Mata Hari: A Biography

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, depicts the story of Harriet Jacobs and her journey through a horrific life of slavery. She chooses to tell her story through the eyes of a character named Linda Brent. Harriet tells her life story nearly from start to finish, opening with the depiction of her life as a very young girl born into slavery. Continuing into her young adult years, and ultimately ending with hope for a future free from slavery in her later years. The experiences Linda faces are unimaginable and heartbreaking. As the readers, we not only get to see the culture of the time period that came with Linda 's life, but we also witness what Linda learns about herself though this story. These realizations provide reflection on the

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, a slave narrative written by Harriet Ann Jacobs is highly commended for the portrayal of women during the excruciating times of slavery. Disregarding that the slave narrative was initially written for the audience of Caucasian women, “…, as white women constituted Jacobs’s primary audience at the time she wrote her narrative” (Larson,742) the struggles of being a female slave were emphasized throughout the narrative. Harriet Ann Jacobs elaborates on slave women’s worth being diminished. In the slave narrative Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, written by Harriet Ann Jacobs, the theme of the perils of slavery for women was portrayed by women being viewed

Autobiographical narrative that has been written by african-american female from North Carolina by the name Harriet A Jacob, who depicts horrors of normal life of a slave, beginning her story with description of her childhood memories of her family and people who were their owners. Harriet adopts a pseudonym of Linda Brent, and assigns different from reality names to anyone important in her narrative, in order to be able to share the story of her life and probably save important to the author people since the time of publication meant, certain investigations or unwanted interest from the opposing side of the civil war. In the preface of the narrative, the author, importantly explains significance of her ability to share her story to the people of free states, in order for them to decide their future, but more interestingly she was able to set up a tone with a beginning quote, a tone of understanding the reality of the situation as a whole, a certain type of disrespect to the authorities who execute what is needed in order for the system of slavery to function. Since she begins with description of her family starting with her father who seems to be caring and responsible person, even trying to buy freedom for his children. The story of her grandmother is tragic as well, but through it we can judge the importance of family ties that Harriet was able to absorb from her relatives, especially her opportunity to live among her grandmother and

Heroes can be anyone who set there mind to it. One woman can be a heroine to all the

The autobiography , Incidents in the Life of a Slave girl, was written by Harriet Ann Jacobs under the pseudonym name Linda Brendt. This book details the life of slavery and how Jacobs’ achieved freedom for her children and for herself. Jacobs’ detailed these painful, and intricate accounts through forty-one chapters. Harriet Jacobs unfortunate experiences as a slave were significantly shaped because of her gender. Jacobs did indeed endure struggles through her race, but her gender is of great significance during her time as a slave. Jacobs used herself as an example to show how enslaved women were manipulated by their masters, the difficulties of being a mother during slavery mother, and how the fight for freedom were all impacted by her gender.

On one of the most fear stricken attacks on the United States, we are interviewing

Resistance is an action that usually gets a negative connotation to it, and anyone who dares to embody it is considered insubordinate. This false pretense typically comes from people who are comfortable with ignorance, and have no motivation to investigate why one must go through these measures. When one resists, it’s usually against an oppositional force, something in the way of them achieving their desires. This is a proposition a slave knows all too well. There is nothing more desirable than freedom. Enslaved people had to constantly resist against whites for their freedom. That’s why it is hard to think of resistance without thinking of the enslaved. Harriet Jacobs, a former slave who went on to publish a book about her trials and tribulations as a slave in a book named Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl knows this firsthand. The book tells the problematic life of an enslaved Jacobs, giving herself the false name Linda Brent. In the story, one can see just how difficult it was to be a woman in slavery, and see just how far Jacobs was willing to go to gain freedom. Jacobs in her narrative, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, show elements of active resilience.

Nowadays there is no doubt that slavery is a terrible thing. However, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl was written during a time where slavery was accepted by half of the country. Though those who were against slavery had very strong opinions, it had been such a staple in American life that many believed that resisting was ineffective. Abolitionist literature was a cornerstone of the anti-slavery movement, giving readers insight on how slavery feels from the perspective of actual slaves. Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl has multiple themes, such as the reality of slavery and family, that make it a perfect, and important, example of abolitionist literature.

