I think that the most helpful in class poit that was mentionis is "who gives a damn." often on my papers the teacher leaves a comment along the lines of "why is this important" and i feel that as long as after i make a point i answer the question of "who gives a damn" i will avoid the "why is this important" quote.
I think that now when i write papers after i make a point i will back that point up with a, who gives a damn, mind set. This should keep my papers clear and more entertaining, afterall i am the one writing the paper, whicvh means i should b giving my point of view after my claims.
Thursday, February 28, 2008
in class blog
I think that the most helpful in class poit that was mentionis is "who gives a damn." often on my papers the teacher leaves a comment along the lines of "why is this important" and i feel that as long as after i make a point i answer the question of "who gives a damn" i will avoid the "why is this important" quote.
I think that now when i write papers after i make a point i will back that point up with a, who gives a damn, mind set. This should keep my papers clear and more entertaining, afterall i am the one writing the paper, whicvh means i should b giving my point of view after my claims.
I think that now when i write papers after i make a point i will back that point up with a, who gives a damn, mind set. This should keep my papers clear and more entertaining, afterall i am the one writing the paper, whicvh means i should b giving my point of view after my claims.
Thursday, February 21, 2008
in class
Is free labor ever not profitable?
--that’s a brain buster, of course free labor profits ALWAYS for somebody but thr fact is that the slavetrade was so profitable because it was mass free labor. In a communist society theire is no such thing as free labor, so all labor in theory, should profit everybody equally.
Does money block human empathy? I think this is a good question to research. What other things hinder human empathy?
--I will do some investigating but for sure money and love hinder human empathy the most. People steel girlfriends and steal money.
Is free labor ever not profitable?
--good point, guess not. But i never said it wasn;t profitable, i said it wasnt popular towards the end because so many people became aware of the atrocities of the slave trade.
What other things in history have been made unpopularized and then abolished…happens to fashion all the time.
--women were not able to vote, blacks were slaves, white men were constantly the president of
the united states, all pure facts at one time, now the tables are turning.
Have there been more instances in history where people seem to choose money over empathy since history repeats itself.
--hell yes, and if it isn't direct money than it is inderectly (nazis). White people held down other groups for practically ever. The romans killed eachother in wars for money and land...it always happens.
--that’s a brain buster, of course free labor profits ALWAYS for somebody but thr fact is that the slavetrade was so profitable because it was mass free labor. In a communist society theire is no such thing as free labor, so all labor in theory, should profit everybody equally.
Does money block human empathy? I think this is a good question to research. What other things hinder human empathy?
--I will do some investigating but for sure money and love hinder human empathy the most. People steel girlfriends and steal money.
Is free labor ever not profitable?
--good point, guess not. But i never said it wasn;t profitable, i said it wasnt popular towards the end because so many people became aware of the atrocities of the slave trade.
What other things in history have been made unpopularized and then abolished…happens to fashion all the time.
--women were not able to vote, blacks were slaves, white men were constantly the president of
the united states, all pure facts at one time, now the tables are turning.
Have there been more instances in history where people seem to choose money over empathy since history repeats itself.
--hell yes, and if it isn't direct money than it is inderectly (nazis). White people held down other groups for practically ever. The romans killed eachother in wars for money and land...it always happens.
Monday, February 18, 2008
Bury the Chains: Pages 324-354, 265-366
Slavery was still going on in the Caribbeans. We now also see the uses of whips and other horrible devices disappear. Also women are now fighting even harder for their rights. John Smiths followers were also cooking up a rebellion of their own. It was now that they killed many slaves, for this John Smith got blamed, he was imprisoned, and eventually died of TB.
Use of new grueling machines, for example, the treadmill, were now being put into use. These are torture machines that harmed people. The use of such machines had over time made it to England. It was now 1828 and Clarkson, now 63, died after hearing of these cruel tortures (Pg. 332).
After a long time of trying to pass the emancipation bil it was finally passed by both houses of parliament in 1833 (Pg. 347). In 1834 the ex-slaves were told to become "apprentices" which would be a time they would work for free for 6 years and then be free. Finally on August 1, 1838 when nearly 800,000 black men and women were freed.
It seems in the end that human empathy took over and their would be no more room for a slave trade in the world.
Use of new grueling machines, for example, the treadmill, were now being put into use. These are torture machines that harmed people. The use of such machines had over time made it to England. It was now 1828 and Clarkson, now 63, died after hearing of these cruel tortures (Pg. 332).
