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  • Black Cat

    Black Cat

    Mankind has always been pushed to its limits and not going over the edge has always been an issue, may it be not breaking down mentally or physically. In Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Black Cat,” the narrator lets the reader enter his world, mind and story so that it might be felt and believed by the reader. Entering his world allows the reader to connect with the narrator and in so doing enable him or

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    Submitted: April 22, 2010 By: Tasha
  • Black History

    Black History

    Through out all of history there has been racism, terrorism, and discrimination. The African American society had went through the unfortunate racial discrimination in the United States in the 1800's. In total the many horrible stories about slavery including the emancipation proclamation, the fugitive state law, and the thirteenth amendment. Also the KKK and what they did to the coloured "un superior race." Then the uprising of many good parts to this race as in

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    Essay Length: 1,219 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: April 22, 2010 By: Victor
  • Courage in Black like Me and Romeo and Juliet

    Courage in Black like Me and Romeo and Juliet

    Courage in Black Like Me and Romeo and Juliet Courage, a human characteristic; is strongly influenced in both novels Black Like Me, by John Howard Griffin, and Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. This theme is displayed throughout the likes of characters Juliet Capulet, Romeo Montegue and John Griffin. Courage also appears throughout the setting of these stories; whether it’s John changing his life completely for this great cause of equality, or Romeo and Juliet’s

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    Essay Length: 939 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: April 22, 2010 By: Victor
  • The Black Soldiers by C.J. Blake

    The Black Soldiers by C.J. Blake

    The Black Soldiers by C.J. Blake All through our country’s history, African Americans have had to choose whether they were meant to live in the States or if they should go live somewhere else. Slavery without a doubt had a strong impact on their decisions. Despite the troubles African Americans have had, they made a great contribution and a very big impact on our military and armed forces since the Revolutionary War. The black man

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    Essay Length: 1,274 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: April 26, 2010 By: Andrew
  • Black Holes

    Black Holes

    Everyday we look out upon the night sky, wondering and dreaming of what lies beyond our planet. The universe that we live in is so diverse and unique, and it interests us to learn about all the variance that lies beyond our grasp. Within this marvel of wonders our universe holds a mystery that is very difficult to understand because of the complications that arise when trying to examine and explore the principles of space.

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    Submitted: April 26, 2010 By: Venidikt
  • The Black Plague in Florence 1348

    The Black Plague in Florence 1348

    The Black Plague in Florence 1348 Western Civilization & the World 1 An Essay Page 1. I am a lawyer living in Florence. The year is 1348. I am writing this chronicle for my friend, Marchione di Coppo Stefani, as a strange and mysterious plague of unprecedented proportion leaves many of our citizens dead within a matter of days. I want to leave this as a legacy for those who may survive, as I have

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    Submitted: April 26, 2010 By: Jon
  • Black Athletes and the Effects of Their Sexuality

    Black Athletes and the Effects of Their Sexuality

    There are two worlds created for athletes: one for the men and one for the women. The two realms are created because of the socially constructed characteristics of gender. If a man participates in a woman’s sport or visa versa, controversy is created. In addition, the question of an athlete’s sexuality comes into play. Randy Boyd, a black gay columnist at Outsports.com stated, "You’re black, you’re an athlete, you’re a Man with a capital M,

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    Submitted: April 27, 2010 By: Max
  • Black Death

    Black Death

    Historically the Black Death, also referred to as the Bubonic plague, is disputably recognized as the most devastating disease to affect the human race. During the outbreak of the Black Death approximately million people (nearly one third of Europe’s population at the time) were killed. The disease is said to have started somewhere in the Gobi desert during the late 1320s and spread at an obscene rate. The question remains: how did the Black

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    Essay Length: 1,611 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: April 28, 2010 By: Jack
  • Black Elk Speaks

    Black Elk Speaks

    Black Elk Speaks The book Black Elk Speaks was written in the early 1930's by author John G. Neihardt, after interviewing the medicine man named Black Elk. Neihardt was already a published writer, and prior to this particular narrative he was at work publishing a collection of poems titled Cycle of the West. Although he was initially seeking information about a peculiar Native American religious movement that occurred at the end of the 19th century

