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    <title>Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Written by Himself Group at eNotes</title>
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    <description>The latest discussion, including questions and answers, from the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Written by Himself Group at eNotes.</description>
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        <title><![CDATA[There seems to be several issues at play in this question.  The first...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[There seems to be several issues at play in this question.  The first would be how White society attempted to justify their treatment of slaves.  This might be a good point to analyze how Douglass analyzes the issue of Christianity.  On one hand, it seems like there are true Christians in the work that seem to coexist with Christians who lack a true sense of faith in their constant support of slavery.  The second issue in the question is...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:36:29 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[How does the explanations of the whites not justify their actions?...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[How does the explanations of the whites not justify their actions? Douglass's efforts to show the evils of slavery?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:49:20 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[There are so many instances of mental and physical abuse at the hands of...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[There are so many instances of mental and physical abuse at the hands of slave owners in Douglass' book. Frederick was separated from his mother when he was born, but she sometimes walked 12 miles at night from the plantation where she worked in order to see him. One can only imagine what lengths a mother would go to in order to see her son that was taken from her, and the mental anguish this would cause. 
Douglass' aunt is also beat by the...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:21:57 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Douglass' depiction of the life of the slave is filled with examples of...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Douglass' depiction of the life of the slave is filled with examples of emotional and physical cruelty.  The events in chapter 4, for example, that show the complete disregard for the life of the slave is fairly powerful evidence of the physical torment suffered.  The negation of human rights is evident, to the point that even life, itself, is taken from the slave.  In chapter 3, the description of the fruit that hangs in the slaveowner's...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:09:01 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[How did Frederick Douglass and the slaves suffer mental and physical...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[How did Frederick Douglass and the slaves suffer mental and physical abuse in Frederick Douglass' book?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:48:11 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[how was frederick douglass treated by his aunt? how can i use examples?...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[how was frederick douglass treated by his aunt? how can i use examples? and how was treated by his mother?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:38:35 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[how can i explain the cruelties of slavery, how they were abuse, how...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[how can i explain the cruelties of slavery, how they were abuse, how they suffered physical abuse in frederick douglass book?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:19:02 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The Masters treated their slaves with such tryanny, that many of them...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The Masters treated their slaves with such tryanny, that many of them died.  However, their legacy lives today in the lives of everyone, especially in the book by Frederick Douglass.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:51:15 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[what could be good thesis statement or topic sentence?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[what could be good thesis statement or topic sentence?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:57:52 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[what are frederick douglass violent struggles against slavery]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[what are frederick douglass violent struggles against slavery]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 8 Nov 2009 13:41:55 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Reading and writing allow a person to write what they would enjoy in a...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/narrative-life/q-and-a/f-douglass-narrative-life-why-would-learning-read-108599</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Reading and writing allow a person to write what they would enjoy in a life and they can fantasize about all they would like.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:12:26 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In addtion to my agreeing with egraham 17, Learning to read and write...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In addtion to my agreeing with egraham 17, Learning to read and write causes a person to become more articulate about the experiences that heor she encounters, and when one person becomes more articulate, his or her mind becomes open to new possibilities of existence outside the circles in which he/she was raised in, and when new possibilities enter a persons mind, naturally the person will want to experience more, and have more freedom to...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:52:13 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[And I will respond to the first. Reading and writing opens an entire...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[And I will respond to the first. Reading and writing opens an entire world of knowledge to us. This world is one in which we are entirely in control. If I cannot read or write, I must depend on others for my information and knowledge. That means that others will control my opinions, because they control what information I can receive. Similarly, if I cannot write, I cannot communicate my thoughts effectively. Also, if others write for me, they...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:08:07 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[You're really asking two very different questions here, so I'm not...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[You're really asking two very different questions here, so I'm not really going to have space to answer both...
I'm going to choose your second question.
I believe that a self-professed Christian society could tolerate/support slavery because there is nothing in Christianity that explicitly forbids hierarchy.  Yes, Christ is said to have died for all.  Yes, we are called to love our neighbor.  But nothing says that we are all equal.
Think...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:30:44 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Why would learning to read and write cause one to desire freedom?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Why would learning to read and write cause one to desire freedom?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:53:40 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Douglass' statement strive to support the abolitionist message of his...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Douglass' statement strive to support the abolitionist message of his narrative in its conceptualization of slavery as a moral problem.  In making slavery an institution that is rooted in the "the pride, power, and avarice of man," Douglass transforms a highly political and sectionalist issue into a very moral one, and an issue that is predicated upon the firmament of human dignity.  This helps to make slavery perceived as a moral evil, one...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:19:04 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Frederick Douglass states that he had "penetrated the secret of all...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Frederick Douglass states that he had "penetrated the secret of all slavery and oppression" which is "the pride,the power and the avarice of man."]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:59:51 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[One of the principle elements of the relationship of power in Douglass'...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[One of the principle elements of the relationship of power in Douglass' work is predicated upon the denial of freedom.  Douglass portrays slavery as an institution which can only exist when there is a complete eradication of freedom on the part of the master over the slave.  This helps to explain the foundational premise behind slave codes, the harsh treatment of slaves, and the denial of literacy to slaves.  It reflects a power...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Could someone explain more about the power relations between the slave...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Could someone explain more about the power relations between the slave and his master in The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass?
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        <title><![CDATA[There are several powerful themes that emerge from Frederick Douglass'...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[There are several powerful themes that emerge from Frederick Douglass' narrative.  One such idea is the notion of change and how a young American social and political order will respond to it.  Douglass' work is quite transformative in that it demands to be heard, and that American political and social thought must recognize and adapt to such change.  The voice that emerges out of Douglass' work is not one that is apologetic or acquiescent...]]></description>
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