...colonies were under Britain’s thumb, then only African-Americans and women were under the rule of white men, and even when African-Americans and women were granted rights, there still hasn’t been true equality. America was founded on the idea that everyone should be free and have inalienable rights, so what went wrong? Two hundred and forty one years ago, Patrick Henry was getting the fight for independence and freedom started. He was strong in believing that people’s rights should be protected and that people should not be oppressed. Henry was able to recognize that Britain was an oppressing force....
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...and transitioning, as I tend to use the same words repetitively, and struggle with making my writing flow smoothly. To make improvements, I will read other writing pieces to see how the authors built their sentences. This will help because most writers know more about balancing out their pieces. I believe that as you learn as a reader, your writing becomes smoother and easier to understand. I will also go through my writing more often to catch any words that I’ve used multiple times already. I don’t think I’ve developed independence as a writer, because I still struggle trying to write on my own. A lot of my writing is usually done when I’m supposed to for school, rather than when I want to. This causes my writing to seem bland and forced. I think to achieve that independence, practicing more and trying to just write down random thoughts will help. I usually don’t write because I can’t think of what to write about. Writing also seems to be hard for me because I don’t usually finish my writings (if I start a story, I’ll get bored of it and leave it unfinished). In my opinion, writing can be fun when you’re writing about something you’re passionate about and interested in. Other ways I could try to achieve independence as a writer is to set small goals for myself, so the writing process will be...
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...GEOG 3443 Midterm October 19, 2014 OERB: A Goal Towards Energy Independence Fueled by Oil and Gas Alone The OERB or Oklahoma Energy Resource Board is a group that provides information about the oil and gas industry in Oklahoma, but that is also funded by the producers and stakeholders themselves. The discourse provided per their website implies that the oil and gas industry is safe, responsible, and necessary for economic progress in our state. The narrative of the OERB's discourse is a triumphant story of the oil and natural gas industry in Oklahoma. It also seems to be a slightly overdone or obvious PR program. First, the website tells the reader that "our future started in 1897," when our "first commercially profitable well christened our state for greatness." The idea of oil and gas as the future is important for them. Many argue that these practices may endanger our future (by polluting the environment, etc.), so it is critical for them to highlight what oil and gas can bring to the table of the future -- money and jobs. This also shows the building of a particular worldview in Oklahoma, where the states value or importance comes from what it can give us economically instead of perhaps the state's intrinsic value in the natural beauty of the environment or the services of healthy ecosystems. This page shows the view of nature as a commodity to be bought and sold as well. Also in this narrative we see the OERB saying that the reason for past "slumps" in the oil...
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...Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God exhibits the third person omniscient point of view, however, the novel does frequently shift between the third person narrative and the first person perspective of Janie Crawford, the protagonist of the novel. Hurston’s use of third person portrays insights to characters as well as human emotion and human development. On the contrary, if Hurston relied solely on third person narrative, Janie wouldn’t have a voice. Hurston uses a first person perspective to prove that Janie has improved her strength and her independence. Hurston’s use of different point of views allows the reader to focus solely on Janie’s voice and her vital improvement whereas the other point of views give insights on the characters’ thoughts....
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...What was the most remarkable summer in American history? In his book “Revolutionary Summer: The Birth of American Independence”, Joseph J. Ellis writes, what may be, the winning answer. Ellis tells the story of summer1776, when the colonies declared their independence and some of our countries most significant figures emerged. “Revolutionary Summer” takes place from about May1776 to October 1776, when the most momentous events took place that started our country’s founding. He expands on key people and moments in order to draw conclusions and broaden our understanding of the event as a whole. Ellis observes that the events of the summer of 1776 have often been told from a political or from a military viewpoint, but he believes they can be truly understood as a mix between both viewpoints. At the time, the largest invasion fleet in history was sailing into New...
