Once IM leaves the Men's House, he spots a black man named Peter Wheatstraw, who is the first one who brings IM back to his southern roots by asking him questions in a less educated manner, similar to the way that African Americans spoke in the south. Wheatstraw purposefully acts this way because he is hoping it will remind IM of his "southern folk roots.... " Since the beginning of the book, IM wishes not to relive the past because he is ashamed, yet Wheatstraw indirectly lets him know that his black roots will always be apart of him. ...

• Word Count: 1967
• Approx Pages: 8

World War II was the largest and most violent armed conflict, aside from the Civil War, to occur in the history of mankind. It was a war waged on land, sea and air that lasted for approximately six years. Cities lay in ruins due to aerial bombing and hometown battles, which spread destruction over l...

• Word Count: 1278
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

People who are fond of creating generalizations are those who wish to fit the story into a neat, little box. Those people that make generalizations might tell us that a piece of fiction must have one or more characters with whom the reader can relate to. The reason being the person on the page is li...

• Word Count: 1330
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The Cultural Divide By Courtney Ulrich Throughout history, the clash of contrasting cultures has never resulted in a positive conclusion, but rather racial segregation and the arrogant use of stereotypes in all aspects of life. Long before the white man set foot on Canadian and Saskatchewan soil,...

• Word Count: 1717
• Approx Pages: 7

The Pitfalls of Affirmative Action "I want to be the minority. I don't need your authority. Down with the moral majority, "cause I want to be the minority" (www.greendayauthority.com). As a result of affirmative action, many students share similar feelings of the members of Green Day when...

• Word Count: 1695
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

For years experts have argued over the topic of how evils we have committed in the past affect us currently. One specific evil that garners a large amount of attention is slavery. While some may argue that slavery no longer affects African-Americans, we still see small amounts of animosity even toda...

• Word Count: 1706
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The Pitfalls of Affirmative Action "I want to be the minority. I don't need your authority. Down with the moral majority, "cause I want to be the minority" (www.greendayauthority.com). As a result of affirmative action, many students share similar feelings of the members of Green Day when...

• Word Count: 1695
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Racial discrimination is a crucial element of American civilization. Even after African-Americans gained their freedom from slavery after the end of the Civil War, they still faced a strong racial prejudice from the majority of white people throughout the nation, since the 13th Amendment of the Unit...

• Word Count: 1609
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography

Slavery and the American Experience More than any other history of race relations in America, the struggle between white and black Americans is by the far the most complex and long standing. Beginning with first contact between white Europeans and Africans during the English colonial period, Af...

• Word Count: 1938
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The fight for independence for African Americans in America did not end with President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation in 1863. In fact it had only just started. The black community of America continued to fight racism and segregation and did not give up the fight until they earned th...

• Word Count: 1444
• Approx Pages: 6

Racial and social justice was the root factor to start the American Civil Rights Movement, due to years of racial segregation such as the Jim Crow Segregation. The civil rights movement was like a war conducted on many fronts. Slavery was abolished however the rights of these 'slaves' were not...

• Word Count: 1999
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate