Claude Cahun: Boy & Girl Together For this discussion I found an interest in the gender bending “self-portraiture” of Claude Cahun. An added interest I later found about Cahun and her work came after googling her name; I found some articles about feminism in art that not only speak about Cahun and her feminist work‚ but also about Cindy Sherman’s art as well (Imagine that to my surprise). Cahun was one of first the 20th century (female) artists to dress herself up in an array of gender
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Marshall Graper Mrs. DiPaolo-Smit ENG 2D1 May 21st‚ 2013 Literary Analysis of Sunrise over Fallujah The novel Sunrise Over Fallujah by Walter Dean Myers is a historical fiction novel that retells the memories of Robin Perry’s experience in Iraqi civil war. He was in a civil affairs unit‚ which is dedicated to protecting by standers in the war. Robin encounters various setbacks that try to slow down the progress of his unit such as the death of his close friend Jonsey. Walter Dean Myers portrayed
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I decided to write about Claude Debussy because I believe he was an extraordinary composer and his works really influenced the 20th century. Claude Debussy was born on August 22‚ 1862‚ in France. Debussy‚ showed a significant interested in piano since he was a kid. This passion about piano‚ opened the door for a new path regarding music‚ that changed his life in a very good and beneficial way. Although‚ he did not come from a rich family‚ Debussy became a very honorable person. His journey in the
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The Harlem Renaissance was a nucleus movement between the end of World War I and the middle of the 1930s. Claude McKay was a seminal figure in the Harlem renaissance. McKay was a Jamaican poet‚ novelist‚ and journalist. McKay was born on September 15‚ 1889 in Sunny Ville Claredon Parish‚ Jamaica. Youngest of eleven McKay was sent to live with his oldest brother‚ a schoolteacher‚ to receive a better education. At the age of ten McKay began to write poetry and was also an avid reader. McKay then moved
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over the past hundred years. Immigrants were treated fairly before but are now seen as poor‚ weak‚ and desperate for work. The poem “America” by Claude McKay and the song “Immigrants” from the Hamilton Mixtape both display the difficult times of living in America and how the immigrants choose to stay despite these difficulties. In the poem “America”‚ Claude McKay describes his love and appreciation for his new country despite the difficulties he faces. For example‚ McKay includes in his poem “I stand
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Sunrise Over Fallujah Last Year Popular author Walter Dean Meyers published his newly book titled Sunrise Over Fallujah‚ His final book in the anticipated war series. This is the best war book he has ever written. Since he was in Vietnam‚ and he has relatives that have fought in the war against terrorism. So he has major experience in the war factor‚ knowing what could possibly be going on. Sunrise Over Fallujah is about a teenage boy from Harlem‚ New York. His name is Robin‚ and he joined
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Analysis of ‘America’ by Claude McKay ‘America’ by Claude McKay is an interesting poem that brings out its theme by using metaphors and personification. The diction used in the poem is also eye catching; communicating more than what meets the eye. Generally‚ the poem takes readers through strong emotions of attachment and hate‚ while at the same time magnifying the issues in the society. This poem can be considered a standard sonnet‚ which is made up of a couplet and three quatrains that have been
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Langston Hughes and Claude McKay were popular poets during the Harlem Renaissance period around 1919 to 1933. The two poets share similar viewpoints and poetic achievements making them alike but also different in many ways. The Poets literature flourished during the early twentieth century with much racial tension between blacks and whites. Their poetry expressed the emotions of blacks living in America in poems such as Hughes’s “I Too” and McKay’s “America.” “I Too” is about the separation of
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African-American melodic and literate culture thriving mainly in the Harlem neighborhoods of New York City. Quite often people could hear the music from their homes. During this time‚ one of the most significant writers was a Jamaican-American man named Claude McKay. McKay wrote three novels‚ two autobiographical books‚ a collection of short stories and many verses that are still appreciated today with people who are intrigued by black history and the Harlem Renaissance. The main focus of McKay’s poems
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Sunrise Over Fallujah is about the war in Iraq. It is a story about the Civil Affairs Unit. Not many books are based on this unit in the military because it is not the unit that people think of while looking for a military based novel. It is the group that focuses on the people in the region they are stationed. This is book is by Walter Dean Myers‚ he has written many great novels and is a great author that portrays many useful themes. Many people think this book has no theme/meaning‚ they are wrong
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