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    Essay Length: 1,322 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: April 30, 2010 By: David
  • Black Boy by and Go Tell It on the Mountain Explore the Impact of Familial Interactions on an Individual's Growth and the Discovery of His Unique Image

    Black Boy by and Go Tell It on the Mountain Explore the Impact of Familial Interactions on an Individual's Growth and the Discovery of His Unique Image

    What do Jeffrey Dahmer, Kristi Yamaguchi, Richard Wright, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Fidel Castro have in common? Centuries ago, it was believed that the only commonality shared by these individuals was that of being human, therefore, their behavior, whether “normal” or “abnormal”, was regarded as a result of inherent and/or innate factors until approximately one hundred years ago, when a branch of science called psychology began to investigate other antecedents of human behavior. Psychologists learned

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    Submitted: April 30, 2010 By: Artur
  • Langston Hughes, Prolific Writer of Black Pride During the Harlem Renaissance

    Langston Hughes, Prolific Writer of Black Pride During the Harlem Renaissance

    During a time where racism was at its height in America through Jim Crow laws in the South, laws that separated blacks from mainstream white society. Where the notion of “separate but equal” was widely accepted in America, blacks were faced with adversity that they had to overcome in a race intolerant society. They were forced to face a system that compromised their freedom and rights. Blacks knew that equal was never equal and separate

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    Essay Length: 1,671 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: April 30, 2010 By: Monika
  • Black Soldiers in the Civil War

    Black Soldiers in the Civil War

    Approximately 186000 Negroes became federal soldiers. They served under white officers and often suffered discrimination in such matters as pay and bounties. But they proved courageous fighters in several of the battles in which they participated. Confederate officials were shortsighted in failing to use slaves as soldiers. Many confederate leaders feared an uprising once the Negroes were given arms. Others opposed the use of slaves on grounds that the Negroes were ill-prepared for such high

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    Essay Length: 468 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: May 1, 2010 By: Mike
  • The Struggle of Equality for Blacks in the 21st Century

    The Struggle of Equality for Blacks in the 21st Century

    The Struggle of Equality for Blacks in the 21st Century On December 29, 2004, Richard Blakey was applying for a job interview at the very prestigious Public Relations firm, Ketchum, in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. He was the only black man applying for the job. Little did he know that he had no chance of getting the job no matter how qualified he was for the position because he was a black man and his counterparts were

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    Essay Length: 771 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: May 1, 2010 By: Stenly
  • Black Death

    Black Death

    Page 1 In the later part of the middle ages, an epidemic was unleashed upon society. Killing almost half of the population, the black death not only changed, or ended the lives of everybody in its path, it also left a dark cloud lingering over humanity for decades after. At a time when the population of Europe was at an all time high, food was scarce. The people of Europe were not prepared to fight

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    Submitted: May 1, 2010 By: July
  • The Fundamental Diffferences Between the Black Abolitionists and the White Abolitionists Movements

    The Fundamental Diffferences Between the Black Abolitionists and the White Abolitionists Movements

    Termpaper Class: African American Study IV Subject: Analyzing the Fundamental Differences Between the Black Abolitionists and the White Abolitionists Movements Black and white abolitionists shared common assumptions about the evil of slavery, the "virtue of moral reform", and the certainty of human progress"(1). Schor, Garnet,1877, & Lanngston, 1989). This shared understanding provided "the basic for the interracial solidarity" and cooperation so vital in the crusade against slavery"(2). (Schor and Garnet, 1877). But blacks also brought

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    Submitted: May 2, 2010 By: Kevin
  • Edgar Allan Poe's "the Black Cat"

    Edgar Allan Poe's "the Black Cat"

    Edgar Allan Poe's "The Black Cat" "The Black Cat," which first appeared in the United States Saturday Post (The Saturday Evening Post) on August 19, 1843, serves as a reminder for all of us. The capacity for violence and horror lies within each of us, no matter how docile and humane our dispositions might appear. Summary of the story For the most wild yet most homely narrative which I am about to pen, I neither

