...Moses of the 1800’s A miraculous hero once said “[M]y people must be free” -Harriet Tubman. Tubman was born into slavery which ignited her desire to free the colored. The “Underground Railroad” became born and led the people to freedom. Her heroic acts weren’t finished, she later became a spy and created a home where runaway slaves could stay. Harriet Tubman may have started her life as an abused slave, but the woman known as Moses determined to become not only a spy, but a hero. As a child, Tubman was having a rocky time being the color she was born with, yet through it all she still had faith as strong as an ox. All hero’s struggle in the beginning and “[P]hysical violence was part of daily life for Tubman and her family”(“Tubman, Harriet”)....
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...know that Harriet Tubman will soon be the face of the $20 bill? To accomplish this, she risked her own life by freeing slaves and fighting for rights as the conductor of the Underground Railroad. She was motivated and had a strong character, she was a true hero, and she impacted history. If it weren’t for Tubman's motivation and determined personality many slaves would have never known freedom. According to History.com Tubman was, "born a slave on Maryland's Eastern shore, she endured the harsh existence of a field hand, including brutal beatings." This shows why Tubman was so motivated to be free. After being a slave for approximately 29 years she had escaped (biography.com). The amazing part is that she wasn't satisfied with her own freedom, she wanted everyone to be free. She constantly said, "Mah people mus' go free." -History.com. She wanted everyone to know freedom so badly that she freed more and more...
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...liberty having no experience of it." This is an amazing quote by Harriet Tubman, it shows her perseverance through the hard times. It shows how she came come out on top even through beatings daily, little to no food, loss of family, no education and a severe head injury that almost killed her. Even through all these obstacles, Harriet Tubman was a hero, "the Moses of her people." Harriet Tubman was born a slave named Araminta, where she got the nickname "Minty,'' although she change it later to Harriet, to honor her mother. She was born in Dorchester County in Maryland, in 1820. Her parents, Harriet Ross and Ben Ross, were also slaves. Tubman's family had nine children including her, although three...
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...Heroes need a hero for the injustices they face. Most heroes in society have been thought of as criminals at one point or another. They are constantly being bashed by members of society, even though they have sacrificed more than anyone else. In the novel 1984 by George Orwell, the author provides a warning for the reader about what we should not let happen to our society. Much like 1984 our treatment of them draws a parallel between our two societies. In society and 1984, people thought of as heroes have even been considered criminals because of their actions towards society in addition to this they are constantly face inequalities. Historically, many people who were viewed as heroes were once considered to be criminals as well. Harriet Tubman, a civil rights hero who freed slaves once had,”Rewards offered by slaveholders for Tubman’s capture eventually totaled $40,000”(”Harriet Tubman”). Harriet...
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...Heroes Paper The world needs heroes, but what really is a hero? A hero is someone who shows remarkable perseverance and courage. Perseverance means that you never give up and courage is when you are not afraid to do something. A hero should also be hard working which means they always do their best and does it diligently. Anyone who shows any of these qualities is a hero. A true hero is a person that is hard working. Jackie Robinson is perfect for this. He was the 1st African American to play major league baseball in history. His road to success was not so easy though. He was mistreated by all of the other white players in the league because they didn’t like him. Jackie Robinson was constantly getting big cuts on his legs because when he would slide into base, the other players would get him with the bottom of their cleats. Jackie Robinson was on the Brooklyn Dodgers so many of his own teammates did not like him. Many of the pitchers from other teams threw the ball at him which gave him many bruises. Despite all of this, Jackie Robinson became a star in baseball and led the Brooklyn Dodgers to a World Series appearance. This example of Jackie Robinson shows that no matter how much adversity you go through, if you keep on working hard, you can achieve great things. Heroes also show the great quality of perseverance. Harriet Tubman is someone who showed exemplary perseverance. She was a slave that worked hard, but was still abused by her plantation owner. One day she decided...
