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The Master-Slave Relationship, 2002.
A study in the transformation of the master-slave relationship in America.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 45.95
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This paper examines the history of the master-slave relationship in the colonization of the American colonies. It describes slavery as a dynamic institution, in which the relationship between masters and slaves dramatically altered over time to become more humane. The paper illustrates the effects of the American Revolution and the Industrial Revolution on their relationship.
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"At first, the master-slave relationship was somewhat more relaxed than it would be years later. Many of the first black slaves were treated as indentured servants, with a limited period of servitude, before their masters would grant them liberty and land. However, by 1660, a full system of black slavery was in operation and the master-slave relationship became worse. Many of the early colonial Southern masters treated blacks like they were inferior to the white population (Elkins, 1976). The first American census, which was established in 1629, segregated blacks from whites. Slave masters often did not provide personal names for the slaves, instead treating them as objects."
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Slaves and Masters, 2005.
An analysis of the differences in perceptions between slaves and masters.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 1 source, $ 26.95
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This paper examines how the differences in perceptions under the institution of slavery can be startling, to say the least. The way in which the same event is understood alternately by slaves and by their masters is dramatic. It examines three potential events in an imaginative fashion, suggesting different understandings for both slaves and masters. The events examined include marriage, the death of a master and a slave sale.
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"The differences in perceptions under the institution of slavery can be startling, to say the least. The way in which the same event is understood alternately by slaves and by their masters is dramatic. Of course, it would be reductive to imagine that perceptions about events through slavery are monolithic. Individual slaves and individual slave-owners might well have had differing perspectives on the events around them. However, for the sake of this study we can assume that, on average across the whole of the institution in the United States, there were commonly held perceptions that affected the way in which people on both sides of this institution were viewed. This paper will examine three potential events in an imaginative fashion, suggesting different understandings for both slaves and masters. The events examined will include marriage, the death of a master, and a slave sale."
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George Fitzhugh's "Cannibals All! or Slaves Without Masters", 1994.
This study analyzes George Fitzhugh's 1857 book "Cannibals All! or Slaves Without Masters" that presents specious evidence arguing for the legitimacy of slavery.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 1 source, $ 47.95
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"This study will analyze George Fitzhugh's "Cannibals All! or Slaves Without Masters". The study will consider the ways the author supports his arguments in favor of slavery, the evidence he uses and how he uses it, and to what extent the evidence is unconvincing.
As the book's editor points out, Fitzhugh himself admits that he is not trying to convince the reader of the truth of his thesis by using objective arguments based on well-documented and clearly presented evidence. To the contrary, Fitzhugh argues that the enemy---those who would outlaw slavery---are split into many camps and therefore "we are compelled to vary our mode of attack from regular cannonade to bushfighting, to suit the occasion"
In other words, the issue of slavery is so essential to the ... "
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"Slaves Without Masters" by Ira Berlin, 1993.
A critical review of the work on the lives of the freed slaves in pre-Civil War South.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 1 source, $ 71.95
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"This study will examine how the freed slaves in the antebellum (pre-Civil War) South lived, worked, and interacted with the white supremacist society around them. The source for this study will be Ira Berlin's Slaves Without Masters: The Free Negro in the Antebellum South.
The reality of life and work for the free Negro in the South before the Civil War and the Emancipation Proclamation was a mixed one: "Freedom allowed blacks to reap the rewards of their own labor, to develop a far richer social life, and to enjoy the many intangible benefits of liberty . . . Some free Negroes . . . acquired wealth and social standing. A few masterless slaves themselves became slave masters . . . Yet neither were they free. Instead, Southern free Negroes balanced precariously between abject slavery, which they rejected, and full freedom, which was..."
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An Analysis of Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein", 2002.
An analysis of the master-slave relationship between Frankenstein and his creator.
760 words (approx. 3.0 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 27.95
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A study of the master-slave dialogues and the relationship between Frankenstein and his creator Victor Frankenstein. Their discussions throughout the story reflect upon this relationship and thus signify their roles and attitudes towards each other. It examines how Mary Shelley has wittily shown the facets of the relationship between the master and the slave by personifying each in its own role, and then the others. The master who becomes his creation?s slave and the creature who becomes his creator?s master. It explores the conversations between the ?master and the slave? and looks to determine which is which.
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"Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein is categorically analyzed as occupying a defining moment in the evolution of thinking on the ethics of creation, and the phenomenon of monstrosity. It is essentially the story of Victor Frankenstein who goes to Ingolstadt to study science and ends up creating and bringing to life a monster. The monster is his creation and thus refers to Victor as his master and himself as his slave. Their dialects throughout the story reflect upon this relationship and thus signify their roles and attitudes towards each other. Shelley has wittily shown the facets of the relationship between the master and the slave by personifying each in its own role, and then the others. The master who becomes his creation?s slave and the creature who becomes his creator?s master. The following passage explores the conversations between the ?master and the slave? and looks to determine which is which."
