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    the differences and the similarities between Frida Kahlo and Jackson Pollock. Frida Kahlo: the artist who painted herself Frida Kahlo was born in Mexico 1907. Frida lived with her parents and three sisters‚ but she was favored the most by her father. At 18 years old‚ Frida was in a tragic accident which kept her in bed for two years. The time Frida spent in bed dealing with illnesses was the time she began her hobby as a self-portrait artist. Frida’s mother placed glass mirror in the canopy

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    The poem "Harlem" was written in 1951 by Langston Hughes and offers a theme in that of a warning: Those who cannot realize their dreams due to systematic oppression‚ will inevitably resort to violence. "Harlem" is a short‚ eleven line poem‚ consisting of three stanzas which are littered with literary and poetic devices such as imagery‚ italics‚ diction/syntax‚ figurative language‚ and rhetorical questions to name several. However‚ despite all the clever techniques Hughes deploys‚ his use of symbolism

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    not the house she imagined and built up in her dreams. At that point Cisneros obtains her dream to be fulfilled: she decides that whatever happens‚ she must have her dream house. Whereas Cisneros talks about a dream ’s birth‚ Langston Hughes in his poem "A Dream Deferred" investigates the destiny of a dream. Predicting what could happen to a dream that is not yet realized‚ he tries to measure the impact of a dream in our life. At first sight‚ these two works might seem completely different; however

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    Reality of Dreams Chasing after your dreams always comes with consequences. Big or small‚ those dreams can positively and negatively affect your life. A dream is defined as a strongly desired goal to achieve something. Jing-Mei‚ from “Two Kinds” by Amy Tan‚ tried to pursue her and her mother’s dream of becoming a child prodigy in America. Jing-Mei’s mother‚ Suyuan‚ first moved to America after losing everything in China; this led to the creation of her and her daughter’s dream. The United

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    In "Mother to Son" by Langston Hughes‚ the literary device being used is dialect to communicate the mothers message on how life may be hard but you have to work through it. Dialect is a particular form of a language that is peculiar to a specific region or social group. Dialect is used to help the reader understand the characteristics of the speaker like the speakers education level. In this case‚ the dialect is from a black‚ working‚ uneducated mother. This poem is about a mother who grew up

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    distance between them. Any parents would wish their child the best. My parents and my boyfriend’s parents are just the same. They love us with all their heart‚ support us with all they have and pray for us to have a bright future ahead. Both families focus on education‚ the tool to have a good living and the ability to support our own selves. Our parents support us both financially and morally; thus give us sincere thoughts and advices to help us stand strong in our lives. Nevertheless the two families

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    In these speeches there are many differences and similarities. "Ain’t I A Woman" focuses more on the right that men and women should be treated equally. "I Have A Dream" focuses on the equality for all races. Both of these speeches still have things in common. For example‚ they both strive for equality in the human race. They also have many rhetorical devices‚ such as metaphors‚ similes‚ repetition‚ etc. They are trying to make a difference in life. "Ain’t I A Woman" wants men to treat women

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    has remained a divide amongst cultures that has not been completely repaired. The Harlem Renaissance was a time period in which the African Americans freely celebrated their culture and their community‚ particularly in Harlem‚ New York. Of the artists of the Harlem Renaissance‚ “Langston Hughes was the most popular and versatile of the many writers connected with the Harlem Renaissance" (p. 869)‚ with his poems‚ “he wanted to capture the oral and improvisatory traditions of black culture" (p. 869)

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    A COMPARISON OF JAINISM AND BUDDHISM 3 A Comparison of Jainism and Buddhism and an Explanation of their Spiritual Beliefs and Spiritual Practices During my research of these two very interesting religions that derived from Hinduism‚ I examined the Encyclopedia Britannica whose contributors were many. For Jainism‚ Dundas (2013)‚Shah (2013)‚ and Strohl (2013). Their information was very helpful when I write about its origination

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    Americans during the late 1920s‚ in an era simply defined as The Harlem Renaissance. Occurring mainly in Harlem‚ New York‚ a middle-class African American suburb of New York City‚ the Harlem Renaissance was a period of cultural rebirth and growth for African Americans throughout the country.

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