Live Free Or Die By Saul Bellow

Almost Free is a story about a slave by the name of Samuel Johnson. Johnson was a mixed slave that lived in Warrenton, Virginia and worked to free himself and his family from slavery in the late 1700s and the early to mid-1800s. He was not like most slaves. Johnson’s father was white which gave him a lighter complexion than other slaves. His owner, as well as other town folk, took to liking him more because they believed he was a smarter, more capable slave than the rest. His owner, and a few other men with authority, helped Johnson become free and even stay in Warrenton. Though these men did help him, one must wonder if it was for an ulterior motive. It could have been to make things not seem so bad for the slaves, and thus ending a feud that would ultimately lead to the division of a nation.

No two accounts of any event are ever exactly the same, as different people have unique experiences that impact their views. Historical accounts and history books are the same way, as an examination of A People’s History of the United States, by Howard Zinn, and Give Me Liberty, by Eric Foner demonstrates. Both accounts of early American history cover the important colonies, such as Jamestown and the influential Puritans and the immigration of different peoples to America. They differ however, not only on the depth they choose to go into these events, but also on interactions between the natives and the colonists. A People’s History, by Howard Zinn, tells history in a biased way that excludes information that Eric Foner, of Give Me Liberty, does not. Zinn’s bias is in favor of the Indians, while Foner lacks a bias, telling history from all views. This difference can be noted in the telling of the Pueblo

When Joseph was thirteen, he made a decision to fall in love in order to distract his mind from the abuse he was suffering at home. The text states “ “.(Shmidt). Everyday, Joseph would walk seven miles to see his loved one and when they eventually had a child, his dedication sky rocketed. This impacted his life greatly because when Madison died during labor, he became depressed, and he wasn't even able to see his daughter because he was underage. Joseph felt so low, that he even accepted drugs from another's student in his school, and this made him insane enough to strangle a teacher. He then was sent to prison, and eventually ended up in a foster home. This all wouldn’t have happened if Joseph was smart enough to stay out of a serious relationship at such a young age. This section of the book informs the reader that your decisions can greatly impact your life. Once again, Joseph’s decision to enter a serious relationship impacted his life, and in this case the impact was

In Why We Can’t Wait by Martin Luther King Jr, Martin describes the weather and also implies that the civil rights movement were like the severe weather in 1962-63. He compared the harsh weather with the discrimination that black people were trying to overcome. In addition, black people were facing judgment, unfairness, poverty and lack of education. However, today black people often can get what they want and they come together and fight for their freedom and justice.

Death Be Not Proud by John Gunther was an astounding book. Granted, it was a bit depressing, but it was a great book because I could relate so closely to the author. The trial of a loved one going through cancer is something I can relate to. Fortunately, my story turns out a little bit better than Johnny’s did.

Anthem, the futuristic novel pinned by Ayn Rand in 1937 gives light to a very scary place and time. This writing expressed her views and beliefs that the United States would be repeating a dark place of its history. Setting the preface where slavery and dictatorship was once more the social norm. As with most forward thinkers their thoughts and ideas are concerned extreme and not given the validity they deserve until future generation look back into the past. History and human behavior always repeats itself.

In literature, readers often see topics that one can relate to; topics that mimic everyday life, personal anecdotes or situations one has experienced . “A Rose for Emily,” a fictional story written by William Faulkner, shares eerily similar details with an article written in the Philadelphia Inquirer on January 30, 1987, “A Woman’s Wintry Death Leads to a Long-dead Friend,” by Dick Pothier and Thomas J. Gibbons JR. Faulkner’s narrator depicts the reclusive life of Miss Emily Grierson and the events leading to the discovery of a dead man’s body that had been locked away in her 2nd story bedroom for over forty years. In the article, Pothier and Gibbons report how a woman named Frances Dawson Hamilton was found to have “lived with the skeletonized remains” of her long-time companion for over two years after being discovered frozen to death in her home (153). Faulkner’s short story heavily relies on the narrator’s knowledge in addition to his point of view and experiences whereas Pothier and Gibbons report facts observed on scene or learned from interviews of neighbors, police, and investigators. Although fear of solitude initially motivated both women to behave so outlandishly, it is the authors’ distinct portrayal that illustrates each individual’s intentions.

