to gain it. During the 1940’s and the 1950’s woman in general did not have a lot of respect‚ but if you were a Black woman during this time‚ it was even worse. In Gwendolyn Brook’s novel Maud Martha‚ displays the idea that Black woman had to be beautiful‚ obedient‚ and is able to produce children in order to have respect. Gwendolyn Brooks brings this idea forward with her characters Helen and Martha in her novel Maud Martha. The idea of respectability politics is that if a minority group‚ in this
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Poems 2/HS305 The Harp Of India Why hang’st thou lonely on yon withered bough? Unstrung for ever‚ must thou there remain; Thy music once was sweet - who hears it now? Why doth the breeze sigh over thee in vain? Silence hath bound thee with her fatal chain; Neglected‚ mute‚ and desolate art thou‚ Like ruined monument on desert plain: O! many a hand more worthy far than mine Once thy harmonious chords to sweetness gave‚ And many a wreath for them did Fame entwine Of flowers still blooming on the
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In Geraldine Brooks’ March‚ the main character Mr. March shows us his vast array of ideals. Some of them may seem impractical while others are the opposite. An example of one of Mr. March’s more practical idealisms is his idealism on women. Mr. March shares this idealism on women with plenty of other men from the past and even some now. Although this idealism is now seen as impractical‚ during Mr. March’s time it was not. We first get an insight into how he views women in chapter 5 when he is
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The poem that I picked is called Wanderer’s song. This poem is from a famous Chinese poet called Meng Jiao‚ and it is talking about his mom’s love. The setting takes place in ancient China‚ where there was no sewing machine that can make clothes before the industrial revolution. Most of the clothes that the Chinese had at that time were store bought from tailors‚ but the most common source of clothes that they owned were from their mom‚ who would sew their clothing. Jiao really emphasizes the hard
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The song of the spectators The main idea is to be a spectator instead of an participator. Which means that you should not be someone who participate to accomplish something or that you just should like record events instead of being a part of one. To be a spectator can be good sometimes. In a fight the spectator would probably like "look the other way" and not try to dominate anything. The poem says that "we recognize that we survive by being separate. It is only the participant that dies"
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What is Art songs? The human voice is a natural instrument with unique capabilities. Speech and music have been combined since the earliest times‚ so that Song is probably one of the oldest musical forms. Simple definitions for song might be "a piece of music performed by voice‚ with or without instrumental accompaniment‚" or "a poem set to music." The German word for such classical song is Lied (singular) and Lieder (plural)‚ so that you will hear the terms "art song‚" "lied" and "lieder" used
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Brittany Paul 1. Story: “Being” February 1‚ 2007 2. Author: Kevin Brooks‚ 1959-Present 3. Protagonist: Robert Smith‚ a sixteen year old who does not know what he is. Robert is a dark haired foster child from England. 4. Antagonist: David Ryan‚ a doctor that is a part of the British government agency. Ryan is tall‚ severe looking‚ silver eyes‚ and dresses in a plain black suit. 5. Conflict(s): Ryan is trying to figure out what Robert is‚ and Robert is trying to hide from Ryan and his people
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Trace how Blake’s thought develops from his poem ‘The Lamb’ and ‘The Tyger’ together- “I have no name: I am but two days old.” What shall I call thee? “I happy am‚ Joy is my name.” Sweet Joy befall thee!” ’ The good character as well as the bad abstractions such as virtues and vices is framed up in symbols to elaborate their suggestiveness and implications. Blake’s symbology is too large and complex to be given in brief. His symbols help to express
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English ‘Year of wonders’ Practice essay #1 “More than anything else‚ it is Anna’s courage and determination that results in her eventual emancipation’. Do you agree?” The circular structure Novel “ Year of wonders” by Geraldine Brooks‚ details the events taking place at a small village called ‘Eyam’‚ through the eyes of the protagonist Anna Frith. Set in the 1600s‚ the town of Eyam (along with the rest of Europe) finds them self’s at the mercy of the devastating disease know as the bubonic
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Blake’s Songs of Innocence and Experience‚ the gentle lamb and the dire tiger define childhood by setting a contrast between the innocence of youth and the experience of age. The Lamb is written with childish repetitions and a selection of words which could satisfy any audience under the age of five. Blake applies the lamb in representation of youthful immaculateness. The Tyger is hard-featured in comparison to The Lamb‚ in respect to word choice and representation. The Tyger is a poem in
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