It was a beautiful sunny spring morning, and we were on are way to Springfield for our 4th grade field trip. The bus was very splendid with huge windows and T.V.s, and the 4th grade teachers had put on movies for us during our ride. I was so excited for our day,we were going to Abe Lincoln's house, The Lincoln museum, where Abe Lincoln was buried, and a log cabin town where Abe Lincoln lived when he was little. Finally we arrived at our last stop, Abraham Lincolns home. It was a beautiful warm spring afternoon with a slight cool breeze when we stepped of the bus. Our teachers talked to some people and we started walking in our groups. My best friend Abby and Alex were in my group and my chaperone was Abby's mom. After a few …show more content…
minutes our path ended to a street and Abe Lincolns house was on the other side. The house was a tan color with dark green shutters. Our tour guide stood in front of the house, waiting for us. We walked across the little street and met our instructor."Hello," he anounced cheerfully."I will be your tour guide today," He announced to us." I will tell you some rules and then we can go inside," He continued telling us. He went on some rules until he got to the last one."You can not touch anything," The tour guide told us."Except," he continued."For one thing,"He told us."I'll let you try to figure it out before we get to it." We started walking in gazing in awe at what we saw. We walked into a room following our tour guide, he told us this would be one of the Lincoln's living rooms. Their kids were not allowed to go into that room, the room was very nice and pretty fancy. It had nice couches and tables with a fireplace. After a little bit we moved to the next room which was another living room that the kids could go into, it was where the whole family could spend time together. He talked more about the room, and later we got to the staircase." Here's what you can touch" our tour guide told us. At first it was not very impressive but then he told us that Abe lincoln may have touched that hand rail which is when it got interesting. As we went upstairs I slid my hand all the way up the hand rail thinking about how cool we got to touch where Abe Lincoln may have touched. We went through the rest of the rooms gazing at what we saw until the tour was over. Later we were walking outside waiting until we had to leave."That was so cool!" I exlaimed." It was so cool how we got to touch where Abe Lincoln touched" I continued bursting with excitement."Im never washing this hand again!" I joked. "You guys are crazy!" my chaperone pointed out jokingly.
We laughed and talked until we got to a place where they had a movie and a gift shop. We watched the little movie on Aberaham Lincolns life , and finally we had to leave. "We are going to turn on one more movie," Mrs Eikman annonced to us."We are going to watch Horton Hears a Who," she continued. It was pretty late out and we were driving back to school. " I can't get any sleep," I complained." The T.V.'s are distracting me from getting any," I continued complaining. "I wish I could just go back home so I can get some sleep in my comfy bed," I mumbled sleepily. The rest of the the time on the bus was terrible trying to get sleep. I was getting so distracted with the movie and I got so into it, that soon my neck and back hurt from trying to see the T.V.Until finally we got to school. "Woohoo,were finally at school" I exclaimed sleepily.I saw my saw my dad walking toward me as I stepped of the of the bus."You look tired" my dad pointed out to me. "I am," I told him."I could'int get any sleep with everything distracting me especially the T.V." I continued telling my dad as we walked toward the car. On the car ride home I told my dad about all the awesome adventures we had in
Springfield. Later we arrived home and I trudged up the stairs to my bedroom. I was smiling thinking of all the fun we had. Abe Lincolns home and everything else. I am never going to forget my trip to Springfield.
Thomas J. DiLorenzo is an economics professor at Loyola College. He has written eleven books, and is very widely published in many magazines and journals. In his book, The Real Lincoln, a twist is placed on the traditional picture of Abraham Lincoln. One of the most famous men in American History, Lincoln was regarded as being many great things, but were these things an accurate depiction of who he really was? As DiLorenzo states, “In the eyes of many Americans, Lincoln remains the most important American political figure in history because the war between the states so fundamentally transformed the nature of American government” (2). Lincoln helped begin a transformation from a small national government to a larger, more centralized one. Perhaps one of the largest misconceptions about Lincoln was his stance on slavery. DiLorenzo goes in depth about this saying, “He (Lincoln) could have ended slavery just as dozens of other countries in the world did during the first sixty years of the nineteenth century, through compensated emancipation, but he never seriously attempted to do so” (9). These two major topics, along with many more, are examined from a different perspective in discovering the man Abraham Lincoln really was.
Frederick Douglass goes on a journey to help stop slavery. Anti-Slavery movement. February 1818 – February 20, 1895. Frederick Douglass, Anna Murray, African American people, Slaves. To stop the people from being slaves. Frederick Douglass Cuts through the Lincoln Myth to Consider the Man. Frederick Douglass. 1849. Ireland, Britain, United States. Learning to be equal with others. In Frederick Douglass “Cuts through the Lincoln myth to consider the man”; he motivates his/her intended audience during the Anti-Slavery Movement by using the rhetorical devices or tone and imagery.
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, depicts a vivid reality of the hardships endured by the African American culture in the period of slavery. One of the many things shown in Frederick's narrative is how slaves, in their own personal way, resisted their masters authority. Another is how slaves were able to create their own autonomous culture within the brutal system in which they were bound. There are many examples in the narrative where Frederick tries to show the resistance of the slaves. The resistors did not go unpunished though, they were punished to the severity of death. Fredrick tells of these instances with a startling sense of casualness, which seems rather odd when comprehending the content of them. He does this though, not out of desensitization, but to show that these were very commonplace things that happened all over the South at the time.