After a long time of trying to pass the emancipation bil it was finally passed by both houses of parliament in 1833 (Pg. 347). In 1834 the ex-slaves were told to become "apprentices" which would be a time they would work for free for 6 years and then be free. Finally on August 1, 1838 when nearly 800,000 black men and women were freed.
It seems in the end that human empathy took over and their would be no more room for a slave trade in the world.
Bury the Chains:Chapter 21
Chapter 21 of Bury the Chains starts off with a Duel between the Prime Minister and George Tierney. 2 exchanges of bullets flew by and missed one another, it was at this point the duel was ended an "valiant tie." This upset Wilberforce alot because not only did Pitt have a duel but he did so on a Sunday which upset Wilberforce. This is interesting because it ties in very well with what the first critic in the critic reviews had to say. The critic called Hochschild out for being very anti-Christianity and Hochschild's use of "also that he had done so on a Sunday" (Pg. 299).
The dawn of the nineteenth century bought the british abolitionist movement to a slowed pace. With the killing of white men all around them due to slave uprisings people began to feel less bad for the entrapped blacks.
The abolitionist movement picked up another strong hand in James Stephens. Stephens was a very intellectual smart person who knew how to talk to parliament so that his point would be made the most clearly and intellectually. Stephens eventually pushed forth the Foreign Slave Trade Act that would basically cut off 2/3 off all slavery in Britain. This act sailed through the house of Commons with surprising ease (Pg. 303).
After vigorous amounts of work put forth by Clarkson, again. It was now in early 1807 that the bull aboloshing the entire slave trade was signed and passed. Even King George III signed the bill. But to more than half a million slaves in the British Caribbean they were all still expurgated.
The dawn of the nineteenth century bought the british abolitionist movement to a slowed pace. With the killing of white men all around them due to slave uprisings people began to feel less bad for the entrapped blacks.
The abolitionist movement picked up another strong hand in James Stephens. Stephens was a very intellectual smart person who knew how to talk to parliament so that his point would be made the most clearly and intellectually. Stephens eventually pushed forth the Foreign Slave Trade Act that would basically cut off 2/3 off all slavery in Britain. This act sailed through the house of Commons with surprising ease (Pg. 303).
After vigorous amounts of work put forth by Clarkson, again. It was now in early 1807 that the bull aboloshing the entire slave trade was signed and passed. Even King George III signed the bill. But to more than half a million slaves in the British Caribbean they were all still expurgated.
Critics Reviews...
The critic reviews of Hochschilds piece are interesting reviews. The first review seems to be written by a Christian fanatic who felt Hochschild was some anti-Jesus loving fanatic. I see where he gets these claims from, After all Hochschild gives much praise to the Quakers, but to mock Hochschild because he was hard on Newton? I agree with what Greg has said in his critic review, we both seem to think Newton is a scum that only protested because he was done with the slave trade and radicalization seemed to be a cool thing to do. As far as the other critic reviews go i feel they are all basically correct with no gleering points. I agree with what danielle said that radicalism is the new liberalism and that these almost "hippies" were doing more than just using a bumper sticker.
Bury the Chains: Chapter 18
In chapter 18 of Bury the Chains, Adam Hochschild starts off with talks about the abolitionist movement, and the effect it is having over the western world in the 1790's. In France revolutionaries removed all visible evidence of the old regime. In an even more gruesome fight, St. Domingue, a French colony, saw the largest and bloodies slave revolt the world had ever seen (Pg. 256). News of such atrocities sent waves of horror through Europe because for the first time we see white people being killed by the hundreds and th0usands.
When word of St. Domingue hit London stock prices fell and panic struck the slave holders of London. One way that the uprising in St. Domingue differed from other revolts is because almost all the mulatto's - people born half slave/ half free French men, were treated as second class citizens. In 1789 the declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen was passed which freed mulatto's but did not give any more rights to the slaves. I do not understand how this was able to happen, the freed mulatto's were all children of slaves and they let their parents stay under brutality of the slave owners....this saddens me.
On August 29, 1793 slavery was ended in St. Domingue. On February 4th, 1794 French became the first country to free all slaves in their capital. This was one of the biggest and most overlooked radical acts of the French revolution.
