...Test Review from Of Plymouth Plantation 1. What is the “First Encounter”? 2. Please summarize “The Starving Time”. 3. How did Squanto help the colonists? 4. What conditions did the Pilgrims face on the First Thanksgiving? 5. Who is the author? from Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God 5. What feeling does the author hope to inspire in his listeners? 6. Who is the audience? 7. Who is the author? from The General History of Virginia 8. How was Smith saved form death in Powhatan’s court? 9. Why were the Native Americans important to the colonists? 10. What does Smith’s description of giving gifts to the Native Americans reveal about his attitude toward them? 11. Who is the author? from The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano 12. How can we tell that the slave traders wanted to keep the captives alive? 13. Why did Equiano fear the sailors? 14. In what ways were the sailors cruel? 15. Why was Equiano whipped? 16. According to Equiano, what added to the horror of slavery? 17. Who is the author? The World on the Turtle’s Back 18. Why does the man go to the Great Tree at the beginning of the myth? 19. Why is the Great Tree important to the Iroquois’ creation myth? 20. What does this creation myth explain about the Iroquois dance rituals? 21. What do the arrows that the man brings to the girl represent? 22. What does the twins’ competition to make animals in this creation myth explain? ...
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...Olaudah Equiano was a man that went through hell and back. Throughout his life time he experienced slavery, pain, and loneliness. Equiano wrote of this amazing and detailed journey and shared the things he saw and experienced throughout his life. In this essay I will be talking about his journey in two ways. The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, he explains his detailed experience and in his biography it explains less details about Equiano but it goes into detail when it comes to location, facts, and slave work force. In my essay I will compare and contrast the differences and similarities between the interesting narrative of Olaudah Equiano and his biography. I will prove that Equiano interesting narrative is true based off the comparison of his biography....
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...Olaudah autobiography was very inspirational but very disconsolate. Olaudah speaks about being deprived from education, most slaves presented their stories to ghost writers. Equiano was very intelligent, honest, well spoken. Many believed that Africans were not human, and they endured many hardships. Equiano’s story would be sufficient to wipe off the stigma attached to Africans (73). Equiano life was very fascinating to European and Americans spectators. The book proves that Africans are capable of reading and writing. Equiano’s writing goes far beyond anthropological interest: combing elements of the travelogue, spiritual autobiography, and antislavery argument, Equiano, Equiano combined genres to create a new prototype which slave narratives...
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...Why it matters? It's a mystery of literature involving a man of words. Words which caused uproar back in 1789. The British readers were captivated by his personal experience of being enslaved at age 11, kidnapped from Nigeria, and brought into slavery of a New World in a terror-filled ship. Equiano's tale is viewed as an authoritative description of the villainous Middle Passage, one of the very first narratives from a slave, a story that gave the hatchling abolitionist movement a buzzing moral influence; except it may not be exact. Therein lays the mystery: Because if the gentleman who penned "The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavas Vassa, the African" was not born in Africa, but rather born into slavery in South Carolina -- as Vincent Carretta suggests -- then who was he? Where did he learn to speak fluent Igbo? And how did he obtain such agonizing details about life aboard an 18th-century slave vessel? The air soon became unfit for respiration, from a variety of loathsome smells, and brought on a sickness among the slaves, of which many died, thus falling victims to the improvident avarice, as I may call it, of their purchasers. This wretched situation was again aggravated by the galling of the chains. . . . The shrieks of the women, and the groans of the dying, rendered the whole a scene of horror almost inconceivable. (Equiano, 1789) In that lies the controversy: Carretta's findings, detailed in his biography of Equiano, have ignited a blaze...
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...William Bradford and Olaudah Equiano write about their ideas and terrors to white settlers and new generations on their way to America. In “The Interesting Narrative about the Life of Olaudah Equiano” Olaudah Equiano did not have a choice but to come to America but in “Of Plymouth Plantation” William Bradford leaves America in search of new laws and ways of living. Olaudah Equiano somehow found a way to write down his descriptions about what happened and what he saw. At 11 years old, Equiano was kidnapped from his home. Being separated from his family you would think he would have been terrified. In The Interesting Life of Olaudah Equiano, instead of being negative he explains the things he saw for the very first time in his life “I first saw flying fishes, which surprised me very much..” Equiano’s new journey was “heightened” he saw the land of the Barbados and the clouds looked like land to him as they sailed. (Equiano 174) Once arriving in America Equiano “We were conducted immediately to the merchant's yard..” (Equiano 175) had to begin working....