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"Narrative Of The Life Of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave" ( Frederick Douglass ), 1999.
Reviews this ex-slave's autobiography, his suffering, philosophy, evils of slavery and his journey to freedom.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 1 source, $ 47.95
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"In the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Douglass shows the dynamics of slavery and the ways in which the master-slave relationship can be equated with the father-son relationship.
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"In the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Douglass shows the dynamics of slavery and the ways in which the master-slave relationship can be equated with the father-son relationship. This is more than merely a convenient way of representing the slave relationship, for as Douglass shows, children grew up needing a parental figure. Douglass presents slavery very much as a perversion of normal and natural family life. Douglass had been a slave, but he had been freed. When he wrote this book, it was in part because many of those who listened to his highly polished speeches did not believe that he had been a slave, so here he gives a direct account of slave life as well as an analysis of the meaning of slavery and of the abolitionist position for why slavery should be eliminated. The book is not at all sensationalized as were ..."
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My Life as a Slave, 2007.
This paper tells the story of slavery in the U.S., based on a review of the literature, from the viewpoint of the narrator "Elisa Thompson", a runaway slave.
2,900 words (approx. 11.6 pages), 15 sources, MLA, $ 85.95
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This paper introduces "Elisa Thompson" who arrived in New York nearly two months ago, following his escape from a South Carolina slave plantation; he has been asked by local abolitionists to write the story of his life as a slave and of his travels through the Underground Railroad. The author creatively writes about Thompson's hypothetical life in the Old South including his family, religious practices, employment and the treatment of him and his brothers and sisters at the hands of their masters and mistresses. The paper includes information about the relationships of masters and mistresses with their slave, their procedures for maintaining order and discipline and the expectations of slaves in the Old South.
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"Upon arriving in Charleston, we were released from our bonds in order for potential bidders to examine our bodies for physical fitness. During this humiliation, the bidder was allowed to feel our bodies, remove our clothing, and even to check for castration or sexual abuse. It was during one of these moments I escaped. As bidders began to argue with a young black next to me, many of the whites in the area leaped to stop an angry mob as the black slaves began to rebel against the humiliation. During the commotion, I walked slowly out of the small, shabby building, and began to make my way carefully through the fields to the outskirts."
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"Narrative Of The Life Of An American Slave" by Frederick Douglass, 1989.
Ex-slave's portrayal of slave system. Discusses word choices, style, tone, social analysis and themes.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 1 source, $ 79.95
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""Sincerely and earnestly hoping that this little book may do something toward throwing light on the American slave system," Frederick Douglass concludes his Narrative of the Life of an American Slave in 11 chapters of moving narration. Douglass clearly proves that he not only fulfilled, but also exceeded his goal. Although often subtle and self-controlled, Douglass' language and tone do not dilute, but rather invigorate his social criticism. His word choice, tone, outbursts of emotion, and relentless paradoxes generate a biting criticism of the American slave system.
On the surface, much of Douglass' Narrative is purely descriptive. Yet, although seemingly neutral, many of these passages reveal a sarcastic criticism. For example, within a detailed depiction of Colonel Lloyd's stable and carriage-house, (...)"
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Rebellion by Female Slaves During the Antebellum Period, 2002.
This paper explores how female slaves in the South sought to rebel against their masters.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 44.95
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This paper explores how female slaves in the South sought to rebel against their masters and their overseers in order to prove that their subtlety was more effective than techniques employed by rebellious male slaves.
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Relationships, 2002.
A discussion of the theme of relationships in four different novels, " The Chosen by Chaim Potok, "Winesburg, Ohio" by Sherwood Anderson, "A View From the Bridge" by Arthur Miller and "Spoon River Anthology" by Edgar Lee Masters.
824 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 29.95
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This paper introduces the novels above novels and examines how all of these pieces revolve around the central theme of the importance of relationships between the characters, especially the relationships between family members. It evaluates how each author illustrates them differently, while never straying from the importance they play in our lives and in our outlook on life.
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"Arthur Miller's play "A View From the Bridge" is a tragedy revolving around the failed relationships of the Carbone family. Central to the play is the relationship between Eddie and his niece Catherine. Eddie is in love with Catherine, and at first will not admit his feelings. "It's tough to love a doll that's not your own" (Miller 32). However, by the end of the play he confronts his feelings, and pays the ultimate price for them. His wife understands his feelings, and ridicules him. "You want somethin' else, Eddie, and you can never have her!" (Miller 83). In the end, Eddie alienates his family, and dies at the hand of one of them. Miller's play is the ultimate look at bad relationships, and how they can tear a family apart."
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Slave Community Life, 2001.
A detailed discussion of the slave community life and how it helped reduce the hardships that slaves encountered.
