Essays on About Myself

I learned how to read before going to school because I was interested in reading books. Before I learned how to read, I looked at the alphabet and memorized the letters. Later on, I got so interested in reading that I practiced it whenever possible. My grandmother was the person who helped me with pronunciation and with understanding the words. She also helped me to learn how to write and this all happened in pre-school. I was a curious child who wanted to be capable to be amused at all times and reading seemed like fun. It was like ...

Introduction

The book “Country of My Skull” has been written by Antjie Krog, who strives to include her own as well as other individuals’ stories about the creation, development, and conclusion of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). The truth and reconciliation commission was in charge of uncovering past wrongdoings in Africa and was established to bring the perpetrators and criminals to justice. The books have been the center of much debate as the author has not followed any clearly defined chronological order but rather, the fragments of the testimonies of survivors, victims, and criminals have been included. History, personal ...

How were the life experiences of Liu and Ning impacted by the historical events and changes of the late 19th and early 20th centuries? Liu from ‘A man awakened from dream’ and Ning from ‘A daughter of Han”’ are both the protagonists of works of autobiography by Harrison and Priutt respectively, in an effort to depict the impact of Chinese history on its people during the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century. Since Chinese history was sharpened by communist tones, it becomes challenging to understand the true meaning of waking up from a dream. It is important to ...

The autobiography of Catalina de Erauso is very attractive for scholars, who investigate such aspects as identity, authorship, sexuality and gender; the most important aspect can be considered masculinity of this character. She had desire to become a man for receiving the status in society, which was dominant by males, and the possibility to show her identity. The transformation of Erauso’s conduct into masculine manners, sometimes in violent form, was necessary for persuasion and becoming powerful, successful and accepted at the times of colonial Spain. Her destination, attitude and deeds have made this person exciting and extraordinary in ...

The Fifth Chinese Daughter

“The Fifth Chinese Daughter” is the story of a Chinese-American girl’s journey from childhood to adulthood. The story, told in third person, is actually the author’s autobiography. In the book, Jade Snow grows personally as well as physically, but throughout never loses the lessons taught by her Chinese heritage traditions. As a child, Jade Snow is subjected by random beatings by her father, along with her siblings. It is clear to Jade Snow that she has no value in the eyes of her parents (Wong 108). She is the last among many daughters, and has brothers who ...

There has been an inevitable trend among the youth, of imitating if not following in the actions of their adored celebrities, in regards to their style of talking, living, and the general behavioral aspect. Desmond- Harris’ story that was influenced by Tupac, commonly known as “Tupac and My Non- thug life” is a perfect example of celebrities influence in our lives. She perfectly describes how she adored Tupac’s artistry in music and his way of life by elaborating how much she was affected learning of his death. Her admiration of Tupac was not a hoax as it is ...

Introduction

Learning is a lifelong process evolving through cognitive abilities particular to developmental stages for acquiring knowledge as humans, reach adulthood. Adult development relating to personal experiences underpins the choices adults make in their professional or career and personal life choices. The following academic learning exercise integrates the life learning essay, understanding of adult physical changes learned from course readings, theoretical stages of adult development by Erikson, assessment of the learning style inventory as completed, as well as other specific academic concepts gained during the course experience including the Adult Development and Life Assessment Adult Learning Guide.

Life Learning Essay

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Abstract

The definition of luxury in the fashion industry can be somewhat intricate, but interesting for the same time. Most of people associate luxury with a definite lifestyle, social status, buying habits and purchasing power. This paper examines the word luxury in terms of description, marketing point of view, jewelry world historical background and perception. Besides, the perception of the consumers from low, medium and high classes is analyzed from the luxury point of view and the way they define luxury. In order to understand why luxury goods are so demanded, the advantages and disadvantages of luxury products, counterfeiting, ancestral ...

In the history of fiction, there exist nameless narrators that are infamous for unreliable storylines. The protagonist in Fyodor Dostoevsky’s Notes from the Underground is an example of an unreliable narrator plagued by disillusionment and bitterness that makes him present a story full of untruths and contradictions. The forty year old “Underground Man” tells the story in two parts. The first part is an attempt by the Underground Man to reach deep into his psych and consciousness, and, find justification for his spitefulness. This monologue delves into the human psyche and its desires. It is a mockery of choice and ...

Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. By Benjamin Franklin. Ed. Frank Woodworth Pine.( Garden City, N.Y.: Garden City Pub. Co. , 1916.) 343 pp. Reviewed by

Benjamin Franklin is one of America’s greatest statesmen and was born in Boston in the year 1706 as the 15th of 17 children, and the youngest of his father’s sons. Franklin was born to Josiah Franklin, a candle, and soap maker who had immigrated to the United States from Northamptonshire in England (2). The young Benjamin disliked his father’s profession highly and did not want to follow his example. Hence, Franklin went to ...

PSTD and Religious Faith

Combat PSTD and Religious Faith According to Dr. Nelson-Pechota (2004), every war has been virtually fought with a religious foundation. Faith in the divine powers has helped soldiers to confidently stride to a battle. Their religious faith has strengthened their courage and convictions. They also believe that they are favored or empowered by God when they meet with success in the battlefield. However, wars also create a moral confusion due to the combatants’ religious influences. As such, they find it conflicting to perform an act of violence which might be a sacred duty in another instance.

For combatants, intrusive thoughts and ...

“I know Why the Caged Bird Sings” is the first and probably the most popular volume of Maya Angelou’s autobiography. The whole collection covers the period between 1930s and late 1960s. The first volume was written in 1969 and in 1970, it was nominated for a National Book Award. The book speaks about Maya’s childhood up to the moment she is seventeen. It focuses on her growing and becoming a premature black girl. The main themes of the book are also family, motherhood and self-knowledge. When Maya Angelou was three years old, her parents divorced so Maya was ...

Sigmund Freud was a medical doctor and neurosurgeon from Austrian, whose served at the University of Vienna and laid a solid foundation in the field and area of psychoanalysis.

1.Binswanger, Ludwig. Sigmund Freud; Reminiscences of a Friendship: Reminiscences of a Friendship. Grune & Stratton, 1957. While perusing through the electronic books on the internet, I discovered that there was an informative source that articulated the kind of friendships that Sigmund Freud had in his lifetime. It a beneficial source because it points to the social life and aspect of a person. (Category II since it was put forth by an acquaintance or a protégé)

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Persepolis is a comic autobiographical novel written by Marjane Satrapi. Marjane writes about her life from childhood to adulthood during the Islamic revolution in Iran. The novel is about the protagonist’s life and the challenges she faces into adulthood and how these hardships changed her identity. As the main character in the novel, Marjane is depicted as a tough and intelligent girl who followed in her parents footsteps. She was a young Iranian girl who had to overcome great obstacles in her childhood in order to become a great person in future. Marjane grew up in a difficult and complicated setting in Iran ...

An American Slave by Fredrick Douglass is one of the finest 19th-century narratives about the slaves and the slavery. This is an autobiography that is well known due to its American African origin type. The book narrates the unfolding events surrounding the early life of Fredrick Douglass, right from the birth in Tuckahoe, Hillsborough and escape from the slavery at the age of about twenty. American Slave focuses on the various formative experiences that stood out clearly in Douglass’ life. This could be treated as a demonstration of how cruel slavery was and at the same time, bringing out how ...

Part I

Weiyuan Feng is an international student, studying on a full-time basis. Due to the time devoted by full-time students in their studies, Weiyuan Feng has not applied for any jobs in UC Davis. Weiyuan hails from China, and he is a traditional Chinese guy. He is fondly called as Daniel. He earned an AA degree from the De Anza College back in 2013. And then he transferred to the University of California in Davis as a junior student, and he is planning to graduate this Fall.

Weiyuan is majoring in Economics in UC Davis. Economics is not only his personal interest, but ...

Persuasion

Rhetorical device is one of the ways to incorporate emotional appeals in a persuasive writing. It helps a persuasive writing grasp and holds the attention of the readers, and it improves the statements in terms of its power. For example, an essay entitled “I Want a Wife,” it demonstrated how men think, act, and feel about women through the persuasive statements of Judy Brady. The essay has a useful creation of images visually; however, it has never been overdo at all. The overall character in the essay has a persuasive appeal, emotional appeal, and logic.

