Ben Hall's Analysis

In “Barn Burning,” the author, William Faulkner, composes a wonderful story about a poor boy who lives in anxiety, despair, and fear. He introduces us to Colonel Satoris Snopes, or Sarty, a boy who is mature beyond his years. Due to the harsh circumstances of life, Sarty must choose between justice and his family. At a tender age of ten, Sarty starts to believe his integrity will help him make the right choices. His loyalty to family doesn’t allow for him to understand why he warns the De Spain family at such a young age. Faulkner describes how the Snopes family is emotionally conflicted due to Abner’s insecurities, how consequences of a father’s actions can change their lives, and how those choices make Sarty begin his coming of age into

The diary entry by John Tudor stated that there had been a brutal massacre on King Street in front of the Customhouse by approximately eight soldiers. This murder took place under the command of Captain Thomas Preston. The massacre started by a group of young men that were having a snowball fight, but quickly drew the attention of many, ending in Captain Thomas Preston commanding his soldiers to shoot. The diary stated that Lieutenant Governor Hutchinson was going to do everything he could do to get justice for those killed. Justice Dana and Tudor gave a warrant for Captain Preston to High Sheriff, which ended with the arrest of Captain Preston and the arrest of the eight soldiers. It was no longer safe for the troops to be in the town because everyone hates them, so Lieutenant Governor called for the immediate removal of the troops from the town to Castle William.

1. In this criticism, Kolb gives us the overall reason why the town decided to kick people out of the town. The words “improper persons” mentioned in this is the basis of what the story is all about. All the people that have traits as a improper human will need to leave the town. This is a big part of the story, and is where people, like John Oakhurst, are being judged by people that don’t even know them very well.

In his book on Nat’s insurrection, Oates gives the impression of history being told by a storyteller. His style of writing seems appropriate for students who are at the college level. He occasionally uses the word “n-gg-r” to emphasize the contempt under which Nat Tuner labored, or the word “darkie” to indicate how even the best of whites spoke patronizingly of blacks slaves. These usages place the reader in the era of the 1830’s. In the beginning of the book, Oates puts the reader at ease with the community and the state of Virginia. Oates conveys an informed picture of the point of views and political opinions of the day. The reader can understand Governor Floyd’s attitude and that of the idealist’s upstate. Oates vocabulary level is somewhat advanced, but not so much that the reader could not understand the story.

Jurgis and his family soon adjust to their new lives, as well as to the work presented to them at Durham’s. After lodging with friends and fellow immigrants for some time, they decide to purchase their own house in Packingtown, a village comprised mostly of the innumerable workers employed at Durham’s. Unbeknownst to Jurgis and his family, however, working at Durham’s would prove to be a turbulent and eye-opening experience, regardless of the fact that Durham’s was an essential catalyst for their new life in America.

The Narrative of the Captivity, Sufferings, and Removes of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson is a detailed journal that she’s writing to share her experiences with the Native American tribes in the colonies. Rowlandson and her family hearing Native Americans coming over the hills began to run and hide in their house. The Native Americans began attacking the village that they we living in at the time. The Indians began burning houses and ripping colonists from their homes separating the wives from the children, and the husbands from them both. Glancing out the window occasionally Rowlandson has been watching some people survive but some getting clubbed in the head and watching them die. The house that she was hiding in was beginning to burn and there was

As a small child, I viewed several men get hung or whipped in the town square for doing things far less terrible than I.” He answered. After Alana left the scene of the punishment she went to the governor, Lewis Morris, to interview him about crime and punishment. His thoughts on the subject were “If you do the crime you should do the time in punishment.” Alana replied, “Are you the one in charge of the punishments or is it the Puritan church leader or as I’ve heard of them as “Blue Laws”.

In the article, there are various issues that I agree with since they hold the objective views that are achievable and are realistic and necessary in the contemporary business world. For instance, the writer correctly notes that there is need, in as much as the USA has a capitalist economy, to have better and tougher regulations that would guide the businesses in the country so as to make the business environment lean and straight for operation by all the businesses. This will mean that, just like in Germany, people will have a level field for running their businesses as well as the chance to grow in their businesses in commensurate levels with the effort that they put in.

Stephen Douglas was the senator that introduced the Kansas Nebraska bill. He personally was not a huge fan of slavery but, he felt that it was necessary that the issue should be addressed by the public rather than the government. He also invoked popular sovereignty, “is the principle that the authority of a state and its government is created and sustained by the consent of its people, through their elected representatives (Rule by the People), who are the source of all political power” (wikipedia.com). He also received deals from southern leaders that they would promote his central route if he would allow slavery in new territories (history.com). Another fun fact about senator Douglas is that he was the democratic nominee for president; but lost to Abraham Lincoln (wikipedia.com).

Have you ever wondered what our future will be like when we are old and grey, when we have grandchildren of our own? In Chip Ward’s letter to his grandchildren “We screwed up” (2012), he writes about how wasteful, greedy, and self-centered he and his generation is when they were younger. Ward’s generation did not stop to think once about how incompetent they were about using non-renewable resources such as coal, oil, gasoline, etc. They also forgot to keep in mind how being piggish with these materials would pollute the air we breathe and the water we drink today. Chip Wards generation was the most avaricious, wasteful and egotistical generations of all.

Deciding whether or not President Michael Schill should rename Dunn and Deady Hall is a difficult topic laced with emotion, blurred facts, and controversial issues.

Miles’s mother, while stuck in Empire Falls herself, dreams that her son defies the geographical trap of Empire Falls but is unable to realize this dream when she becomes stricken with cancer. Miles comes home with the promise of financial assistance for his mother from Francine Whiting, the resident who possesses the most capital in town. Mrs. Whiting “suggested that he would [run the Empire Grill] ‘for a year or so,’ and she would ensure Grace would get the care she needed. However, after his mother dies, Mrs. Whiting changed the bait, promising that he’ll inherit the grill upon her death. Now Miles is in his mother’s shoes: stuck in a small Maine town with few prospects” (Prager 256). In small geographical regions, proprietors like Francine are able to purchase large amounts of land and control entire areas. Miles falls victim to Francine who successfully controls him and the town.

Similar to Cornell, Horne argues that African Americans who migrated in groups to Mexico in the nineteenth-century did so under an understanding that the settlement programs would be a means for blacks to escape white supremacy and prosper economically. Shankman, argued in his article that African Americans in the twentieth century continued to foster the notion that blacks could find success in Mexico. According to the author, the press pointed out the success stories of individuals who prospered socially and economically in Mexico to support the idea that settling in Mexico could provide blacks the opportunity to make money and enjoy life. And according to McBroome, African American aspirations for economic self-sufficiency further fueled

Overall, the speaker of “The Runaway Slave at Pilgrim’s Point” reminds us that the system of slavery destroys lives. We see this notion play out in the narrative as the speaker talks of a female slave at Plymouth Rock. Here, we bear witness to her lack of respect for life that not only flaws her judgments as a mother, but perpetuates a sense of violence or

Ben Mikaelsen is a famous writer and lives in Bozemont, Montana. His books have won a ton of awards. These novels include Rescue Josh McGuire, Sparrow Hawk Red, Stranded, Countdown, Petey, Touching Spirit Bear, Tree Girl and Ghost of Spirit Bear. Ben loves the outdoors and lives with his wife, Connie. For 27 years, Ben raised a black bear named Buffy that he adopted. Sadly, Buffy passed away in 2012 but his influence on Ben’s life will always remain.