Essays Tagged: "Emancipation"

The Bible and the church have been the greatest stumbling blocks in the way of woman's emancipation.

The Bible and the church have been the greatest stumbling blocks in the way of woman's emancipation.A famous 19th century feminist named Elizabeth Cady Stanton voiced this about her strug ...

(3 pages) 72 0 3.6 Nov/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies

Great rock musicians

st rock musicians of the sixties and seventies. The origin of the blues can be traced to the emancipation of the slaves in the rural black areas of the south, where most of the people worked on ...

(8 pages) 90 0 4.2 Jan/1997

Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies > Performers & Composers

Frederick Douglass And Slavery

and the struggle to overthrow it, as well as the condition of free blacks both before and after the Emancipation, the politics of the Civil War, and the failed promise of Reconstruction the followed.A ...

(3 pages) 148 0 4.0 Mar/1997

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Black Awareness & Racism

A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen

rd to imagine how daring it seemed at the time it was written one hundred years ago. Its theme, the emancipation of a woman, makes it seem almost contemporary.In Act I, there are many clues that hint ...

(3 pages) 273 1 3.4 Dec/1996

Subjects: Art Essays > Drama

Title: Abolition

hods of resistance to abolish slavery. Before the 1830s most antislavery activists stressed gradual emancipation. These feelings were expressed mainly by Southern whites, some possessing a fear of fre ... the tremendous black support. Garrison favored a non-violent approach that advocated the immediate emancipation of slaves and equality for all blacks (Notes, 11/27/00). Along with newspapers, several ...

(3 pages) 299 4 4.3 Apr/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > African Studies - History

The True Greatness of Abraham Lincoln

coln is known as one of the greatest presidents in the history of The United States, mainly for his emancipation of slaves. But was Lincoln really an advocate of the rights of blacks? Lincoln had the ... went on, Lincoln knew that the North needed a cause worthy of the sacrifices the war required. The Emancipation Proclamation provided Lincoln with the cause that he needed. This is the true reason Li ...

(4 pages) 107 1 4.7 Dec/1996

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Presidents

This is a biography on Fredrick Douglass. It is five pages long and i Submitted it my sophmore year of college. Good Paper

and the struggle to overthrow it, as well as the condition of free blacks both before and after the Emancipation, the politics of the Civil War, and the failed promise of Reconstruction the followed.A ...

(4 pages) 167 0 4.8 Sep/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers

The HOPE Bill

ill to the senate that will address this problem.The HOPE program, Helping Others acquire Pride and Emancipation, will help the unfortunate people gain pride in what they do. The HOPE will give back t ...

(5 pages) 63 0 5.0 Nov/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Specific Policies

The HOPE Bill

ill to the senate that will address this problem.The HOPE program, Helping Others acquire Pride and Emancipation, will help the unfortunate people gain pride in what they do. The HOPE will give back t ...

(4 pages) 41 0 5.0 Oct/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Specific Policies

"Poetic Justice."

confusion grips tightly and constricts like a snake.But the freedom does ring so true and so sweet,Emancipation of stupefaction holds thicker than concrete.And how to obtain this elated bliss, it cou ...

(2 pages) 44 0 4.6 Jan/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Poems & Short Stories

The Effects of the Civil War on Abraham Lincoln's Writings

ask the advice of his cabin, but he did tell his cabinet what he intended to do. Lincoln wrote the Emancipation Proclamation during this time.The Emancipation Proclamation was Lincoln's first step ag ... slaves of masters rebelling against the Union. It was signed on January 1, 1863.The Proclamation of Emancipation warned that if states, or parts of states, then in rebellion did not return to the Unio ...

(4 pages) 68 0 3.0 Jan/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Wars

Reparation for slaves

e in shacks, and have no freedoms. Slowly, Africans' began to ascend the social ladder by obtaining emancipation, civil liberties and rights, respect, and finally, equality. Throughout the past four h ...

(5 pages) 140 2 4.6 Mar/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Black Awareness & Racism

Alexander II decreed the emancipation.

In 1861 in Russia, Tsar Alexander II decreed the emancipation edict for the serfs. In theory, this was to give perfect freedom to the millions of Ser ... sants in Russia. The reasons as to why he did this can be seen in the years before he declared this emancipation.Defeat in the Crimean War revealed weakness in the structure of the state that the men ... next war developed, Alexander II initiated a period of reform in Russia with the February 19, 1861 Emancipation of the serfsAlexander's second reason was that emancipation could subsequently be used ...

(7 pages) 48 1 5.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Toni Morrison's "Beloved"

or of their pasts in the world of slavery and moving on with their lives. Despite their theoretical emancipation, Paul D and Sethe are still enslaved, not only by continuing societal prejudices, but a ... need for self-preservation. A major part of that self-preservation is maintaining their hard-sought emancipation, not just from slavery, but from any type of bondage. Paul D upsets that precarious sen ...

(6 pages) 131 0 4.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

"The World Accordng to Garp" by John Irving.

a point may meet and grow into one perfect whole" wrote Emma Goldman in "The Tragedy of the Woman's Emancipation". Goldman's powerful words summed up the missed part of the vision of Irving's picture ...

(5 pages) 38 0 4.5 May/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

The Abolitionist Movement in 18th Century American Literature.

ted November 24, 1863, John Greenleaf Whittier comments on his joy over the "prospect of the speedy emancipation of the slaves of the United States". He also declares "I set a higher value on my name ...

(8 pages) 175 0 4.3 May/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich (1870-1924).

abroad to get up to speed with the revolutionary movement in Europe, and in particular, to meet the Emancipation of Labour Group, of which Plekhanov head. After five months abroad, traveling from Swit ... ist literature.On returning to Russia, Lenin and Martov created the League for the Struggle for the Emancipation of the Working Class, uniting the Marxist circles in Petrograd at the time. The group s ...

(2 pages) 58 2 4.0 Sep/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

"A Doll's House" and "The Wild Duck" by Henrik Ibsen.

ork, including "A Doll's House" and "The Wild Duck."Imagery symbolically guides the process of self-emancipation for Nora, the protagonist of A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen. Objects like the macaroons ... owever, predicts hopefully that they will renew their marriage. Nora will certainly romanticize her emancipation, but the final curtain leaves the reader with no hints as to whether she will return or ...

(4 pages) 75 0 5.0 Oct/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Tension between Liberal and democratic aspects within Liberal democracy.

The first to be examined will be the liberal tradition.Historically, liberalism was a principle of emancipation from the old feudal structure of Europe. In its place, liberalism created a society bas ...

(4 pages) 64 0 4.0 Nov/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays

How Should African Americans view Abraham Lincoln and his actions?

e of the greatest presidents of the United States. President Lincoln is considered great because of emancipation and because he steered the Union to victory during the Civil war. But should Abraham Li ...

(1 pages) 53 0 2.6 Nov/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > African Studies - History