Slavery Article Reviews Samples For Students

The article “A Seventeenth-Century Perspective on Korean Slavery” presents Yu Hyŏngwŏn’s perspective on slavery. Hyŏngwŏn first encountered the use of the word slave in reference to the confinement of individuals for committing crimes, as was the norm in ancient times. No law permitted the confinement of an innocent person as a slave. In the ancient times, an individual’s penalty could not be passed on to descendants. Hence, the guilt of committing an offence is determined by the deeds of family members in the past.
According to Hyŏngwŏn, slavery makes it possible ...

Article Review

Article Review

Introduction

The article, “Managing the Transition to a Free Labor Society: American Interpretations of the British West Indies during the Civil War and Reconstruction” by Nichola Clayton is devoted to the analysis of written sources regarding the slavery abolition during the Civil War in America and American isles. The main idea of the article is shown in the summary: American reaction to the abolition, shift in views of the white population and the political parties of the USA, an attitude of the Republicans to the black population freedom and black farmers. Firstly, the author describes the Morant Bay rebellion ...

One of the pertinent issues that have always been debated among historians has always centered primarily on its cases. The effects have been debated, and these tend to bring a consensus view that the Civil war led to a massive change in the social, cultural and economic realms of the society. In other cases, however, there have been divergent views all trying to depict the possible causes of the Civil War. Abraham Lincoln one of the senior personalities to have reflected on the causes of the Civil War took a very bold move by asserting that the cause of the Civil War ...

Introduction

The narrative by Frederick Douglass presents an argument against slavery. The theme of the narrative revolves around this issue and to a large extent, Douglass seeks to portray the negative impact that slavery has to the development of the society. According to the narration, although the slaveholders thought they were benefiting from the practice, the real fact was that they were hurting themselves more than they thought.

Discussion

Douglass thinks slaveholding has a damaging effect to both the slaves and to the slave owners. He describes the slave owners as having irresponsible and corrupt power. This, he argued, had an effect that ...

Thesis: Furthermore, because procreation by bondwomen can be regarded as both a means of perpetuating slavery and an act of love and self-sacrifice, the sexuality of enslaved women and their relationship to their offspring must be understood as a complex negotiation involving individual agency, resistance, and power (Li 14).
- This episode introduces what Jacobs continually describes as the fundamental evil of familial bonds; its flagrant destruction of familial bonds (Li 15).
- Slavery disrupts the relationship between parent and child not only by allowing each to be sold to different masters, but by positing a figure of authority and ...

In the review of the “The Harlem Renaissance and the heritage of slavery, cultural Trauma” written by Ron Eyerman, provides a clear historical background of the Harlem Renaissance in art. The Harlem Renaissance became one of the most influential artistic movements that entailed the identity of the African Americans. Its original importance in accordance to Ron (89) was to serve the minority groups in the society at that times of which were the African Americans. Harlem Renaissance in accordance to the film “Against the Odds” clearly provides a overview of how the period used to be and what it used to ...

The religious themes by wills in the article are incomplete. This is because Wills has failed to clearly show the differences between the various themes that describe the American religion. The reason behind this is that there are various themes and it is difficult to give the difference between all of them due to the fact that they are similar at the same time in a way. Wills has also failed to indicate which group of people is associated with a particular theme. The reason for this is that some themes were practiced long time ago when the people in the ...

Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass wrote an article titled Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass’. This narrative aimed at the abolishment of slavery in the US (Douglass, 1845). The publication is primarily a work of political agitations. This is because his goal was to abolish slavery and convince his readers to fight for abolition. According to many individuals, his work was regarded as sentimental fiction. Furthermore, the book was more inclined towards racial stereotypes.

Sentimental literature can be defined as literature which was aimed at training and educating the sensibilities of the reader. This meant that the readers were able to respond ...

Abstract

Hammurabi’s Code placed great value upon the slave as property, not as a human being. The slave’s value appeared to be measured by the degree to which he or she could perform work for the slave-owner. Grave punishments were inflicted upon a man who deprived another of his slave. While assaults upon freemen resulting in injury or death were punished in draconian fashion, monetary damages were the measure of reparation for the injury or wrongful death of a slave and were payable not to the slave or his family, but to the slave-owner. Liability for professional malpractice or negligence resulting ...

In February 3, 1860, the Vindicator carried an article on the debate on what should have been done to the free Negroes in the South. This article looks at the unjust generalization of the black people as bad, and should be ejected from the state. It sheds light on the harsh treatment of the free slaves (Vindicator, 1).

It reports on some exact tribulations of the free blacks in Arkansas. The cruel legislation demands that they should either subject themselves as slaves to the Whites, who are considered to be the superior race. The second option is that of ...

Introduction

the government is at the forefront of fighting against prostitution without understanding the reasons that motivate citizens to engage in prostitution

Authors thesis : the C-36 bill introduced by the government is aimed exploiting prostitutes

Prostitutes are prone to human trafficking and violence from customers which necessitates the introduction of the C-36 bill; The government is committed to the elimination of sexual adverts that target school going children and the larger society; each society has moral values; human rights violation such as human trafficking and violence affects prostitutes; and that the essence of legislation is to protect the vulnerable groups against prostitution

Body of the Essay

1. 1st argument: government of Canada is in the forefront of ...

James Walvin in his article “A taste of empire” examines the role colonization played in the localization of activities such as tea drinking, tobacco smoking, and chocolate consumption into British culture. “Yet, each and many more of these habits is only British by adoption. The peculiarly British customs associated with these traditions were developed in a relatively short period, and involved commodities imported from every edge of colonial settlement and trade” (Walvin 11). Walvin states that tea started out as a primarily luxurious commodity only meant for the elite but with time grew to form a core part of every Briton’s ...

