I was rooting for Miss Amelia to win in the fight scene in the short story “Ballad of the Sad Cafe”. I wanted Miss Amelia to win because she was the hard working tough girl who was built like a man. Miss Amelia wasn’t the fighting type but wanted to prove herself to the guys. Miss Amelia was the outdoors type, unlike most women who stayed in and cooked and cleaned. She went out and started her own moonshine still and ran it all by herself. Also, Miss Amelia was a hunter of many animals, miss Amelia owned land, and she had her own business. At this point in time of the olden days, it was a man’s duty to own a store but Miss Amelia had taken the risk and stood out to open her own business. Miss Amelia proved in many ways that she was strong
Martha Smith was a farmer who worked from dawn to midnight. She raised chickens, fed pigs, milked the cows, planted and harvested her gardens, sewed clothes, and made pillows from feathers.
Isabelle became the protector of the native people that Christopher Columbus had brought back with him. Her strong army and navy made a great trading
Elizabeth left behind four children , she was born a slave and remained a slave for thirty years. Freeman could neither read nor write , yet in her own sphere she had no superior or equal. She neither wasted time or property. She never violated a trust , nor failed to perform a duty. In every situation of domestic trial , she was the most efficient helper , and a tenderest friend
Emma had always climbed the highest tree and rode the fastest horse. An inner voice told her that she would not be happy with typical jobs given to women during the Civil War such as rolling bandages, knitting socks or working in textile mills where blankets were made for the soldiers. She wanted a role that was more exciting and, in her mind, having more impact on the war effort.
Lastly, Harriet found herself being a nurse as well. She helped many that were sick. She helped the black if they were in a bad condition. For example dysentery, dysentery is a disease that makes you have lots of diarrhea. Harriet was familiar with all of the herbs and roots, she knew how to make medicine. But, she was not sure if she could find all the ingredients around there. Then, she finally did it! Taking water lilies in one hand and taking geranium she found in the other she cured the disease, saving many
” (Par 14, Petry) In this example, the story shows she is persuasive. This helped her as a leader because she would bring back hope to people that given up, keeping them going and determined. Without this skill, the slaves could have given up. This quote is another example of her reactions to the slave, “She lifted the gun and aimed it at the despairing slave.
Abigail had worked the farm progress for four years, also being in control of gathering rents from many householders ad watching culture management. Abigail was short of labor and intense expansion made it a hard one. Four years late Abigail lightened her concern by leasing the farm (Virginia E
Very few people ever escaped poverty during the growth of the New World, and losing the family business was definitely not going to be an option for Eliza. Eliza’s drive for success would then lead to motivate her children to do great
Harriet's efforts of attending these meetings show how she wanted others to join in her effort of abolition. This proves how Harriet inspired others by speaking out against
Then that night when she was going to leave she remembered a old lady who talked to her about using the Underground Railroad,Then when she told her family about that her brothers wanted to come. So then they left but Harriet’s brothers were to slow then later got scared they would be caught and killed so they dragged Harriet back to the plantation. But at that moment Harriet knew she was a brave,strong and woman who should be treated equally so she tried to fight her way back from the the plantation but she failed to get away the first time.
When Harriet was six years old, a typical day in her life would be that first, right when she would wake up, she would put on her tow-linen shirt, and go to work as a slave in the plantation. While she would work, Harriet would secretly sing the forbidden song, which was about Moses and the children of Israel, that her mother, Old Rit, taught her. While she was singing the song, she heard a few other slaves secretly singing it as well. Then, Harriet’s father, Ben, would inform Harriet about how to survive life outside the plantation by talking about the woods, which berries were safe to eat, and the many animals that lived there as well. While Ben would talk to Harriet, Harriet would feel moments of pride when Ben was consulted about the weather by an overseer. Ben would tell the overseer that the direction of the wind was coming from the north, by licking his forefinger and holding it up.
At a very young age when she was put to work in the plantations, Harriet Tubman needed to use a lot of physical strength, it is where she developed her endurance and stamina. Working countless of hours a day as a slave made her eager for a better life, something different. Furthermore, still being very young, Harriet witnessed an escape from one of the slaves. However the attempt was a fail. Harriet Tubman was instructed to tie up the slave, in which she failed to do it properly.
Isabella worked for the Dumont’s as many things. She mainly did work out in the fields like the men because of her masculine physique but later the Dumont’s relied on her nursing abilities that every woman back then had. Isabella was a wife to Thomas who was another slave of the John Dumont, her owner and struck a deal to be free after a year and a half but when John Dumont finally made that deal, Isabella injured her hand. This, however did not hold her back while worked.
This can be inferred from the fact that Harriet held the bravery to return to plantations over and over again; if Harriet did not believe this statement was true, she never would have risked her life in such a seemingly foolish and dangerous mission. She valued human life so much that she put hers on the line to save others.
Throughout the novel, Harriet Beecher Stowe touches the reader’s heart through lifelike characters and emotions. Due to Mrs. Stowe’s articulate ability to create a realistic image in her readers’ minds, I was left with a multitude variety of sentiment while reading the book. From joy to sadness, acceptance