He was particularly not very fond of Thomas Jefferson, who he thought to be a racist. In his “Appeal in Four Articles” we can detect the tone and seriousness in his voice right away. This is obviously not a topic he takes lightly. He blasts the institution of slavery right away when he says, “But we, (coloured people) and our children are brutes!! and of course are and ought to be slaves to the American people and their children forever“ ( Walker 792).
James 1:19 (KJV) says, “Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath.” Taking the correct actions when listening will allow me to mend broken relationship due to lack of communication or listening skills. A good course of action to improving communication and listening skills will help in my future career in the human service
Perseverance is continuing to move toward your goal despite continued setbacks. Frederick Douglass clearly demonstrated perseverance in his story about learning to read and write. Patience is a key factor in perseverance, for in order to persevere one must take the time to successfully overcome many obstacles. Douglass clearly was patient and he doggedly worked toward his goal of reading and writing. It began when Mrs. Auld began to teach him to read and Mr. Auld forbade her from doing that.
We can also tell that every experience he goes through is glorified, that everything worked out for the better. It almost seems that Dane takes things too lightly; when he should be active about a situation or argue about something, it seems that he would always brush it away saying in a way, ‘God has my back.’ In terms of Bacon, his biases are more obvious, as he is not only more boisterous in character, but also as the point he is making is, to him, vital to the future of the colony. An example of Bacon’s biases is found on page fifty three: “...to oppose and indeavour the destruction of these honest quiet neighbors of ours”. Here, we can see Bacon’s bias in terms of personal opinions and power. By reading Bacon’s declaration the reader can see that he is on a quest for personal power.
It would forever unfit him to be a slave. He will become unmanageable, and of no value to his master. As to himself, it could do him no good, but a great deal of harm. It would make him discontent and unhappy.”(Douglass 20) If I had heard that spoken about myself I do not think that I could have sat and listened to him. This was not the first time that Douglass had seen or heard the whites talk about the slaves that way, but it forever changed him.
Douglass now more than ever wanted to be free. By reading the books Douglass fell into a pit of hopes and knowledge, it showed him all the beauties of life, but no way out. No ladder to lead him to his freedom. He learned of abolitionists and how they saw slavery. He saw that that there was a different way of life.
Douglass also spoke of one of the greatest crosses he had to bare that of learning to read. “As I writhed under it, I would at times feel that learning to read had been a curse rather than a blessing. It had given me a view of my wretched condition, without the remedy” (Douglass p. 214). It made Douglass more intolerable as his position as a slave. One reason Douglass didn’t escape earlier because he now lived with a double edged sword, one edge wanting to be free and the other edge that he stayed in slavery to fulfill his desire to
It fits because in Malcolm x quote he describes how his frustration with not being able to read and write aggravates him. This quote led him to start his “Homemade education”. Malcolm knew that reading was a good thing and he knew that in the long run, reading would better himself as a person by having so much knowledge. In Plato’s quote he states that in the world of knowledge the idea of good appears last of all, and is only seen with effort. Malcolm knew that without putting in any effort to read and write that the outcome would not be good.
After reading this book his hated for his masters grew and consumed him. He began to regret his knowledge and lost all hope for humanity. He began to realize that discrimination was not only susceptible to the whites, but anyone. There were two main reasons Frederick found hope again. One was his interest in the word “abolitionist.” He learned that there were some fighting for antislavery, and hoped he could one day be part of it.
He felt that it was right for him to take that young man’s life. He felt that that young man’s life was inferior to his and that he did not deserve to live because he did not respect him. I think that most people do not understand how much race plays a role in our everyday lives. People want to think that they aren’t racist but you probably say racist things and do not even notice it or you may think that what you are saying is acceptable. Thomas Jefferson has inspired Americans and the homage paid to him by modern political candidates across the ideological spectrum alone is a testament to the enduring power of his ideas and his continuing hold on their imaginations.