Phillis Wheatley's To His Excellency, General Washington

Forgiveness is not just practiced by saints and not only benefits its recipients but have strong connection with person’s physical, mental and spiritual health. It plays a great role in the health of families, communities and nations. Forgiveness provides common ground for love, acceptance, harmony and true happiness Most spiritual and religious leaders of the world will agree that forgiveness of oneself and others is one way to clear the mind, heart and soul and may result in a feeling of increased peace and happiness.

In Phillis Wheatley’s letter to General G. Washington, she discusses her admiration for America. During the beginning of the Revolutionary War, Phillis Wheatley decided to write a letter to General G. Washington, to demonstrate her appreciation and patriotism for what the nation is doing. Wheatley speaks in a patriotic tone, in order to address General Washington and show him how important America and what it stands for, is to her. Wheatley uses personification, tone, and diction, so that she can prove her loyalty to the U.S. and also to her appreciation for a wise leader such as General Washington.

The slave trade in North America originated because plantation owners in the South need large amounts of cheap labor and there was not enough European servants coming to the Americas.

West African Slave Trade- Global event for more than 300 years. Slaves came from west africa, and put on ships to be sent elsewhere. The majority of the slaves were sent to the Caribbean and South America, although some were sent to North America.

2. According to the article, forgiveness is granting unconditionally grace to those who have cause suffering and pain and accepting what they did and not letting that affect the love they show to that person. Forgiveness is central for racial reconciliation because forgiveness is the first step of mending the relationship with others. It also allows God to do a work between the two groups. When there is forgiveness God can change hearts and create amazing things to happen out of tragedies.

They did no more work than the other people in the village did. Their clothing, housing, food and mannerisms were the same as the people who owned them. European influence started to affect slavery in Africa and it was now becoming an enterprise rather than a legal system for punishment. Traders would come to Africa selling goods to these people, who did not have access to these goods before, in exchange for slaves. These traders would bribe chiefs of tribes to go out and capture neighboring villagers in exchange for goods, encouraging the kidnapping and enslavement of fellow Africans. "When a trader wants slaves, he applies to a chief for them, and tempts him with his wares." This was all a part of the European Triangular Trade. Goods were brought to Africa in order to trade with the Africans. Slaves were then shipped to the Americas to produce more goods to be sent to Europe in order start the whole trade cycle again.

Forgiveness is very important throughout life. If people don't forgive, they are going to be stuck in the past always remembering about the mistake that person did. Forgiving someone can make yourself feel better because you know you forgave that person and there's no negativity between you and that person.

This poem is written from the perspective of an African-American from a foreign country, who has come to America for the promise of equality,

known that he is a person with a high rank. In no time does she refer to

The misery of enslavement commenced in the remote parts of Africa when he/she was either captured by a chief and sold as punishment, caught during raids by European or African tribes or sold as a prize of war. The slaves were then marched to the West coast where they would be traded for manufactured goods and other raw materials such as textiles, cloth, firearms and alcohol. During the march however, slaves endured harsh

Phillis Wheatley was an African American poet who contributed to American literature, but also influenced African Americans living in America, and inspired their knowledge about how they were treated during the Revolutionary War. Phillis Wheatley was an African American female who was born in 1753 in West Africa, and she died on December 5th, 1753 in Boston Massachusetts. (“Phillis Wheatley.” Discovering Biography). In 1761, she was captured and brought to America and was sold to John and Susanna Wheatley. Unlike other household slaves, Wheatley was treated well and had a very upright education. (“Phillis Wheatley,” UXL Biographies). Wheatley started to write poetry when she was twelve years old and published her first poem when she was fourteen years old. Later in her life, having not yet found her sense of freedom, Wheatley promoted her work and became well known during the Revolutionary War. (“Phillis Wheatley.” Discovering Biography). She was granted freedom in 1773 and moved to Providence, Rhode Island where she pursued her career once more. Later in 1784, she died after a miserable marriage to John Peters, but her legacy still lives and emphasized problems of equality during the Revolutionary War. (“Phillis Wheatley,” UXL Biographies). Phillis Wheatley’s, “On Being Brought from Africa to America,” demonstrates her personal experiences upon leaving Africa as a slave and demonstrates African equality beyond her Pagan background and life living as a servant in

The world wars had hit the Europeans so hard that they seriously and urgently needed a source of labor that would help in the rebuilding of their cities and mine their minerals such as coal, gold, and silver among others. They decide to turn to Africa for this labor and therefore, slave trade was born in the middle of the 15th century on the continent. The first batch of slaves was imported to Cuba.

Slavery has played a strong role in African society from as early as prehistoric times, continuing to the modern era. Early slavery within Africa was a common practice in many societies, and was very central to the country’s economy. Beginning around the 7th century, two groups of non-African slave traders significantly altered the traditional African forms of slavery that had been practiced in the past. Native Africans were now being forced to leave the country to be used as slaves. The two major slave trades, trans-Saharan and trans-Atlantic, became central to the organization of Africa and its societies until the modern era. Slavery and the slave trade strongly affected African society, and

Slavery during the 18th century, influenced how people of African descend went forth and lived life. In the poem “The Negro Speaks of Rivers”, Langston Hughes tells a story of the black man's evolution to America. Hughes uses imagery and tone to create a picture that illustrated racial pride and dignity. Phillis Wheatley, “On Being Brought from Africa to America” describes the positivity of being an American slave and the perks of Christianity. The major theme that run throughout these two poems are how someone views their own race. Though each poems are set around the same time period, we can see two different effects of slavery and it could change an individual..

These profound words written in the Declaration of Independence embody what makes up what is known as the “American Dream.” America is perceived as the land of opportunity and prides itself on the fundamental beliefs of freedom and equality. In the United States, if one works hard, there is nothing one can not accomplish. These values and beliefs make up the American Dream, yet, for centuries, have faced an uphill battle fighting in order to achieve their dreams (Eliassen 1). For African Americans, the perception of the American Dream can be vastly different than it is to any other segments of the population. The concepts of equality and identity have played a significant role in African American’s ability to achieve the American dream. For centuries, the unique experience of being denied equal opportunity to achieve the American Dream had great significance in African American Literature. From the end of the Civil War to present day America, African American authors, Booker T. Washington, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Langston Hughes, Lorraine Hansberry, and Natasha Trethewey, use the written word to expose the injustices and the challenges that black Americans faced in achieving their version of the American Dream. Over the years, the concept of the American Dream is