Personal

In general, personal papers are written in a ...

As a prominent orator, author and abolitionist in (1818-95) Frederick Douglass was born a slave. He soon went on to become a world renowned anti-slavery activist at the age of 20 when he managed to escape from slavery. As well as classics of American autobiography, Douglass’s three autobiographies are also seen as important works of the slave narrative tradition. From his attacks on Jim Crow and lynching in the 1890s, and earlier on in the 1840s his abolition activities, Douglass’s work as a reformer had a wide range.

Douglass achieved fame internationally as a writer and a persuasive and inspiring speaker in the 16 ...

While this course posed a lot of challenges, I found that there are a lot of things that I do not know both about sociology and about myself. I found that the information I learned from this class not only taught me about the world around my, but it taught me many things about who I am and how I have been impacted by my family’s cultural backgrounds.

I would say that the most challenging part of this course had to examine myself and my own past. No one likes to have to examine themselves that closely. People do not ...

Introduction

Adam Smith is one of the most revered economists that influenced the development of modern economic thought. Adam Smith is famous for coining the term “the invisible hand of the market” which is the perfect metaphor for market movements driven by supply and demand. However what makes Adam Smith’s thinking unique is how it ties is yet contradicts the teachings of great thinkers ahead of him such Aristotle and Saint Thomas Aquinas on their ideas of wealth accumulation and self-motivation. He also thought similarly but contrasted with his contemporaries such as Bernard Mandeville.

Adam Smith was a Scottish ...

Experiences of Mental Illness and the Journey of Recovery

I have personally not experienced any stigma with mental illness in the past. However, I gained a lot of insight by reading through David et al (1998). I realize that a lot of individuals with mental illnesses are discriminated against by friends, family and colleagues. The reason for this is simple: everything that the person does is attributed to the illness. Even attempts to be genuinely funny or make a joke may not be taken serious because one may be seen as just fooling around. Also, even at times when the individual even seems to be serious and is trying to do ...

In response to your autobiography, I believe that given your cultural and ethnic orientation as a Filipino who came from an Asian country, specifically from the Philippines, it could have been such a culture shock at the onset when you had to transfer to the United States. However, since the migration was revealed to have happened when you were just 10 years old, I am convinced that you had have enough time to assimilate in the American culture.

Likewise, being an only child also contributes to the fact that you were not innately exposed for socialization, supposedly with siblings in the ...

Everyone has listened to music at one point in their life. The effect that music has on people is phenomenal and such that the absence of music unimaginable. My musical experience is interesting as I have different tastes and sounds from different cultures. When I was growing up, I liked children’s jingles that mostly accompanied cartoon programs on television. On answering the question on my musical experience I realized that I had so much to learn about music from different generations and cultures. My first stop was my grandparents. They had an interesting taste and view about ...

Miles, Barry. Charles Bukowski. London: Virgin, 2009. Print.

Barry Miles is an experienced author, best known for his novel Jack Kerouac: King of the Beats. In this book, he explores the exploits of prolific writer Charles Bukowski. Barry describes Bukowski as a belligerent, hard-drinking “wild man of literature”. This autobiography reveals the life of Bukowski from an early age. The autobiography reveals that Bukowski was brought up by a violent father who subjected him to beatings which caused him to withdraw into moodiness during his adolescence years. The book also describes the neighborhood of Los Angeles in which Bukowski grew up. His heroes are described as being mostly ...

Hi everybody; my name is Clayton Narvaez and I come originally from Puerto Rico, where I had lived all of my life until joining the army. I am married to my beautiful wife Madeline and have two gorgeous kids; Jan – my stepson – is 12 years old and Camila is just three. Like most boys of his age, Jan is fond of playing on his ps3 console and loves all kinds of electronic games. Camila, our curly-haired little angel is only three, but is already really smart. She knows her colors, and can recite numbers up to15 in ...

Q 1.

