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He got whipped almost every week because of his awkwardness.

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Why was Frederick Douglass so happy to be leaving the plantation?

Because he was moving to Baltimore, where he could almost "start over". He was hoping for rewards.


Where was Frederick Douglass enslaved as a child?

Probably not. It would be difficult to say that anyone born into slavery had a good childhood-- even if your master was not so bad, you were still a slave, and had no legal rights. In Douglass's case, he was born on a plantation, and only saw his mother about three times. He was also not allowed to have an education. It was not until he was able to escape from slavery and become educated that he was able to improve his own life, and begin the work of improving the lives of others.


Was Frederick the Great a proponent of flanking movements on offensive?

The Prussians under Frederick the Great were a dominant power in Europe in the 18th century. Frederick the Great was a keen student and general in warfare. He soon came to the realization that various kinds of flanking movements were generally more effective than frontal assaults. Almost all military handbooks and generals in Europe enshrined, in a manner of speaking the value of flanking movements.


Who were five leaders of the abolition movement?

Leaders in the abolitionist movement include: 1.) Frederick Douglass. He was an escaped slave from Maryland who was taught to read and write. He was an excellent orator and essayist. He gave lectures all over the world about the evils of slavery. He was a very prominent abolitionist and his lectures and essays were effective because he used real-life experiences. 2.) William Lloyd Garrison. A white abolitionist, some call him a fanatic because he was almost crazy in his beliefs. 3.) Angelina and Sarah Grimke. Daughters of a southern slave owner. Were considered Traitors because they came from the south and went against what their class thought was correct.


What are examples of logos in the narrative life of Frederick Douglass?

Aristotle conceived of three appeals for existence: ethos, pathos and logos, all of which are prevalent in all forms of writing, entertainment, speech, and generally life itself. Fredrick Douglass used all three appeals in writing his narrative as part of his rhetorical strategy to enlighten the public of both his life and his cause more than one hundred years ago. He specifically uses ethos, or persona, in three ways: to identify himself to the reader, to provide to the credibility of his statement and to evoke a need for change through his writing style. Fredrick Douglass grows from a slave boy to a freed man throughout Narrative of the Life of Fredrick Douglass, an American Slave and he uses this transition and identity to provide an outlet to which the reader can identify. Douglass first produces this with the absence of dates. Slaves were kept "ignorant" as to the facts of the real world, sometimes not even knowing the year of their birth, preventing the knowledge of a captive's true age. A birthday is something with which people can identify, as they are a celebrated part of our culture, especially to youth. Douglass here identifies himself as a human being almost lacking what we may consider a normal childhood simply through the use of dates. These are very important to our culture, counting down the days until your birthday, until Christmas. We identify ourselves by the dates which surround the events of our lives. Part of our identity is formed from dates and this was a privilege he was denied. He is, however, eventually provided a window of opportunity in many to not only learn dates, but gain a general feel for knowledge as well. When the open door of learning that his mistress provided was permanently closed, he says, "it was a new and special revelation, explaining dark and mysterious things, with which my youthful understanding had struggled, but struggled in vain. I now understood what had been to me a most perplexing difficulty-to wit, the white man's power to enslave the black man. It was a grand achievement and I prized it highly. From that moment I understood the pathway from slavery to freedom" (Douglass 78). Douglass was learning and he didn't want to give it up. The reader is able to see how much he valued knowledge and his ironclad will to keep that door open. In doing this, Douglass identifies himself as a growing child, forced down by circumstances beyond his control. He is growing, he is learning, he is maturing, and like a small child who asks question after question, he will not rest until his thirst for knowledge is quelled. As he gains more and more knowledge, his hunger and curiosity grow, and as he is satisfied in this aspect, his hunger for freedom matures. This becomes prevalent in his actions; as one of his Masters, Captain Auld put it, "city life ... had almost ruined me for every good purpose and fitted me for everything which was bad" (Douglass 99). His experience caused him to grow as a person and individual. An old cliché states that knowledge is power; Douglass had learned this first hand and was growing into a person with the courage to fight back and eventually claim his freedom. Throughout the book, Douglass presents himself as a person, forced to overcome incredible barriers to achieve that which many of us take for granted through the stories he tells. He first ensures that the reader can identify with him before going into the innate details of a particular tale, thus ensuring whatever emotion he is trying to evoke. It was also imperative that Douglass demonstrate his growth as a human being so that we would see him as just that, a person, not some animal to be easily dismissed. Because Douglass was so well spoken, and his autobiography so well written, the doubt surfaced in the mind of some audience members as to whether or not he had written the narrative or more to the extreme, whether or not he had actually been a slave. Thus, his credibility was called into question. Douglass effectively resolves this tiff in the beginning of his book with the writings of well-known abolitionists and apparent personal friends William Lloyd Garrison and Wendell Phillips. Garrison goes right to the heart of the matter during the preface when he states that he "attended an anti-slavery convention in Nantucket, at which it was my happiness to become acquainted with Fredrick Douglass, the writer of the following narrative" (Douglass 33). Garrison is a respected, white member of society and his endorsement ensures a sense of truth for the intended reader that may otherwise have been absent in the time of the "popular slave narrative". Phillip, also a white male, also added to the cause for which Douglass writes. "You come from that part of the country where we are told slavery appears with they fairest features. Let us hear, then, what it is at its best estate-gaze on its brightest side, if it has one; and then imagination may task her powers to add dark lines to this picture, as she travels southward to that (for the colored man) Valley of the Shadow of death, where the Mississippi sweeps long" (Douglass 44). Phillips informs the reader that the instances, which are displayed throughout the narrative, are not examples of slavery at its worst, but rather at its best, inviting the reader to imagine the harsh reality that is slavery. These outside voices provide to the story in ways Douglass himself could not. He does, however do something very effective to boost his own credibility. He includes dates. Whenever he personally gained knowledge of specific dates, he includes them in the narrative inviting any skeptic to check the facts. Douglass' tone and general style of writing also add to his message, thereby increasing the effectiveness of rhetorical strategy and of the ethos he is trying to present within the narrative. His language, meaning the large words he uses, lead one to believe he is writing for the perhaps more intelligent upper-middle class. At this time, books were not exactly cheap, though invention of moveable type decreased the price of books and increased their availability; books were considered a luxury. It was necessary for Douglass to establish himself on the same plane as his audience, prove himself an intellectual equal in order to be taken seriously. By establishing himself equal to his audience, he is able to evoke emotion and thereby influence their feelings of a need for change. Douglass also effectively uses tone. He effectively uses word choice and sentence structure to evoke whichever emotion he seeks. The reader is enraged, subdued, upset and yet enthralled throughout the entire narrative. Douglass is truly a master of words because one can almost picture Douglas in a crowded room, giving the speech to abolitionists and supporters alike. He effectively uses rhetorical strategy to give the reader and accurate account of the true evils of slavery. It is generally difficult for me to place myself in that of the intended audience because I grew up in a time much different from that of slavery, but he portrays the picture of slavery so vividly that I feel pity; I honestly feel like I finally understand what he went through.