Slave narratives were one of the first forms of African- American literature. The narratives were written with the intent to inform those who weren’t aware of the hardships of slavery about how badly slaves were being treated. The people who wrote these narratives experienced slavery first hand, and wanted to elicit the help of abolitionists to bring an end to it. Most slave narratives were not widely publicized and often got overlooked as the years went by; however, some were highly regarded and paved the way for many writers of African descent today.
In reading The Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass, I, like others, found myself to be deeply moved. The way in which Mr. Douglass walked me through each stage of his “career” as a slave gave me a better understanding of the African American slaves’ struggle. I realized in reading this mans story that he was a gifted individual and I pondered over where his strength came from? It is true and obvious that Mr. Frederick Douglass was an extremely gifted man, but with no mother or father to guide him, what motivated this man to accomplish his goal? For this man did indeed become free.
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. Complete Title: An Exploration of the Relationship between Southern Christianity and Slaveholding as seen in the “Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave Written by Himself”. Dr. Pautreaux’s comments: What makes this paper memorable is the fact that this student is also a minister. Both his command of the language and his insight as a minister gave this paper a unique view of the narrative.
The tone established in the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is unusual in that from the beginning to the end the focus has been shifted. In the beginning of the narrative Douglass seems to fulfill every stereotypical slavery theme. He is a young black slave who at first cannot read and is very naïve in understanding his situation. As a child put into slavery Douglass does not have the knowledge to know about his surroundings and the world outside of slavery. In Douglass’ narrative the tone is first set as that of an observer, however finishing with his own personal accounts.
In Frederick Douglass’s Narrative, Douglas himself narrates the novel using story telling to bring both the reader into the story, and the theme into focus. Through his narration, Douglass also uses narrative strategies like anecdotes, and plot twists. Even with it being a true story, Douglass brings the readers’ attention to a peak with these techniques making the story interesting and appealing.
The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass & nbsp; The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass shows several instances in which his personal accounts of slavery are highlighted. These instances illustrate important realizations that Douglass makes concerning slavery, and/or about his own condition. & nbsp; The very first chapter of the novel produces the first example: loss of identity. Many slaves had absolutely no concept of time, in terms of factual dates. Slaves were kept "ignorant" as to the facts of the real world, in most cases not even knowing the year of their birth, preventing the knowledge of a captive's true age. A birthday is something with which people can identify, as they are a celebrated part of our culture, especially for youth.
The Narrative of The Life of Frederick Douglass, An American slave takes a look at how it really feels like to be a slave. There is only so much you can learn about slavery in the textbooks. Oftentimes we know what slavery is, but never really understand how brutal it was for the slaves. Within the autobiography, chapter one lets you learn about who Frederick Douglass is and you learn about his childhood. You learn about his family, and the life he lived as a slave. Douglass shares his experiences to help us learn how exactly slaves were treated. Douglass emphasizes his writing in a unique style to capture the audience, while also reeling in their emotions to embrace the experience of being a slave, and uses an effective tone to illustrate
Abraham Lincoln was born in 1809 on the Kentucky frontier. His parents were Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks Lincoln. He and his parents were all southern born, even though his ancestors were born in Pennsylvania and New England. In 1816, when Lincoln was seven years old, he and his family moved to Indiana. Later on, close to his adulthood, they moved to Illinois. Lincoln’s mother, Nancy, died when he was only nine years old. In 1828-1831 he traveled in a flat boat down the great Mississippi River to New Orleans, Louisiana. When he got to New Orleans, he realized that Illinois was a better place to live in so he went back there. He went to a pioneer village to live at first, then on to Springfield, IL. He volunteered to fight the Indians as a “citizen’s soldier”, but never had to actually fight any Indians. He eventually decided to start studying law. “Later, he made fun of his military experience, removing it as far as possible from a real war experience, speaking of it as consisting of bloody struggles with mosquitoes and charges upon wild onions."
“It must be peace without victory”, that is what I heard President Woodrow Wilson say on the radio this morning. It’s 1918, the war has ended, and so much has already change, even here in my little town in Louisiana. I am happy so many things are changing. It means when I grow up, I can vote and work. Women’s rights, Prohibition, and the economy boom is really changing America.
“If your actions inspire others to dream more, do more and become more, you are a leader,” John Quincy Adams. This quote from John Quincy Adams has been one of my all-time favorites, ever since I attend a leadership conference around three years ago. Actions speak a thousand words, whether negative or positive. In my life, I have had a few inspirational and influential leaders. I was raised by a single mother of two in a lower-class neighborhood, therefore I grew up faster than the kids my own age for. As the oldest child, I had to make sure I was setting an example for my younger brother. I walked my brother to and from school, made sure his homework was complete, and had our room clean all before my mother arrived from work. Although, I was raised by a single parent if it weren’t for my mother I would not know the meaning of leadership. My mother has taught me how to be independent with a strong presents of leadership. While she is a leader in the workforce and at home. She is the best example of a leader, as she is the manager
When I got home I quickly got ready, I ironed my cap and gown, did my make-up and hair, and made my last phone call to Andrew. I called him right before I left and asked him if he was sure he did not want a ride. Again he responded politely and on my way I went. When I got to the high school everyone was taking pictures, laughing, and talking about how they were g...
After we got off the airplane, we rented a car and drove to my Uncle Joe?s house. We finally got there and then we all went out to eat dinner. We went to some Italian restraunt and boy was it good. To this day, I have never tasted anything as good as the Veal Picata I had that day. I ate so much that I could hardly move and once I got back to my uncle?s, I just passed out and went to bed. I had a big and exciting day ahead of me. I was going to Universal Studios and I couldn?t wait.