1,850 words (approx. 7.4 pages), 11 sources, $ 59.95
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This paper examines the daily life of slaves. Slaves faced a lifetime of hardship yet by creating strong family bonds, relationships and a unique culture, slaves were able to bear the burden and suffering that they had to deal with everyday. The author examines in detail the everyday slave community life and how it helped to alleviate the hardships that slaves experienced.
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"Life on plantations for the individual slave was harsh. However, by forming strong communities within the plantations, slaves would draw moral support from one another and generally tried to make life easier for each other. A strong family sense was necessary to help soothe the burdens of everyday slavery, to help children make a proper adjustment to adulthood and also provide moral support for those who had relatives sold away from them. By creating their own unique culture, slaves made it easier for themselves to survive the harsh realities of slavery. Music helped to lift the sorrows of slavery. Slaves created their own distinct religion to save them from hatred against their masters and it also served as a vision for liberation. A strong community life among slaves was essential in helping to ease the burden of slavery. "
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American Slave Communities, 2002.
A discussion of stable slave communities established and maintained by American slaves even under the oppressive system they were forced to live in.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 3 sources, $ 39.95
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Discussion of stable slave communities established and maintained by American slaves even under the oppressive system they were forced to live in. Psychological, social, familial, religious and cultural importance of these communities in allowing slaves to cope with the terrible conditions of their lives. Impact of master culture & Christianity. Role of story-telling and music in creating the community.
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"Despite the terrible conditions under which American slaves were forced to live, they were in many ways successful in establishing stable slave communities and in maintaining their sense of wholeness both as individuals and as members of their original cultures by depending on what culture they could transport with themselves - mostly in the form of stories, songs, music and dance - an in relying on a sense of family (often based not on consanguineal or not only on consanguineal bonds but also affinal ones) as well as religion, often the adopted Christianity of blacks in the New World.
Most Americans of African descent originally were brought to the continent involuntarily as slaves, although of course others have immigrated to the United States since the end of the slave trade. The legacy of the transatlantic slave trade can still be seen..."
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Colonial Slavery, 1993.
Nature of slavery in English and Spanish colonies, focusing on Virginia & Cuba. Examines the historical background, justification, products, politics, morality and master-slave relations.
2,925 words (approx. 11.7 pages), 6 sources, $ 103.95
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"Slavery: the word stands for everything that went wrong with the colonization of the Americas. African slaves arrived in the New World less than a decade after Christopher Columbus, but they were not the first slaves the European conquerors brought into the equation: Indio natives of the Caribbean islands the Spaniards "discovered" had already been enslaved - and brought back to the royal court of Castile to be paraded about as the prizes of exploration. Even white slaves made their appearance in the early years of colonization. Slavery: the Americas, North and South, were built upon a complex structure of economic, political and social relationships that included slavery as an integral part of its workings.
Slavery, of course, was not an innovation brought on by the discovery of the New World; the ancients had relied upon slave.."
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Harriet Jacobs' "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl", 2006.
Summarizes and discusses the slave narrative by Harriet Jacob, "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl".
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 0 sources, $ 26.95
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This paper reports on several chapters from the book "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl" by Harriet Jacobs, telling of her life as a slave to Dr. Flint, who wants her body and soul but whom she hates more and more as time passes. The paper explains how the book shows the nature of slave life, especially for women, and the inability of the slave to have any control over her own life.
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"Harriet Jacobs in her book Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl states that she was born a slave and had a happy childhood until she learned that she was a slave at six years of age. Her father was a carpenter allowed to work at his trade, and though he wanted to purchase his children, he was never able to do so. She had a younger brother. She discusses the travails of members of her family and notes how all were treated as property and little more by their masters."
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"The Slave Ship" by Marcus Rediker, 2008.
A review of "The Slave Ship" by Marcus Rediker, a poignant account of the slave trade.
1,126 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 39.95
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The paper looks at Marcus Rediker's "The Slave Ship" and describes Rediker's graphic depiction of the treatment of slaves, the terror used to subjugate them and the cruel and untimely deaths of millions of Africans. The paper highlights Rediker's belief that the slave trade was born out of the desire for capitalistic gain throughout the world. The paper also offers a personal, emotive response to the novel.
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"Marcus Rediker explains that the invention of the ship marks the beginning of the slave trade. The origins of the slave ship go back to the late fifteenth century when the Portuguese made voyages to the west coast of Africa where they bought gold, ivory, and human beings (Rediker 41-42). Rediker states "These early 'explorations' marked the
beginning of the Atlantic slave trade" (Rediker 42). European rulers soon joined in using ships to explore new lands in order to trade and build empires. The golden age of the slave trade is a period lasting from 1700 to 1808, and more captives were transported during this time than any other. Three million slaves were transferred in British and American ships (Rediker 5). While en route to new destinations, slaves were forced to live in the lower decks of the ships in abominable conditions including filth and overcrowding. The ship captains of the slaves were hard and cruel men who resorted to violence to control the captives."
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