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...Plantation the Pilgrims wanted to be able to practice their own beliefs so they went on a long and hard journey across the Atlantic to start a new and free life in America. The colonist almost didn’t make it but what kept them going was their dream of being able to live a life of freedom of religion. Another lesson that readers can learn is that people should be thankful because their situation could always be worse. Even though these stories don’t exactly talk about thinking positive and being thankful they still portray this message. The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, this narrative is educating readers about the life of a slave. Equiano uses a lot of detail in his story to inform how inhumane and foul being a slave on a slave ship was. Readers learn to appreciate what they have through hearing this story because their situation is probably not as bad as Olaudah Equianos. La Relacion, Of Plymouth Planation and The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano all include strong messages and lessons to the readers. One lesson is that you should never give up and always fight for what you believe in or believe is right. Another lesson that I learned is that I should be thankful for what I have and appreciate my...
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...In the essay prompt, number five explains, “How history is not just shaped by events that unfold, but also by people and how people can shape history through their actions through the recording of an event or by leading a revolution.” In my essay the person who will be the topic is “Olaudah Equiano”. I am to choose an individual and discuss their impact on world history. Olaudah Equiano, who was born 1745 in West Africa, contributed to a ton of accomplishments. He was an abolitionist and former slave who was the author of “The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano”; Written by Himself. Equiano’s Narrative told the story of his capture and life in bondage. At 11 years old, while caring for the family compound, he was kidnaped along with his sister. The two were taken away from the place where they grew up, and sold to the neighborhood slave traders. Following a concise time of remains in Africa, in 1755 Equiano was captured and sold to the European slave brokers, who then transported him over the Atlantic to Barbados in the West Independents in 1756. In Virginia, Equiano was bought by Michael Pascal, a lieutenant in the Royal Navy. Pascal gave Equiano the name of Gustavus Vassa, which stayed with him for the better part of his lifetime. Domestic slaves in...
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...The debate surrounding Equiano’s birthplace is also of great importance when determining which name he should be referred to as. Vassa preferred not to use his birth name, as was previously stated, except “for purposes of establishing his African birth” (Lovejoy 166), a fact that has been contested for centuries. In 1792, a London newspaper accused Vassa of not being born in Africa, but that he was in fact “born and bred up in the Danish Island of Santa Cruz (St. Croix), in the West Indies” (Lovejoy 173). However, not only does Equiano repeatedly state that he was born in Africa, the entirety of the first chapter of his autobiography is filled with anecdotes and cultural rituals he remembers from living in Africa that he would not have known about had he been brought up elsewhere; Lovejoy follows with this idea by accepting that “the weight of evidence still indicates that Vassa had firsthand knowledge of Africa” (Lovejoy 174). On the other side of the debate, it is argued that Equiano was born in South Carolina, with evidence to support this as well. The first piece of evidence is a baptismal entry in a parish record: “Gustavus Vassa a black born in Carolina 12 years old” (Lovejoy 170); the second is that “the muster book for the Arctic Expedition of 1773 lists a Gustavus Weston, identified as a seaman, aged 28, born in South Carolina” (Lovejoy 170). The first of these could be interpreted in two ways. The first is that he was born in South Carolina and baptised at the age of...
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...Olaudah Equiano’s The interesting narrative of Olaudah Equiano was an interesting inspiring read about his life.He starts the narrative, establishing credibility by saying he’s not writing this for fame or fortune and saying that he isn't a hero but this is his life. He was born in Eboe or Esseka in 1745 and was kidnapped with his sister when he was young. He speaks on the customs, practices and lifestyle of his people. He changes master frequently and eventually taken aboard a slaveship. He tries to remain hopeful throughout slavery going from around Africa to North America to England. He meets Michael Henry Pascal who grows fond of him and buys him for some friends back in England. On his way to England, his name changes to Gustavus Vassa...
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...The effects of transatlantic travel inevitably lead to a sense of homelessness. In Crèvecœur’s Letters from an American Farmer, and Olaudah Equiano’s The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, the writing revolves around characters who essentially do not have homes, both dealing with transatlantic settings. Equiano is consistently stripped of his home, starting in Africa, and is perpetually forced to adapt in new environments. Crèvecœur’s narrative depicts a new American settler, James, who comes from England, and is in the liminal state of homelessness, from settling into his new land to eventually fleeing his estate. The piece that displays homelessness a lot more overtly is The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, where Equiano immediately gets taken from his home, igniting his life of disarray. In order to convey this theme of homelessness, it is important to outline the various instances leading up to it: “...two men and a woman got over our walls, and in a moment seized us both, and, without giving us time to cry out, or make resistance, they stopped our mouths, and ran off with us into the nearest wood” (The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, p.47). It is in this moment that Equiano will henceforth struggle to maintain some semblance...
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...The primary purpose of historical narratives is to report as accurately as possible what happened at each particular place and time in history. But each of the writers in this unit (De Vaca, Bradford, and Equiano) went beyond merely reporting the facts; they had other, more personal reasons for writing what they did. Each of them had a personal agenda. Equiano’s personal agenda in The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano was to shame his white audience into abolishing the slave trade by describing the horrible events that took place on the ship. While he did state facts about the ship, Equiano described personal experiences to persuade the audience more. For example, Equiano describes the smell of the hold as being “…so intolerably loathsome, that it was dangerous to...
