Ellis Island‚ established in January 1st‚ 1892 opened as three large ships wait to land. 700 immigrants passed through Ellis Island that day‚ and nearly 450‚000 followed over the course of that first year. Ellis Island located in Upper New York Bay‚ was the hope for over 12 million immigrants‚ making the Ellis Island as the country’s busiest immigrant station from 1892 until 1954. Workers tested immigrants in the Great Hall shown in the picture to see if the foreigners were eligible to work in
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Two Poems from Revising America: Comparison and Contrasting Essay Recently‚ my class read “I‚ Too” by Langston Hughes and “Dreams” by Nikki Giovanni. “I‚ Too” differs and is similar to “Dreams” in many ways. These two poems are written by two different authors. The subject of the poems is the same. The mood is similar and there is also a similarity between the styles in the poems. These two poems have many similarities and few differences. In both poems‚ the speakers reveal their feelings of inequality
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build-up of a storm. They both describe the storms in first person and from the victims’ point of view. Both groups also hide indoors; taking shelter from the storm. They both include descriptions of the wind and sea very often‚ showing their roles of high destruction to the land. They are both written in first verse. “The Storm” is based in America and “Storm on the Island” is set on a small island in Britain. A main difference in these two poems are the people who are targeted: the victims of the
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Jason Sanchez September 14‚ 2015 Thesis Statement: Both parents in each poem foreshadowed their lives on their child to improve their children’s outtake on life. By doing so they’re being a good role model and showing their child great leadership. In the Poem‚ “Langston Hughs/Mother to Son(1926)‚ Langston Hughs composed the structure of "Mother to Son" as a discussion between a mother and her child. The mother starts by explaining to her child how hard her life has been ‚ by stating‚ "Life for
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hard to master” (1)‚ and repeats it several more times throughout the poem. She speaks in a casual and easy to understand tone‚ despite its perplexing verse form (known as the villanelle). The speaker starts with the loss of ordinary‚ everyday things and gradually moves to the bigger things‚ such as the loss of her significant other. While the speaker claims that losing is something she has long since mastered‚ by the end of the poem‚ we can see that losing her sweetheart did affect her‚ regardless of
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The theme of this poem by Krista Wheeler is it is never too late to change and turn your life around. The poem is about a student that is currently making poor choices when it comes to his academic success. The speaker is explaining to the child that what they are doing is wrong and that there is still time to change and make things better. Firstly‚ the poem states “work‚ work so that you will one day become glad”‚ this passage shows that if the child does not give up and continues to work hard he
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The Century Quilt Analysis Waniek’s "The Century Quilt" not only illustrates the importance that her Meema’s quilt had in her life but also represents her family‚ specifically her grandmother. Through many literary devices such as vivid imagery‚ symbolism‚ and structure‚ the author is able to create not only a reminiscent tone‚ but also depict how Waniek is hopeful for the future. The poem’s structure is a vital part when creating the complex meanings of the quilt. In the first Stanza‚ the writer’s
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South‚ the turn of the century saw blacks reestablishing their identity in America. On the other hand‚ Cullen is marveling about why a God who is good could be so cruel to give a black poet the ability to “sing” in a world that ignores them. In this poem Cullen has
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mostly known for being a feminist poet is the author of “Barbie Doll”. The title of this poem‚ “Barbie doll” make us think about a “perfect” girl toy that every child owns‚ but slowly we realize that this is not what the author means. In the first stanza‚ Piercy starts by saying “This girl child was born as usual”‚ which lets us understand that she was a normal girl just like anybody else. Other than that‚ the first stanza has a lot to do with symbols‚ the dolls‚ the stove‚ the iron‚ the lipstick‚ they
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My First Time Perming My Hair Jeff Seung Wan Kim We think of embarrassment as the laughter we endure at our expense‚ but in reality‚ embarrassment is the egg from which we hatch.. As was the case when I permed my hair for the first time. I was in grade eight‚ and let me tell you‚ it was not a good experience. After I looked at my new hair style‚ I realized that not everyone looks good with permed hair‚ and that‚ only people who have a special face structure can look luxurious with a perm
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