As Christopher Reeve once said, “A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles” (Reeve). Similarly, a hero is anyone who doesn’t give up no matter how much the odds are against them. A hero is someone who does not back down despite how hard the challenges are. A person who would go the extra mile to help someone out is a true role model. Someone who takes shortcuts, or someone who runs away from difficult tasks, does not show traits
On April 6, 2013, Frederick Douglass- From Slave to Abolitionist's was published on YouTube. This film is a tribute to Douglass' life and legacy. It exemplifies how Frederick overcame great obstacles to obtain his freedom and the freedom of his fellow black men. The documentary gives us an insight into the horrors of slavery and the role that Frederick Douglass played in both, the overthrown of the institution of slavery, and in the American Civil War. At the beginning of the film, the director
At an early age Militant Abolitionist John Brown followed his father’s example of having devotion to his religion and a hard work ethic. Named for his grandfather who died in the revolutionary war, strong and lengthy John Brown loved to play physical sports like wrestling. One of the most important things to John Brown was the Christian book of worship otherwise known as the bible. Brown’s father not only taught John how to be a man, but he also passed down his belief in Calvinism which John took
People of the Civil War 1. John Wilkes Booth Primarily “known as the man who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln”, John Wilkes Booth, also a renowned actor on stage, conspired to capture Abraham Lincoln with his associates (History.com). Instead of going as he had planned, John Wilkes Booth shot Lincoln point-blank in the head on April 14, 1865 instead. This homicidal event took place during Lincoln’s attendance to Ford’s Theatre to watch a play with his wife. As an event that caused mass uproar
INTRODUCTION AMERICAN LITERATURE American literature is the literature written or produced in the area of the United States and its preceding colonies. During its early history America was a series of British colonies on the eastern coast of the present day United States. Therefore it is literary tradition of English literature. However, unique American characteristics and the breadth of its production usually now cause it to be considered a separate path and tradition. The New England colonies
over an extended period of time escorted approximately 300 slaves into the “Promised Land” of freedom. During a ten-year span she made 19 trips into the South and escorted over 300 slaves to freedom. And, as she once proudly pointed out to Frederick Douglass, in all of her journeys she "never lost a single passenger." Her drive was developed at a young age. Growing up as a slave and exposed to that harsh treatment, Harriett determined to gain her freedom and that of her family. This intense desire