Frederick Douglass Essay by Brian Farrell https://padlet.com/brfarrell2/zqglvyk6kue1 Essay Outline en-us 2019-02-25 18:01:30 UTC 2019-02-28 18:22:41 UTC hello@padlet.com How does Frederick Douglass use his story to support his position to end slavery brfarrell2 https://padlet.com/brfarrell2/zqglvyk6kue1/wish/335008556 Along with the use of figurative language Douglass uses his story to reveal the effects of slavery on slaves and slave owners which supports his position to end slavery. ]]> 2019-02-25 18:13:15 UTC https://padlet.com/brfarrell2/zqglvyk6kue1/wish/335008556 body paragraph 1(figurative launguage) brfarrell2 https://padlet.com/brfarrell2/zqglvyk6kue1/wish/335010666 Topic Sentence: Douglass uses several types of figurative language to support his position to end slavery.
quote 1:"My natural felicity was crushed, my intellect languished, the disposition to read departed, the cheerful spark that lingered about my eye died; the dark night of slavery closed in upon me; and behold a man transformed into a brute!"
quote 2:" On the one hand, there stood slavery, a stern reality, glaring frightfully upon us,—its robes already crimsoned with the blood
of millions, and even now feasting itself greedily upon our own flesh. On the other hand, away back in the dim distance, under
the flickering light of the north star, behind some craggy hill or snow-covered mountain, stood a doubtful freedom—half frozen— beckoning us to come and share its hospitality.]]> 2019-02-25 18:16:42 UTC https://padlet.com/brfarrell2/zqglvyk6kue1/wish/335010666 body paragraph 2( effects of slavery on slaves) brfarrell2 https://padlet.com/brfarrell2/zqglvyk6kue1/wish/335011735 topic sentence: One of Douglass's two positions, slavery is terrible for slaves, Is used to support his position to end slavery
quote 3: “I have seen him whip a woman, causing the blood to run half an hour at the time; and this, too, in the midst of her crying children, pleading for their mother’s release. He seemed to take pleasure in manifesting his fiendish barbarity.”
quote 4: I did not, when a slave, understand the deep meaning of those rude and apparently incoherent songs. I was myself within the circle; so that I neither saw nor heard as those without might see
and hear. They told a tale of woe which was then altogether
beyond my feeble comprehension; they were tones loud, long, and deep; they breathed the prayer and complaint of souls boiling over with the bitterest anguish. Every tone was a testimony against slavery, and a prayer to God for deliverance from chains. The hearing of those wild notes always depressed
my spirit, and filled me with ineffable sadness.]]> 2019-02-25 18:18:36 UTC https://padlet.com/brfarrell2/zqglvyk6kue1/wish/335011735 body paragraph 3(effects of slavery on slave owners) brfarrell2 https://padlet.com/brfarrell2/zqglvyk6kue1/wish/335012934 topic sentence: The second position Douglass uses is, Slavery corrupts slave owners, is used to support his position to end slavery.
quote 5: “But, alas! this kind heart had but a short time to remain such. The fatal poison of irresponsible power was already in her hands, and soon commenced its infernal work. That cheerful eye, under the influence of slavery, soon became red with rage; that voice, made all of sweet accord, changed to one of harsh and horrid discord; and that angelic face gave place to that of a demon.”
quote 6: "He was a cruel man, hardened by a long life of slaveholding. He would at times seem to take
great pleasure in whipping a slave. I have often been
awakened at the dawn of day by the most heart-rending
shrieks of an own aunt of mine, whom he used to tie up to a
joist, and whip upon her naked back till she was literally
covered with blood. No words, no tears, no prayers, from
his gory victim, seemed to move his iron heart from its
bloody purpose. The louder she screamed, the harder he
whipped; and where the blood ran fastest, there he
whipped longest.

]]> 2019-02-25 18:20:40 UTC https://padlet.com/brfarrell2/zqglvyk6kue1/wish/335012934 introduction brfarrell2 https://padlet.com/brfarrell2/zqglvyk6kue1/wish/335013639 hook: 1,161 slaves were executed in America between  1790 and 1850.
background information: The Narrative Life of Frederick Douglass was a book written by Frederick Douglass in 1845. in this book he explained his life story in the arms of slavery before escaping in 1838. Frederick Douglass was an abolitionist and helped gain support in abolishing slavery in America.
thesis statement: Along with the use of figurative language Douglass uses his story to reveal the effects of slavery on slaves and slave owners which supports his position to end slavery. ]]> 2019-02-25 18:21:52 UTC https://padlet.com/brfarrell2/zqglvyk6kue1/wish/335013639 conclusion brfarrell2 https://padlet.com/brfarrell2/zqglvyk6kue1/wish/335014082 topic sentence: Douglass was a major influencer in his and our time today. He helped create equality in America and some could say without Douglass we would still have slavery in today's world. Douglass made an impact in our world today by helping to end slavery.]]> 2019-02-25 18:22:35 UTC https://padlet.com/brfarrell2/zqglvyk6kue1/wish/335014082