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    issues both Audre Lorde‚ author of “Sister Outsider‚” and Alike‚ the protagonist from the movie Pariah address issues regarding sexual discrimination and racism. Both of these women are black‚ lesbian‚ females who operate as every other person but are seen as different due to their sexual orientation. Lorde expresses herself as being classified by others as deviant‚ inferior‚ or just plain wrong because she is lesbian (Pg. 114). Alike‚ as well as Lorde‚ endured the same dehumanizing language used against

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    In “Hanging Fire” by Audre Lorde‚ the speaker‚ a fourteen-year-old girl‚ is growing up and struggling with her looks‚ feelings‚ and her future‚ with little guidance from her mother‚ but she is hoping to make it to the next day. Showing how although we will have our tough times‚ we will get through them with time. Audre Lorde created this free verse poem to emphasize that growing up‚ there are so many random themes because life is so random‚ and growing up there will be a lot going on. Throughout

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    Fourth of July is a holiday celebrated by many but is it really a celebration for all? “The Fourth of July” by Audre Lorde is about a trip her family had taken to Washington‚ D.C. to celebrate her sister and her graduation. Soon the trip turns into disappointment as she realizes the harsh truth of racism and humiliation. What her parents have been avoiding by not telling her the whole truth she learns during her week in Washington‚ D.C. Learning these things all at once makes her question why her

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    Audre Lorde’s piece “The Uses of Anger” is written in direct reference to the racism colored women face‚ specifically black women. Her main argument is that black women are angry about the ample ways they are mistreated and ignored and how black women should use that fuel of anger to stand together‚ act‚ and create change in our society. This piece was written in 1981‚ a period of time where new policies were placed to make African American women with children dependent on public assistance‚ furthermore

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    In my observations and thoughts of reading the “The Fourth of July” by Audre Lorde‚ I found the reading to be quite empowering. The author walked me through a memory of her childhood that impacted her life quite greatly. As a result‚ I felt that the author was experiencing acts of racism when encountering Non African Americans. I found it quite interesting that the author used all her rage in order to create something positive and meaningful. I can connect to the author because I had a similar experience

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    In the poem “Hanging Fire” by Audre Lorde she displays identity and coming of age vividly through a fourteen year old. This teenager is rapidly searching for an identity within the consent and affection of others with an incredible fear of not making it. She is silently begging for the attention of her mother. No one is soothing the sensations that are consuming her‚ “what if I die before morning and momma’s in the bedroom with the door closed”. With no direction to kindle the motivation that is

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    Tatiana Maalouli 999028421 ENGB04 TUT0002 Tuesday‚ September 23rd Audre Lorde Hanging Fire: Anxiety of a Teenager The dominant emotion in the poem Hanging Fire by Audre Lorde is anxiety. This is the poem about the uncertainty of a girl in her maturity‚ who longs for adult guidance. The author uses several examples of imagery in the poem‚ but the most notable of them is the repetition – anxious repetition. The narrator in the poem is the fourteen-year old girl‚ who is worried about many

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    While analyzing the reading of Age‚ Race‚ Class‚ and Sex‚ some major key points that stood out to me was the different ways Audre Lorde broke down the topics. She discussed how the younger generation views the older generation as contemptible. Due to this they do not find the need to know about the history and memories that lies in their communities. Lorde uses herself as an example of how she is part of the group that would be considered inferior or deviant. She is a Black lesbian mother of two

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    Sometimes you don’t realize the truth about the other side of the world that people don’t talk about. Langston Hughes “As I Grew Older” and Audre Lorde “Who Said It Was Simple” most powerfully use figurative language to persuade others to fight against the injustice of sexism and discrimination. Poetry matters because it could express how people really feel about injustice. Poetry allows them to open up and show how they feel towards the problems in the world. It makes people realize that they need

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    In the reading‚ Age‚ Race‚ Class‚ and Sex: Women Redefining Difference by Audre Lorde‚ she begins by explaining how newer generations are just repeat and relearning things from the past because we either don’t access this knowledge from our elders or because we are unable to listen. The example she gives is every time we need to go to the store we remake the wheel to go to the store. In this specific idea it points out how our society is in bad conditions because if we can’t learn from our elders

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