Eric Foner's The Fiery Trial

George Gascoigne’s The Adventures of Master FJ primarily focuses on the affair between FJ and Dame Ellinor. During his time with Dame Ellinor, FJ establishes himself as a man “bounden to love”; however, this declaration is untrue and proven so when Frances tells that story of Bess, her lover, and her husband. The tale about Bess is meant to bring FJ to full realization that the affair he is having with Ellinor is temporary and built solely on lustful feelings. The circumstantial equivalency between FJ and the lover, as well as Ellinor and Bess, is obvious; however, their emotions towards their respective lovers differ greatly. When Bess is discovered by her husband, she repents and ends her affair and her lover to follow her wishes.

Eric Foner, Frederick Douglass on the Desire for Freedom (1845), In Voices of Freedom, Vol 1,

The book I am reading is called The Apollo Trials: The Hidden Oracle. The author is Rick Riordan. This book takes place at Camp Half-Blood which is in Long Island, New York. The year it took place in is 2016. In the story, Apollo is sent to Earth in human form by his father, Zeus. This was Apollo’s punishment for starting the war with Gaea, which he did not, Zeus only believes he did. The only way he could go back to being a god is if he finds a demi-god to serve. In this book, the demi-god is Meg McCaffery. She was a homeless demi-god in the streets of New York, as a result, Apollo had to get her to Camp Half-Blood. On the way there, there is a huge forest and Apollo starts hearing voices coming from the trees. When they got

Wes Moore the author says, “The chilling truth is that his story could have been mine. The tragedy is that my story could have been his.” In my opinion, I agree with Wes Moore the authors’ statement; there were several times throughout the lives of both the successful Wes Moore and the other Wes Moore that went to prison could have impacted either one of them to go down the opposite path that they originally took.

In “The Adversary Judge” Frankel explains how realities of the trial create a “role conflict” between the ideally constructed impartial judge and the realistic adversary judge (Frankel, 1976). Throughout their day people play many roles, these roles are based on the expectations of the people around them and the personality of the person (Frankel, 1976). In particular, judges are expected to play the role of neutrality, intelligence, and patience. Their role is thought to be similar of an “umpire” (Frankel, 1976). It is necessary for them to be objective in order for a just and fair trial to take place. Yet, this ideal role does not occur under the pressure of realities. One reality that pushes away the idea of an “umpire” judge is the heated emotions that occur throughout the trial process. Frankel states” the courtroom explodes as people spring up at several tables shouting objections, usually loudly because they are in some haste and heat to cut off forbidden answers” (Frankel, 1976, p. 472). The attorney’s main goals throughout the trail is to ensure a win for their client leading to competitiveness between both parties. Attorneys do not want to hear they are wrong and always need to be one step ahead of their competitors. This causes the commotion and tense emotions that is usually seen in courts.

In the book, The Radical and the Republican: Fredrick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, and the triumph of Antislavery Politics, written by James Oakes connected the politics and the point of views of both Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass towards the issue of slavery and the emancipation of slaves. Oakes interpretations of both men were very detailed in showing their reason and politics behind their positions they served in society on the topic of slavery. Abraham Lincoln, the republican, and Fredrick Douglass, the radical, two incredibly distinct people, yet both shared similar views towards their hatred on the institution of slavery and their highest hopes for freedom. “How can a relationship so different, yet a like lead to the road to emancipation of the slaves?” Both men had different reasons for their detestation toward slavery, yet both worked to bring the emancipation and fix the injustice regarding the slaves.

This book was a view on slavery between during the Civil War. It shows the different views of the Republican Party of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass. These two had very different views at first, but then learned to adapt to each other and eventually became great friends.

The case “Justice for the Jena Six” took place in the quaint, southern town of Jena, Louisiana. Tension between colored and white students began months earlier when a white student hung nooses from Jean High School's notorious “white tree”. The “white tree” was an area where only whites congregated. The nooses were the spark that initiated the fire causing the the peaceful, Southern town to retrogress to its previous state of racial tension. Fights between colored and whites were perpetuate causing the District Attorney Reed Walters to prosecute six black teens for the vicious attack against Justin Barker. Justin Barker was an innocent, white teen who was knocked unconscious by a blow to the head by initiator Mychal Bell. While laying

People are motivated to make a difference when they believe a change must be made and each person has their own motivation to make a change. They realize that they no longer like what is happening in the world, or even in their life, and they decide it must be changed. In A Noble Treason by Richard Hanser, Hans Scholl wants to make a difference and go up against Hitler by writing leaflets under the alias White Rose. Hans Scholl grew up in a family where his parents let him make his own choices and let him believe in whatever he wanted. They never pressured him into their choices and own beliefs. His father did not support Hitler and his beliefs, even though at the time, in Hans Scholl’s life Hitler was an incredibly prominent hero. Hans Scholl joined the Hitler Youth and fought for everything he believed was right. Hans soon realized he and Hitler did not see eye to eye on many things. Hans valued his individuality and Hitler took it from him. Hitler took away all creativity he personally found ugly and forced upon everyone what he thought was beauty. The leaflets Hans Scholl had written was his way of making a difference by bringing forward what the people of Germany may not have noticed was the reality of Hitler's actions. Hans Scholl’s motivation to make a difference was the fact that Hitler put limitations on everything, the more Hans Scholl wanted to learn, the more he was unable to do so, and this caused him to feel that he no longer had his freedom to be an individual.