I engaged in a talk with this girl from class whom I had spotted a while back. I told her how much I was into her and would like us to be a couple. She looked at me and did not talk for about a minute which made me wonder. She then told me that she was going to think about it. Even after that she told me nothing about her apart from her name I did this hoping that I would gain her trust so that she could believe whatever I was telling her. Well it kind of worked out a little bit ...

A Johari window is an excellent exercise which can be done with the help of two or more people in order to improve a relationship or interpersonal communication. This methodology is extremely helpful in creating a proper channel of communication and identifying and bridging the gaps. This exercise will also conduct an analysis based on Johari Window technique and will also interpret the results, in order to create a better understanding of a chosen personal relationship.

I have met my best friend Roger and have discussed with him about our friendship and how close he has been to me for a long time. On ...

The book “Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass”. Is one of the most celebrated and finest slave narratives of the nineteenth century. It is an autobiography of a well-known Afro-American during his life as a slave. The whole book exploits the author’s early life, a life that ended soon after his escape from slavery. At the time of his escape from slavery, it is said that Douglass was approximately twenty years old. The book is a formative of some of the experiences that he faced in his lifetime during his demonstration for the cruelty of the slavery as well as his ...

Book Review: “Pointers to Insight” by Soko Morinaga Roshi

It was some time in 100 AD that Mahayana Buddhism of India began to enter China through the merchants that travelled the sea through the Silk Road towards the land of India (Andreasen 5). Three mainstreams began to take form (i.e., Ch’an Buddhism, Cheng-yen Buddhism, and Pure Land Buddhism), as it emphasized how human beings had had the ability to free themselves through meditation. By 500 AD, Ch’an Buddhism reached the shores of Japan, where it was called Zen Buddhism—using the word Zen to mean meditation (Andreasen 6). Thus, Buddhism in Japan became well developed by ...

English Literature

Introduction Charlotte Brontë, Edith Wharton, and Willa Cather created heroines who deal with issues of love and marriage. For the most part, men play a central part in all of their lives. The narratives are told from a variety of perspectives in the three novels. The endings differ substantively as well. Jane Eyre was first published in 1847 as a kind of autobiography. Jane is plain looking but filled with good sense and bravery. She triumphs over her cruel guardian and an inflexible social class order. When Jane becomes the governess in Edward Rochester’s house, she falls in love with ...

“Coming of Age in Mississippi” is a classic autobiography of Anne Moody that was first published in the year 1968. Readers get to know about Moody’s life of her childhood and till late twenties. The book presents the struggle faced by African-Americans in Mississippi, and how it was to be grown up in a very racial state. The autobiography of Moody is unique in a sense that it reflects direct voice of a poor, oppressed black women, who is struggled to change the society and tried to make it a better pace for African-Americans. Moody was grown up in a society where racism was ...

Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790) belongs to the prominent American thinkers and public figures. In him were combined a great scientist-encyclopaedist, a brilliant propagandist of the Enlightenment ideas and active leader of the bourgeois revolution. By decision of the World Peace Council, the 250th anniversary of the birth of Franklin was celebrated all over the world. Scientific and public activity of Franklin is inextricably linked with the war of Independence in 1775 - 1783 years. The largest volume and most famous works of Franklin is "Autobiography» (The Life of Benjamin Franklin written by Himself). It was started by Franklin in 1771 ...

Since ancient times, the elusive concept of wisdom has figured prominently in philosophical and religious texts. The question remains compelling: What is wisdom, and how does it play out in individual lives? Most psychologists agree that if you define wisdom as maintaining positive well-being and kindness in the face of challenges, it is one of the most important qualities one can possess to age successfully — and to face physical decline and death. Vivian Clayton, a geriatric neuropsychologist in Orinda, Calif., developed a definition of wisdom in the 1970s, when she was a graduate student, that has served as a foundation for research ...

Maya Angelou’s “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”, published in 1969, is an autobiographical look into the coming-of-age years of the African-American author. Throughout the novel, Angelou’s discusses themes such as racism and segregation that she experienced, simply for being African American. She also discusses experiencing displacement throughout this period in her life, living in seven different homes in a relatively short period of time. There is also an overwhelming theme that speaks to Angelou’s resistance to racism; all of these culminated to form Angelou’s social identity. She covers many different events that helped shape ...

