Analysis of Elizabeth Keckley's Behind the Scenes

She should go to her room, and leave the men to men’s business. She is left to reflect, in her grief, on the developing wisdom of her son.

Throughout the course of history, there have been many important people whose names shall be known forever. But what about the people who shaped the world, but didn’t get the fame? Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton, or Eliza Hamilton, was one of those people. Eliza Hamilton was born in 1757 in Albany, New York, and she died at the age of 97 in Washington, D.C. When she was 23 years old, she married the man who would forever change her future: Alexander Hamilton. As well as performing the expected hardships of being a mother in the 18th century, Eliza also greatly helped Alexander with his work. She helped him write many of his essays and speeches, and she gave him advice about all aspects of his work in the colonial government. Eliza’s devoted work

In the passage, Elizabeth Takes the Reins, by Dorothy Canfield Fisher, the author has the main character, Elizabeth Ann, presented in a sympathetic way. First, Fisher tries to make the reader feel bad for Elizabeth Ann. Second, the author shows that she feels bad for Elizabeth Ann. Lastly, she uses strong words to emphasize Elizabeth Ann’s troubles.

A biography book is usually easy to write and publish. However, according to the preface in “Abraham Lincoln and Civil War America”, author William E. Gienapp describes Lincoln as being a man who “carefully guarded his feelings and kept his personal affair’s out of the public gaze” (x). Because of his rough childhood, being a private person and not sharing his thoughts is considered to be normal. On top of moving several times as a child and the death of his mother, Nancy Hanks would explain why he didn’t talk much about his upbringing. More so, instead of getting a good education, Lincoln was taught how to do basic farm work. It wasn’t till his father married Sarah Bush Johnston, who actually encouraged Lincoln’s interest in learning. Sarah

As Andrew Jackson began his campaign to gain the White House, personal and political attacks mounted. Corrupt remarks and taunts focused on the circumstances of Rachel’s marriage to Andrew. Stress and depression worsened her existing health issues. As the campaign continued, her condition degraded. She once told a friend “I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of God than live in that palace in Washington.”

Abraham Lincoln is best known for his great speeches and his role in the civil war, but what most people do not know is how he and his wife met and what effect her family had on his presidency. In Stephen Berry’s book House of Abraham: Lincoln and the Todds, a Family Divided By War, Berry tells about the life of Abraham and his wife Mary Todd. In this book, he includes the influence that the Todd family had played on his personal life as well as his presidency. This book begins with Mary Todd’s grandfather and eventually he ends with Lincoln’s assassination. The main focus of the author is to give the reader a better understanding of the Todd clan, and also to understand what it was like to be apart of the family. The content of the book allows for people to go into the mind of the Todd family. After reading this book, it is easy to see why Abraham had such a difficult time with the Civil War not just because he was president, but also because his wife’s family was split by it.

Ellis describes a heated House debate in 1790 where slavery was reluctantly addressed. Benjamin Franklin and James Madison’s reactions are discussed. Ellis recognizes that in this moment, compromise was absent and the divisions within the country were becoming increasingly conspicuous. Ellis emphasize that making slavery a non-issue eventually led to the Civil War. The next event described by Ellis was the publishing of George Washington’s Farewell Address. Ellis addresses Washington’s legacy and regard for future generations of America. In his next story, Ellis examines how the relationships of 1776 turned into more sensible collaborations that would mold American history. Ellis focuses mainly on the relationship between Jefferson and Adams as well as Adams’ collaboration with his wife, Abigail. In his final piece of evidence, Ellis tells the story of the extensive communication between Adams and Jefferson during the last fourteen years of their lives, restoring their lost friendship after a political betrayal.

America’s history is rich and full of countless heroes, scandals, and incredible stories. Perhaps one of the most interesting of those stories is that of Andrew Jackson’s. To some, he was a hero, but to others, he was their worst enemy. Being raised in the mountains of the Carolinas, he became the first “backcountry president” of the United States (Wilentz, 13). His fame, though, began years before his presidency.

Withey’s book also includes much information about the politics and government of the time, while also painting a portrait of Abigail Adams as an intelligent, resourceful, and outspoken woman, as well as involving details of her domestic life, with excerpts from multiple letters that she and John wrote to each other. The reader is able to read these passages and understand the public and reserved sides of Abigail Adams, who was both a believer in the emancipation of slavery and an early feminist, and had advised her husband of keeping women in mind while he

puts her son’s comfort and life above all and swallows her pride. Furthermore, as a woman of the

Reagan seemed to have such an empathetic mother. She seems to be so supportive of his father as well as the rest of the family. Even though she had personal ideological disagreements with the way that Jack was living his life, Nelle had compassion and stood by Jack with emotion; showing a good moral environment for her children.

As a member of a Tumblr community, where debating over something is the same as to hold a friendly conversation, the topic of gender dominance seems to look the most immense. People ask each other about the gender of a future, who should run the world and for whom do the high ranking positions belong to. Thanks to many liberal souls gathered on Tumblr, I have been encouraged to believe in feminine tomorrow, that all the ladies are blessed to become successful business-runners, accountants or maybe even presidents, it is just society that is in a way blocking their way to the top. However, seems like it is changing. Columnist Lucy Kellaway goes through a brief analysis of this women, leading in high positions trend in her article “Women Take

Yvonne Ridley is a British Journalist, who was held prisoner by the Taliban when sneaking into Afghanistan tending to write a paper. Ridley is the political editor of the Islam Television channel in London, and author of Into the hands of the Taliban: Her Extraordinary Story. Ridley uses an aggressive tone and logos to prove her degree to her Audience Which Consist of the western civilization that they are totally wrong about the Islamic civilization and customs. Ridley’s biggest advantage in her writing is when she cross-references western civilization to Islamic civilization, by using surveys and statistics to prove her points that westerns are no better than Islamic or the people that follow their heritage.

In the novel To Kill A Mocking Bird, Harper Lee uses the character Miss Maudie to convey her views to the reader. By portraying her as a kind, compassionate and motherly figure consistently throughout the novel, Lee has allowed the reader to relate to her character in turn allowing them to understand and sympathise with her opinions. There are other characters that also have similar opinions to Miss Maudie however Lee decides to choose Maudie over such as Atticus or Mr Dolphus Raymond to be her voice in the novel by adding imperfections to her character; again letting the reader feel more understanding of her by showing she is still only human. The relationship Lee builds between Scout - the narrator - and Maudie also helps further this effect

Abraham Lincoln was known to be a hard working, driven man which led him into politics and eventually presidency. Throughout his childhood, Lincoln had grown up in very rural areas and knew of nothing other than “frontier simplicity” therefore, he experienced little interaction with others (Lincoln World Biography par. 5). As a child, Lincoln experienced a great deal of death as well as his family’s frequent moves. The painful death of this mother, brother, and close family friends shaped Lincoln into becoming a strong, mature, and respectful man. Due to his frequent moves, Lincoln earned an opportunity to explore parts of the country he previously never even knew existed. At age 22 Lincoln left the “agrarian lifestyle” and traveled to New Orleans where he would volunteer for a militia he would go on to successfully lead. (par. 4). While in New Orleans Lincoln would partake in jobs in which he proved to have a plethora of skills such as militia