Using specific characters and scenes, explain what you think the movie has to teach us about slavery and the people caught up in it.

Pick ONE of the topics below for the first analytical paper. Based on the topic you choose, you need to find a MINIMUM of THREE critical sources on the topic.With the aid of three or more critical sources, you will write an analytical paper that must be typed, double-spaced, and have a MINIMUM of 1,000 words. I will grade your papers with three criteria in mind:a thoughtful and insightful thesis which responds to the topic questiona sustained and coherent argument supporting that thesiseffective and proper citing of the text(s) to illustrate your pointsThe paper must document its use of critical sources using the MLA method (Links to an external site.) of in-text parenthetical referencing and have a Works Cited page that accurately documents and formats the bibliographical information of your sources.1. How do African American folktales revise standard notions of cheating, stealing, and heroism, if you think they do? Does their reworking undermine moral principles, or does it promote a healthy moral ambiguity and skepticism? Some might argue, for example, that John’s revision of the biblical quotation undermines Christian principles, while others would argue that it reaffirms them. In regards to this story and others, which do you believe to be the case and why?2. Who was Sally Hemings (Links to an external site.), and how does her life affect our understanding of her owner, Thomas Jefferson (Links to an external site.)? Do some research on her and the debate over whether she did or did not have an affair with Jefferson. Although now current scholarship accepts that they did have a sexual relationship and several children together, what did the resistance of some scholars and others to this possibility say about race in contemporary America? Does the fact of their relationship affect how we, as Americans, should view this Founding Father who did so much to define and realize our rights to “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness”?3. Reviled by some and admired by others, Dave Chappelle’s blind black white supremacist skit from the first season of The Chappelle Show has received much critical attention (Links to an external site.). Some praise the skit as a brilliant commentary on race and racism while others question its characterizations and effects on viewers. After watching the skit on your own, evaluate Chappelle’s skit in terms of what you think it says about race and racism in contemporary America, making an argument for or against his satirical approach. 4. Using critics and a close reading of specific scenes, evaluate the movie 12 Years a Slave. How does the movie reinvigorate the debate about the historical significance of slavery in this country? For example, one critic (Links to an external site.) points out that Solomon Northrup’s status as a free black man—before being kidnapped and sold into slavery—gives his character a unique perspective. As a slave who knows what it is to be free, Northrup’s character allows the viewer to go inside the institution of slavery with a new understanding of its workings and effects on both masters and slaves. Using specific characters and scenes, explain what you think the movie has to teach us about slavery and the people caught up in it. 5. In his New Yorker review, “Tarrantino Unchained,” (Links to an external site.) Jelani Cobb argues that Quentin Tarrantino’s Django Unchained asks the movie audience to “suspend [its] conscience” in regards to the history of slavery. To support his thesis, Cobb cites the comedic characterization of the devoted house slave Stephen (Samuel L. Jackson) as a “deeply disturbing” example of film’s insensitivity to the topic of slavery and African American history. Where do you come down on the debate about Tarrantino’s spaghetti Western depiction of slavery? Using Cobb and other critics who are for and against the movie, argue whether or not the film, in the words of Spike Lee, “disrespects the ancestors.” (Links to an external site.)