The Middle East experienced various issues concerning feminism, poverty and colonial rule especially in the period of the European invasion and control. During the colonial invasion, Syria remained under French rule while Egypt fell under British rule. The history of the two colonies experienced different events through both the colonial and the post-colonial periods. Harem Years by Huda Shaarawi and Fragments of Memory by Hanna Mina explore various issues that characterized the Syrians and Egyptians during this period. One of the stories occurs in Egypt while the other occurs in Syria. Harem Years describe the lives of the people ...

The book Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman is an autobiography and an inspirational business book by Yvon Chouinard. The book is about a prominent edge company called Patagonia that demonstrates a prosperous business approach. Patagonia is a company that manufactures clothing as well as outdoors equipment and is well-known for its policies that create environmental awareness. As a co-founder of the business Chouinard provides a moving autobiography regarding the inception of the Patagonia and the management policy that is typifies an authentic success in business and in life. The book is divided into three parts. The first part ...

Introduction

Grave of Fireflies, or ‘Hotaru no haka’ in Japanese, is a powerful and compelling animated film which was released in 1988 (Ebert). This 88 minutes long film was directed by Isao Takahata with the animation being done by Studio Ghibli, which has created a name for itself for producing quality and acclaimed animations. The movie’s story line is modeled on a novel bearing the same title, written in 1967 by Akiyuki Nosaka. Apparently, the author had undergone an experience comparable to that of Seita, the protagonist in both the film and the autobiography. Grave of Fireflies has a growing audience of ...

I toured over 20 tertiary institutions over the past few years, but Florida National University is the only university that most appealed to me. When I conducted my institution search I learned that I fancied a well-established university to a college. The relationship between the faculty and existing students, the sense of interaction among students, and the freedom, interdisciplinary arrangement of the curriculum are all very essential to me. In addition, my undergraduate experience was greatly nourished by the cultural diversity of the student body, and I am awed by Florida’s diverse history and its ongoing efforts connected to co-relation ...

Nelson Mandela was a well known South African politician, philanthropist, and an anti-apartheid revolutionary, born on eighteenth of July 1918. He served as the South African President from the year 1944 to 1999. He is known as the first South African chief executive, and also the first person to be elected in a free and Democratic election. A description of Nelson Mandela’s psychobiography is outlined in this paper, basing on the developmental events that took place in his lifetime using the big five theory. The big five theory, is a method applied in psychology to describe the five major dimensions ...

Leadership starts with ‘self’ and only after we take a journey of self-discovery we are able to become effective, when leading others. In their book Culturally Proficient Leadership: The Personal Journey Begins Within Terrell and Lindsey (2009) developed a comprehensive and interactive guide for the development of cultural awareness and social responsibility that are critical for education in the contemporary world. The authors provide a step-by-step guide to discovery of ‘self’ through the idea of cultural autobiography. The core argument and learning point of the first chapter of the book is the understanding of three elements. First of all, our personal view ...

Women are mostly neglected in the society. The position of women remains unrecognized in most areas of the world. In early days, women were seen as wives whose obligations were to look after kids, cook and do cleaning and laundry The Landscape for a Good Woman tells the story of Carolyn’s childhood and her mother's refusal to mother. This implies how Edna, Carolyn’s mother ran away from the responsibilities of taking care of her two children as she even frankly tells them that were it, not for them; she would be somewhere else. Carolyn greatly challenges theory ...

Benjamin Franklin is one of greatest Americans who played very significant role in making of modern United States of America. Benjamin was one of brightest brains of America and is known as first American. Benjamin Franklin was a successful politician, author, diplomat, civic activist, scientist and a statesman. This paper intends to discuss life of Benjamin Franklin and further delves into his autobiography in order to know several other related aspects of his life. As per the information, provided in his biography, Benjamin was born in a very humble family on 17th January, 1706 in Boston. Benjamin was eighth son of ...

