In S.E. Hilton’s short story “The outsiders” is about a boy named Ponyboy Curtis life in Tulsa‚ Oklahoma. Ponyboy lives with his two older brothers‚ Darrel and Sodapop. His parents died when he was younger from a wreck. Throughout the book‚ the author talked about the towns two rival gangs‚ the Greasers and the Socs. The Greasers are the lower class white people who are considered hoods or juvenile delinquents by society and the Socs are the higher class white people who are the rich kids from the
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In the poem “Dreams”‚ langston Hughes uses imagery to convey that life would be useless without dreams. First of all‚ Hughes uses metaphor in the first stanza to show how life would be meaningless without dreams. The narrator states that “Life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly” (3-4). The metaphor that was used in this sentence‚ means that there is no point of the bird if it doesn’t have wings because the purpose of the is to fly. Then‚ the author compares life with a broken-winged bird that
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Langston Hughes’s‚ “Early Autumn‚” is an example of something that can happen in everyday life. The conflict in this story shows how one decision can result in a time of sadness. I believe the author uses the end of fall and the beginning of winter to show just how cold and empty the relationship is between the characters. It could represent that there was nothing to say‚ in the story it seemed like she was happier to see him than he was or maybe he was in shock. “The leaves fell slowly from the
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The poem “Mother to Son” by Langston Hughes is written in the voice of a mother giving advice to her son. In it‚ she compares her life to a rough and hard-to-navigate stairway that his not been “no crystal stair‚” but she encourages him to keep going anyway (2‚ 20). Hughes gives her a very down-to-earth vocabulary to reinforce that she has had to work her way through life without the benefits of higher education‚ ease of profession‚ or even much help. Phrases like “Well‚ son‚ I’ll tell you‚” and
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In this essay I will not only “inventory” my college readiness experience but I will also attempt to critique my own life skills as to assess my ability to excel in the college experience. Looking into the “Habits of Mind”‚ I understand you asked me to elaborate on one however two stand out. I would like to take the opportunity to expound on two. The first being metacognition‚ I am a conscious thinker. I consciously reflect on my past experiences personal and professional to determine my future
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Fulbright Scholars Where was it‚ in the Strand? A display Of news items‚ in photographs. For some reason I noticed it. A picture of that year’s intake Of Fulbright Scholars. Just arriving Or arrived. Or some of them. Were you among them? I studied it. Not too minutely‚ wondering Which of them I might meet. I remember that thought. Not Your face. No doubt I scanned particularly The girls. Maybe I noticed you. Maybe I weighed you up‚ feeling unlikely. Noted your long hair‚ loose waves
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Farrah Almedi‚ Annie Johnson‚ and Ernesto all have one thing in common. They have all gone through things that motivate them to take on difficult missions. Farrah had to move to Pakistan‚ with a prosthetic leg. Annie Johnson had to overcome racism‚ and being a single mother with two children. Ernesto‚ Moved to America from Mexico not knowing any English. What motivates you to take on missions? Everyone has things that they need to improve or overcome‚ One of the things that Farrah had to overcome
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Dreams: Langston Hughes Langston Hughes was born on February 1‚ 1902 in Joplin‚ Missouri. Hughes was probably the most well-known literary force during the Harlem Renaissance. He was one of the first known black artists to stress a need for his generations to embrace the black jazz culture of the 1920s‚ as well as the cultural roots in Africa and not so distant memory of enslavement in the United States. In November 1924‚ Hughes finished his book of poetry‚ subsequently he wrote his second novel
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thoughts of peace and not of evil‚ to give you a future and a hope.” How reassuring is it to know that God gives us hope; it is something that he places in our body when creating us. Langston Hughes says it perfectly‚ “Hold fast to dreams‚ for if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird‚ that cannot fly.” Hughes shows dreams as something special in our minds that‚ if eradicated‚ we will not be able to survive. If we did eradicate
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Langston Hughes was a popular poet who had a great effect on the American Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. In the poem‚ “Life is Fine” the narrators struggles with the decision of either staying alive or commiting suicide. Langston Hughes use of uplifting colloquialism and tragic-sounding imagery in the poem‚ “Life is Fine” demonstrates how with careful wording an incredibly serious topic of depression‚ can be changed into something that sounds positive and happy‚ which is
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