Blog post 2

One of the essential components of becoming a slave is the brutal beatings delivered to ensure the authority of the slave owners over the slave. The elimination of essential familial ties is also part of the process of creating a slave. The elimination of public and private life, and the formation of a secretive existence are also part of the slave-making process.  Douglass describes this process because he  wants to emphisize the fact that he was born a human being like every other man, but because of the instution of slavery he is made into something "less than" a human being. Furthermore, Douglass wants his readers to understand that any person in similar circumstances would experience a similar outcome.

Blog Post 1 kg

My name is kelly i am a male student at the university of redlands, i have recently started my junior year and am striving for a degree in environmental science. i am from salt lake city utah and i LOVE to ski, bike, hike and camp. The purpose of this blog is to provide a service for the students to write and post our feelings and thoughts about our book readings. and as a way to share with the class how we feel. this blog is for my english 233 class, which is an afro-american literature class. this also happens to be the first blog that i have set up and will keep updated, i guess you learn something new everyday.

Introduction

The purpose of this blog is to improve our analysis of, and response to, the readings in ENG 233: African American Literature. Communication, in all its forms, is central to the human experience. Blogging should provide the class with opportunities to practice and improve their ability to communicate clearly and concisely about complicated and sensitive topics prior to in-class discussions. My personal goals regarding this blog are to improve and extend my online writing abilities.
I am a senior at the University of Redlands, majoring in English and minoring in mathematics. I grew up on the Chumash Reservation near Cal Lu, though my family is actually from the Rosebud Reservation on Pine Ridge in South Dakota. I have spent the last seven years working as a professional journalist, (mostly in the arena of sports) though I am currently pursuing a dual teaching credential with the intention of switching careers.