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1830s' Lives of American Women

In five pages this paper considers the differences in 2 autobiographies and 1 diary chronicles the varied experiences of 1830s' Am...

American Literature and the Influence of Benjamin Franklin

had an insatiable need to know, and at an early age, he recognized that through words, he could positively influence American read...

Excerpts from the Autobiography of Abelard

In five pages this paper analyzes an excerpt from the autobiography of Abelard. Two sources are cited in the bibliography....

Jean Jacques Rousseau's Confessions, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and the Elements of Autobiography

In a paper consisting of five pages Barbara Johnson's theory that autobiography involves a child's narrative as symbolically killi...

The Life and Foreign Struggle View of Assata Shakur

In three pages Assata Shakur's autobiography is discussed in terms of the linkage between her personal exile and struggles can be ...

A Cinematic Analysis of 'Bound For Glory'

A research paper consisting of 4 pages that concentrates asks 5 questions relating to the film and on opening and closing scenes o...

American Values, J. Hector St. Jean de Crevecoeur, and Benjamin Franklin

In six pages this paper examines how de Crevecoeur's Letters From an American Farmer and Franklin's Autobiography reveal the true ...

Dust Tracks on a Road Autobiography by Zora Neale Hurston

home at an early age. Hurston described this period of her life as "a series of wanderings." She did occasional work as a wardrobe...

A Gang Subculture Sociological Analysis

In this paper consisting of nine pages the text Monster The Autobiography of An L.A. Gang Member by Sanyika Shakur is examined as ...

Independence and Dependence

In six pages this research paper examines the tension that exists between independence and dependence as reflected in Nathaniel Ha...

American Literature and the Impact of Benjamin Franklin

of subjects. Franklin had an insatiable need to know, and at an early age, he recognized that through words, he could positively ...

Analysis of Autobiography of Frederick Douglass

In five pages this autobiography is analyzed in terms of the author's uniqueness and ability to maintain optimism despite many har...

Malcolm X and an Interpretative Question

In three pages this paper asks an interpretive question or one that can be answered in two or more ways based upon The Autobiograp...

James Weldon Johnson's The Autobiography of an Ex Colored Man

This paper examines the issue of identity and 'passing' within the context of James Weldon's The Autobiography of an Ex Colored Ma...

Affirmative Action and Hunger of Memory by Richard Rodriguez

In four pages essayist Richard Rodriguez's views on Affirmative Action are examined within the context of his Hunger of Memory aut...

The Institution of Slavery and its Impact on American Life

In five pages the ways in which the autobiographies of Benjamin Franklin and Frederick Douglass reflect slavery in America are exa...

Biographical Texts and Films on Malcolm X

pages he was to write. When comparing quotes from the book to quotes from speeches made during the writing of the book, it appear...

Black Power in America and The Autobiography of Malcolm X

In five pages this paper examines the black power movement in America within the context of Malcolm X's autobiography. There are ...

Baseball Player and Coach Bob Gibson

In six pages the temperamental baseball player turned respected St. Louis Cardinals coach Bob Gibson is discussed. There are five...

Autobiographies of African Olaudah Equiano and American Benjamin Franklin

the letter pulls the reader into the familiar structure of the book, and creates the continued expectation of familiar concepts, n...

Relationship Between Mother and Daughter in Warrior Woman by Maxine Hong Kingston

duality of the cultures are reflected in various ways by Kingston, the constant switching between myth and reality, Chinese emotio...

Manchild in the Promised Land by Claude Brown

of African Americans who fled the entrenched racism of the South and migrated North, in search of a "Promised Land" where they mig...

Readings On Children with Special Needs

This reaction paper summaries 3 texts, which are chapter six of Human Exceptionality, School, Community and Family; an autobiograp...

Life of an Ordinary Woman by Anne Ellis

This book reviews is on "Life of an Ordinary Woman," an autobiography by Anne Ellis. The author describes her childhood experience...

Slavery Worse for Women, the Story of Harriet Jacobs

This essay is on Harriet Jacobs' autobiography, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl. The writer describes the various ways in wh...

Autobiography of Helen Keller

This paper concerns the autobiography of Helen Keller, which recounts her struggle to overcome being blind and deaf. Three pages i...

Obama and a Story of Race

In a paper of three pages, the author reflects on the autobiography about Barack Obama's childhood and his development. The autho...

“The Autobiography of Malcolm X”

after entering into the orphanage, he states, "As the nigger of my class, I was in fact extremely popular-I suppose partly because...

Oral Traditions of Native Americans

saying that she has helped "to destroy" her Hopi culture? What does she mean by "breaking away" from her heritage? Looking closely...

Maya Angelou/Caged Bird

was really blond, white and blue-eyed (Angelou 4). This feeling on Angelous part is highly related to the restrictions on black fr...