Q2 STUDY GUIDE LA Claude McKay (Tropics in New York) From rural Jamaican to world traveler The 11th child of peasant farmers Born and raised in Jamaica Moved in 1912 to the US to attend college Published two volumes of verse in Jamaican dialect He moved to New York in 1914 By the early 1920’s he had emerged as one of the first inspirational voices of the Harlem Renaissance. Traveled widely as a poet‚ novelist and journalist. Langston Hughes (Theme for English B) Spokesman for common people Born
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Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza – Gloria E. Anzaldúa In describing a state-of-being in the notorious lands in-between – a space often described as suitable for only the stigmatized (Goffman 1963)‚ the wandering gender-immigrant (Lorber 1994)‚ and the political excommunicated‚ that banished dissident-‚ Gloria Anzaldúa is doing a lot of work. For example‚ by noting that separation from traditional places of origins (whether by choice or by force) does not mean having to detach from that which
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"A Las Flores de Heidelberg" (To the flowers of Heidelberg) Jose Rizal April 22‚ 1886 Go to my native land‚ go‚ foreign flowers. Sown by the traveler on his way. And there‚ beneath its azure sky. Where all mu affections lie; There from the weary pilgrim say‚ What faith is his in that land of ours! Go there and tell how when the dawn‚ Her early light diffusing‚ Your petals first flung open wide; His steps beside chill Neckar drawn‚ You see him silent by your side‚ Upon its Spring perennial musing
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15 Minutes of Fame Andy Warhol‚ in February 1968‚ showed his first exhibition at the Moderna Museet gallery in Stockholm. The quote “In The future everybody will be world famous for fifteen minutes‚” appeared in the exhibition catalogue. This quote is known as one of Warhol’s most famous quotations. The quote soon became tiresome because at every interview Warhol was asked about it‚ but in the end his quote became quite true. Warhol stated that “In the future everyone will be famous for fifteen
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“Everyone will be famous for 15 minutes.” – Andy Warhol Andy Warhol’s 15 minutes of fame has lasted for 25 years. He created different art forms fromhand drawing‚ painting‚ printmaking‚ photography‚ silk screening‚ sculpture‚ film‚ and music. According to http://www.art.com/gallery/id--a76/andy-warhol-posters.htm ‘he produced more than art-he was essentially his own brand’. He was an artist from America who was well known for being an important part of the starting of a visual art movement
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It was enlightening to see the field of dancing and entertaining from the male and female perspective. Overall‚ both genders work hard in their profession‚ but in different aspects. I found it fascinating that in the documentary “La Bare‚” one of the dancer’s points out that “male entertainers work harder than the female entertainers. All the females have to worry about is having nice titties and they are good to look at.” I disagree with his statement. Though the males put a lot more “stage antics”
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Fire has a long history of forcing changes in the United States and around the world. On November 21‚ 1980‚ the MGM Grand Casino and Hotel in Las Vegas had a fire that resulted in the death of eight-five individuals. According to the incident report from the fire‚ it was started by an ungrounded electrical circuit in a section of the main level of the casino called “The Deli”. It was discovered that the heat caused by the ungrounded wire heated enough to ignite the surrounding area. The fuel source
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times the student doesn’t even know math is incorporated into the story. The children’s book 10 minutes till Bedtime by Peggy Rathmann‚ is a about a little boy and his adventure in getting to bed with the help of some pet hamsters. The hamsters help count down the time as the young boy cleans up his toy‚ gets dressed in his pajamas‚ brushes his teeth‚ and reads a bedtime story all in the ten minutes has before his bedtime. This book has little words to read and mainly consists of pictures gearing
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Who Is Justin De La Rosa? I am Justin D Delarosa‚ I’m a 6’3‚ Mexican American‚ with a little Native American. I enjoy being with friends and making jokes. Some may say that i’m not special‚ but I would like to say that I am. I’d like to say that i’m a natural cook. Since I began cooking in 2009‚ I would usually make good food‚ though I made a few mishaps‚ there would usually always be good meals and desserts. Such as; Mexican food‚ cakes‚ cookies‚ lasagna‚ and many other dishes. While growing
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LAS 432 Midterm review March 2014 Hi everyone‚ I thought I would just offer some guidelines for study for the essay portion of the midterm exam. Remember that you will have 3 hours to complete the exam. You may use your notes‚ articles‚ etc.‚ but you need to have familiarity with the material before you start or you may run out of time. Remember also that you can only enter the test one time‚ so you can’t go away and start again...be prepared...these are possible essay questions…familiarize yourself
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