For example, the cycle of day and night had a big impact on the lives of slaves. Autonomy felt stronger during the night, and culture was allowed to develop during the nighttime. ... The natural cycle of day and night showed how slave life was made a bit better because of the fact that they were free to interact within themselves during the night. ... Of course, slavery was still unethical, but it creates room for a debate with a side that says that a lot of positive culture and family relations were created due to slavery and the natural cycle of day and night. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Heeding to the threats of crippling sanctions, junior officer Captain Amadou Haya Sanogo agreed to hold a national convention to decide on a transitional government that would ultimately reinstate the democratic government that previously reigned. Sanogo overthrew Mali's former democratic leader, P...

• Word Count: 523
• Approx Pages: 2
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

African-Americans obviously were not happy with the compromise especially those in the south; Thomas Jefferson even once said the crisis was "like a fire-bell in the night, awakened and filled me with terror....

• Word Count: 855
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Little did the masters know that while they were sleeping most slaves had secret communities during the night where they would teach themselves to read and write, play games and dance, and pretend as if they were free people. ...

• Word Count: 708
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Dawning masks and robes that hid their identities, the Klan members preformed night rides on their primary targets. ... An example of these night rides comes from a news article on a brutal attack of an African America man named Bird Sims in the town of Chester, South Carolina. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

A high-spirited Longstreet greeted Lee with "General, I have had my scouts out all night, and I find that you still have an excellent opportunity to move around to the right of Meade's army and maneuver him into attacking us. " These first words showed the reason for Longstreet's recovery of spirits after the disappointment he had felt on July 2nd when Lee rejected his counsel. ... However, when Lee confronted him with the idea of a second attack on that day, Wofford's mood drastically changed when he replied "the enemy [has] had all night to intrench and reinforce. ...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The Declaration of Independence defined the promise of America - freedom and equality for all Americans. Yet, prior to the 1863 signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, African Americans were still enslaved. Even after the Civil War ended, they were still required to fight for educational, social...

• Word Count: 1230
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Gods and Generals is a movie based on Jeffrey Shaara's book "Gods and Generals," and is the prequel to the movie "Gettysburg." This film chronicles three major battles that took place during the Civil War, but more importantly, it portrayed Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson's life and his endeavors through...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Their bond came through secret night-time reading lessons that Sarah gave to the waiting maid. ... Grimke, found out about these late night tutoring sessions, the waiting maid was given a beating as a warning; Sarah was also harshly reprimanded. ...

• Word Count: 2704
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Their bond came through secret night-time reading lessons that Sarah gave to the waiting maid. ... Grimke, found out about these late night tutoring sessions, the waiting maid was given a beating as a warning; Sarah was also harshly reprimanded. ...

• Word Count: 2702
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Who made better generals, the egoistic and overly ambitious Unionist commanders, or the competent and proficient Confederate leaders? The much larger and organized Army of the Potomac was constantly being held back by the Confederates due to the ineptness of Generals like McClellan, McDowell and Pop...

• Word Count: 1755
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate