In the Poem Cross by Langston Hughes‚ he shows how mixed races encounter hardships. One major hardship that mixed races encounter is identity problems. Langston demonstrates how not embracing a specific ethnicity causes him to show spitefulness toward his “white old man” and his Caucasian heritage. Langston also shows how identifying with his “Black old mother” and his African American heritage can cause bitterness because he did not know his true identity. At the end of Cross Langston struggles
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The jaguar by ted Hughes In stanza 1‚ an image of distorted nature commences. The opening line ‘the apes yawn and adore their fleas in the sun’ presents an oxymoron that evokes a sense of both boredom and decay for the reader. The aural imagery and onomatopoeia of ‘the parrots shriek’ is complemented by two similes ‘as if they were on fire’ and ‘strut like cheap tarts’ to add visual imagery‚ parrots that are acting desperately and unnaturally for attention and food In stanza 2‚ the empty cage
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In the poem “Ballard of the Landlord”‚ Hughes uses the literary device tone. At the beginning of the poem‚ the character’s tone was calm and a little bit sarcastic while trying to tell his landlord his home needed to be fixed up. He says‚ “when you come up yourself / It’s a wonder you don’t fall down” (7-8). The tone of this is being sarcastic but he is not being aggressive; he is just trying to get his point across to his landlord. After the landlord says he still has to pay the rent money‚ he then
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to Birmingham” are both similar because they have the same theme‚ which is being different. In “Making Sarah Cry‚” the theme is being different because Sarah is being treated differently just because she is slow. In “The Watsons Go to Birmingham‚” the Watsons are treated differently because of their skin color. Although they have the same theme‚ they both show the theme differently by the character actions. In “Making Sarah Cry‚” Sarah stands up for her bully. In “The Watsons Go to Birmingham‚” they
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Reading Those Winter Sundays by Robert Hayden‚ I cannot help but feel the poet now grown and becoming a parent himself‚ is reflecting. The poem does not talk of the authors present‚ but I can imagine that some life event has caused this revisiting of the past. The tone leaves one with a sense of regret‚ a longing to return to childhood‚ to revisit the unappreciated moments. The author seems to speak almost in a narrative‚ as if almost confessing to anyone who will listen. Thinking back to the
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The speaker in the poem‚ “Those Winter Sundays”‚ by Robert Hayden‚ reveals both his loving and regretful feelings about his father by using symbolization‚ diction‚ and a regretful‚ “if only” tone‚ which are all reflected by the “angry home”. Hayden uses symbolization to convey the child’s feelings for the father. The speaker would “rise and dress‚/ fearing the chronic angers of that house.” The reader can imagine a child nervously getting out of bed to see his or her father. The bed is a symbol
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In their song “Sunday Bloody Sunday”‚ U2‚ a rock and roll band from Dublin‚ reflect on the tragedy that occurred one Sunday in Derry‚ Northern Ireland. Although several events in Irish history have been termed ‘Bloody Sunday‚’ Bono sings about the events in Ireland/Northern Ireland in the late 20th century. During this time‚ the Catholic people of Northern Ireland wanted Northern Ireland to reunite with the Republic of Ireland while the Protestant people wanted to remain apart of the United Kingdom
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Birmingham vs. Sit Ins The Birmingham and Sit inś are two of the most important events in the civil rights movement. They are very similar to each other because they both used children to protest. The Sit ins were started by four college students who wanted to make a stand. In Birmingham the protestors were made up almost entirely of school children. They also both fought economic battles. Sit ins would prevent a restaurant or store from making any income. Birmingham made an economic impact by protesting
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Reisz’s Saturday Night and Sunday Morning‚ the classic story of an angry young man‚ heralded a new kind of cinema for British audiences. Saturday Night and Sunday Morning is a classic social realist film of the British New Wave. Made in 1960‚ it was groundbreaking in both its portrayal of the industrial nightmare of working class factory life‚ and its unrepentant‚ cocky anti-hero Arthur Seaton. The British New Wave and La Nouvelle Vague Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960) was Karel Reisz’s
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Children’s liturgy – The Most Holy Trinity (Year C) – Sunday 26 May 2013 Preparation of the worship space Colour: Green Props: Display a picture of the Trinity or three symbols of the Trinity to remind everyone of this special relationship. Coloured pens and pencils. Song suggestions: Father‚ we adore you (164‚ Celebration Hymnal for Everyone) Welcome: Today we hear about how Jesus will send the Holy Spirit to be with the disciples once Jesus has died and returned to heaven. Let’s find
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