This left England in an interesting position. They were sending their royal army to places such as St. Domingue, were the slaves have caused much damage in a revolt. Even George Washington, and Thomas Jefferson, both slave holders, sent money and help to the Whites fighting their slaves.
The main Slave captain was Toussaint L' Ouverture and he led an enraged slave forces. Toussaint trained his troops and hired his officers shrewdly (Pg. 270). Toussaint eventually forced British forces out of St. Domingue but the British new this upheaval would stir up the black community everywhere.
When word of St. Domingue hit London stock prices fell and panic struck the slave holders of London. One way that the uprising in St. Domingue differed from other revolts is because almost all the mulatto's - people born half slave/ half free French men, were treated as second class citizens. In 1789 the declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen was passed which freed mulatto's but did not give any more rights to the slaves. I do not understand how this was able to happen, the freed mulatto's were all children of slaves and they let their parents stay under brutality of the slave owners....this saddens me.
On August 29, 1793 slavery was ended in St. Domingue. On February 4th, 1794 French became the first country to free all slaves in their capital. This was one of the biggest and most overlooked radical acts of the French revolution.
This left England in an interesting position. They were sending their royal army to places such as St. Domingue, were the slaves have caused much damage in a revolt. Even George Washington, and Thomas Jefferson, both slave holders, sent money and help to the Whites fighting their slaves.
The main Slave captain was Toussaint L' Ouverture and he led an enraged slave forces. Toussaint trained his troops and hired his officers shrewdly (Pg. 270). Toussaint eventually forced British forces out of St. Domingue but the British new this upheaval would stir up the black community everywhere.
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Leads Paragaph.
Announcement.
A Marxist government is more likely to be less prone to enact slavery. A primary abettor to the slave trade was capitalism and the money that exchanged hands. The slave trade was built on the fundamentals of inequality and oppression. The rich white people held the poor black people against their will as if they were pets of sorts. In a Marxist government the money is spread out evenly and the fundamentals of the government is equality which means a slave trade would not fit in the socialist economy.
A Marxist government is more likely to be less prone to enact slavery. A primary abettor to the slave trade was capitalism and the money that exchanged hands. The slave trade was built on the fundamentals of inequality and oppression. The rich white people held the poor black people against their will as if they were pets of sorts. In a Marxist government the money is spread out evenly and the fundamentals of the government is equality which means a slave trade would not fit in the socialist economy.
Bury the Chains: Chapter 15
The British anti-slavery movement was astonishing. It moved swiftly covering a country in less than one year's time. Equiano's book became a best seller and people were refusing to eat slave grown sugar .
An apparent question seems to be what effect did the industrial revolution of a country have on the countries take on slavery. Also did the geography of Britain effect the abolitionist movement. The road systems in England helped the mail service out greatly. England also had the fastest mail service in the world, letters could be received overnight. This made talk fast, and word traveled quick.
England also had free speech in newspapers and books. This meant that people could say what they want and little white lies grew into big white fables. Also with censorships people are constrained...Britain allowed for all writings to be published.
England also had debate clubs and coffee shops. This allowed for quick word of mouth communication and quick exchanges of information.
Also, a main contribution to the abolitionist movement was press gangs. Press gangs were allowed to take people and send them to war. With this in mind the Britain's felt enslaved themselves.
An apparent question seems to be what effect did the industrial revolution of a country have on the countries take on slavery. Also did the geography of Britain effect the abolitionist movement. The road systems in England helped the mail service out greatly. England also had the fastest mail service in the world, letters could be received overnight. This made talk fast, and word traveled quick.
England also had free speech in newspapers and books. This meant that people could say what they want and little white lies grew into big white fables. Also with censorships people are constrained...Britain allowed for all writings to be published.
England also had debate clubs and coffee shops. This allowed for quick word of mouth communication and quick exchanges of information.
Also, a main contribution to the abolitionist movement was press gangs. Press gangs were allowed to take people and send them to war. With this in mind the Britain's felt enslaved themselves.
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Rhetorical Essay Question
My Question would be taken from page 156 of Bury the Chains. The claim is that iconic images have such great power because they allow us to see what previously we could barely imagine. I find this quote rite on point, it seems that we live in a world in which we see so much graphic and propaganda that without a visible proof of something we just don;t believe I.E ghosts, aliens and Bigfoot. The fact that people did not pay attention until the "Noah's Arc" diagram was put out just proves that we are a species who need actual proof. That even continues into our court systems today and has led to such famous problems like "If the glove don't fit, the case you must acquit."
