“Theme for English B”‚ the writer (Langston Hughes) is assigned to write a page about himself. The instructor wanted him to do this because he thought whatever the student chose to write about would be the true self of that student. Hughes writes ‘Well‚ I like to eat‚ sleep‚ drink‚ and be in love. I like to work‚ read‚ learn and understand life. I’d like a pipe for a Christmas present‚ or records- Bessie‚ bop‚ or Bach.’ (Hughes‚ 2036). This list consist of normal everyday things that people appreciate
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Theme For English B The physical structure of this poem has been altered from the original layout in the text. The instructor said‚ Go home and write a page tonight. And let that page come out of you - Then it will be true. 1.I wonder if it’s that simple? I am twenty-two‚ colored‚ born in Winston-Salem. 3.I went to school there‚ then Durham‚ then here to this college on the hill above Harlem. I am the only colored student in the class. The
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and my son will write and will know writing. And my son will make numbers‚ and these things will make us free because he will know- he will know and through him we will know.”’ This quote shows that kino wants to achieve his goal and to become superior to the spanish settlers. He knows he can do this if they have enough knowledge. Another quote that shows education is on page 27‚ “Kino saw himself and Juana squatting by the little fire in the brush hut while Coyotito read from a great book.” This
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Mary Flannery O ’connor wrote two short stories entitled "Good Country People" and "Revelation". O ’conner displays similarities between the characters and the differences in the role they play at the end of their stories. Inside the two short stories are four characters‚ Joy and Manly Pointer from "Good country people" and Mary Grace and Mrs. Turpin from "Revelation". Consider the similarities between Joy and Mary Grace‚ the nineteen-year-old teenager with sever acne problems. O ’conner describes
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Section B The Right Passenger by Waqar Ahmed The Right passengers is a short story by the American writer Waqar Ahmed‚ which was published in 2008. The story tells us about a night in Nadeem Riaz’ life. Nadeem Riaz is a taxi driver in New York City. Nadeem is driving around Manhattan looking for passengers then he eventually picks up a couple‚ a brown-skinned man and a Caucasian girl‚ both around their twenties. The couple had two stops‚ one for each of them‚ and they were both intoxicated
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The Swedish people are very conscious of their lifestyle; they do not like to be too showy‚ they love to share and they live in moderation. Swedes are very conscious of how they live affects people around them‚ as well as the environment. A concept Swedes live by is Logom‚ which means “just enough”. Swedish Homes Most Swedes live in towns and cities and have small families. Their homes are spacious and bright and are insulated well to keep them warm in the winter. Due to the fact that Sweden
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the poem "Theme for English B"‚ by Langston Hughes‚ Hughes talks about the African American struggle for equality. This is a common subject for Hughes. In many of his poems he speaks about blacks and the injustices that they face. Another common subject for Hughes is the town‚ Harlem‚ which is also mentioned in "Theme for English B."<br><br>The poem starts off with an instructor giving his students a paper to write‚ the instructor says to the student‚ "let that page come out of you-Then‚ it will be
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doesn’t let him choose what the kid wants to do growing up . In the novel Go tell it on the mountain by James Baldwin‚ James kind of talks about how his relationship was growing up as a kid with his father In go tell it on the mountain James writes about the things he saw in his father growing up as a kid. What James went through as a kid some kids are going through it right now and seeing the kind of person their fathers really is with them growing up. Also some times the father of the kids
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Rasmus Bruhn 06-03-2012 English – B htx112-ENG/B-25082011 HTX Sønderborg 1.x SUMMARY; PUMPING UP THE BRAIN A broadcast from CBS televised a video clip from The Early Show. The show was about how exercise helps the brain perform better and may have crucial implications for kids. The host‚ Dr. Debbye Turner-Bell‚ provides many striking examples proving the importance of exercise: A high school in Illinois substantiated the importance of exercise with empirical test’s‚ which showed how students
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Extended Essay – English B Title: American Society Should Take Responsibility for its Troubled Teenagers Research question: Regarding Green Day’s twelve-minute-long music video “Jesus of Suburbia” as well as its lyrics‚ how have the problems of American society led to the problems of American teenagers? Candidate Name: He‚ Jing Candidate Number: 001458-039 School Name: Shanghai Pinghe Bilingual School School Code: 001458 Word count: 3672 Abstract: I’m concerned about
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