Uncle Hammer Dialectical Journal

Flannery O’Connor is a renowned Southern author, noted for her gothic works and heavily Catholic themes. She focuses predominantly on racial tensions, morality, and divine grace. The religious and moral themes of her short story, A Good Man is Hard to Find, converge on the character of the grandmother. Despite the self-proclamations of fulfilling what it means to be a Southern lady, Grandmother holds a superficial grasp of her religion. Throughout the story, the Grandmother never truly changed, only her ostensible actions did. Her final act towards the Misfit was not out of charity, but in attempt to save herself.

She put an emphasis on the foundation that black people were equally able to follow God’s path. Perhaps the harsh reality of slavery and the fatigue they had endured made them more humble. They were aware of the fact that they had to put much effort into their work and could not expect much in return, however, every small blessing was accepted with gratitude towards God. Furthermore, God was the source of strength during the most arduous times. This issue was not if that brought black people in a superior position in the eyes of God, but if they ever could be perceived as they truly were without the specter of slavery. The author of “Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl” noticed the hypocrisy of southern Christians as well. For instance, Brent mentioned an occurrence when her mother was promised freedom for her children by a woman who claimed to be a good Christian and a friend. This woman also taught Brent that she was expected to “love thy neighbor as thyself” [page 16]. Yet, Brent was not freed, but managed as a piece of

Its 1832 and Tom is at Moreton Bay prison for his crime of stealing a loaf of bread and was serving two years in prison. Captain Logan, was a short-tempered and angry man who was in charge of Moreton Bay prison. He was of average build with dark black hair and matching dark brown eyes. Tom, on the other hand was a skinny fellow with long brown hair and bright blue eyes. He was great mates with all the other inmates and would regale them with his stories. Tom has heard lots of rumours about Captain Logan’s behaviour towards his fellow inmates but wasn’t certain of the extent of the truth to these rumours.

The unnamed narrator of the story discovers from a newspaper that his younger brother, Sonny, has been arrested for selling and using heroin. As he prepares to teach his algebra class, the narrator remembers Sonny as a young boy. His students, he realizes, could someday end up like Sonny, given the obstacles and hardships they face growing up in Harlem. At the end of the school day, the narrator heads home, but he notices that one of Sonny’s old friends, who is always high and dirty, is waiting for him by the school. The two men walk together, talking about Sonny. The narrator simultaneously hates and pities Sonny’s friend, who, despite his problems, makes it painfully clear to the narrator just how difficult Sonny’s drug-addicted life has

The time period is world war II and four friends , Ben Kamm, April and Ethan and myself Dezirae are trying the bet the nazi soldiers. The setting is a Partisan forest camp and the forest. There is an conflict between us the partisan and the nazi soilder.

• Ch 1: The Ghetto, I chose this title because most the story takes place in the ghetto. This section shows mostly how they lived there.

Author and Lecturer Deborah Gray White is a professor at Rutgers University who currently serves on the Board of Governors Professor of History and lectures over the Women’s and Gender Studies. She was also the co-director of “The Black Atlantic: Race, Nation and Gender” project at the Rutgers Center for Historical Analysis in the 90s (Web). White has authored numerous works throughout her educational career, and continues to do so, however, it is the extraordinary work she did on her Ph.D. dissertation that later turned into a much anticipated manuscript she is most known for. Ar 'n 't I a Woman? Female Slaves in the Plantation South gave the world insight into the considerable marginalized plight of the enslaved women of color in the

After Luffy discovers that all of the gears and stress he has put on his body has caught up to him. Similar to Roger he is sick with an incurable disease and he will die in a few more months. The strawhats finally make it to the end of the Grandline, to Raftel, where Luffy finds the Rio Ponoglyph, which explains what the One Piece truly is. In order to get to Raftel, Luffy had to fight and defeat each of the four yonko including finally returning his hat to Shanks. At one point the marines surround the strawhat crew preparing to open fire on the ship. However, Luffy gives himself up willingly to the marines in order to insure his crewmates’ safety. Luffy has already achieved all of his dreams, so he is willing to be executed in order

There were several different themes that came to my attention in The Stone Boy as Arnold experiences quite a drastic change take place in his family. One thing that really caught my eye early on in the story was when the roles and jobs of the family were explained. The mother and the daughter are described tending to household jobs only while the father handles most of the work outside along with the oldest son Eugie. Then there’s Arnold, who’s more connected with his mother. I felt that Arnold holds a unique sympathy for his mother after reading the following quote, “It was cold in the kitchen so early, but later in the day, when his mother canned the

In Harriet Jacobs’s story, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Jacobs was an extraordinary African American woman living in slavery. When she was six years old her mother died, and she was raised by her grandmother. While reading Jacobs autobiography I discovered that Jacob’s grandmother had a major part in her life. She embedded morals, values and principles in her life. For women in slavery it was fortunate to have had someone in whom you can trust and confide, and Harriet had that with her grandmother. It seemed as though Jacobs and her grandmother had unconditional love for each other, and this sometimes gave Jacobs a sense of comforting. As an African American

Opal Palmer Adisa is a Jamaican Associate Professor of the Ethnic Studies Program at California College or Arts and Crafts. In her essay I Must Write What I Know So I’ll Know That I’ve Known It All Along, Adisa has a very strong purpose for her work. There was a problem of students not being confident in what they knew so the best excuse they could come up with was that they did not know anything. This weighed very heavy on Adisa’s heart. She let them talk and speak their minds. From what she gathered from the mouths of her discouraged students lead her to write this essay.

Captain Hook was digging holes in the ground for gold. But then a flash came and Peter Pan appeared. ¨Hello Hook,¨ said Peter. ¨Hello Peter,¨ said Captain Hook. ¨Why are there so many holes here,¨ asked Peter Pan. ¨I just want one piece of gold,¨ said Captain Hook sadly.

The western horizon blackened as the Nagun horde massed out of bow-shot. Guardsmen cast nervous glances at each other.

African-Americans had to go through some of the worst brutalities that have taken place on the American soil. The Negro Mother, by Langston Hughes, tells the story of a former African-American slave and a woman. The speaker, who is mother mentioned in the title of the poem, recalls the hardships she went through previously and encourages her children to continue the fight for freedom and equality. The speaker is a zealous and strong woman who was mistreated and abused and yet refused to succumb to the oppression. She also establishes the fact that the fight for equality is not yet over. This is the message she wants every African-American child to hear and take to heart. Hughes uses diction, biblical allusions and metaphor to illustrate the theme of how African Americans should continue to strive for their rights and equality in the

I am going to explain what the author is saying about the power of names describing different quotes, and what each quote meant with Maya Angelou’s good deal about names. ‘’ In I know why the caged bird sings, Maya Angelou makes a statement about the power of names to similarities that other people would have, like the way people felt about being name called, and pronounced something that someone didn’t like at all.