There is a common belief in the United States that we are, unlike many other countries in the U.S, protected from the threat of ever becoming a country who is ruled by an authoritarian regime. Hence the statement as mentioned by Timothy Snyder, the city on the hill, in which many tend to belief that the United States is protected from any threat of it falling in an authoritarian regime. In reality, this is not true, as discussed by Timothy Snyder in his book On Tyranny. In this book he gives many points on how possible it is for any country including the U.S. into falling into a tyrannical regime. Even though there are many points discussed in the novel, there will be one main point discussed to show how real imminent is the potential for authoritarianism

Michael Wigglesworth was a man of deep Puritan faith and his 1662 poem “The Day of Doom” serves as the perfect encapsulation of the beliefs he led his life by. Wigglesworth would achieve much in his life to be proud of; despite this he was a man prone to self-loathing. Wigglesworth was burdened with the tremendous weight of self-imposed guilt that was only exasperated dramatically by the rigidness of the Puritan belief system. Original sin, predestination, and limited atonement are three of the many tenants of Puritan faith on which Wigglesworth built his infamous poem. No piece of American literature better acts as a window into a time when Puritan law ruled the land than does Wigglesworth’s

To be compliant with the law is a requirement and routine for any functioning citizen in a society. It is important that these rules are met so that order is maintained in the system. To be compliant with the law, regardless of how many basic human rights are disregarded, is a requirement and routine for a coloured citizen trying to survive in a racist society. Virgil Tibbs was well aware of how his people were treated in the South. Instead of expressing his opposition, he conforms and follows the set racial and social conventions in Wells. One good example from the novel that showcases Virgil’s compliancy is at the second chapter, where he is arrested at a railroad station for a crime he clearly did not commit. “Sam knocked his arm aside..clamped

David Pittman is an experienced writer and newspaper reporter that has grasped on to the ideals of a great story his novel “The Scent of Scandal”. He has attained his purpose in explaining an event that took place in Florida during the scandalous affair of one of Florida’s most beautiful plants, the orchid. Pittman’s novel was able to capture my sense of excitement and skepticism in this very fast paced text as he always ends each chapter with a quote or sometimes a question that leaves you on your feet wanting to immediately dive into the next chapter of the novel. I believe that Pittman was credible in the area of describing the botanical Selby gardens experiences as well as the Peru scandal but not in the area of the natural history

Carlo Ginzburg’s The Night Battles and his use microhistory within are interesting to analyze. Ginzburg’s use of only a few records to make historical points is admirable and he does so as well as one could. However, to be frank, in my opinion much of what he chooses to alert the reader to concerning primary resources is unnecessary. This could be resulting from the limited abundance of archives he has access to. Historical conclusions he attempts to make and defend border on simple summaries of primary resources and restating the obvious. Considering his academic objective is by nature difficult, it would be understandable to a point, but much of The Night Battles is actually just summary after summary of interrogation that are not followed

I will be examining an image taken from the Book, Acts and Monuments, or better known as the Book of Martyrs. This book was written by John Foxe in 1563. Foxe was a devout protestant during a time where Catholicism was being revived By Queen Mary. This Image displays Thomas Cranmer. Cranmer was the Archbishop of Canterbury during King Henry’s regime and helped Henry annul his marriage with Catherine. Cranmer supported Royal Supremacy and was a huge reason for the creation of the Protestant Church during the Reformation. In his book, The Book of Martyrs, author John Foxe expresses his emotions for the protestant martyr Thomas Cranmer as he is being burned alive. Foxe was an English historian and author who used his skills to express his anger towards the suffering of Protestants under the Catholic Church. Foxe recorded the last moments of fellow Protestants who were executed under the rule of Mary. Cranmer was one of many martyrs that Foxe illustrated in his book. Foxe started working on his book in 1552 when Edward had power. After the death of Mary he met a publisher by the name of John Day where he started to publish Foxe’s work. His work didn’t make him rich, but he did become a celebrity for his literally skills. This book was attacked by Catholics and had many critics as well, which led Foxe to come out with several more editions of this version.