Biritany Washam Research Paper

“Wake up, wake up!” says my owner, Eliza Emerson. She has been my owner ever since her husband, my old owner, died. I have been a slave my whole life and when our old owner died I thought that maybe our new owner Eliza, would set us free if I paid her. She actually liked me here and liked the earnings she got for paying me out. What I thought I could do after she said no was go to court. When our old owner died we had already lived in a free state so I thought that since I lived in a free state I was free.

It is unknown the exact date of Saint George’s birth, but scholars say it was most likely in 236 AD in the city of Lydda. His parents were Gerontius, a Roman officer, and Polychronia, a Greek native of Lydda. Both of his parents were Christians from noble families and raised George to be the same (St. George –Saints & Angels-Catholic Online). George was in Diocletian's army since his seventh year (Larson). Diocletian was the Roman Emperor at the time of Saint George who had a powerful hate of Christians. By his late 20s, George served as an imperial guard for the Emperor at Nicomedia. On February 24, 303 A.D., Diocletian announced that he would arrest every Christian. He also declared that every other soldier should offer a sacrifice to the Roman gods. George refused Diocletian’s order, but Diocletian had a great relationship with George’s father. Diocletian bribed George to believe in pagan gods, but George refused. Diocletian eventually ordered his death. Before his death, George gave money to the poor and went through torture sessions (St. George-Saints & Angels-Catholic Online). It is unknown the exact way that George died; some say chopped into pieces, others say buried to death, and others say consumed by fire (St. George). George died on April 23, 303, which is his feast day in today’s world

Many people dream of being able to live the American Dream and sadly, many people fall in the wrong hands and get cheated on a fake American dream. Although, America is always advertised as “The Land of the Free” slavery is still going on and no one seems to be aware of it or concerned about it. Kevin Bales and Ron Soodalter talk about slavery in The United States, in their article, Slavery In The Land of the Free. In this article, Bales and Soodalter talk about how slavery is still happening in the country, but in many different ways. Bales and Soodalter use stories, statics, and comparisons of every slavery case there is in America. However, most of the stories they told were about Hispanics being in slaved, and did not really include stories of other races

Mary Abigail Wambach, otherwise known as Abby Wambach, was born on June 2nd, 1980 in Rochester, New York. She is the youngest of 7 children, 4 older brother and 2 older sisters. Her childhood was filled with playing whatever sports her older siblings were playing. Even though she was the youngest she was still able to be compete with her older siblings and their friends. In high school she focused on her two favorite sports basketball and soccer. The first heartbreak of her playing career game came during her senior year of high school soccer. During the state Championship game her team blew a 3-0 lead and eventually lost 4-3. While Abby scored two goals in this game, she still considers this one of the biggest disappoints of her playing career.

Fredrick Douglass explains in this excerpt from The Narrative Life of Fredrick Douglass that no matter how hard they try, a white person will never understand what its like living the life of a slave. Throughout the excerpt Fredrick Douglass talks about how freedom from slavery is not how he ever imagined it would be. He says that once free, he was lonely and could trust no one, which contradicts all the positive connotations of freedom. This excerpt, in addition to the whole narrative, is aimed at white intelligent people since Fredrick Douglass’s audience could only people who knew how to read and write in 1838. Fredrick Douglass conveys his point through his syntax, imagery, and figures of speech.

My name is George Washington Carver. No one knows the exact year of my birth. It is believed to be between 1860 and 1965 I'm between 30 and 35 years old. I was born as a slave. When I was a baby my mom, my sister and I were kidnapped from the farm when I was born. I was sold to some slave owners in Kentucky. My owner, Moses Carver, paid to find me and bring me back.

Starting from a slave’s birth, this cruel process leads to a continuous cycle of abuse, neglect, and inhumane treatment. To some extent, slave holders succeed because they keep most slaves so concerned with survival that they have no time or energy to consider freedom. This is particularly true for plantation slaves where the conditions of slave life are the most difficult and challenging. However, slave holders fail to realize the damage they inadvertently inflict on themselves by upholding slavery and enforcing these austere laws and attitudes.

At first glance, the book “my bondage and my freedom by Frederick Douglass appeared to be extremely dull and frustrating to read. After rereading the book for a second time and paying closer attention to the little details I have realized this is one of the most impressive autobiographies I have read recently. This book possesses one of the most touching stories that I have ever read, and what astonishes me the most about the whole subject is that it's a true story of Douglass' life. “ Douglass does a masterful job of using his own experience to expose the injustice of slavery to the world. As the protagonist he is able to keep the reader interested in himself, and tell the true story of his life. As a narrator he is able to link those

The emancipation of the African slave who was now disconnected from their traditions and way of life after nearly 300 years, is seemingly a great gush from the dam to the ebbs and flows of the struggle. The end of slavery as we know it, presented a ball of mixed emotions among the nation; North and SOUTH. Some slaves were grossly ecstatic to be free. For example, when a slave girl named Caddy, from Goodman, Mississippi found she was free, went to her mistress, flipped up her dress and told her "Kiss my ass!" On the contrary, some slaves were apprehensive of being free. For example, one elderly slave woman reportedly said, "I ain' no free nigger! I is got a marster

During Reconstruction, slaves were free but they were treated so differently making them it seem like they are free to the country and to themselves. I say this because they were still treated unequally after the 13th Amendment abolished slavery. (Document C), Henry Adams, a former slave who is now free, gave a statement in 1880 about what happened in September 1865. During his freedom, he was going to Shreveport but 6 miles south from the town, he met four white men. The white men beat him up because he did not belong to anyone. On a Sunday, when Henry got back looking for his boss, the boss was nowhere to be found so he asked the boss wife and she said and i quote “ you should say “master”. You all are not free… and you shall call every

British history from 1600 to 1650 wasn’t the best time of history for british people. Britain had a society from 1600 to 1650. From 1600 to 1650 Britain’s government had kings, queens, laws and punishments for outlaws. Britain also had wars religiously, politically and militarily during that time too.

Hello my name James Johnson, and I am a enslaved african american that is currently living on a plantation in the territory of North Carolina. I am twenty five years old, and ever since I can remember, I have always been interested in human rights for the people of my race who are constantly faced with criticism, prejudice, and inequality.

Childhood influences have impacted the way children do things. Various factors, such as parental care and guidance, the people around them, and their environment, affect the way a child does things in their adulthood. Emily Bronte, for example, is an author that was affected by her childhood. Her book, Wuthering Heights, includes some aspects of her life and childhood that has been influenced by her family and her experiences growing up. The parallels that exist between Bronte’s life and Wuthering Heights were a result from the effects of her childhood.

I have stumbled upon my new residence and I had the pleasure, yet, not so pleasant, privilege to meet my new landlord, Mr. Heathcliff. I must say that I am completely out of place and certainly unwelcome at my new home. My first day was extremely shocking and disappointing yet intriguing all at the same time. Mr. Heathcliff is a very troubled soul. In fact, it seems as if all the members of Wuthering Heights seems to be troubled in one way or another. I seemed to find myself in the presence of many melancholy individuals who would rather see me leaving than stay. From the moment I arrived, I feel as though no matter what I say or how I behave is making their anger escalate. Mr. Heathcliff is a strange fellow and seems like a dark

Trigonometric Functions have become essential to our world today. We see trigonometric functions in daily things like water levels, architecture, digital imaging, navigation, and medical techniques. There is one daily use that uses trigonometric functions as its foundation layer. In biorhythms, we see how important it is to use trigonometric functions to actually know exactly where we are going. Through my research I was able to see why we need trigonometric functions to coincide with biorhythms.