changed. They realized that if any one person could bring about the changes that were needed it would be the same person who realized the need in the first place: Florence Kelley. The reason she would be…

During the Gilded Age, there was a deep division between American citizens in politics. Campaigns were usually an arduous process. The results of the majority of the elections were usually very close. Although one would expect good presidents to come out of this, the majority of them were corrupt and eventually would be forgotten. However…

Susan Glaspell’s one-act play “Trifles” masterfully employs symbolism to address societal norms and the inherent inequalities of the early 20th century. Among the play’s most potent symbols is the birdcage. At first glance, it might seem like a mere background prop, but a deeper look reveals its significance in echoing the underlying themes of confinement,…

The Gilded Age began during the Reconstruction of the South after the Civil War and ended shortly after the conclusion of the Panic of 1893. This era of American history was known as a time of forgettable presidents, industrialization, depression and corruption. Between the years of 1865 and 1900 Americans witnessed the government Des inability…

In the article, “Hate Speech on the Internet Should Be challenged” Cooper Cooper argues that the growing Internet makes extremists work more easier and helps them to spread extremism around the world quickly. He presents the Internet as the main source of hate posting. Cooper.A claims that the U.S. First Amendment protects extremists and because…

There were about 16,000 Cherokee before their eviction. They put up the biggest fight; enough to make them the last tribe to be forced from their homes. They were a stationary tribe, and not nomads like many others. They had their own system of writing based on Greek. Hebrew, and English. They also had their…

The terrifying future depicted in Kurt Vonnegut’s “Harrison Bergeron” is one in which complete equality is maintained by whatever means necessary. Any sort of individualism, particularly one’s exceptional talent or beauty, is repressed by the government in this dystopian society to guarantee that no one is superior to anybody else. Harrison Bergeron appears in this…

The Harlem Renaissance may be defined as a cultural movement which originated in the suburb of Harlem, New York, populated by the African Americans mainly. The Harlem Renaissance is referred to as the New Negro Movement by some authors, as a result of the Alain Locke’s 1925 anthology of the same name. While the Harlem…

Bell Hooks’ articles were not enjoyable to me because I believe she is racist and sometimes undermines the black community. She constantly criticizes “white supremacy” and portrays a fear of the black community rising up. Additionally, she argues that the drag queens in the film “worship at the throne of whiteness,” which undermines the film’s…