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    Submitted: May 3, 2010 By: Yan
  • The Symbolism of the Black Man and the Forest

    The Symbolism of the Black Man and the Forest

    The Symbolism of the Black Man and the Forest Symbolism can be used to show the inner meaning of an action or object. In the novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, there was a lot of symbolism. Some symbolic aspects of this story were the Black Man and the forest. The significance of the forest in The Scarlet Letter is great. Oftentimes the forest symbolizes the state of being lost spiritually. Hester and Dimmesdale

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    Submitted: May 4, 2010 By: David
  • What Is Black Psychology

    What Is Black Psychology

    Black psychology, in my opinion, is the study of behavior and mental processes of African Americans as it pertains to our identity as African Americans, identity as Americans, struggle with oppression, and being able to deal with white supremacy. Black psychology wants to know how we as African Americans deal with these former issues and continue to survive. According to John S. Mbiti, “African people behave and are motivated by what they believe, and what

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    Submitted: May 4, 2010 By: Artur
  • Basic Black by Cathie Black

    Basic Black by Cathie Black

    Book Basics Basic Black, by Cathie Black, is, in her words, “the essential guide for getting ahead at work, and in life” (Book Cover). Cathie Black is a graduate from Trinity College and began her career with Holiday Magazine. Now Cathie Black is the President of Hearst Magazines and this book is a guide to how she got to her position and lessons she learned along the way. It includes basic mistakes she made with

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    Essay Length: 1,263 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: May 7, 2010 By: Yan
  • Black and Blue

    Black and Blue

    Black and Blue 1. Why did Fran terminate her relationship with Bobby? What do you think enabled her to do so? In the novel Black and Blue, Fran terminated her relationship with her husband Bobby because he was physically abusive towards her. Fran had started dating Bobby when she was just a bare age of nineteen years old. I feel when teenagers “fall in love” they fall hard and become attached too quickly. In

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    Submitted: May 8, 2010 By: Mike
  • The Black Panthers

    The Black Panthers

    The Black Panthers [also known as] (The Black Panther Party for Self Defense) was a Black Nationalist organization in the United States that formed in the late 1960s and became nationally renowned. (Wikipedia:The Free Encyclopedia, 1997). The Black Panther Party was founded in 1966 by party members Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale in the city of Oakland, California. The party was established to help further the movement for African American liberation, which was growing

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    Submitted: May 8, 2010 By: Monika
  • The Impact of Sexism on Black Women

    The Impact of Sexism on Black Women

    American history is replete with slave-rooted images of African American womanhood. Often viewed as the sex object or the Jezebel, African American women have struggled to deflate images that promote sexual exploitation through the participation in feminist movements and the creation of the womanist movement. However, in contemporary American society, black women in popular culture have embraced what was once considered a curse. Their acceptance of this image, a direct example of social reproduction and

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    Essay Length: 2,068 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: May 9, 2010 By: Mike
  • Evolution of Black Theatre

    Evolution of Black Theatre

    History is made in four ways. First, by the people involved. Second, by the people who observe the event and pass on their version by word of mouth. Third, by the observer who writes and document their findings on paper. And fourth, by those who do not write. This is true about African American theatre. There are many stories about when and how African American theater came about but no one is certain. But, there

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    Submitted: May 9, 2010 By: bob
  • The Black Unconsciousness

    The Black Unconsciousness

    For many the slogan “The world is yours” can work great as a motivational outlook on life. For others it can work as a deceiving and disappointing outlook on life. Black America is often told that they can be anything they want in life. However they often find out that the world isn’t theirs. Blacks are often unaccepted as equals to most in America and even more so often fail at trying to convince themselves

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    Submitted: May 12, 2010 By: Janna
  • The Effects of Capitalism on Black Culture

    The Effects of Capitalism on Black Culture

    America’s black population, despite the civil rights movement, still has a long way to go in the United States before it is on equal footing. While the law protects blacks from overt racism, there is a litany of problems facing the black community, many of which relate to lack of opportunity for meaningful employment, absence of role models and very little political representation. Also as we will see, even though racism is frowned upon

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    Submitted: May 13, 2010 By: Edward

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