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...to the Falls Narrative Study in the ENGL 695 syllabus, I was not sure what to make of it. The goals behind the Falls Narrative Study presented to us were relatively straightforward – document and examine how older adult talk and express about their experiences falling. During the early stages of planning for the study, Kym kept us updated about the progress of the study and Professor Thrailkill assigned us readings, such as Garrison Keillor’s “After a Fall” and Ceridwen Dovery’s “What Old Age is Really Like”, to get us thinking about our preconceived notions about older adults and to expose us to sample narratives about falls. It was from engaging with such readings that I realized two things – first, I tended...
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...T.H. Breen presents a fresh perspective on the American Revolution in his most recent book, “American Insurgents, American Patriots: The Revolution of the People”. He strives to correct the popular narrative of American Independence by restoring ordinary individuals to the forefront of the Revolution. Breen argues that there would have been no Revolution and no independent nation if ordinary men and women had not chosen to act—the Revolution was, after all, a people’s revolution (p. 4). Although Breen doesn’t discredit the contribution of the Founding Fathers, he does argue that they were neither the first, nor the most powerful force behind independence. Rather, it was the insurgents who first sparked rebellion—the Founding Fathers came along behind them (pg. 4). Breen re-writes the historical timeline, one driven not by the elite but by the men and women that, in many ways, history has forgotten. Early in the book, Breen acknowledges the reluctance to refer to American Patriots as insurgents. Insurgency is discomforting; it stirs up thoughts of violence and lawlessness. During the Revolution, even colonists active in rebellion against the crown didn’t see...
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...government. Concepts of manufacturing were being developed and explored through Alexander Hamilton’s ideas. In fact the only way for Americans to improve their economic independence was to explore what was rightfully theirs by expanding westward. Westward expansion is one the main sources of American development and provided an additional source of freedom for settlers in the United States. Westward expansion provided Americans with hopes of finding new resources, land, and ultimately ‘freedom’. During Mary Dewees’s journey from Philadelphia to Lexington, Kentucky, she records her experiences in her journal. She does this to document her life as she traveled through her hardships as a settler and most importantly as an “independent” woman. She describes having to deal with harsh weather conditions with little rain and minimal shelter. With all this distress, she manages to keep a positive and confident attitude about her life of independence awaiting her in Kentucky. Dewees goes on to hint that her life in the north was not what she had enjoyed, and her new life in Kentucky held much promise for the future. The northern states, including Philadelphia, were focusing on building a stronger, central government. The settlers migrating westward and their journeys along the way allowed for a gain of independence. In order to even survive their journeys, they were forced to build their own shelter or if it was provided for them, they were in close contact with each other. They...
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...Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass serves as an essential piece of literature that has, and continues, to contribute to history. Douglass’ narrative allows the reader to empathize with him on a human level, exposing the reader to his everyday circumstances and emotions, rather than simply listing off historical facts about slavery. It is commonly known that slavery existed, that millions of Africans were shipped to the United States and other countries around the world, that they were whipped and tortured and forced to provide free labor, and that millions of them died do to the harsh conditions they endured. This information is taught in elementary schools across the nation and is occasionally revisited in junior high and high school, and then again if the person makes it to college. What typically is not taught or touched on, though, is the mental and emotional struggle the slaves endured. Because slavery is no longer prominent and that generation has passed, it is very difficult to dig deeper into what actually occurred during the time period in order to reach a level of empathy that perceives slavery as something more than just a historical fact. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass serves as a fundamental primary source that pulls the reader into the everyday life of a slave and allows them to go beyond history to focus on the human foreground of the narrative. Douglass’ first person point of view is what makes...
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...Thomas Jefferson and Unwillingly to End Slavery Jefferson was born on April 13, 1743, at Shadwell plantation in western Virginia. He inherited his father’s farming skills and had to take care of about 5000 acres of land. His mother was of high social standing. Jefferson endures excellent education of his time, at 17 years of age, he entered the College of William and Mary where he got his first considerable knowledge in science. After college, Jefferson became involved in government and was elected president of the Virginia House of Burgesses. Jefferson became a philosopher where he successfully practiced and was admitted to the bar in 1767. Jefferson soon found himself a forerunner of the American Revolution, when he was appointed to write the Declaration of Independence. Authoring this important document positioned him as one of the new nation's most important founding fathers equal to Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, James Madison, and John Adams. Where his father was part of the early settlers at that time it was mostly a slave colony. One of the most treacherous things in American history is slavery and how it was common for some blacks and white to be owners. During, Jefferson’s life his father died in 1757, leaving him 60 slaves when he turned 21 he could have charge...
