sept 9, 2009

Frederick Douglas was an amazing man. Really, who would be thinking about learning when they're held against the will as a slave in a foreign nation. I would be thinking of when I'm going to get out of here or when it'll be all over! The fact that he could progress his knowledge in a time of tension is very impressive and invigorating. In my History class, we've talked about civilizations and why some like the tribes in Mexico couldn't advance as fast as say the English, or Spanish. The answer to this is tension. Since the tribes in Mexico (such as the Aztecs) were close together geographically, they always lived fighting or defending what was theirs. This on going process slowed their technological advance, unlike other nations that had oceans or mountain ranges to separate each other (therefore they had the luxury of advancing their knowledge). So, back to the point, Frederick Douglas was in an abusive and potentially deadly situation, but he still somehow managed to pursue knowledge and succeed. The story is just very impressive to me and was the one that stuck from all the rest such as Tanya's story or the momma's language (which i can connect with because of my friend from the Black Country) story.