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...situation. You have got an assignment to do for the next day, though the wall is so much more interesting to look at than your blank paper of doom. You catch yourself staring into the wall, or going to the kitchen to get food over and over again, but nothing happens to your assignment. It is an eternal blank page of boringness. The letters just will not magically appear on it. Then the classic “screw this!” reaction comes to mind. You write a lot of useless junk, which is not even right and deliver it, only to get a really bad grade that you are probably going to cry about at night. This happens to students all over the world, and it is what brings the world to its end. Maybe 2012 is not just a prank. 2. The “I am not prepared” situation This happens every day for students all over the world. Yesterday ruined it all, your favorite TV-show was airing non-stop, and you end up in class tired as hell, with nothing to say. Suddenly your teacher asks you if you are ready make your presentation. You sit tongue-tied for a few seconds, though afterwards you man up, and tell the teacher you are ready, and you are going to kick ass! As you walk the steps of evil on your way to the drawing board, you think about what you are going to say, and that it is going to be amazing! The teacher will sit with tears in his eyes and grant you a giant applause! Though when you start talk, it is a constant mumbling about stuff you don’t have the slightest sense of what is. When you are done, you feel like...
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...her. Sometime I thought I was just her friend. Friends, after all, would make some sort of effort to catch up with each other. But I was more likely her assistant. When she needs me for something, she wants my assistance, that’s all she wanted me. But when ever she wanted my attention, help or kindness I did it with bottom of my heart. If her were in broken heart, always I was nearby her and fixed her. I was so happy to do that. If her missed the classes, or had any difficulties about the projects, I was helping her without doing my own works. Sometime she was mumbling her, feelings and emotions via telephone. I only listened to them, I never did let her know that my feelings or emotions about anything. It’s because, I thought she may fed up with my things. So… I cried at the other end of the phone, instead. But I tried to make her up, and I was always telling, everything gonna be Ok for her. I always keep my interesting about her as a secret. I never gave any clue about I liked her very much. I never did any effort into asking her out. I wanted to flirt with her, badly but I never. I didn’t want to act as pushy boy either and wanted her to feel I’m the boy she is looking for. When she was flirting with other boys, I cried hard in my heart and kept my patience. So finally, I thought to make a distance between us and go away from her association. But after few days again she came and asked my help and my kindness. So again I did light up my hope about her caring about me. But...
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...on the form of a servant and humbled himself even to death on the cross in order to fulfill His Father's redemptive plan for humanity. His example far surpasses the attempts Christian leaders make today unless they apply Philippians 2:5 to their lives: "Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus." There are many seminars and conferences offered consistently throughout the country that address the qualities leaders need to be successful in business or in life in general. Leadership skills such as organization, planning, visionary techniques, relationship management strategies and assertiveness training are all emphasized as being crucial. Even though there are important skills to be learned in order to succeed in life, an interesting paradox is drawn between the qualities of a Christian leader and the worldly leader. Leaders often get a bad reputation for their means of achieving success. For example, many times skills such as focusing on goals no matter the circumstances, doing whatever it takes to get the job done and stepping on others to reach the top have become the norm within the cooperate or secular workplace. Unfortunately, this mindset is also reflected in the lives of many Christians. That is not to say that leaders' qualities such as a good work ethic, personal determination and undaunted focus on the right goals are not found within many secular and Christian models. However, the servant leadership example of Jesus sets a new tone for anyone who wants...
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...Kortni Wiegreffe 06-12-2014 Every successful person and every satisfying relationship became so through using good communication skills as part of the process. However, listening is the part of communicating that often gets short shrift in favor of talking. There is a practical side to improving listening skills, especially for anyone in a service profession such as veterinary medicine. How well you listen impacts your relationships with clients, coworkers and suppliers. Better listening builds better partnerships. (The American Veterinary Medical Association, 1997) Personally or professionally all of us could use some practice on our listening skills. For example; a client asks an interesting question, but is mumbling so you can’t exactly hear what he is saying. “Excuse me sir, you’re talking to low can you please repeat that for me, thank you” This is a great way of politely letting the person know that you can’t hear them. Hearing refers to the sounds that you hear, whereas listening requires more than that: it requires focus. Listening means paying attention not only to the story, but how it is told, the use of language and voice, and how the other person uses his or her body. In other words, it means being aware of both verbal and non-verbal messages. (Listening Skills, 2011-2014) Techniques for reflective listening include echoing, paraphrasing, and summarizing. Echoing involves repeating the last few words that a client said (i.e. ‘‘So, Friskie threw up twice...
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