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…Narrative of The Life. It was a heavily influential book against the idea and practice of slavery, that remains popular to this day. Although Douglass had changed the names of the characters within his book, all the accounts written in his book are true. Within…

…literary talents. He was able to develop concepts and outlooks on life not generally found in the minds of the 1940's society. Not only did he serve as a book reviewer, but also as a film critic for both Time and Nation magazines. Because of his growing success…

…Collier, James. The Hard Life of the Teenager. New York: Four Winds Press 1972. 187 pages. This book has very real, accurate, and detailed accounts and examples of why the adolescent is usually rebellious, confused, lonely…

…Book Review Robert Lacey’s The Life and Times of Henry VIII was first published and copyrighted in 1972 by Weidenfeld and Nicolson. This most recent edition was published by Welcome Rain in 1998, though Weidenfeld and Nicolson still hold copyright…

…early life, his early success with the band Sublime, and his untimely death. Introduction March 1997, I come home late Sunday night from work and turn on MTV’s 120 Minutes to see a new video I never saw before. The name of the band was Sublime. The name…

…decided that she only wanted to write. She wanted "to live a double life; to go places I haven't been; to examine life on earth; to come to know people in ways, and at depths, that are otherwise impossible; to be surprised...to give back something…

…The Life of Olaudah Equiano Olaudah Equiano was a figure in history that made a large impact on many people during his time and still on ours. He created an uprising for many anti-slavery advocates. He brought out many things that were not visible…

…(depending on the circumstance) has the right to choose. Some people have a hard time distinguishing the difference between pro-choice and pro-life, and there is a large difference. Pro-choice is advocating open legal access to voluntary abortion. Pro-life…

…. They want to get rid of our way of life, which is the backbone of the United States, so that they can industrialize the South and make more money for themselves.” He’s right, but I hope it doesn’t come to war. The North would be much better prepared, and to many…

…Life or Death: Who Chooses? In Roman times, abortion and the destruction of unwanted children was permissible, but as out civilization has aged, it seems that such acts were no longer acceptable by rational human beings, so that in 1948…