MIRA
Transcript: Or The Bible Jefferson was sentenced to death two weeks after Jesus died Jesus removed the shackles that sin bounded all of mankind with, and freed our souls with his sacrafice.Jefferson removed the shackles that bounded Grants mind and freed him from the fallacious fate of black men in America with his sacrifice. Both Jesus and Jefferson died for crimes they did not commit. Every trip is a quest: America, it is to thee, Thou boasted land of liberty,? It is to thee I raise my song, Thou land of blood, and crime, and wrong. It is to thee, my native land, From whence has issued many a band To tear the black man from his soil, And force him here to delve and toil; Chained on your blood-bemoistened sod, Cringing beneath a tyrant's rod, Stripped of those rights which Nature's God Bequeathed to all the human race, Bound to a petty tyrant's nod, Because he wears a paler face. SOCIAL By:Ernest J Gaines Block 2 Grants quest consisted of a princess(Vivian) a variety of enemies (virtually all white authority figures and mulatto citizens).The dangers he faced had the potential of being both mentally and physically fatal and were posed constantly by his mind and anyone of a lighter hue. Out of the night that covers me, Black as the pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul. In the fell clutch of circumstance I have not winced nor cried aloud. Under the bludgeonings of chance My head is bloody, but unbowed. Beyond this place of wrath and tears Looms but the Horror of the shade, And yet the menace of the years Finds and shall find me unafraid. It matters not how strait the gate, How charged with punishments the scroll, I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul. How to Read Literature like a Professor ""America"" - By James M Whitfield. Web. 07 May 2016. Foster, Thomas C. How to Read Literature like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading between the Lines. New York: Quill, 2003. Print. Gaines, Ernest J. A Lesson before Dying. New York: Knopf, 1993. Print. "Lord Byron Quotes." BrainyQuote. Xplore. Web. 10 May 2016. "Invictus - Poetry Foundation." Poetry Foundation. Poetry Foundation. Web. 07 May 2016. Teaching Jefferson hwo to be a man in the face of death was his holy grail or goal ,and the lesson he learned was what it meant to be a man himself. English 4 5/6/16 A Lesson Before Dying I feel Grant was marked for greatness becaiuse of his being a teacher;which was the highest postion a black person could ohave at the time. " I tried to decide just how to respond to them whether I should act like the teacher I was or the nigger that I was supposed to be." "To show to much intelligence would have been a insult to them.To show a lack of intelligence would have been a greater insult to me." "Those who will not reason, are bigots, those who cannot, are fools, and those who dare not, are slaves."- George Gordon Byron SEO Its More Than Just Rain or Snow America by James M. Whitfeild CMS References "the sky was ashy gray, and the air was chilly" By: James Webb Nice to Eat You . Pg. 47 Typically when it would rain( or looked as if would) it represented his often clouded and unclear mental, moral and spiritual state.The rain was necessary to highlight the lack of resonance between the three. Summary Chap 5 Pg.33 . The black citizens in this time period were subject to constant degradation by white citizens though they didn't literally eat them they did rob them of their dignity forcing them to lower them selves.This strengthened or "fed" the white citizens belief of superiority.What is sadly ironic is giving away the life blood of ones soul(their belief in their worth and hope) was the only way to survive. MIRA This book is about a school teacher named Grant who was given the task of teaching Jefferson how to be a man before being executed. Marked for Greatness References Interests Experience Education Skills
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