Essay - This is a Paper that Presents an Intellectual Biography of...

This is a paper that presents an intellectual biography of William Edward DuBois. The writer takes the reader on an exploratory journey that details the life of Dubois *****d his contributions to society and the field of social work. There were five sources used ***** complete this paper.

INTRODUCTION

***** the nation's inception the movement to better underst***** ***** sciences has been a driving force behind many of the changes that have taken place. Social sciences provide a found*****tional groundwork for the discovery of why human behavior is what it is and how members ***** mankind interact with each other. Understanding this is one of the most important comp*****nts of understanding ***** nature and it can open ***** door to guiding society in positive ***** constructive decisions for the future. In addition ***** the understanding ***** how people interact social work and ***** ***** provide clues to ***** workings *****in targeted populations. This underst*****ing can assist in the move toward world peace and cohesive living. History has provided the world with many prominent names in the field of social work and social science. One of ***** most influential and forward thinkers in the field of social ***** is W.E.B. *****.

One biographer wrote about the famed social work expert;" Few *****tellectuals have done more to shape the twentieth century than W.E.B. Du Bo*****(*****Bois Biography (http://clickit.go2net.com/search?)." Dubois's ***** was filled with movements and activities geared ***** changing the plight of many ***** including the ***** of the African Americans. Dubois left his mark on the ***** through his ***** as an intellectual ***** his application of that intellect to the field of social work(DuBois ***** (http://clickit.go2net.com/search?).He had the ability to move thous*****ds of people to take action and change the way things happen. He was someone who held an elite point of view when it came to philosophy. He became so emotionally involved in his beliefs and ***** frustration ***** he renounced is American c*****izenship ***** died in exile but during h***** life he ********** mountains to bring an understanding of human nature ***** the humans who lived it(DuBois Biography (http://clickit.go2net.com/search?).

WHO WAS HE?

Dubois ***** born three short years after the act of slavery was declared illegal ***** the thirteenth amendment. While he did not live as a sl*****ve he was born close enough to the end of the practice that he was a front row witness to t***** lingering r*****cism and attitudes that were still in *****. As a sm*****ll child his family was several generations removed from actual bondage but he did have an opportunity ***** grow up listening to stories ***** were h*****ed down ***** what it was like to be owned by another human *****ing(DuBois Biography (http://clickit.go2net.com/search?).

***** a small ***** Dubois was shielded for the most part from the ugly *****s ***** racism. He grew ***** in a town that had very few black families and as a small child his teachers considered him a favorite. He was extremely intelligent and ***** teachers appreciated his