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    narrative essay of George Orwell (shooting An Elephant) and Salvation of Langston Hughes‚ dealing with their life story and experience show the set of qualities that make each author distinctive. However‚ the authors used a particular way to narrate their story making them alive. So this particular way used by each of them let make a critical comparison and contrast analysis related to each author personality. Langston Hughes toward Salvation used an ironic tone to narrate his story. Some expressions

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    For example‚ Hughes’ poem‚ "I‚ Too" from the Norton Anthology of American Literature‚ is told from a first person point of view‚ possibly from Hughes’ as the speaker. It tells of the racism that many black people encounter but it’s message is shown as optimistic. He says‚ "I am the darker brother‚/ They send to me to eat in the kitchen

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    "Doorknobs" Langston Hughes is considered by many readers to be the most significant black poet of the twentieth century. Except for a few examples‚ all his poems are about social injustice in America. The somber tone of his writing often reflected his mood. Race relations were present in almost his whole career‚ following him from his first poem to his last. The poem "Doorknobs" was written in 1961 after his subpoena to appear before Senator McCarthy for subversive activities. Although many

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    Discrimination was the largest problem for the longest time. The fact that america was the land of the "free" but‚ most of us owned slaves.Then after the slaves were freed they were then held to a lower stand point for being black. I mean the definition of discrimination is treatment or consideration of‚ or making a distinction in favor of or against‚ a person or thing based on the group‚ class‚ or category to which that person or thing is perceived to belong to rather than on individual merit. We

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    Langston Hughes’s poem "Dream Deferred" is basically about what happens to dreams when they are put on hold. Hughes probably intended for the poem to focus on the dreams of African-Americans in particular because he originally entitled the poem "Harlem‚" which is the capital of African American life in the United States; however‚ it is just as easy to read the poem as being about dreams in general and what happens when people postpone making them come true. Ultimately‚ Hughes uses a carefully

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    advertisements marked the apogee of this metropolitan city‚ which has a mixture of all cultures and racism became invisible. It thus attracted many African American from the south. Langston Hughes‚ hailed from south state of Missouri‚ finding refuge in Harlem and later became a writer and a poet. In his poem ‘ The Weary Blues’‚ Hughes delineated his beloved Harlem through music and movement. Comparing with small and overt Dublin‚ New York city is seven times larger‚ people could easily live discreetly‚ such

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    Have you ever done something that you got in trouble for? Many people in life have gotten into trouble for something they did. In a story written by Langston Hughes called “Thank You Ma’am” a boy named Roger did something that got him into trouble and it showed a lesson that you should always think before you say or do something because your actions have consequences. Even if you get in trouble you can still learn from your mistakes. My first reason that actions have consequences is that the

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    Hughes‚ Dunbar‚ Angelou‚ and Nye used their respective poems to try and celebrate the richness of diversity that can be found in self-expression. The poems collectively relate to the Grad at Grad subgoal by unapologetically endorsing it. Inspired by the poets being victimized by bias and prejudice firsthand‚ the poems each utilized these experiences by touching on the psychological effects of discrimination and recommending that love can the only viable solution to combat this problem. Once people

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    allow them for to bear child. Throughout the movie‚ the characters are constantly singing to an overlapping tune or a new song‚ but there is some narration to keep the audience aware‚ the singing tells the story itself‚ and the background music‚ when the characters are simply talking‚ creates the mood. The narration keeps the viewers informed on the events. The introduction of the characters gives a background of their stories. For example‚ when he narrates‚ “…and then there was a hungry little girl

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    Harlem Renaissance Works Langston Hughes was an African-American writer in the 1920’s. He was best known for his stories in the Harlem Renaissance about the Black Culture. Hughes emphasized the theme that “Black is Beautiful.” In Hughes’ short story‚ “Why‚ You Reckon‚” he writes through the main character‚ the narrator‚ a poor‚ ’hongry’ Black. Hughes uses character and scene description‚ symbolism‚ themes‚ and dialogue to set his story up and make it more interesting and historical to the reader

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