Summary Of Five Poems From Five Writers The first poem is the “The Song of the Smoke” by W.E.B. DU Bois this poem is about a Smoke King who repeatedly calls himself black in the poem indicating that he is representing and talking about the African American Community. The poem than goes on about the Smoke King talking about he represents more than one African American sorrows and pain and also talks about how African Americans are looked down on by the Caucasia and how African Americans struggle for
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Cultural Background Summary Cultural background can refer to many different attributes in a person’s life. My cultural background is first made up of my ethnic background. My primary ethnic heritage is American‚ however my race is African American. Many people do not understand the distinguishable difference here. Americans are born in America‚ however that does not mean their ethnicity and cultures are American in nature. My ethnicity and cultures come from my African American heritage and
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Malala Yousafzai‚ an advocate for education for women in underdeveloped countries‚ once said‚ “The extremists are afraid of books and pens‚ the power of education frightens them. They are afraid of women.” (Claire). In the past‚ women had always been seen as the “weaker class”. A notion was present that women did not have the intellectual ability to learn and process information. Overtime‚ society has begun to generally accept that women are able to perform the same tasks as men‚ but this idea of
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The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. Du Bois The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. Du Bois is a compilation of essays based on African American culture. Du Bois goes into depth into African American history‚ utilizing two terms pertaining into looking deeper into African American identity – “double consciousness” and the “veil”. “Double consciousness" is the belief that African-Americans in the United States exist with two opposing identities that cannot be entirely combined. Most essential to the African
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George W. Bush September 20‚ 2011 Address to Congress On September 11‚ 2001 the American nation was shaken with news of a terrorist attack on the World Trade Center towers in New York City. Fear and panic commandeered the spirits of American citizens as they awaited to hear if their loved one had perished‚ if another attack had been planned for somewhere else in the United States‚ and how their nation would rise from the ashes to face another tomorrow. Not only had their nation been attacked‚ but
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Tekyra Waller ENG 1101 November 7‚ 2013 Question #4 In W E B Dubois novel‚ Souls of Black Folks‚ he shares with the reader how the African American is a two-part being; they are American and African. He says that they are two souls‚ two thoughts‚ two unreconciled strivings; two warring ideals in one dark body‚ whose dogged strength alone keeps it from being torn asunder. This line explains the entire attitude for the book. He explains how the African part is often considered a problem and that
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Why Schools Shouldn’t Have E-Days Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have school on snow days?Yes‚it is true.Some students have school on snow days called E-Days.Why should students have school on days.Schools shouldn’t have E-Days.Schools shouldn’t have E-Days because not all families have internet‚students can’t communicate with teachers‚and big families only have one computer. Firstly‚schools shouldn’t have E-Days because not all families only have internet.For students to do their
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Web Dubois a Massachusetts born man that was greatly admired in his later years by many of his peers for his big steps he took for the African American civil rights. After graduating from Great Barrington High School he went to the University of Berlin finding out that he had a great passion in African American history he went to the University of Harvard to broaden he knowledge on the history of African Americans. In 1895 William Dubois Became the first African American to be given a Ph.D. from
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Period 4 11/4/12 George Washington was the first president of the United States and was a great leader for America. He got rid of the monarchy and led the colonists to freedom. Due to his accomplishments‚ Americans admired and looked up to George Washington. They felt if he led us through the war that it would be best if he could lead us as a President. President Washington was very successful in his two terms in presidency. George Washington ended the Whiskey Rebellion by leading the army himself
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Recently‚ a lot of negative light has been shed on the Muslim community due to extremist Islamic groups inflicting terrorism upon various different countries around the world. Extreme groups like ISIS and Al-Qaeda commit terrible acts like 9/11‚ the London bombing‚ the Paris attacks‚ and many more. These actions bring hate and prejudice to the peaceful religion of Islam. This racism has brought discrimination to the Muslim community from all over the world. I plan to apply the sociological theories
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