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    The theme of the story Thank you‚ M’am by Langston Hughes is kindness should be returned It is also the same as Priscilla and the Wimps by Richard Peck the theme is also kindness should be returned. In the text it states‚ “ the boy fell on his back on the sidewalk‚ and his legs flew up.” He tried to steal her purse and got caught automatically she could have called the cops but she was kind enough to take him to her house. The boy rodger was polite and said yes Ma’am to everything she said he could

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    “Let America Be America Again” by Langston Hughes His tone in the poem also contributes to the meaning. His tone seems almost confessional‚ like the poet is talking about his own experience in America. Hughes points out all the flaws in the ideas of equal opportunity and freedom in his poem. Then periodically he speaks to the reader outright with lines such as‚ "O‚ yes‚ I say it plain‚ America never was America to me‚ And yet I swear this oath-- America will be!" Speaking outright to the reader

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    Thank You Ma’am by Langston Hughes tells you about a woman who ends up helping a younger boy after he tries to stealing from her to get a pair of blue suede shoes. Langston Hughes uses revealing action to create the setting‚ description to introduce characters‚ and dialogue to set up a problem. The author uses revealing action to create the setting.In the beginning he wrote “It was about eleven o’clock at night‚ and she was walking alone‚ when a boy ran up to her and tried to snatch her purse.”

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    Homeland Of the Free In the poem “Let American Be America Again” by Langston Hughes‚ the author portrays America as a place where people try to escape their old life of oppression and struggles to this so called “American Dream”. But‚ what they find is “the same old stupid plan of dog eat dog”. Hughes sees that American is being seen as a ideal utopia while he actually views America as a place where there are too many obstacles in the way to achieve the American Dream. The dream is only stood

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    generations. What the American dream has become is a question under constant discussion. What is the American dream? Many authors‚ poets and photographers have tried their hand at depicting their idea or the concept of the American dream. Langston Hughes‚ one of the many distinguished poets in the United States has written a number of poems reflecting the African American way of life and how it coincides with the American Dream. Matthew Warshauer‚ a professor of History at Central Connecticut

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    Hughes’s poetry constitutes a moral project. It demands that we see our world and ourselves differently. Discuss.  Together‚ ‘Crow’s Account of the Battle’ and ‘Wodwo’ by Ted Hughes detail aspects of human nature that Hughes is calling the readers to reflect upon from external viewpoints. Hughes is asking a generation exposed to the horrors of war‚ the destruction caused by the atomic bombs and the Nazi holocaust to consider such pointless destruction and how so much of it is caused by our alienation

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    Langston Hughes‚ an extraordinary figure in the Harlem Renaissance when many African writers and poets emerged (Poquette)‚ shows his style and personal characteristics through his poem “Dream Variations” Written in 1924 when the Back to Africa movement was gaining strength. This poem is used to describe Hughes’ dream‚ which many say may be to return to Africa. During this time‚ African Americans still did not have respect in America and Africa to Hughes was a warm and inviting place. There is

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    and similarities between Emily Dickinson and Langston Hughes poems. To begin with‚ one way they are different is that they express their in various ways. As stated in the text “Success is understand the best by those who never succeed.” Emily makes her point in a statement. Emily is very direct in her message because she is telling us her poem message is a fact. However‚ Langston is indirect with his poem. In Langston Hughes poem states”

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    they endured? Langston Hughes was at the forefront of written expression during Harlem Renaissance. It was a time of a proverbial rebirth. The black community was seeing an in fulmination of the fine arts‚ and with that they had a platform to discuss relevant events in their communities. Langston Hughes rectified the way African Americans were portrayed in literature. Instead of being the token black friend who was less than their white counterpart‚ the black people in Hughes writings were three dimensional

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    Mrs. Lee Sakellarides English part 2 Essay 29 March 2018 Dreams by Langston Hughes Dreams are a wonder to all of us‚ some days we know that they will come true and other days we give up on our dreams. “Dreams” by Langston Hughes describes how you will feel if you let your dreams be set free. The metaphors used in the poem conveys the message by describing how your life is filled with uncertainties but

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