Mounted on the one hundred dollar bill and known for his many contributions and inventions to society, Benjamin Franklin is known as velour inspiration and wisdom. However, under this scenario, Franklin is an arrogant, self-conceited narcissist who only accomplished exceptional tasks, such as inventing the stove in 1742 not to better society, but simply to appease himself. Such evidence is portrayed in his autobiography, which Franklin named The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. In this said autobiography are numerous instances where Franklin’s arrogance and hypocrisy is blatantly obvious. Much of these egotistical instances are apparent using diction, syntax, mood, ...

Johnny Cash arguably became one of the most influential people to ever step onto a stage with a guitar. He won many awards and honors for his contributions to music. Later in his career, which spanned over five decades, he was also a published author. These and many other achievements earned him places in not one, but three prestigious music halls of fame. However, not many know about where Johnny Cash came from, or the story of his life behind the curtain, when he stepped off stage. Johnny Cash was born the fourth of seven children, in Kingsland Arkansas. His siblings ...

Historical memory can be well understood as a collection of information representing the past, which is shared by a specific group of people or community. People have a tendency of communicating about collective and historical memory by relying on the individual memory. To some extent, an individual’s memory of their experience and life gives them the sense of their origin and what they are, and guides them in making decisions about their future. The collaboration between journalist Alex Haley and Malcolm X led to the publication Malcolm X’s autobiography in 1965. The autobiography was co-authored by Alex Haley basing on a ...

Facing your own identity and how you feel about yourself can sometimes be a challenge. When your race, gender, class, religion, or sexuality put you in a position to be oppressed it can be jarring. Being subjugated based on who you are is difficult, no matter your place in life. Fortunately, it is empowering to learn your own identity and not only accept it but own it. Through this class and this assignment I have learned more about myself as a woman and a minority, but also as a person. In many ways I face oppression, but I am prepared to make my way ...

I. That Milne was a children’s book writer and an adult philosopher - People in their eighties are still reading his books. - His quotations are all over the net on adult websites. - His writing was used in the “Tao of Pooh,” and the “Te of Piglet,” by Benjamin Hoff, in a serious philosophical discussion for adults. - Milne was reported not to even LIKE children that much, and he let his own be raised mostly by a nanny. - Milne was very distressed over his success from the book as he considered himself an ...

Written and published after his release in 1990, Nelson Mandela’s A Long Walk to Freedom gives precious insight into the life of the heroic South African president. Though his long-standing devotion to the fight against racial oppression won him both the Noble Peace Prize and the position as president of his country, the book reveals the less agreeable aspects of his life choice as political and moral leader. A Long Walk to Freedom provides not only an intimately reflective account of Mandela’s life, but also unmasks the grander story of the efforts of South Africans of color ...

It was the 1920s. Slavery was over. African American people were moving by the hoards to the Midwest and the Northeast in search of a better, more equal life. The life everyone deserves. Many of the landed in a neighborhood north of central park in Manhattan known as Harlem. Once there, something magical happened. There was a burst of life—art and music were pouring out of this and other black communities that spanned as far as the Caribbean populations in Paris. While this decade is now lovingly referred to as the Jazz Age, it is the art of the Harlem Renaissance ...

Aesthetics refers to the nature and expression of beauty. In literature, this makes a literary work worth reading, with the combination of elements and styles both in prose and poetry showing its artistic value. Post Civil American War marked the change of America’s thought of itself (Oakes xii). Basically, the end of the Civil War led to the rise of African American writers and what they experienced during this time. However, there were also some White Americans who wrote of the aftermath of the war. The artistic value of literary pieces after the Civil War lies in the ...

Poems are literary forms that use rhythmic and aesthetic qualities of languages. They often use ambiguity, irony symbolism among other stylistic devices which leave the poem to numerous interpretations. Some poems may be specific to particular cultures, religions or genres. This paper intends to analyze Maya Angelou’s poem “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”. The paper shall also highlight the themes addressed in the poems, use of symbolism, and the message of the poem. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is an autobiography of Maya Angelou that he uses to explore various themes of racism, ...

1. What is Civil Disobedience? How did Thoreau utilize this process? What was he protesting against? What is his critique of American society? How was his idea practiced in other movements? Henry David Thoreau asserts that people should not allow the government to atrophy and overrule their conscience. The government has to govern the least. In fact, a government that does not govern at all tend to be the best (Thoreau 99). Civil disobedience refers to nonviolent resistance and the need to prioritize personal conscience over what is dictated by law. In most cases, civil disobedience entails active and ...

