Cole 4/22/13 Lucille Clifton “homage to my hips” In “homage to my hips‚” Lucille Clifton discusses how much pride she has in her hips. This poem discusses Clifton’s hips‚ and how they are free from certain views of society. She is self-satisfied and respects herself regardless of what others may think or say. In this poem Clifton celebrates her big hips. In today society most people are very judgmental and honest. In society expect women to be picture as slim‚ fit‚ prominent featured like
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one who thought to be superior to others. Things were her way or none at all and even to me she held nothing back in her plans to get even. The night she got shot‚ her plans to get even‚ and the inevitable break from the family led to her ultimate betrayal of our friendship. Ann is not the kind of person to just let things go. She’s never content with letting bygones be bygones and move on. Needless to say she didn’t keep many friends. But it isn’t her begrudging nature that steered friends away from
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“homage to my hips” Lucille Clifton was born and raised in Depew‚ N.Y. (June 27‚ 1936). She attended Howard University in Washington D.C. ‚ Then transferring to Fredonia College near Buffalo‚ N.Y. It was when she attended Fredonia State Teachers College that she was experimenting and exploring poetry‚ drama‚ and other various things that went on to shape her writing. In 1971 she became a writer in residence at the Historically Black College Coppin State in Baltimore
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I feel hate and betrayal by you. That you really do hate me. For what I have no clue‚ I only wished you could open up to me and let me know where I went wrong with you. But I know and can accept the fact that you are not near that step yet to deal with me at this moment. All I know is that I love you very much and it hurts me that you can never say it back. "You too" isn’t the same as saying it. You have no problem telling your father Sally Stasha or James "I love you". So why me? Why? I’m the only
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The Betrayal of History by Alexander Stille was an interesting historical perspective about the evolution of textbooks used to teach our children about United States history. Prior to reading this article‚ I was unaware of the deliberate omissions and lies the publishers used to frame their narrative of our historical events. For example‚ publishers Holt and Rinehart want to create a multicultural hero for the Hispanic populations of Texas and California so they made up the story that a Spanish explorer
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The Reconstruction Period and Women After the Civil War‚ the United States was broken and in despair‚ the next major step in history was to create a plan to rebuild the South‚ restore southern states to the Union‚ and most importantly free the Slaves‚ which we know as the Reconstruction Period. During the Reconstruction Period African American women writers such as Anna Julia Cooper and Victoria Earle Matthews‚ to name a few fought to show that Christian Affiliation played a big part in obtaining
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2012 Homage to My Hips Clifton’s “Homage To My Hips” is a wonderful poem that has themes of feminism woven in each and every line‚ specifically emphasizing the woes of being a woman in a patriarchal society and the strength women have the potential to wield. She illuminates these ideas through the devices of imagery‚ metaphor and symbolism throughout the poem‚ making them more significant to the reader. Clifton is taking something with a negative connotation‚ “battleship hips”‚ and makes them
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decides to kill himself "Cursed‚ cursed creator! Why did I live?" (Frankenstein‚ p.132‚ line 1). The penance is done by the end of the book and the Monster is removed from civilization. However‚ that is not to say that Victor is absolved of his betrayal. Victor is in constant sorrow for his creation because it caused the death of so many in his life. In the poem "The Rime of Ancient Mariner‚" the mariner betrays nature by murdering the Albatross: "I had killed the bird that made the breeze
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Korean Skincare for Black Women Photo Credit: Vibe Have you ever met a black women who use Korean products as part of skin care routine? Although the chances may be slim‚ there are some black women who are into the K-pop culture. So what do exactly do black women need to know about how Koreans take care of their beauty? As a black woman‚ it may be difficult to imagine how you can actually use an Asian technique and apply it to your daily skin regimen and at the same time‚ be successful at
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“The Man in the Well” by Ira Sher was a story about a couple of young kids who find this man in a well near where they live and decide to start talking to him. I think that one of the main themes in this story is identity. I believe that human beings are one of the most complicated species on this Earth. Human beings are so complex on how they think and act. When the children find the man in the well they very quickly seem to make a game out of it. They immediately decide not to save him
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