The author who brought to us The Tale of Genji, a novel now regarded as the first written novel in history, left behind an arguably more treasurable artifact: a diary that opens a window into history. The Diary of Lady Murasaki by Lady Murasaki Shikibu gives the reader a glimpse of the imperial court during eleventh century Japan and presents the past in an illuminated vision. Being an attendant in the imperial court, Lady Murasaki is frequently involved with the activities of elite Japanese women. Her day-to-day interaction with the nobles and elites enhance her account with the curious perspective of an elite female. As a woman, Lady Murasaki's descriptions are oriented around clothing

Harriet Jacob was the first African American women to have authored a slave narrative in the United States and was instinctive into slavery in Edenton, North Carolina. Living a good life with her skilled carpentered father and her mother, Jacob didn’t much of being a slave. However, when her mother had passed away, Jacob and her father were reassigned to a different slave owner were her life as a women slave began. Because of this change, she fled to New York where she started working in the Anti-Slavery movement. During this period, she focused more on her family then she did the issue of slavery. Family is an emotional anchor in the Incident in the Life of a Slave Girl because Linda was devoted to her children. She uses symbolism, imagery, and allegory because she wants to demonstrate what families should be like.

Harriet Jacob’s narrative, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, reveals the realism of slavery in the south before the Civil War, and it focuses on the sexual exploitation of her as a slave. This book is not just a story of her life and how she claimed her freedom, it is a condemnation of a system that justifies slavery in moral terms, while forcing slaves to do immoral things for their survival. Within Jacobs’ narrative, the descripted abuse and the power of being a strong woman is what connects readers to this story.

Brendan Reilly Ms. Klein Honors World History Period 3 April 15, 2013 Mata Hari Execution During the First World War, many people were accused of being spies and helping the enemy. Of those accused, Margaretha Geertruida Zelle Mcleod has gone down in history as one of the most notable feminine spies of the world war era. Using the alias Mata Hari, she led a career as an exotic dancer, was accused of spying for the Germans, spied for the French and subsequently was executed before a firing squad. During her later life her motto was “I am a woman who enjoys herself very much; sometimes I lose, sometimes I win.”

‘Incidents in the life of a slave girl’ written by Harriet Jacobs and published by L.Maria Child (in 1831), is an autobiography by the author herself which documents Jacobs life as a slave and therefore

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl reflects the life story of Harriet Jacobs, from a first person point of view, Linda Brent, being on a long painful journey witnessing painful abuse of slavery. Her story started from her sheltered life as a child and her continuing struggle to leave a mark and upright life despite being a slave. Her struggle involved her constant dishonor from her master, the danger of being sexually used by her mistress’ husband, Dr. Flint; her broken love relationship with a free colored man; her pregnancy to a man named Mr. Sands; and her fight for her and her children’s freedom from slavery. These experiences helped Harriet learn to fight justly for her right to become a free individual. Slaves certainly encountered terrifying abuse and loss while the southern whites were also destroyed by this dangerous system.

In the essentially dual religious system in Japan, ideologies and traditions play a heavy role in the everyday life of the Japanese people. Shintoism and Buddhism intertwine and complement themselves in Japanese culture, despite Buddhism coming in from mainland Asia. A particularly powerful idea from Buddhism is mono no aware, the realization and acknowledgment of the impermanence and its place in the world. This idea that nothing stays the same forever manifests itself heavily in Japanese literature, whether in personal writings or fictional works. Despite spanning hundreds of years, each work was shaped by and include manifestations of mono no aware. I intend to underline and pinpoint instances that mono no aware is influencing these works, and discuss similarities and differences between them. In this paper, I have three works that I will explore, each one corresponding to a different time period before the pre-industrial revolution; The Diary of Lady Murasaki comes from the classical period, Essays in Idleness from the medieval, and the immensely popular play Chushingura from the pre-modern era.