Which of Walt Whitman's writings is your favorite? Why?
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Harriet Beecher Stowe illustrates the classic paradigm of how a single text can be used to both defend and criticize an issue or practice. In this case, passengers on the boat use the Bible to alternately defend and to rebuke the practice of slavery. Slave owners saw themselves as good Christians and as morally upright in their practice of slavery. Were they justified in believing as they did? Use the quoted and alluded to Biblical passages that Stowe used in Uncle Tom's Cabin and evidence from Uncle Tom's Cabin, itself, to defend your argument.
1. In Slavery By Another Name, Mary Ellen Curtin states, "So there are many important implications and long-term consequences for this convict leasing system. Not only is it so oppressive, but when you have an overwhelmingly black prison population, it cements that relationship between criminality and race in people's minds, to the degree that it's seen as something inherent."
Consider the "Black Lives Matter" movement in reference to this quote. Is Do we need to redefine how we deal with crimes committed by and against blacks considering what amounts to generational criminality (as an outcropping of generational poverty)? 2. Modernly, people often suggest some form of convict leasing. For example, several people post statuses on Facebook suggesting we use prisoners to do this job or that or to serve on the front lines in war, etc. What potential problems manifest with such a proposition? As you see there are two questions and each is a meaty question. for this Weebly, you will respond to each question with 200-250 words per question. You need to respond to at least one other person. 40 points |
InstructionsRespond to the Weebly questions in 200-300 word explanations. Respond to two other people's posts in a meaningful and constructive way. Archives
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