The United States currently has the highest number of prisoners in the world. According to Glaze and Herrmann (2013), approximately 6.9 million adults are under some form of correctional supervision in the United States. Crime in the United States is relatively equal to that of any other industrialized nation, so why does the United States house so many inmates irrespective of the fact that the nation cannot successfully manage a budget for the institution as well as manage the inmates? An inmate, Victor Hassine, provides insight as to what prisoners physically and mentally experience during incarceration as well as his ideas on the effects of prisons on inmates in his book, Life without Parole.

“Anthem” by Ayn Rand, is a story about the meaning behind self development of a person’s own thoughts. Ayn Rand was born February 2, 1905 in Saint petersburg, Russia. She is a novelist,philosopher, and screenwriter.

Through out the book To End All Wars, Adam Hochschild starts off with a very bold statement in the introduction of this book. The main point that I picked up from the introduction is that this war is a pointless war and it is in fact stupid, and I for one would have to agree with this. As the sub title suggests this book is more than just military history on the war. This book goes much deeper; Hochschild’s work uses lots of historical research to illustrate an in-depth storytelling to provide a look into the conflict between loyalty and the rebellion. As Hochschild illustrated in the very beginning of the book he explains that this war was truly pointless, and to my belief it was. This book was very educational because it shows us a different

The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory made in 1911 had no fire extinguishers or smoke detectors though they were both made before 1911. In the story, Flesh and Blood So Cheap, by Albert Marrin, He uses explicit and implicit meanings in the story to help him convey that his theme that unsafe practices led to 146 deaths in the Triangle fire in 1911. Nobody really knew how the fire started in the factory because the building was fireproof. But some say it started with a cigarette that was smoked inside and was thrown into the trash inside or, a cutter that flicked a hot ash into the air.

This quote is said by John Proctor and he makes quite a good point. The church officials should know that some of the people will swear to anything just so they will not die. I agree to what John is saying. There are so many people who would go against their will to stay alive. They would swear to anything if they knew that by doing that they would not get hung. I personally would want to keep on living. A great example was Tituba. She confessed to witchcraft like she was told, and she also went along to saying that she swears to be on God’s side when she most likely is not. People would generally do whatever possible to stay alive. Even if it means to go against what they believe in.

Langston Hughes’s “Let America Be America Again” is a poem that could be endlessly applied to where America stands today. This poem illustrates the morals, ideas, and visions set forth by those who found this country and how America has begun straying from those principles. The poem expresses that America is made up of all walks of people and that no man should be crushed by those above him, but rather be given the same opportunity as those above him. Hughes desire to make America great again can be shared in some way or another by most Americans making this poem everlasting. “Let America Be America Again” has the personalization, the language, the connection shared by every American, and the rhyme to allow readers of every race, gender, or religious belief to be brought together as not only people but as Americans.

Unlike the mythical heroes like Achilles or Hercules, who possesses enormous physical and mental strength and serves the entire nation, there is no joyful homecoming for Tommy or a satisfied sense of completion of mammoth task. He does not have the Herculean strength, nor has he Achillean prowess, nor he has the sky-kissing magnanimity of a Shakespearean tragic hero who the audience views with awe. Seize the Day is the story of Tommy Wilhelm, a middle aged person who, being a complete failure, jobless, separated from his wife and children, devoid of love and affection, alienated from the social network, unable to marry his mistress, frustrated of being cheated by a man whom he trusts a lot, and burdened with overdue rent, finds himself tormented and on the verge of collapse. The novel gives vent to the feelings and inner anguish of a modern psyche snared in a maze of all pervasive loneliness and alienation. Tommy is a man who possesses at a superficial discernment, little strength, physical, mental

The real world is objectively studied; so, we must step down from the ivory tower of institutional education and experience empirical quandaries. The short story, Dead Men’s Path by Chinua Achebe is a lesson learned parable that accepts the secular sciences for its progressive teachings. The main character Michael Obi embraces an intellectual prophet persona that he arrogantly flaunts in order to sensationalize his new promotion as headmaster of the Ndume Central School. It is easily uncovered that his “Mission authorities” is a part of some sort of political agenda regarding colonialism, even assimilation. Although Obi is anxious to succeed at his new position, some underlying themes arise in the midst of the story.