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Bury the Chains: Pages 167-174, 192-198
Equiano writes a book. That can basically summarize the first 8 pages of the chapter, Equiano writes a book, captivating, motivating and encouraging. Basically, Equiano wrote a book and it reached a wide audience, his book came out during the strongest efforts of the abolition movement. The Parliament was already heated on the topic, the Queen has received letters to abolish slavery and now Equiano put out this book that captivated hearts. Finally people got to see what it was like from a slaves perspective. The book sold many copies and was widely read.
The Sugar boycott seems to be what the second half of our reading is about. The sugar boycott was when whites protested against eating sugar and sugar saw their sales spike downward. The white people boycotted sugar because of information seen in pamphlets and other such propaganda. But the truly amazing part is that never before have we seen such a boycott, even women were boycotting sugar. It is as if women felt even more pity for the black slaves because they to have been subjugated against. Women have forever been subordinate to men throughout history and this is the womens turn to stand up and help out another's cause.
The Sugar boycott seems to be what the second half of our reading is about. The sugar boycott was when whites protested against eating sugar and sugar saw their sales spike downward. The white people boycotted sugar because of information seen in pamphlets and other such propaganda. But the truly amazing part is that never before have we seen such a boycott, even women were boycotting sugar. It is as if women felt even more pity for the black slaves because they to have been subjugated against. Women have forever been subordinate to men throughout history and this is the womens turn to stand up and help out another's cause.
Bury the Chains: Chapter 11
In 1789 Wilberforce introduced an abolition bill in a session of parliament. While talks were going down in parliament Hawkesbury was president of the committee on trade and plantations. Hawkesbury was not a very good man, he was in fact a slave trader who had a slave ship named in his honor (Hochschild 153).
Clarkson once again took charge in organizing abolition witnesses. He produced Ramsay, Falconbridge and many others. While looking for witnesses Clarkson sometimes found people unwilling to contend. Clarkson said often the seamen became embarrassed or frightened when giving information about the slave ships. Clarkson also made a diagram of a slave ship and it almost looked something out of Noah's ark. These Pamphlets worked wonders. Hochschild brought up the point that graphic images have such power because they allow us to see what previously we couldn't imagine (hochschild 156). I find this quote very interesting, and true. Often when making a case people use visual stimulation and now that people have actually seen the horrors of the slave ships they understand the abolitionist movement.
James Phillips came along and he brought poetry to the abolitionist movement. He wrote with heart and passion something putting the feelings of blacks into poetry.
To fight the abolitionist movement a musical play titled The Benevolent Planterscame out and it was about to black slaves "freed" from the grips of Africa and now are in love in their new home. This is horrible. The shit people will tell themselves just to feel better about themselves is rediculous, we need to start manning up to our actions...nike...cough...cough.
In this chapter we also see Ramsay literally "choke" under pressure and hit the sack. It was a big hit to the abolitionist movement, but the show must go on.
Meanwhile in Paris the people have revolted against Louis the XVI and are fighting for a democratic government. I wonder if this too can be linked to what the abolitionists are doing, and if the feeling of democracy and freedom is starting to spread.
Clarkson once again took charge in organizing abolition witnesses. He produced Ramsay, Falconbridge and many others. While looking for witnesses Clarkson sometimes found people unwilling to contend. Clarkson said often the seamen became embarrassed or frightened when giving information about the slave ships. Clarkson also made a diagram of a slave ship and it almost looked something out of Noah's ark. These Pamphlets worked wonders. Hochschild brought up the point that graphic images have such power because they allow us to see what previously we couldn't imagine (hochschild 156). I find this quote very interesting, and true. Often when making a case people use visual stimulation and now that people have actually seen the horrors of the slave ships they understand the abolitionist movement.
James Phillips came along and he brought poetry to the abolitionist movement. He wrote with heart and passion something putting the feelings of blacks into poetry.
To fight the abolitionist movement a musical play titled The Benevolent Planterscame out and it was about to black slaves "freed" from the grips of Africa and now are in love in their new home. This is horrible. The shit people will tell themselves just to feel better about themselves is rediculous, we need to start manning up to our actions...nike...cough...cough.
In this chapter we also see Ramsay literally "choke" under pressure and hit the sack. It was a big hit to the abolitionist movement, but the show must go on.
