Tag Archives: Knowledge

Can I just read it myself?

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Crystal Frost

I remember my mom and dad reading to me every night before I went to bed when I was a young child. I had a bed so large (“She’ll grow into it,” they said, eyeing the bargain price) that it … Continue reading →

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Empowering Frederick Douglass: Knowledge

Posted on March 14, 2011 by E.Peterson

The autobiographical tool of knowledge appears and plays a highly influential role in ‘The Life of Frederick Douglass.’  As Smith and Watson state, this tool questions aspects of knowledge such as source, cultural context, different forms (worldly, self, etc.), and … Continue reading →

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The Modest Modernist: Ben Franklin

Posted on February 28, 2011 by E.Peterson

Benjamin Franklin, in his Autobiography, demonstrates a life and way of thinking that greatly contrasts that of his predecessors, the Puritans.  Living against the typical conservative, religiously-devoted norm, he sought out knowledge in his youth and molded himself to be … Continue reading →

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