Essays Tagged: "Nigger"

Frederick Douglass And Slavery

husband however, put a stop to this stating the teaching of Douglass to read would, 'Spoil the best nigger in the world... forever unfitting him for the duties of a slave.'As a slave child some experi ...

(3 pages) 148 0 4.0 Mar/1997

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

Racism in Huck Finn by Mark Twain

er than others.' Mark Twain holds this belief, and his writing illustrates it. The use of the word 'nigger' does not merely serve as a point of satire. He is not simply ridiculing the times by using i ... lumps them together, attributing similar characteristics to all of them by the use of a term like 'nigger.' By doing this, he is also offending about 15% of the United States population. Every charac ...

(3 pages) 161 0 4.4 Feb/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > Mark Twain

To Kill A Mockingbird by John Grisham, speaks of racism

essay about bigots persuasive essay a good oralWhy did Atticus defend a nigger? What was the point of being the advocate for a black man? It doesn't matter if their guilty ...

(4 pages) 61 0 5.0 Jan/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee

The Adventures of Huckelberry Finn (MArk Twain)- Critique

iterary devices throughout the novel are quite unique. Examples of them would be, irony;'Here was a nigger, which I had as good as helped to run away, comingright out and saying that he would steal hi ...

(1 pages) 46 0 3.0 Jan/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

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

ass. Sophia's husband made her stop teaching Frederick Douglass because this would, "Spoil the best nigger in the world... forever unfitting him for the duties of a slave."Being a slave, Frederick wen ...

(4 pages) 167 0 4.8 Sep/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers

The Moral Dilemma In Mark Twains "Huckleberry Finn" What is the major moral dilemma that Huckleberry Finn is put in? Weather to turn Jim in or not.

if you'd a done it they'd a learnt you, there, that people that acts as I'd been acting about that nigger goes to everlasting fire." Huck didn't want to be a bad kid - he didn't want to disgrace god. ... ful for labor; they weren't treated as humans. This is apparent as Huck's frequent use of the word "nigger;" the ignorance in America at this time was huge. If Huck let Jim go free, society would sham ...

(3 pages) 127 0 5.0 Mar/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > Mark Twain

Censorship of Huckleberry Finn??

ment for a redress of grievances".1.Many people claim that the book is racist, because of the word "nigger", which is used numerous times throughout the novel. Some also claim that African Americans a ... lize, it is a brutal slap in the face."3.Many school districts have banned this book for the use of nigger.4.Some people pretend that race no longer plays an important role in our country; other peopl ...

(2 pages) 60 0 3.0 Mar/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

The life of Malcolm X.

one of life's first needs is for us to be realistic... But you've got to be realistic about being a nigger. A lawyer- that's no realistic goal for a nigger. You need to think about something you can b ... we're from up North here, so don't you tell nobody... I want to get sent down South. Organize them nigger soldiers, you dig? Steal us some guns, and kill us crackers!" (p. 124). He characterized hims ...

(13 pages) 201 0 4.1 May/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > African Studies - History

When We Were Kings.

being "handsome, articulate, funny, charismatic, and whoopin' ass too!""No Vietcong ever called me nigger", is the reason why Muhammad Ali never wanted to be selected to go to Vietnam. Since Spike Le ...

(7 pages) 61 0 3.0 Jul/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Biographies

Is To Kill A Mockingbird A Racist Book?

ckingbird by Harper is not racist. Everything racist the author used in the novel, such as the word nigger, was used to make a point and so it would affect people more. If it were a white man that rap ... ing, but no one wants to step forward and say they agress with him. He's the heroic figure.The word nigger wasn't used to offend anyone. Once again, the author, Harper Lee, was using it to make it an ...

(2 pages) 19 0 3.0 Nov/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

A discussion of Mark Twain's anti-racist stance in Huck Finn and the novel's theme of freedom for all.

me displayed in Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Those who feel this way attack the use of the word "nigger" as their main argument, claiming it alone makes the novel a racist work of literature. Lance ... ves this by stating, "The supposedly racially insensitive tale, with it's repeated use of the word 'nigger', is the most devastating portrait of American white trash and white trash racism that has ev ...

