Creative Writing

Term Paper Title	Creative Writing
# of Words	656
# of Pages (250 words per page double spaced)	2.62

Creative Writing

c. 1749

As the ship drew closer to the shore, we were able to, through the cracks of the ship, see the harbor and land! It was the first time seeing land for over 3 months. In the harbor we saw many other ships similar to ours. As we came to a stop in the harbor, men boarded the ship. They separated us and examined us thoroughly. They had us do foolish things like jump up and down and point to the land to show that we understood where we were to end up. The abundance of white man created great anxiety. Many thought that the white men were going to eat us. We were forced back down below the ship where we were to spend the rest of the evening. Eventually our cries of treApidation became so great that the white men sent old slaves to pacify us. They informed us that we were not going to be eaten, but we were to work in their fields and their houses where we would be surrounded with men of our own country and language.
Upon sunrise, we were led off the boat onto dry land, I wanted to drop to my knees and thank Allah for allowing me to survive and once again see land. But the white men had no intention in allowing us to stop and do anything. They rubbed oil all over our faces and bodies and forced us into the merchant's yard where we were placed in cages like animals with no regard to sex or age. Through the cracks in the cage I was able to observe a life that was quite different from that back in Africa. Houses made of bricks that stood 20 feet above the ground. I had never seen such a sight before. Also, men on horseback. I did not understand any of this, I thought they were full of nothing but magical powers. While...

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