Essay Comparison/Contrast of Cut and The Fourth of July

As we study American history we see that the saying, 'History repeats itself' reveals much truth. As we look closer at the American Revolution and the American Civil War, we can find many similarities between the two. Another saying that is made known is that 'We learn from our mistakes,'; but even the greatest men and women of our history did not follow. The main causes for both wars were the fight for liberty. If we are to analyze this issue in both wars, we see that the conclusion of one war leads to the beginning of another. As Semisonic sings, 'Every new beginning comes from some other beginnings end.';

To show first hand to the whites the inequality’s and hardships that the blacks face, the entire first section is in a narrative and a descriptive format. The use of these types of essays lets the readers feel more involved in the story and feel things for themselves. Split into two sections within itself, this first paragraph juxtaposes two stories — one about a “young Negro boy” living in Harlem, and the other about a “young Negro girl” living in Birmingham. The parallelism in the sentence structures of introducing the children likens them even more — despite the differences between them — whether it be their far away location, or their differing, yet still awful, situations. Since this section is focused more towards his white audience, King goes into a description of what it was like living as an African American in those times— a situation the black audience knew all too well. His intense word choice of describing the boy’s house as “vermin-infested” provokes a very negative reaction due to the bad

During the American Revolution, patriots were the people who supported the war against Britain, and loyalists were the people who opposed the war. I would be a patriot during the American Revolution because England’s debt was not the colonists’ responsibility, they were doing a good job governing for themselves, and innocent people died in the Boston Massacre.

The way Staples structures this essay emphasizes his awareness of the problem he faces. The essay’s framework consists mostly of Staples informing the reader of a scenario in which he was discriminated against and then following it

Tragedy has the ability to simultaneously bring people together and push them apart. Well, such is essence when Judith Ortiz Cofer, the writer of “American History,” explores the theme of tragedy while she dwells upon the day tragedy struck the world. A numerous amount of people in her community were devastated by the unexpected death of former President John F. Kennedy, as they agreed with his stance against racial discriminations and prejudice. However, Cofer lacks the understanding of discrimination towards her culture, race, and gender. Rather than collectively facing the tragedy of JFK’s death, she is more taken by her own tragedy; being shunned by the mother of her neighborhood crush, Eugene. Recognizing that Cofer is ignorant to

The Fourth of July is the nation’s birthday, but it is also a time for everyone to get together and mingle for hours on hours. Countless number of friends and family get together on the beach for barbeques, parties, watch the sun set sink away and have an amazing night full fireworks. Having the chance to have spent my 2015 Fourth of July along Ft. Lauderdale beach was the best time of my life. It brought such joy and excitement to be able to spend the holiday with family and friends.

War: a state of armed conflict between different nations or states or different groups within a nation or state. War is inevitable. Especially in the cases in which one country has a desire to break free from another country and/or its influences. This, at least, was the basic reason as to why the Vietnam war and the Revolutionary war started. As a matter of fact, these two wars are strangely similar. The Revolutionary war and the Vietnam war are alike because, they had similar war strategies, they had similar characteristics, and most importantly, they had the same reasons for going to war. Moreover, these two wars are strangely alike.

In the beginning, Lorde’s parents attempt to hide the racism that exists in America by making up excuses. For example, Lorde reflects on what her mother said to her when she wanted to eat in the dining car, “I wanted to eat in the dining car because I had read all about them, but my mother reminded me for the umpteenth time that dining car food always cost too much money . . . My mother never mentioned that black people were not allowed into railroad dining cars headed south in 1947” (240). When Lorde says that her mother reminded her for the umpteenth time, it demonstrates a hyperbole because it’s an over exaggeration for the sake of emphasizing that her mother has reminded her many times. Lorde’s parents try to protect her from the racism by pretending it doesn’t exist, which might be good in the present moment, but when faced with

When the Fourth of July comes around some families celebrate when America got freedom. Some families will get together, they have a tradition of going to watch the fireworks during the night of the Fourth of July.People celebrate this certain day because it is the day the Declaration of Independence was signed. That is when the Americans were free and had their own rights. At the sametime is it the best time to be making memories with family.

Saving Private Ryan Vs. The Longest Day Both of these films, Saving Private Ryan (1999) and the Longest Day (1962), are representations of the D-day landings on Omaha beach in France. The war film genre was chosen due to its popularity, historical interest and the excitement and adventure involved in battle.

On April 27,1927 something astonishing happened in a small city by the name of Marion in Alabama. On this particular Tuesday a queen was born, by the name of Coretta Scott. She was the daughter of Obadiah and Bernice Scott who were country folk that owned their own farm. She was also one of their three children that all grew up in what I would call racist america. Where you could be punched, stomped or beaten for just having the skin you were born with. Also, where many people believe if you weren't white it wasn’t right. Even though she was treated unfairly she still did what she had to do. Her parents made sure that her and her siblings got an education which required them to travel twelve miles a day on foot. After, six years of attending a poorly elementary and four years at a decent Lincoln high she graduated as the valedictorian. So, through her parents she knew by any means necessary she had to fight for what was right and what she deserved.

When Lorde was in high school, she experienced indifference but she refused to name what she felt. She ignored the racism and prejudice as long as she could. She decided to join a click which was known as Branded. Though the group was all white, they never discussed their race or their gender. They were

Internalized oppression is just one factor that contributes to the inescapability of intergenerational trauma. Alexie uses figurative language to demonstrate that the cycle of oppression is further perpetuated by the concept of racial inferiority, poverty, and failure to achieve an education in his short story “The Only Traffic Signal on the Reservation Doesn’t Flash Red Anymore”. The main character, Victor, sits on the porch with his friend Adrian as they reminisce their past and hope for others futures. Victor claims that “Indians [could] easily survive the big stuff... It’s the small things that hurt the most. The white waitress who wouldn’t take an order, Tonto, the Washington Redskins” (49).

How Lorde is critical of the way difference is dealt in American society is through saying that the rejection of difference is institutionalized and is a necessity in a capitalist society. Moreover, she criticizes how difference is dealt with by bringing up that everyone’s been programmed to respond to human differences in three ways, “ignore it, and if that is not possible, copy it if we think it is dominant, or destroy it if we think it is subordinate”. Additionally, she brings up class differences through bringing up prose and poetry, where poetry is considered a literary form of the lower class. The reason why Lorde is critical of the way differences are handled in

In colonial America, certain groups of people, specifically women and people of color, had to face societal struggles, such as discrimination. Discrimination can be based on many different characteristics—age, gender, weight, ethnicity, religion, or even politics. For example, prejudice and discrimination based on race is called racism. Oftentimes, gender prejudice or discrimination is referred to as sexism. Discrimination is often the outcome of prejudice, a preformed negative judgment or attitude. General well-being, self-esteem, self-worth, and social relations can be severely impacted in a negative way as a result of discrimination. Unfortunately, this obstacle still exists in our society today, but it is definitely not as severe as it was back in colonial American times. This idea that many times, certain groups in society are discriminated against due to their race, gender, appearance, etc. is a theme that is expressed in the early American texts, “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin, “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller, and “On Being Brought from Africa to America” by Phillis Wheatley.