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...Assignment #4 As the writer of The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, an abolitionist in Britain, and a former slave I, Olaudah Equiano have a unique and open perspective on the colonist outcry for independence. After reading the “Declaration of Independence”, the colonist present some of their reasoning’s that I feel are hypocritical of them and some of their reasons I can understand. The colonist list out their reasoning’s for the rebellion against King George III but do they not realize the complaints that they are writing about are the same ones that slaves are going thru? The colonists do mention some righteous points about the king’s dictatorship instead of leadership towards the colonist that I relate to with social...
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...Current concerns include lack of protection for workers who have been made worse-off by the market-based labour reforms, poor growth prospects in key parts of the labour market, high rates of contract and casual workers, increasing downsizing and a low-value added IT sector. The Indian industrial relations system is rooted in British common law * The unionisation rate is low at 5% of the total workforce due in part to large rural and informal sectors, which are not unionised. Most union are concentrated in large enterprises and government-related sectors. Introduction: employment relations in India—old narratives and new perspectives Debashish Bhattacherjee and Peter Ackers Introduction: employment relations in India—old narratives and new perspectives Debashish Bhattacherjee and Peter Ackers Introduction: employment relations in India — old narratives and new perspectives...
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...book focusing on the Black Boys, Native Americans, and colonists and their effects on the fight for American Independence in the West from 1765 to 1776. The main idea that Patrick Spero is trying to communicate to readers is “... the story of the Black Boys doesn’t fit easily into this idea of the American Revolution as a struggle for liberty. Beneath the Black Boys, desire for liberty and freedom from the British is an unpleasant, perhaps unpopular, truth that may have caused past historians to look the other way: behind the Black Boys movement was a deep fear of the Native Americans that turned into hatred through war. Its vehemence clouds the heroic narratives of colonial rebels fighting to overthrow a tyrannical imperial...
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...abolitionist. “The goal of the abolitionist movement was the immediate emancipation of all slaves and the end of racial discrimination and segregation” (Abolitionist Movement). In reading the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglas by Frederick Douglas himself, one can see the passion the former slave had to abolish slavery completely from the United States. Douglas’ narrative included most of the situations he lived through to give proof of the horrid acts that came upon slaves in the 1800’s. The inhumane acts and inequalities between blacks and whites were evident of the unfair justice and alleged independence that America stood for. The mistreatment and specific derogative tales of the slaved blacks in Douglas’ narrative consisted of gory beatings, murders, sexual assaults and much more. He speaks of the faithful Christians who in his case were some of the worst and cruelest slaveholders he has come across. Frederick clearly demonstrates the church’s agreement with slavery in his infamous narrative revealing the truth of Christian slave owners. With the eminent amount of evidence in this publicized narrative, the truth to America came out and proved very helpful in the abolishment of slavery in a country solely known for its freedom. In this detailed narrative of Frederick’s life, he entails about the inhumane treatment among the slaves. He goes on to explain, “In hottest summer and coldest winter, I was kept almost naked—no shoes, no stockings, no jacket, no trousers, nothing...
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...network on which their society rested upon was that being criticized. •Dependency Theory: Students were sure that these two previous explanations were merely methods to blame the victims of abuse. They believed that Latin American economies stood in a dependent position relative to the world’s industrial powers. Therefore other nations took their overpowering stand, and forestalled Latin America’s industrialization. “Economic dependency” is why the nation did not follow the path it was supposed to follow. •Social Constructionism: The way race, gender, class, and national identities are “constructed” in people’s minds. Discuss Michel Rolph Trouillot’s theory of historical narratives •History understood as the distinction and overlap of the socio-historical process (“what happened”) and the narratives about it (“what is said to have happened”). •Three capacities people have within socio-historic processes: actors, agents, subjects a) Agents: or occupants of the structural positions. (b) as actors in constant interference without a context. (c) as subjects, thats is...
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