Meanwhile in Paris the people have revolted against Louis the XVI and are fighting for a democratic government. I wonder if this too can be linked to what the abolitionists are doing, and if the feeling of democracy and freedom is starting to spread.
Monday, February 4, 2008
Bury the Chains: Chapter 9
Clarkson and Wilberforce team up and fight parliament. Clarkson and WIlberforce seemed to be the necessary team in stopping the slave trade. Wilberforce was the insider and Clarkson was the antagonist, together they "rallied the troops" and formed a major movement. Books, paintings and newspaper articles all came out fighting the crude world of slavery. They knew that stopping England was not enough, they soon started to pour out pamphlets and anti-slavery propaganda all throughout the U.S.
As the Chapter progresses we get up to Johnb Newton, a once prominent man in the slave trade is now against it and telling his stories of horror. This is my problem with the slave trade, people who opposed it, only opposed it, once it was of no more use to them. Newton was all for the slave trade while he was banking off of it, Lincoln was all for the slave trade while he had hundreds doing all his work. Newton said it was bad once he retired, Lincoln condemned it once he was dead...it's just bullshit.
Quobano Ottobah Cugoano was a African male who was kidnapped at age 13 for the slave trade. Cuguano, now older, wrote a book and brought up a reason away from the biblical sense and more towards the ethics. He said it is simply not ethical to take a slave. With more and more antislavery debates a proclomation was passed to fine people who traded human beings.
As the Chapter progresses we get up to Johnb Newton, a once prominent man in the slave trade is now against it and telling his stories of horror. This is my problem with the slave trade, people who opposed it, only opposed it, once it was of no more use to them. Newton was all for the slave trade while he was banking off of it, Lincoln was all for the slave trade while he had hundreds doing all his work. Newton said it was bad once he retired, Lincoln condemned it once he was dead...it's just bullshit.
Quobano Ottobah Cugoano was a African male who was kidnapped at age 13 for the slave trade. Cuguano, now older, wrote a book and brought up a reason away from the biblical sense and more towards the ethics. He said it is simply not ethical to take a slave. With more and more antislavery debates a proclomation was passed to fine people who traded human beings.
Bury the Chains: Chapter 8
Once again in Chapter 8 we see the Quakers offering help to the slave cause. "How large a system they planned to take on, yet in how small a space this whole drama seemed to be taking place" (Hochschild 108). I really found this quote intriguing, it is not a little area as Hochschild puts it, rather they are a battle in a war where every fight counts.
Clarkson was fighting the slave trade movement and seemed to think the best way was baby steps, he felt to cut out the rotts straight from the bottom would be too big of a step, he first needed to change minds open eyes.
Clarkson soon set out to find witnesses to help him abolish the slave trade. He was looking for witnesses willing to testify in front of parliament..this was a grueling and dangerous deed. Clarkson teemed up with Ramsey to help the slave cause, Ramsey was a pastor who saw first hand what had been happening to these slaves...Ramsey's fellow countrymen looked at him as a traitor for helping the slave cause.
Clarkson felt the slave trade dehumanized the sailors as well as the slaves, but the profit it brought in seemed to be too big for one man to tackle.
Later on Clarkson met up with Thomar Cooper and Thomas Welker, both notorious slave trade activists also. Cooper and Welker sent in a letter to parliament and some weeks later it contained ten thousand signatures of people against slavery, that means 1 out of every 5 people were anti slavery...a movement was underway.
Clarkson was fighting the slave trade movement and seemed to think the best way was baby steps, he felt to cut out the rotts straight from the bottom would be too big of a step, he first needed to change minds open eyes.
Clarkson soon set out to find witnesses to help him abolish the slave trade. He was looking for witnesses willing to testify in front of parliament..this was a grueling and dangerous deed. Clarkson teemed up with Ramsey to help the slave cause, Ramsey was a pastor who saw first hand what had been happening to these slaves...Ramsey's fellow countrymen looked at him as a traitor for helping the slave cause.
Clarkson felt the slave trade dehumanized the sailors as well as the slaves, but the profit it brought in seemed to be too big for one man to tackle.
Later on Clarkson met up with Thomar Cooper and Thomas Welker, both notorious slave trade activists also. Cooper and Welker sent in a letter to parliament and some weeks later it contained ten thousand signatures of people against slavery, that means 1 out of every 5 people were anti slavery...a movement was underway.
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