(6 pages) 103 0 2.1 Dec/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > Mark Twain

Political correctness Pajorititive language I got a top of the calss A for this and is perfect for A level English Language coursework.

litical correctness is in language.The Five politically incorrect words I have nominated are: coon, nigger, gay, handycapped ,and Raghead.I will introduce my essay with all the certain types of politi ... s: *noun.1informal offens. A black person [Origin from another meaning of sense 1,'(sly) fellow'.] NNigger and coon are Racist terms that are intended to annoy offend and ridicule Black people. In the ...

(9 pages) 137 1 3.7 Dec/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Language Studies > Writing

A paragraph on "The Great Experiment" or the The 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry explaining how it was successful during the civil war

der, Robert Shaw. By reading his letters, it shows how he slowly stops using derogatory terms like "nigger" or "darky". The Volunteer Infantry also helped in obtaining equal citizenship rights for all ...

(1 pages) 34 2 3.5 Dec/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers

She's Got A Way. Details the style of Harper Lee, author of "To Kill a Mockingbird".

ive vocabulary that tells you about the character and attitude of the speaker. The use of the word "nigger" is heavy in the novel, the characters who are decent and un-racist do not use this expressio ... vents that are played out in Southern America 1930's and this fictional novel "'- I seen that black nigger yonder ruttin' on my Mayella!'" (173). This all expresses the individuality of the author, he ...

(2 pages) 26 0 5.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee

Response to the prompt "What is a man as described by Ernest Gaines in his book 'A Gathering of Old Men'". Includes quotes with page numbers.

red to be the actual killer of Beau. "I'm a man . I want the world to know it. I ain't Big Charlie, nigger boy, no more, I'm a man. Y'all hear me? A man come back. Not no nigger boy. A nigger boy run ...

(2 pages) 27 0 0.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Of Mice And Men: Alienation & Discrimination

ue to the fact that he's black. Nobody listens to anything he says, "If I say anythin', it's just a nigger sayin' it." Another reason he's not as accepted is because he's got a crooked spine, so he wo ...

(2 pages) 28 0 5.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > John Steinbeck

Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

have much evidence supporting it. Some people called it a racist novel because Twain used the word nigger. They don't realize the term nigger at the time was used to describe a slave or a person of c ... alize the term nigger at the time was used to describe a slave or a person of color. Using the word nigger contributes to the Realism and local color of the novel, and without this word the novel woul ...

(3 pages) 89 2 4.1 Apr/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

To what extent has racism been a part of English football?

iddle east describing Chelsea's world cup winning captain Marcel Desailly as a 'fucking lazy, thick nigger' The media the next day following this incident was dominated by the allegations that Ron Atk ... rred to Chelsea defender Marcel Desailly as 'what is known in some schools as a fucking lazy, thick nigger'.The next day Atkinson's world collapsed around him.He resigned from his job at ITV. He had t ...

(10 pages) 56 0 5.0 Jun/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues

"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee. "The Wisdom of a Father" describes the important lessons Atticus taught to his children.

est of the town is putting him down for doing it. "My folks said your daddy was a disgrace an' that nigger oughta hang from the water-tank!" (P. 76) Even his family does not support him defending a Ne ... s family does not support him defending a Negro. "I guess it ain't your fault if Uncle Atticus is a nigger-lover besides, but I'm here to tell you it certainly does mortify the rest of the family--". ...

(3 pages) 36 1 4.6 Jul/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee

Black Boy by Richard Wright Book Report

e attitude as he did when he found out about the literature he was delivering. "The only dream of a nigger is to be president and to sleep with white women! Americans, we want this in our fair land? O ...

(3 pages) 27 0 4.7 Sep/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American