The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave was published In 1845, and was immediately successful in the U.S. and abroad. At the time, it was seen as both a powerful autobiography, an effective political polemic condemning slaver, and great art (Sisco 195). The Narrative has become the most famous slave narrative, a genre of literature that was extremely popular throughout the 1850’s and 60’s, and has “received tremendous scholarly and pedagogical attention in recent decades” (Blight). Douglass would go on to become the preeminent abolitionist in the country, the most famous black American of his ...

Introduction

Part One: Essays- each essay should be approximately 350 words.1. John Armstrong outlines seven therapeutic functions to art. Identify THREE of these and explain in your own words what they mean. Then, identify at least ONE of the readings from this semester that you think fits with that particular function. According to John Armstrong, art is a therapeutic instrument, and its prime value can be seen in how well it can exhort and guide us toward better versions of ourselves, so as to live life with greater purpose. The art can improve our lives and here is how: ...

Assata: An Autobiography by Assata Shakur is an autobiography of a revolutionary and civil rights activist Assata Olugbala Shakur. It was first published in 1987, and again on the 1st of November 1999. In June of the current year, it was again republished by Zed Books. Assata is now an author and editor who continues to fight against opression, racism, and equal rights for African Americans despite being a political exile residing in Cuba since 1984. She escaped from prison in 1979, and in 1984 fled to Cuba where she was given political asylum. On May 3, 2013, she became the ...

ENGL 2328/HIST 1302

The Depiction of Slaves in Novels and Stories, and its Significance The narratives in novels and stories depict the lives of slaves from erstwhile era in different perspectives. The White Americans presented a fabricated picture of the reality, whereas, the autobiographies and stories from black slaves depicted the true conditions in the eighteenth and nineteenth century. The novels and stories about slavery and the depiction of slaves were fairly done by the former slaves and therefore, they made a significant contribution to American literature by provoking debates on racism and social injustice. This research will also examine the significance of ...

Abstract:

The following few pages look into the political life and career of the unforgettable leader, who became inspiration to every living soul on the planet. Nelson R. Mandela, the South African President had the unparalleled traits of a string leader, patriot and administrator, which will be covered in brief in the following sections in this study.

Nelson R. Mandela: South Africa’s first black Representative

Born in July 1918 in a small village of Mvezo in South African Cape Province, Nelson Mandela spent his early childhood days under the British rule. In his autobiography about his days spent in the prison, Mandela wrote, “"No one in my family had ever ...

Introduction

In Latin America, there were different forms of labors that the slaves were assigned to during the slavery era. Juan Francisco Manzano was one of the slaves who wrote about the slavery and their daily lives through an autobiography. In Latin America, the works of Manzano is considered to be the few narratives that was done by a slave about slavery. Manzano is claimed to have taught himself how to read and write. In looking at Manzano’s tell of slavery, it proves to be almost similar to other works done about slavery in the Latin America especially in the ...

Born in Cambodia, Mam rose to a height of being the CEO of Somaly Mam foundation-an anti-sex trafficking NGO. However, her life was soon to be followed by triumph after triumph of fabricated stories. Nevertheless, Abb Sher an award-winning author wholly believes that Mam played a significant role in helping young girls trapped in the sex trade. She tells the riveting stories of how Mam helped three survivors of sexual slavery. Abb Sher brings forth voiceless victims as well as the courageous girls who escaped the ordeal through Somaly Mam foundation. ‘Instead of running from her past, she chose to help ...

The classic American myth of rags-to-riches can be seen in the lives of Benjamin Franklin and Frederick Douglass. These self-made aspects of their lives can be seen in the narratives of the stories of their lives. Benjamin Franklin and Frederick Douglass became very successful in achieving their goals. Their lives paint a clear picture of self-made individuals who fought odds in their lives and struggled to become famous and highly revered individuals in America. Even though they were separated, by time, place and circumstances, the two writers had a similar chronology of life events in their narratives. Benjamin Franklin is an ...