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The book Copper Sun by Sharon Draper is a historical story about an african sold in a slave trade. Amari is an african girl that once lived in a village called Ziavi, this village is a beautiful village that everyone got along, until one day when there village got destroyed and many got killed and captured, Amari just happened to be one of the africans that got captured and taken! She got taken a sold as a slave and ends up in america after riding a deathship and ended up on a plantation trying to make new friends. In the novel there are several differences and similarities between the Ziavi and the plantation!
In the book Fifth Sun by Camilla Townsend we explore the history of the Aztecs, but from the perspective of the Aztecs themselves, opposed to the norm of the story being told from the European perspective. This opened up a lot more of the Aztecs history that got lost in the later tellings of the same story. We see similarities but mostly differences when looking at it from the Aztecs point of view. This unique perspective we get as Townsend is leading us through this story helps us better understand the Aztecs but also in my opinion better understand how the European conquistador fully took advantage of the Aztecs' kindness and their cluelessness about who they were and why they were there. As we review the book I am more focused on the ways/events
Upon reading David Maraniss’ They Marched Into Sunlight, I can say that although confusing at times as the book jumps around, The ideas present in the book are very well put. The book outlines the parallels between what were two completely different events in history that occurred during the same time. The two events detailed are the Black Lions vs the Vietcong in Vietnam on October 17th, 1967, in conjunction with the protests of Dow Chemical’s recruitment interviews on the campus of University of Wisconsin, Madison which occurred only a day later. The book spans over a time period of two days in which Maraniss details a broad spectrum of individual stories, to evoke the diversity of the soldiers and protestors. For instance, Col. Terry Allen,
The novel Red Rock Mysteries, Haunted Waters by Jerry B. Jenkins and Chris Fabry is about two teenage twins, Bryce and Ashley. This text is about how Bryce and Ashley deal with bullies, their new blended family and a stalker. The twins get caught up in a burglary scheme and end up fight for their lives. Reading this novel made me feel animated. I felt this because things always end up going wrong for the twins throughout the text, but as I think it's all over for the twins, they think of a way to get out of trouble.
“A racist system inevitably destroys and damages human beings; it brutalizes and dehumanizes them, blacks and whites alike” (Kenneth Clark). Kenneth Clark was a very important person in helping the Brown V. Board Of Education case win. Winning that case was important because a state law came into place that said separate public schools for black and white students were unconstitutional. A Raisin in the Sun shows how Clark was right; a racist system affected the way the Youngers’ lived. The Youngers’ apartment in the Southside of Chicago: in the 1950s; significantly affected the Youngers’ lives.
Love and loss is a big concept in Jandy Nelson's novels, I’ll Give You the Sun and The Sky is Everywhere. Throughout these stories, the protagonists experience some traumatic events such as death of loved one and must learn how to cope and power through it. Thankfully, it is not all melancholy and there are a few relationships making it interesting. Jandy Nelson has a unique writing style. Her most prevalent stylistic elements are her use of allusions and figurative language (metaphors and symbolism).
The central character of “Sun Dried” is the artist Mary Louise. The author reveals Mary Louise’s creativity throughout the passage by washing her hair as a way of comfort, in addition to relief from stress. Mary also asked the janitor for an alternative to a backyard to dry her hair, and brought a sprig of parsley with her to smell so it could resemble the smell of countryside, that she was used to before moving to New York City. First, Mary Louise has a unique way of feeling comfort.
In Part Three of The Warmth of Other Suns, Isabel Wilkerson uses the poem Exodus from The Cleveland Advocate and an excerpt from Richard Wright's 12 Million Black Voices to set the tone and context for the harrowing experiences of African Americans during the Great Migration. These words are appropriate because they depict the desperation and determination of African Americans seeking to escape the oppressive conditions of the South. For example, the excerpt from 12 Million Black Voices states, "They packed their belongings in orange crates, said their goodbyes, and went off to cities...," highlighting the resolve of those who embarked on this journey. The manner in which Ida Mae Gladney and George Starling leave the South underscores the
We are familiar with the US Constitution as it is our ruling document. However, the Constitution wasn’t the only ruling document nor the first. Prior to the US Constitution was the Articles of Confederation. The Articles of Confederation was not very successful compared to the Constitution. It provided a weak centralized government contrary to what the Constitution proposed.
The novel Copper Sun has many themes and life lessons throughout it. The novel follows a fifteen year old girl named Amari as she is put into slavery, beaten, raped, and her escape from captivity (Sharon M. Draper 15, 57, 205). The novel describes how Amari builds strong bonds with those around her and how she never stops believing that freedom is just around the corner. Even with all of the chaos and adventures that takes place throughout the novel the author still has themes in the story either intentionally or unintentionally. Sharon M. Draper used many themes throughout the novel and also left room for the reader to interpret themes of their own.
Mama’s Plant and Sunlight In Lorraine Hansberry’s play “A Raisin in the Sun” Mama’s plant and sunlight are reoccurring symbols that represent growth, hope, and her pursuit of dreams through hardship. Through these symbols, Hansberry conveys the idea that just like plants need sunlight to thrive. People need a sense of hope of purpose to overcome the obstacles of life.
I’ve dealt with loss and it is painful but I have never dealt with loss and then fell in love with my dead sister's boyfriend and then had the new boy in town fall in love with me too. Dealing with loss is painful, especially for Lennie a seventeen year old girl who is dealing with love, loss and her struggle to find out who she is. Author Jandy Nelson shows the reader what it is like to be caught between finding love or dealing with loss. The story of Lennie’s struggle and love triangle is told by Lennie herself. The Sky is Everywhere is a heartbreaking and hilarious journey of a young girl and her struggle to sort out her life.
Throughout history, many international migrants have journeyed to the United States to establish a new life with their family to ultimately achieve the American Dream. Along with them, they brought their cultural practices and religious beliefs which uniquely made them different. However, no one would expect the United States’ population to increase by millions during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries due to immigrants. As supported on page 361, “In the last half of the 19th century, the U.S. population more than tripled, from about 23.2 million in 1850 to 76.2 million in 1900.” (“United States History”).
The world stereotypes rich people as rude, stuck up and selfish. Ever wonder why? Studies from Yale, The New York Times, TED and more have concluded, money changes everything. Whether it’s attitude, morals or values, money can affect and change all aspects of someone’s life. The play, A Raisin in the Sun, has a theme showing this claim clearly.
In The Sun Also Rises, Ernest Hemingway writes about a woman and her struggles with herself and life. As Ernest Hemingway progresses through the story his writing style contributes to a lot of unknowns. Hemingway writes in such a way that he makes everyone really think and analyze the book to fully understand it. As people read through the chapters Hemingway places specific events in such a way that they understand who this woman is. Hemingway begins by telling you about other characters before he mentions Brett to make you aware of the time and lives of the other characters.