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A Paper on the Relationship between Huckleberry Finn and Jim in Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (2032 words, 3 pages)

The relationship between Huckleberry Finn and Jim are central to Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn". Huck's relationships with individual characters are unique in their own way however, his relationship with Jim is one that is ever changing and sincere. As a poor, uneducated boy, Huck distrusts the morals ... Read More

Frederick Douglass and Harriet Jacobs are two authors with very similar backgrounds. Both Douglass and Jacobs were slaves, and both wrote about the accounts they went through while enslaved. Jacobs views are expressed in "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave," and Jacobs views in "Incidents in ... Read More

A Paper on the Character of Jim Casey in John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath (1184 words, 2 pages)

Jim Casy exists as the philosopher, the motivator and the voice of reason in The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck. The ex-preacher is used to express some of the book's major themes, explicitly articulated in his actions. Jim Casy, by fulfilling his predominant role as the novel's guiding moral ... Read More

Concept of Slavery in Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, a Slave Narrative by Harriet Ann Jacobs (959 words, 2 pages)

The Atrocity known as Slavery Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl is a narrative that describes a young girls trails and tribulations while being an involuntary member of the institution of slavery. Jacobs, like every other victim of the atrocity we call slavery, wishes those in north would ... Read More

Feminism and Slavery in the Work of Harriet Jacobs and Frederic Douglass (348 words, 2 pages)

Harriet Jacobs published under the pseudonym, Linda Brent. With pseudonyms she was able to protect herself, and the people within her book. If she had used her real name, it might have caused a huge controversy during the period in which she wrote. Jacobs had many anxieties on publishing her ... Read More

Relation between Huck and Jim in the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain (1594 words, 2 pages)

In the novel by Mark Twain, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the two main characters, Huck and Jim, are strongly linked. Their relation is portrayed by various sides, some of them good and some others bad. But the essential interest of that relation is the way that uses the author ... Read More

The Validity of Utilitarianism on the Example of Jim and the Indians by Bernard Williams (2614 words, 7 pages)

In order to explore the validity of utilitarianism, Bernard Williams created the example of Jim and the Indians. In this example, Jim becomes lost while on a botanical expedition. He happens upon a small South American town, where he sees twenty Indians tied up against a wall. A man informs ... Read More

An Essay on Jim Jones and the Religious Movement, People’s Temple (2235 words, 6 pages)

Jim Jones and the Tragedy in Jonestown Suicide is usually an act of lonely desperation carried out in isolation by those who see death as an acceptable alternative to the burdens of a continued existence. It can also be an act of self-preservation among those who prefer a dignified death ... Read More

A Paper Describing a Specific Act of Courage on the Example of Jim Abbott (3441 words, 4 pages)

Beating the Odds Faced with the task of writing a paper on a specific act of courage my initial reaction was that of total uncertainty. Later that evening, as I lay in my bed watching television I pondered what topic to do for the paper. Then the sportscaster on the ... Read More

A History of “Jim Crow Laws” in the United States (515 words, 1 pages)

Before the Jim Crow laws, African Americans actually enjoyed some of the rights they were given during Reconstruction. This included the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments and the Civil Rights Act. However, the rights were dwindled after the Reconstruction ended in 1877 by 1890, whites in both the North and ... Read More

Rafi Jacob’s Report on American History (633 words, 1 pages)

Rafi Jacobs A.P. American History Report About two months ago I still thought that the Declaration of Independence was something written a few hundred years ago, and was very famous, but had no real historical value. I just thought it was a nice thing, and after it became famous was ... Read More

Ordinary People, Yet True Heroes of Arthur Miller’s Play and Jim Sheridan’s Movie (1197 words, 2 pages)

Arthur Miller's allegorical play, "The Crucible" set in Salem 1692, and Jim Sheridan's film, "In the Name of the Father (1993)" set in 1970's Belfast, are two texts in which the protagonists, John Proctor and Gerry Conlon respectively, uphold the traditional notions of a hero. Proctor is a farmer, struggling ... Read More

Jim Taylor Shows Explains How the Next Generation Will Could Be Hampered By Technology in How Technology is Changing the Way Children Think and Focus (361 words, 2 pages)

Everyday life would be extremely different today if we did not have technology or electricity. That is a blessing and a curse at the same time. In the current day, technology makes it easier and safer than ever before, but with technology it makes humans lazier than ever before. In ... Read More

A Personal Account of Our Adoption of My Cousin Jacob (799 words, 4 pages)

When the state deems a person unfit to be a parent, whether it bebecause of past misdeeds or the likely perpetuation of such a lifestyle,it maintains the ability to remove said parent's claims to parenthood.Sadly, this was exactly the situation of a relative of mine in 2008.Happily, their loss turned ... Read More

The Impact of Jim Crow Laws on African Americans Yesterday and Today (596 words, 2 pages)

Life in the 1940s was very different from life today for African Americans. Segregation due to Jim Crow laws was famous in the 1940's while World War II initiated the largest movement of African Americans. African Americans in this time period were struggling for their freedom and civil rights. While ... Read More

A Brief History of African American Resistance in Jim Crow America (311 words, 3 pages)

On June 7th 1892 Homer Plessy a shoemaker from New Orleans Louisiana, boarded an East Louisiana railroad car designated white passangers only. Plessy was seven-eighths Caucasian with only one out of eight grandparents not of the white race. Despite the majority of Plessy race being Caucasian, under Louisiana law he ... Read More

Overview of the Play Grease (1657 words, 5 pages)

Jim Jacobs, the creator of Grease. He lived in Chicago, Illinois, when he got the inspiration to create a musical about Teens in high school, about the drama of love, and their style of living their own lives. He was one of the co-creators of the play, and he decided ... Read More

An Analysis of the Play Grease by Jim Jacobs (1657 words, 5 pages)

The Role of the Supreme Court and Jim Crow Laws in the Deterioration of Social and Political Conditions of Black Americans in the United States (1178 words, 3 pages)

It was the Supreme Court that was responsible for the worsening social and political condition of black Americans in the southern states in the period 1883 1900 how far do you agree w the statementThe Supreme Court can be seen as vital in the worsening of social and political conditions ... Read More

The New Jim Crow Law Should Be Condemned by Society (887 words, 3 pages)

Kemba Smith was a young African American female pulled into a terrible trap by Peter Hall, a young, seemingly independent African American. Peter was a drug dealer who pressed Kemba into becoming his "girlfriend" but in reality and according to the federal government, a drug "mule" handling money across state ... Read More

The Transformation of Jason Into a Philanthropist in The Ultimate Gift, a Movie by Jim Stovall (1880 words, 6 pages)

The Ultimate GiftThe Ultimate Gift tells the story of a financially reckless young man named Jason who is promised an Ultimate Gift in his grandfathers will as long as he completes 12 seemingly simple tasks called gifts. The movie, based on the best-selling book of the same title, "The Ultimate ... Read More

The Drug Wars in The New Jim Crow, a Book by Michelle Alexander (766 words, 4 pages)

How is someone judged by their cover? Is it because of a stereotype being assumed? Or maybe someone has done something so you are considered guilty by association? Pointing fingers often lead to dire consequences such as the consequences found in Michelle Alexanders The New Jim Crow. In the book, ... Read More

The Lives of the Three Feminist and Human Rights Activists, Harriet Ann Jacobs, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Harriet Tubman (973 words, 4 pages)

The Three Harriets Jacobs, Beecher-Stowe and TubmanThe female name, Harriet, has historically symbolised feminine virtue, strength and fortitude. Meaning estate ruler or she who rules the home, communicates the natural leadership ability of Harriet and even hints at her ambidexterity and her skills to operate affairs and maneuvre life in ... Read More

The Cruelty of Slavery in Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, an Autobiography by Harriet Jacobs (956 words, 4 pages)

Beauty is said to be in the eye of the beholder. So is ugliness. In the Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Written by Herself, the author, Harriet Jacobs, attempts to convince her audience, which consists primarily of free, white, northern women, that slavery is a hideous and ... Read More

The Devil’s Deal in The Girl Without Hands, a Book by Eugene Drewermann, Ingritt Neuhaus, and Jacob Grimm (680 words, 2 pages)

The story I chose to read was The Girl Without Hands a tale about, as you might have guessed it, a girl without hands. It starts off with a man living with his wife and daughter in their mill, impoverished and having only a single apple tree behind their house ... Read More

The Story of Slavery in Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl and A True Tale of Slavery by Harriet Ann Jacobs (477 words, 2 pages)

A Tale of Two SlavesHarriet and John jacobs give an interesting and uncommon perspective on a popular theme in literature with their stories Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl and A True Tale of Slavery.Both give personal accounts of their experiences as slaves on plantations, but given the ... Read More

The Three Poor Decisions in The Monkey’s Paw, a Short Story by W.W. Jacobs (454 words, 2 pages)

Three Poor DecisionsHave you ever taken any bad decisions that affected your life or someone elses life? Do you ever wish you could have somehow changed the outcome? Would you like to have had a magical object that granted you three wishes? Well if you do always remember to be ... Read More

Racial Indifference in America in The New Jim Crow, a Book by Michelle Alexander (693 words, 2 pages)

Racial Indifference and the New Jim CrowRecently, I had to design a poster for my art class. The guideline was that it should relate to military or dystopian propaganda. I wasnt quite sure what to do, so the professor explained that people would argue today that we are already living ... Read More

An Analysis of Sexual Symbolism in Cinderella Written by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm (809 words, 3 pages)

Cinderella was written by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm in the late 1700s in Germany. The Cinderella story is a fairy tale. The target audience of Jacob and Wilhelms Cinderella, however, was primarily adults and teenagers. The primary focus of the Fairy Tale genre is to entertain, it preaches a moral, ... Read More

Sexual Oppression and Exploitation in Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, a Narrative by Harriet Jacobs (771 words, 2 pages)

Over the course of the early history of slavery and of the women enslaved there has been a narrative of sexual oppression and exploitation from white male masters and their female slaves. There has also been an oppressing and abandoning narrative of enslaved mothers. The events that occurred during slavery ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013