“The Mother: Remember the children you got that you did not get” Gwendolyn Brooks’ poem “The Mother” is ambiguous and totally unexpected. The narrator starts by speaking about abortion in a very accusatory tone. In the first part of the poem the narrator uses second person language and accuses mothers of getting abortions and talks about how all the mothers will be missing out on seeing their children grow. She is talking to readers about abortions in general. She talks to mothers and patronizes
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style of writing that changes over time. For instance‚ in the poem “We Real Cool”‚ Brooks appeals to a younger audience to show that the glamour of dropping out of school is actually a risky act that is done by people who lack education or common sense. By using the short‚ fragmented‚ simple sentences such as “We real cool. We left school. We lurk late”‚ she shows that the speakers of the poem aren ’t educated (Brooks). This poem shows that teenagers only care about themselves. They live a carefree
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should want it‚ it should be allowed. Some even believe that there should be certain requirements mothers have to meet before having an abortion‚ such as they had to have been raped or the baby has to be the product of incest. "The Mother" by Gwendolyn Brooks is a significant poem because it is an allusion to the current topic of abortion. While being faced with such different views on abortion‚ the narrator chose to express a mother’s point of view and her mourning for her unborn children. More
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“The Ballad of Rudolph Reed” by Gwendolyn Brooks: Comprehension Questions “The Ballad of Rudolph Reed” follows the journey of a black man and his family as they move into an all white neighborhood; being the first and only colored family in the community. Rudolph Reed desired improvement of his family’s environment‚ and decided it was best to move into a more sustainable future in their own home. Despite his only intention being to live a more fruitful life‚ the white neighbors attempt in creating
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Through the use of extended metaphor‚ Gwendolyn Brooks‚ in the poem‚ “A Song in the Front Yard‚” eludes that appearances are deceitful‚ and even the most beautiful circumstances are not always as they seem. The speaker of the poem openly expresses that she is craving change‚ which is highlighted by her stating “ a girl gets sick of a rose.” A rose is the typical flower thought off of romance and beauty. A rose is held to an incredibly high standard of perfection in the eyes of its beholder; this
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Annotated Bibliography Amichai-Hamburger‚ Yair‚ and Gideon Vinitzky. "Social Network Use and Personality." Computers in Human Behavior 26.6 (2010): 1289-295. Web. This piece of writing is very useful because it talks about the connection found between personality and behavior on Facebook. This is helpful to me because it relates to my project. It allows me to make some educated guesses on what data I am going to collect from my science fair project which is on how the amount of narcissism affects
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which you analyze the use of literary elements in one of the assigned poems listed: “America” (Claude McKay); “We Wear the Mask” (Paul Laurence Dunbar); “Harlem (A Dream Deferred)” (Langston Hughes); “Mirror” (Sylvia Plath); “The Bean Eaters” (Gwendolyn Brooks); “To The Mercy Killers” (Dudley Randall); “Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night” (Dylan Thomas). Your purpose is to explicate (interpret) and analyze (examine) one poem‚ defending your interpretive claim (a clear‚ concise‚ debatable‚ and
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DATE \@ "d MMMM yyyy" 5 November 2014 Proposed Research Topic: A critical analysis of the poem “Daystar” by Rita Dove Purpose: To take a look into the life of a mother and a wife. The poem’s speaker explains various ways the mother finds strategic opportunities for her to think about and observe the world (such as when her children nap). It is the typical stay-at-home mom ideology and the lack of time to focus on personal matters. Dove uses imagery to portray the mother’s tiresome life. She also
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“ An unborn baby’s heart begins to beat 18-21 days after fertilization.Brain waves can be detected as early as 40 days after fertilization.Since 1973‚ there have been more than 55 million abortions in the United States.Women have cited "social reasons‚" not mother’s health or rape/incest‚ as their motivation in approximately 93% of all abortions.A March 2013 poll by The Polling Company found that 53% of Americans oppose legal abortion except in only three or fewer circumstances: when the pregnancy
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Clifton has been likened to Gwendolyn Brooks‚ Walt Whitman‚ and Emily Dickinson in her style. Her poems are spare in form‚ deceptively simple in language‚ complex in ideas‚ and reflective of the commonplace‚ the everyday. Her first volume of poems was Good Times. She was inspired by her own family‚ especially her six young children‚ Clifton’s early poems are celebrations of African American ancestry‚ heritage‚ and culture. Her early publications praise African Americans for their historic resistance
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