RACE-MAKING AND THE NATION-STATE

Anthony W. Marx article looks into the phenomenon of race-making and the nation-state using three nations that were most involved in the slave trade that occurred in the earliest part of the European colonization into new territories. These countries included the United States, South Africa, and Brazil. The focus of Marx’s article emphasizes the difference in how Brazil had less issues of racial divide than the United States and South Africa. What appears to be the problem in the way that each nation handled racial segregation and division had to do with the policies of the nation-states. Marx ...

Review on the article “Sexual Exploitation: Prostitution and Organized Crime”

Full reference of the work:
Fondation Scelles Group. (2012). Sexual Exploitation: Prostitution and Organized Crime. Retrieved from http://www.fondationscelles.org/en/prostitution/prostitution-by-countryhttp://www.fondationscelles.org/pdf/rapport_mondial/sexual_exploitation_prostitution_Fondation_Scelles.pdf

The article of the Fondation Scelles Group (2012) is against prostitution, and considers prostituion as sexual exploitation in whichever cultural, economic or political contexts. The article gave overview of the prostitution globalization, commoditization and trivialization. Global prostitution is possible because it surpasses borders since human go from one country to another so as to perchance sex or practice prostitution. Some people leave their country with the hope of a better opportunity but were caught by traffickers who exploit them around the ...

American History

The history of liberal America has many significant events and figures that paved the path for the development of modern liberalism in the United States. The country has grown out of struggle and aspiration for a better future. The notorious American dream has been the driving power of any changes that occurred in the United States starting from the day of signing of the Declaration of Independence. History of human civilization contains numerous examples of ideological struggles. Wars and revolutions always bring significant changes to the society marking the new era in its development. Although such processes are very rough ...

Alexis de Tocqueville had seen the various attempts his country of France had failed in putting in place a democratic government. He thus became curious and wanted to study the existent prosperous, democratic governments of the time and know their operations. The results of his studies made him conclude that although the move towards democracy had gained much ground in America, it was a global trend that would slowly become a permanent phenomenon that could not be interfered with. This is what Craiutu and Jennings concluded as being the motivation for his tour to America.
Gustave de Beaumont and Alexis de ...

Hortense Spillers “Mama's Baby, Papa's Maybe: An American Grammar Book” was written when the author was looking for her generation of black women in the late 1970s and the mid-1980s. The history of black people has never been given the kind of recognition it is entitled to. The beginning of the essay provides several reflections on naming and the author opens a series of thoughts on the use of overdetermined nominative properties to describe black women. She describes how the everyday terminology is deeply historically embedded and it will need going back in time to undo what is done. ...

Early Settlers

Andrew J. Russell is best known for his artwork about the Central Pacific Railroad that was built in 1869. The photos capture the construction as well as the natives and how they participated in the construction. Therefore, the art can be used to describe the native or settlers during the construction. The culture and the economic development of the settlers appears to have changed over the years as a result of construction of the transport services.
The early American settlers had poor means of transport and communication until the development of the railways. The settlers were mostly used in ...

In the columns of August marble busts that remember the American Revolution, many writers have dismissed the genuine radical soul of the longest and most troublesome change in history, contends recognized American student of history, Gary B. Nash. In this splendid reconsideration of the twirl of belief system, grievance, shock, and trust that vivified the progressive decades, Nash exhibits that however the Founding Fathers drove the charge, the vitality to raise a rebellion rose up out of all classes and races of American culture. Millennialist evangelists, oppressed Africans, outskirts spiritualists, dockside tars, displeased women, and bothered Indians all had ...

1787: Virginia and New Jersey Plans. (2014, April 10). Retrieved from Online Library of Liberty: http://oll.libertyfund.org/pages/1787-virginia-and-new-jersey-plans
The article focuses on the debates surrounding the nature of and functions of the American government after the American War of Independence. Before the drafting and ratification of the American Constitution, disparities emerge between the big and small States on the kind of government representation that was ideal for all the regions. The division between the North and the South is renowned because of the American Civil War but apparently, another form of States' divide was evident even before the country took sides ...

Article Research

Introduction
In the late 1820’s, the Northern Carolina became more industrialized as the Southern remained non-developed. The Congress had passed a high protective tariff in 1828 that made the southern states more furious because they thought the tariff only benefited the northern states. The southern claimed that high tariff on imports were imposed to them leading to increased costs of importing products. Bradley Hays saw the Southern states sympathy to South Carolina’s position on the tariff rejected as the cause of federalism (Hays 221). Eventually, the doctrine of nullification was introduced that provided an insight to the ...

Whilst drawing illustrations from the American government, Henry David Thoreau’s “Civil Disobedience” revolves around the ideologies of good governance and instances in which a person can defy his or her government. Thus, with illustrations drawn from poetry usage and criticisms regarding the American society, Thoreau’s article covers different topics. For example, there is an argument towards his doubts about the government reforming its ways whilst dealing with the commoners.
While Thoreau concurs with the ideology of a sufficient government being the one that governs least, he still points out that such a rule is only applicable to a people that ...

Briefly answer the questions below1. Define the 'banking concept of education' in your own words.
The banking style of education is defined as an educational system wherein the student is viewed as a sort of bank, where educating is an “act of depositing” (1), the teacher a depositor, and the student receptacle, “receiving, filing, storing the deposits” (1). In this way, the student is supposed to passively receive and absorb the knowledge that the teacher determines suitable and necessary.
2. Describe the student-teacher relationship found in the banking style of education.
The teacher is seen as the all-knowledgeable ...