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    Perez Mr. Martin American Literature 24 January‚ 2018 One struggle to another The American Dream. This is what African Americans were looking for‚ when migrating in the early to mid 1900’s. The Great Migration‚ was a time period in which over six million African Americans and their families were moving up North. This took place from 1916-1970. During this time an explosion of African American paintings‚ poems and other creative works of art were created. Pieces of work created by African-Americans

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    and “What my will my future hold?” cause people to consider their lives and motivate them to do better. I have often wondered how much control over these answers I actually have. Basically‚ I want to know whether my fate is in my control or is predestined‚ which reveals my concern for my future and what I can do‚ in the present‚ to help make it better. Pondering the future is not an unusual characteristic to have. It is natural to try to figure out what will happen to someone and why. This allows

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    E-journal 2: “Dreams” by: Langston HughesDreams”‚ by Langston Hughes‚ is a short poem that emphasizes the importance of dreams in the broad spectrum of human existence. In the poem‚ the author exposes that without dreams‚ life is nothing. He is able to do this in a manner that is short and to the point‚ and that is a very interesting relationship to examine and analyze. We could say that without dreams‚ reality would not exist as we know it; we would not have cars‚ airplanes‚ boats‚ and many

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    The poem “I‚ too” by Langston Hughes was published in 1926. At the time of the writing‚ America had abolished slavery but the idea of black people in the United State being equal to the white people was quite a bit away. In “I‚ too”‚ Hughes illustrates the concept of an oppressed people pushed off to the side but growing stronger. The tomorrow of the poem is indicative of the time when those people will come out to the light as strong‚ proud and equal to those who act as oppressors. To be more specific

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    Langston Hughes and Leonardo Da Vinci positive aspect of life Devante Gray Professor Cain Composition II 9/17/12 My paper is about Langston Hughes and Leonardo Da Vinci and how they have an effect on their readers and their positive aspects on life. Leonardo Da Vinci was born in 1452 in a town named Vinci in Italy. He was a renaissance painter and he painted realistically‚ he used light and dark colors in his paintings. In his paintings he painted figures without outlining them. He used a

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    What becomes of deferred dreams: “Harlem” In “Harlem‚” by Langston Hughes‚ the speaker wants the reader to consider the dangers of postponing their dreams. Through similes of imagery‚ he emphasizes the importance to consider dreams to be as real as flesh and vital as food. “Harlem” is a free verse poem consisting of eleven lines‚ which are broken into four stanzas. In the first stanza‚ the speaker offers a question‚ “What happens to a dream deferred?” which has infinite many answers. In stanzas

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    Langston Hughes is a key figure in the vision of the American dream. In his writings his African-American perspective gives an accurate vision of what the American dream means to a less fortunate minority. His poetry is very loud and emotional in conveying his idea of the African-American dream. Most of his poetry either states how the black man is being suppressed or is a wish‚ a plea for equality. He does not want the black man to be better than everyone else‚ but just to be treated equal. Able

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    Langston Hughes Poetry Langston Hughes was an American poet and innovator of the art form of jazz poetry. I will analyze and give some insight into the meaning of his poets for the point known as the Harlem Renaissance. “The Nergo Speaks of the River” Speaking for the people of Africa. The "I" of this poem links people of African descent to an ancient and life-giving force‚ the rivers. By asserting that he has "known rivers ancient as the world‚" the writer states the people of African

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    Inspiration From Life Langston Hughes had many influences in his life that is reflected in his work. Every author has a "muse" for his\her writings because he\she is inspired differently by a number of things. Influence and inspiration are relatively the same‚ they both affect a person. How that person is affected is the way he\she perceives and feels about it. Hughes was influenced by several things. One of which was a famous poet named Walt Whitman. Other things that influenced Hughes were racism‚ music

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    However‚ this stiff structure juxtaposes the nostalgic‚ yet sorrowful‚ tone and simplistic diction of the poem. This mixture of forms and expression allow Hughes to effectively communicate his social commentary by conveying his modern ideas in a typical intellectual format. In her article “Langston Hughes’s Transnational Literary Journeys: History‚ Heritage and Identity in ‘The Negro Speaks of Rivers’

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