Language and Composition 2013-2014

This school year has been the most difficult, for my academic area, due to the fact that I was enrolled in my very first Advance Placement class. Earlier this year when I first enrolled in Language and Composition I immediately knew that I had my work cut for me, literately. I was excited because I knew I was actually going to be learning some knew worth wild ways of understanding language more fluently, and I mean this by annotating several pieces of literature in a way that we would have not been able to, had we not taken this class. I do not remember the exact date when Mrs. Day told the class that we were going to have to write 3 essays and complete a 55 multiple choice question test. When we where told this, an unjustifiable expression developed on our faces. Time passed and we were taught the methods of each essay, and how to basically score a close to perfect score on the multiple choice section. I will admit that there were several times when I felt like writing the essays were only going to cripple me, more over helping me, and this is because  my biggest thing was learning how to follow the structure of the essays. When I first walked in Mrs. Day's class, I was more of a free style writer. I found it extremely difficult to follow the structure, but time passed and  more essays were written. I enjoyed my 2013-2014 Language and Composition class, and I feel that it has help increase my vocabulary for the most part and it has also helped me understand the works of literature. I am extremely grateful for this class.

-- Jessyca Ford

This is a white man's world.

1.) Research the history of African-Americans from the period of reconstruction following the civil war through world war ii, paying special attention to segregation ("jim Crow") laws and to the legal gains made by african-american during the forties. would a young BLACK intellectual in the 1950 feel only DISGUST for his world, or would he see cause for hope in the future?

Reconstruction refers to the period following the Civil War of rebuilding the United States. The young black intellectuals in the 1950's, I would say, was disgusted and depressed during the reconstruction of the United States. Young black intelligent citizens felt betrayed and disgusted, knowing that the reconstruction of the United States payed special attention to the Jim Crow law. Of course, the Jim Crow law stated the, (separate but equal) theory. Everyone knows that if something is separate, but equal, then it is obviously not equal, otherwise, why would it have to be separate, if they supposedly share the same qualities. With this being said, I believe that the young intellectuals of the 1950's did feel some disgust for his/her world. Not having the same opportunity as the whites, was a let down for the black young citizens. They're thinking to themselves, "I am just as much as a citizen as the whites." He applies for a job of the same position as the next. He have all the same qualifications as the other, if not better. He leaves the interview, he is told that he will receive an answer before he leaves. The next interviewee goes and get interviewed. He happens to be white. Within two minutes, the interviewer comes out of his office and gives it to the white citizen. Both are citizens of the United States of America, he just happens to be lighter, or should I say whiter. The black interviewee is now crushed, he figures that this is going to happen every single time he tries to apply for a job. Now he thinks to himself, "this is a white mans world." He is now disgusted with the world.