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Howard Thurman’s Approach to the Question of God
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A 5 page discussion of the unique views of the African American writer Howard Thurman. Emphasizes that although relatively unknown up until recent years, Howard Thurman is deserved of the title of being one of the most notable African American authors of all time. Illustrated Thurman’s views on the existence and nature of God, particularly his deviations from the strict principles of Christianity which allow him to accept the validity of other religious inputs on the nature of God. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Huck Finn is Not a Racist Book
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A 4 page essay that argues that Huck Finn is not a racist book. It has become a perennial issue that books, even classics, that contain “’racially offensive’” words should be banned from high school curricula and Mark Twain’s classic Huckleberry Finn is always a target of such campaigns (Bertin 18). The irony in this situation is the idea that Mark Twain’s novel could be viewed as anything other than a humanistic classic that stands up for the rights of individuals, particularly blacks, in the face of a societal context that legitimized and tolerated gross racial injustice. Examination of Twain’s classic shows that it is most definitively not racist, but is rather a manifesto against racism, injustice and the glorification of the past. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Hugo Black: From KKK to Civil Rights
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15 Pages. Hugo Black was born in Alabama in 1886. After getting a law degree he spent time practicing law and then Black, an active Democrat, was elected to the United States Senate in 1926. Black was known to be a big fan of Franklin Roosevelt and his New Deal. The most interesting thing about this man elected to the Supreme Court was that he once was active in the Ku Klux Klan. Once on the Supreme Court Bench however, Black lost all racist and prejudiced views. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
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Human Rights and Social Welfare: Martin Luther King Jr.
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A 6 page paper which examines how Martin Luther King Jr. has influenced and contributed to the social welfare of people. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Humans and Nature
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A 7 page paper which discusses how no matter how distant society removes itself from nature, it still has a concern for the wilderness and the rural. The paper utilizes three essays/stories in this examination. The essays/stories are Zora Neale Hurston’s How it Feels to be Colored Me, Flannery O’Connor’s The Life you Save May Be Your Own, and Jack London’s To Build a Fire. No additional sources cited.
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Hunter's "Race, Gender, And The Politics Of Skin Tone" - Methodological Review
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6 pages in length. Hunter's (2005) book examines both the subtle and obvious consequences of being a woman with darker skin in a lighter-skinned society. Utilizing several methods to gather her information, the author uncovers some expected - as well as unanticipated - insight gleaned from her research. Hunter (2005) utilizes a mixture of qualitative and quantitative methodologies such as national surveys, cultural criticism and personal interviews depending upon the chapter, which provides an interdisciplinary glance into what has come to be regarded as colorism. Findings illustrate the discrimination toward African American and Mexican American that result in compromised education, income and socioeconomic rank of spouse, which is significantly tied into the concept of beauty. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Hurston's Eyes & Importance of Dialect
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A 12 page research paper that argues that a knowledge of African American Vernacular English (AAVE) is essential for understanding and appreciating great African American fiction such as Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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I AM THE AMERICAN BY SKOLNIK
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This 4 page paper discusses the life and times of Earl Williams in Richard Skolnik's book, I am the American. Summary, highlights, and quotes offered. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings: Comparison/Contrast
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A 7 page paper which compares and contrasts Maya Angelou’s poem I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings to the life and experiences of a white male teaching in a Black school. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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I May Not Get There with You: The True Martin Luther King Jr.
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A 5 page review of the book by Michael Eric Dyson. Discusses Dyson's portrayal of Martin Luther King Jr's life and accomplishments. Delineates the theme and purpose of the book, its significant findings, conclusions, and the importance of Dyson's sources. Concludes that the author sometimes goes overboard in excusing the more reprehensible of King's actions such as the plagiarizing of much of his academic writing, cheating on his wife, and succumbing to sexism. While it is easy enough to accept Dyson's premise that King's accomplishments outweigh his indiscretions, Dyson takes the stance that King's more reprehensible actions are not his fault but a circumstance of his time, a fault of government and white society. Never-the-less, "I May Not Get There with You: The True Martin Luther King Jr." is certainly worth reading to get an alternate view of a man we all thought we knew but whose true complexities far outweigh our memories of him. No additional sources are listed.
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