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...B.C. there were recorded codes regarding sanitation and public health. The Bible even speaks of quarantine to prevent disease and nurses are mentioned as caring for infants and the sick. But, much of today’s nursing practice seems to have evolved from the need to provide care to soldiers during wartimes. Two historical figures that left an impact on the development of modern nursing are Harriet Tubman and Walt Whitman. Araminta Ross, also known as Harriet Tubman, was born into slavery. At age 25 she married John Tubman, a free African American. They did not share the same desire to move north and after 5 years of marriage, Harriet left her husband and escaped to Philadelphia (“Harriet Ross Tubman Timeline”, 1996). After her escape, she became an operator of the Underground Railroad, an abolitionist, nurse and spy for the Civil War, suffragist, and humanitarian. In 1862, in support of Union activities, Harriet joined Northern abolitionists. She provided nursing care during the Civil War to newly freed slaves and black soldiers. After the war she moved to Auburn, New York. Tubman treated dysentery with a brew of boiled roots and herbs, a remedy she brought from her native Maryland (Domrose, 2011). Such accounts were recorded in letters written by others, because she could not read or write. Henry Durrant, the assistant surgeon in charge of the Union’s Contraband Hospital in Beaufort, S.C., wrote: “My position as medical officer in charge of contrabands in...
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...Harriet Tubman is know as Ms.Tubman from being married to Mr. Tubman or better known as John Tubman. She kept the name even when he did not support her trying to escape because he was a free slave. He threatened to turn her in several times and when she escaped he immediately re-married. Harriet Tubman had many names and nicknames. Her nickname everyone knows her by today is Moses the biblical hero who helped free slaves from Egypt. When she was a little kid she was called Minty but her real name that her parents called her by was Araminta Ross. Then she took the name Harriet after her mother died. Harriet Tubman was born a slave and has her birthday recorded as March 1822. Harriet always dreamed of being any slaves. Many times she...
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...Harriet Tubman Biography From Slavery to Freedom: Underground Railroad Conductor, Abolitionist, Women's Rights Advocate by Jone Johnson Lewis [Harriet Tubman] tried to persuade her brothers to escape [slavery] with her, but ended up leaving alone, making her way to Philadelphia, and freedom. Harriet Tubman Courtesy Library of Congress The year after Harriet Tubman's [arrival in the North, she decided to return to Maryland to free her sister and her sister's family. Over the next 12 years, she returned 18 or 19 more times, bringing a total of more than 300 slaves out of slavery. Harriet Tubman's organizing ability was key to her success -- she had to work with supporters on the clandestine Underground Railroad, as well as get messages to the slaves, since she met them away from their plantations to avoid detection. They usually left on a Saturday evening, as the Sabbath might delay anyone noticing their absence for another day, and if anyone did note their flight, the Sabbath would certainly delay anyone from organizing an effective pursuit or publishing a reward. Harriet Tubman was only about five feet tall, but she was smart and she was strong -- and she carried a long rifle. She used the rifle not only to intimidate pro-slavery people they might meet, but also to keep any of the slaves from backing out. She threatened any who seemed like they were about to leave, telling them that "dead Negroes tell no tales." A slave who returned from one of these trips could betray...
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...His Promised Land: The Autobiography of John P. Parker, Former Slave And Conductor on the Underground Railroad. When we think of the conductors of the Underground Railroad many think of Harriet Tubman and her only, but if we study history carefully we will find out that she is not the only conductor worth mentioning. John P. Parker has to be one of the most underappreciated figures not only in African American history but American history in general. If everyone was aware of this true American hero’s story, without question he would be a household name. The autobiography of John P. Parker is very well written and will have any reader on the edge of their seat throughout the entire book. The accounts of his experiences both as a slave and as a conductor of the Underground Railroad are extremely descriptive and would make any reader feel like they were right there with Mr. Parker feeling his pain, anger, pride, bravery, and even his humor. Although there are many themes that you can find in this book, we are going to focus on his bravery, cleverness, and freedom as the three themes to discuss. The first theme we are going to discuss is freedom. John Parker’s life includes many experiences that would influence his love and aspiration for freedom. At the young age of eight years old, he was sold and forced to walk from Norfolk, Virginia to Richmond, Virginia chained to an old man who would be whipped to death. “This experience set him on fire with hatred and desire to...
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...INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES Awards become corroded, friends gather no dust ~ Jesse Owens. 1)It's not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog − Archie Griffen. 2) Nothing lasts forever. Not even your troubles − Arnold H Glasgow 3) There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle − Albert Einstein 4) Take chances, make mistakes. That's how you grow. Pain nourishes your courage. You have to fail in order to practice being brave – Mary Tyler Moore 5) Being strong means rejoicing in who you are, complete with imperfections − Margaret Woodhouse 6) If you don’t go after what you want, you’ll never have it. If you don’t ask, the answer is always no. If you don’t step forward, you’re always in the same place − Nora Roberts 7) I've missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six times I've been trusted to take the game-winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed − Michael Jordan. 8) The only place you find success before work is in the dictionary − May V. Smith 9) Where hope grows, miracles blossom − Elna Rae 10) A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable but more useful than a life spent doing nothing − George Bernard Shaw 11) Nobody can make you feel inferior without your consent − Eleanor Roosevelt 12) It took me a long time not to judge myself through someone else's...
