The poem “Mother to Son” by Langston Hughes is written in the voice of a mother giving advice to her son. In it‚ she compares her life to a rough and hard-to-navigate stairway that his not been “no crystal stair‚” but she encourages him to keep going anyway (2‚ 20). Hughes gives her a very down-to-earth vocabulary to reinforce that she has had to work her way through life without the benefits of higher education‚ ease of profession‚ or even much help. Phrases like “Well‚ son‚ I’ll tell you‚” and
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In E.B. White’s “Once More to the Lake” a man travels to a lake‚ where he vacationed as a child‚ with his son in an attempt to return to his youth. The apparent unchanging nature of the area brings about the realization his own mortality and inevitable change. The moments of duality and subtle alterations within the passage create an eerie sense of the adjusting world. As he notices faint transformations within the lake‚ White comes to understand that the slight alterations in his favorite childhood
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Erin Smith S. Evers 10/7/10 Word Count: 801 Advertisement Analysis In this Cosmopolitan magazine ad for Tacori jewelry‚ there is a silver honey comb stick with rich‚ golden brown honey on the end of it. The honey looks like it is about to drip off of the stick‚ making the honey look very indulgent. On the handle of the honey stirrer are three engagement rings. The bottom one is a wedding band with diamonds around the whole band. The middle ring and the top ring are the same ring just with different
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Mother to Son is an empowering poem from a mother to her son. The first part of the poem alludes to the mother explaining to her son that life isn’t easy. The mother explains the struggles that she has went through in her life span. The mother illuminates to her son‚ through trials and tribulations she has accumulated wounds‚ cuts‚ and bruises that life has brought a upon her. But despite these hardships she has learned when things become hopeless don’t run away. She has learned to face the obstacles
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Gattaca "They don’t care where you were born‚ just how" The film Gattaca‚ by Andrew Niccol presents a story centered on the future prospects of genetic engineering and its controversial affects on human society. The film depicts a future‚ in which wealthy families can create perfected children‚ a factor that has divided Gattaca’s society into different classes based on genetic traits. Andrew Niccol‚ who wrote and directed Gattaca‚ was aiming to break in to the movie world. It follows the life
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When reading the two poems ’The rose that grew from concrete’ written by Tupac Shakur and ’Mother to Son’ by Langston Hughes‚ you will notice that they both have several distinct similarities and contrasts. The First poem written by Tupac Shakur talks about a rose that grows from a crack in the concrete all on its own with determination‚ and the central idea is that the hardships we face as children/teenagers don’t have to shape our future in a negative way. The second poem by Langston Hughes is
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Brian Helgeland includes these aspects by setting the scene with music and people wearing dirty and torn clothing. In some scenes‚ you can see people begging for food or money and you notice that they are dirty and unsanitary. Also‚ at the beginning of the film when William‚ the main character‚ wins his first joust and they trade it for some silver coins. You see that the three friends‚ William‚ Wot‚ and Roland are quite poor and have not had a decent meal for some time. Also‚ outside the jousting
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11 Birthdays is an amazing book written by Wendy Mass. This book is about a girl named Amanda who gets stuck in the WORST Birthday ever. Everything is going wrong on the day that is supposed to be the best birthday ever. And to rap it all up‚ the worst party ever. And it Never ends. But then she figures out she’s not the only one. Amanda has all the rights in the world to be Annoyed. First‚ the day that Amanda had at school was unbearable. So many things happen and she gets so annoyed. She is
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David Ive’s Sure Thing: A Game of Chance Could you imagine a life where a ringing bell has the ability to reroute any of your conversations? Or where you have the option to make yourself compatible with anyone? Well‚ that is exactly what happens in David Ive’s Sure Thing. “Many of his works‚ features a central male-female couple trying to work out their relationship’s place in a larger and crueler world”. (Leah Green 1) Through the conversations Betty and Bill have‚ you come to realize
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Book Wars: Everything Everything vs. Before I Fall Introduction Everything Everything by Nicola Yoon and Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver are two book that are set to become major motion pictures. In all my years as a 14-year old‚ I have learned the book tends to be better than the movie‚ which is why I read these books. That was one of the best decisions I have made. These books guide the reader through love and trouble each character experiences. In Everything Everything‚ the main character‚ Madeleine
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