Explain how Agard uses language and form to put forward his point of view in the poem ‘half caste’ using examples from the poem. ‘Half caste’ is a performance poem written by a man named John Agard; a Jamaican who immigrated to England in 1977. He wrote this poem with the sole purpose of presenting his views on the derogatory term “half cast‚” which are aggressive towards the racist suggestion that anyone with a mixed race background should be considered as half a person. Agard uses repetition to
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American Renaissance Writers ENG/491 December 19‚ 2011 Peggy Walls American Renaissance Writers The American Renaissance‚ in literary circles occurred during the middle to late 1800s. “One of the most important influences of the period was that of the transcendentalists” (Britannica‚ 2011). Major writers during this perid had a common bond. Their platform was ‘an idealic system of thought based on a belief in the essential unity of all creation‚ the innate goodness of man‚ and the supremacy
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deferred dreams: “Harlem” In “Harlem‚” by Langston Hughes‚ the speaker wants the reader to consider the dangers of postponing their dreams. Through similes of imagery‚ he emphasizes the importance to consider dreams to be as real as flesh and vital as food. “Harlem” is a free verse poem consisting of eleven lines‚ which are broken into four stanzas. In the first stanza‚ the speaker offers a question‚ “What happens to a dream deferred?” which has infinite many answers. In stanzas‚ two and three he answers
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Analysis Of William Blake’s Poems Infant Joy Notes This simple poem is two stanzas of six lines each. The two stanzas each follow an ABCDDC rhyme scheme‚ a contrast to most of Blake’s other poetic patterns. The rhyming words are always framed by the repetition of "thee" at the end of the fourth and sixth lines‚ drawing the reader’s attention to the parent‚ who speaks‚ and his or her concern with the baby. The infant’s words‚ or those imagined by the parent to be spoken by the infant‚ are set
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The Harlem Children’s Zone is changing the cycle of generational poverty and helping children beat the odds. It is one of the most ambitious social experiments in our time according to The New York Times. The project uses a holistic approach to rebuilding the community by keeping the children on track from birth through college and to the job market. (Symbolic Interactionist - A basic premise is that a condition must be defined or recognized as a social problem for it to be a social problem.)
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As we move into the “Renaissance” period‚ artists of the fifteenth-century represented a variety of textures‚ shapes‚ and spaces that they experienced around them in their lives. They developed a style of painting called “linear perspective” which would allow them to reflect simulations of three-dimensional forms arranged in space. This would give the painting a depth and realism not seen until now in the different eras. There was a heavy emphasis placed on the realistic portrait-like paintings giving
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trust it?I mean I write poems in these songs dedicated to youWhen you’re in the mood for empathy‚ there’s blood in my penBetter yet where your friends and them?I really wanna know you allI really
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to as business people who were involved in trade or retail to earn a living. The skill of trading in the Renaissance time‚ used by merchants‚ is reflected in the trading that occurs in the present century. Over time‚ merchants grew wealthy‚ but not before they were discriminated against by some of society. The job of a merchant may come across as simple‚ but in fact merchants in the Renaissance era were skilled‚ had challenges to overcome‚ an occupation to fill‚ shaping society‚ and evolving into
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During the Renaissance‚ religion and humanism shaped the content and qualities of the art produced in Florence and the surrounding areas. Humanism was the idea that human beings have greater importance than divine beings such as God. Prior to the Renaissance‚ art was mainly concerned with religious themes. Renaissance artists used pencil‚ oil‚ and stone to express their ideas of religion‚ gratitude‚ and perfection. Perspective was not widely used‚ and realism was still not common. Artists frequently
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Two eras that changed the course of mankind were the Renaissance and the Reformation. The Renaissance‚ an era that takes its name from the French word for "rebirth‚" began in late 14th-century Italy. It came to maturity in the 15th century‚ and spread to the rest of Europe after the middle of that century. Following the devastation of the black plague‚ it marked not only the physical recovery of the human population across Europe‚ but also an artistic‚ intellectual‚ scientific‚ and philosophical
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