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...Personal Responsibilities Essay Mariela Favela GEN/200 April 14, 2014 Indira Gauri Personal Responsibilities Essay Personal responsibility and academic success are intertwined. Responsibility means one’s commitment to a task one needs to complete, a task undertaken. One can be successful in college if both teacher and student are responsible, if one is committed, and if one allows one’s high level of responsibility to reflect in one's goals and result in achievements. Responsibility also shows one's devotion to the goals one sets for one's self. There needs to be a connection established between the student and the professor. Every institution has a curriculum, rules and regulations that are required to be followed by every student and every teacher; if followed as directed, students and professors will achieve success. The teacher and students all need to be willing to teach and be taught. Ask oneself, is the teacher devoted to the class? Is there richness in his or her teachings? Are they efficient and captivating? Being that I have been in community college for several years now, I expected myself to know all the fundamentals of writing. As I approached my third week in the University of Phoenix, I learned basics that I should have known by now. Then I think back to my previous writing classes and I remember the attitudes of my former professors, they were not always passionate about their duties and did not always care too much for their students' academic...
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...instead writing about the life of William Shakespeare himself, you will find writing here that addresses both figures. You may be looking for expository writing that addresses the complicated reputation of Oliver Cromwell and the fact that he was lauded and revered by men like Thomas Carlyle, while being reviled by other men like David Hume. What was his lasting impact on the history of the British Isles? You may be writing about Napoleon Bonaparte and his military genius or about Benjamin Franklin's pithy sayings or his notoriety with women. Who was Patrick Henry, and why was he considered to be a great orator? As you scroll through this section, you will find essays addressing African American heroes of the underground railroad like Harriet Tubman and early women's rights leaders such as Elizabeth Cady Stanton. You'll discover writing samples explaining Machiavelli's political philosophies and evaluating them in light of our contemporary political climate. Read about the life of Karl Marx and the Russia he knew. What was the impetus behind Marx's Communist beliefs? Whether you are researching an ancient figure or someone still making headlines, you are likely to find expository samples here that will serve as reference points for your own essay and that will help to kindle your imagination and creativity as you...
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...I am Lucy, a fourteen year old slave girl who is going to escape slavery. Let's start on my journey to escaping as a slave. I lived on the King Plantation in Kentucky. The owners had to sell the us at a slave auction because plantation was in bankruptcy. I did not want to get sold at the auction. Before I ran away, I stole some food from the slave and plantation garden in the middle of the night and then I ran. When I ran away from the plantation one night, I had to be careful not to be spotted by a patroller on the backroad. I had to overcome some obstacles on my runaway journey. I had to steal a boat to sneak across the river. On my escape, I did not stop to help someone or ask for help with my journey, I did not want to risk being caught....
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...Everyone has character traits, whether it be nice,funny,confident,bold,shy or just plain stupid. Harriet Tubman has three main character traits and more.These played huge roles for her to escape the evilness of slavery.These traits are bravery, courageous, and confident.Less talk let’s write. Let’s begin with being confident.Harriet was confident about moving on.Yes she doubted herself ‘cause that’s a natural born trait everyone has but did it stop her from going up North,no it didn’t ‘cause she made it up North and helped other slaves get there too.She was confident in everything she did.She was confident in her work, escaping,and a very huge thing, she brung her confident self back to help others be free.Harriet Tubman was a confident...
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...In the autobiography, Harriet Tubman: The Road to Freedom by Catherine Clinton, events in Harriet Tubman’s life are highlighted throughout and the legacy she left. From when she was born in Maryland around 1820, up to when she was referred to as a powerful spirit on her deathbed. So many events are highlighted in Harriet’s life such as her escape from slavery, helping others escape, and helping her family out as well. Throughout Harriet Tubman’s life, she showed her heart to help others and showed great strength and bravery during the time she worked on the Underground Railroad. In the biography, Tubman’s life showed her heart for others in need throughout her life. One example of her heart for others is when she went back for her family...
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