Educating African Americans Essays - African-American Literature

Educating African Americans Essays - African-American Literature Educating African Americans Educating African Americans University of Phoenix ENG/496 ANGELA MULLENNIX July 9, 2015 A Decade of Reconstruction is one of my favorite pieces in the Literature of Reconstruction to the New Negro Renaissance chapter. With life as many African Americans knew if there life had changed for the better, but it was sad to read that many stayed and worked for the same people that owned them. Under new institutions such as sharecropping and the convict-lease system, most African Americans, especially those living in the states of the former confederacy, continued to work on farms, often in service to the same people who had once owned them (The Norton Anthology of African American literature Volume 1, pg.509) The positives is that the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments were subsequently created to help improve the conditions of the African American community in America. The 13th Amendment (1865) outlawed slavery the 14th Amendment (1868) provided equal protection to African Americans under the law, and the15th Amendment (1870) granted suffrage to black men. (The Norton Anthology of African American literature Volume 1, pg.509) Another piece was Literacy as Liberation. The most interesting to part to know was there were African Americans at the time that published textbooks of Greek grammar and interpretations of the literature. They were William Sanders Scarborough and Anna Julia Cooper. People like them found that education in literature was essential for the African American community to grow. During this time African American began to create Biographies about other important African Americans in their history. Some of these titles include Life and Public Service of Martin R. Delany (1868) by Francis L Rollin, and Fredrick Douglas (1899) by Charles Chesnutt. (The Norton Anthology of African American literature Volume 1, pg.516) These biographies played a part in not only letting the African American community know about their history, but also to show Anglo-Americans that blacks have played a major role in shaping America. I have learned that many literary geniuses have come from the African American community even is salve infested times. Something that I think I can grow fond of but also be proud of. The fact that education played a large role in the literature excellence of the African American Community means that I should take my scholastic goals seriously, because the freedom to do so was not always the case. Gates, H. (2014). Literature of the Reconstruction to the New Nero Renaissance 1865-1919. In The Norton anthology of African American literature (3rd ed., Vol. 1, p. 509). New York, New York: W.W. Norton & Company. Gates, H. (2014). Literature of the Reconstruction to the New Nero Renaissance 1865-1919. In The Norton anthology of African American literature (3rd ed., Vol. 1, p. 516). New York, New York: W.W. Norton & Company.

Linking Verbs and Action Verbs

Linking Verbs and Action Verbs Linking Verbs and Action Verbs Linking Verbs and Action Verbs By Mark Nichol Verbs are divided into two functional categories: copular verbs and action verbs. This post discusses their differences. Copular, or linking, verbs, which express a situation or a state rather than an action or a process (and thus are among the class of verbs called stative verbs), consist of several types of verbs. The basic ones are forms of the verb phrase â€Å"to be†: am, are, be, being, is, was, were, and been. However, become, get, grow, turn, and similar terms, and their tense forms (for example, became and â€Å"will become†), also perform this function, as do those in two other small groups. First, there are the words such as appears and seems, and second, there are what are called the sensory verbs, referring to impressions based on the five senses: feels, looks, smells, sounds, and tastes. (These, of course, also have their tense forms, such as appeared and â€Å"will feel.†) The default for use of copular verbs is that each clause has only one, as in â€Å"I am here, and you are there.† Some languages allow a zero copula omission of a copular verb but in American English, this is an informal usage recommended only in colloquial dialogue, as when one character drops the copular verb when asking another character something such as â€Å"Where you going?† The double copula (for example, â€Å"What it is, is a disaster†) is also common in casual speech but is also discouraged in most writing; such constructions are organized that way for emphasis, but in formal prose, the sentiment is easily expressed more concisely: â€Å"It is a disaster.† A variation of the copular verb is the copular prepositional verb, which includes a verb and a preposition, as in â€Å"feels like† and â€Å"gets into.† Action verbs, by contrast, are the ones that actually describe an accomplishment, achievement, or activity. Accomplishment verbs describe the result of an effort, as in â€Å"He solved the problem just in time.† Achievement verbs describe an instantaneous action, as in â€Å"I saw the dog.† (Although one can continue to see a dog, the initial occurrence the transition from not seeing the dog to seeing it takes place in an instant.) An activity can be definite in duration (â€Å"I walked while I waited for him to get ready†) or indefinite (â€Å"I walked along the road.†) One significant difference in sentence constructions that feature a copular verb and those that include an action verb is the part of speech that might follow the verb. If an action verb is modified, the modifier is an adverb (â€Å"She sifted carefully through the pile of documents†), while a copular verb is followed by an adjective (â€Å"I was careful as I sifted through the pile of documents†). Want to improve your English in five minutes a day? Get a subscription and start receiving our writing tips and exercises daily! Keep learning! Browse the Grammar 101 category, check our popular posts, or choose a related post below:7 English Grammar Rules You Should KnowList of 50 Great Word Games for Kids and AdultsPeople vs. Persons