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What was Frederick douglass's childhood like?

Frederick Douglass childhood was very sad because he was a born slave. He almost never got to see his parents.


What was Douglass's childhood like?

Frederick Douglass childhood was very sad because he was a born slave. He almost never got to see his parents.


What conditions made Frederick Douglass' early life harsh?

Frederick Douglass childhood was hard he was separated from his mother because the slave owners did not want them to grow a bond. The older lady on the plantation took care of him since she was unable to work. He called her grandmother. What is even worse is Fred's first childhood memory was seeing his aunt get tied up and whipped.


Why was Frederick Douglass so happy to be leaving the plantation?

Because he was moving to Baltimore, where he could almost "start over". He was hoping for rewards.


What do white sailed ships mean to Frederick Douglass?

Douglass encounters white-sailed ships moving up the Chesapeake Bay during the spiritual and physical low point of his first months with Covey. The ships appear almost as a vision to Douglass, and he recognizes them as a sign or message about his demoralized state. The ships, traveling northward from port to port, seem to represent freedom from slavery to Douglass. Their white sails, which Douglass associates with angels, also suggest spiritualism-or the freedom that comes with spiritualism.


Vegan whipped cream?

there is vegan whipped cream but i would not advise eating it. it almost tastes like a not salty play-doh


What are three facts about Frederick Douglass?

He was a young boy in the northerns beaten almost killed but then he ran away from all of the drama and he wanted to end slavery as well because he was sick and tired of his family suffering from things so he wrote a novel and published it his self so after people reading his story when he was a child and about slavery aswell then people was agaisnt slavery so soonly the slavery was no longer apart in certain country and now it's a law.


What is whipped topping?

"Whipped Topping", also commonly known as Whipped Cream, is a dessert topping. It is made msotly of egg whites, sugar, and milk. It is almost always white in color, and is whipped to incorporate air so that it becomes light anf fluffy and airy.


How many cups of whipped cream do you get from 1 pint of whipping cream?

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Where was Frederick Douglass enslaved as a child?

Probably not. It would be difficult to say that anyone born into slavery had a good childhood-- even if your master was not so bad, you were still a slave, and had no legal rights. In Douglass's case, he was born on a plantation, and only saw his mother about three times. He was also not allowed to have an education. It was not until he was able to escape from slavery and become educated that he was able to improve his own life, and begin the work of improving the lives of others.


What is Fettisdagsbullar?

It's a smooth bun, made out of wheat. It's served cut in half (almost like a hamburger bun) and filled with whipped cream and marzipan. Another name is Semla.


How can you make whipped cream healthy?

to not add cream or suger to it... .......................................................... Whipped cream is almost entirely fat. So if one considers fat "unhealthy," then it is not possible to "make whipped cream healthy." However, a certain amount of fat is necessary in healthy diets. A number of vitamins are not water soluble and cannot be absorbed into the body without some fat in the diet. Fats are also necessary for other reasons, but because they are very calorie dense, one should not consume large amounts of any fat. Some fats, such as saturated fat from animal products, are more likely to contribute to heart disease; the fat in whipped cream is this type of fat. So one should enjoy whipped cream in small quantities, which is how it is generally used in cooking - as a garnish. Adding sugar to whipped cream makes it sweet and delicious, but adds more calories to a food that is already calorie dense. Again, sweetened whipped cream is a treat that should be enjoyed in small amounts on special occasions.