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    The introduction of the “I have A Dreamspeech by Martin Luther King Jr. immediately sets the stage for what was indeed “the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation.” As shown in the book The Art of Public Speaking‚ by Stephen E. Lucas there are several qualities that the introduction of a speech should possess. These qualities are those of getting the attention and interest of your audience‚ reveling the topic itself‚ establishing credibility and goodwill‚ and finally previewing

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    based on a book can sometimes give the viewer a very different feeling than the original reading experience. The movie‚ A Raisin in the Sun‚ is much better than the book by Lorraine Hansberry‚ because the movie includes additional scenes that allow for further detail about the Youngers’ lives; this did not occur in the book. The first difference between the book‚ A Raisin in the Sun‚ and the movie is that in the book they do not include important scenes that occur in the movie. Leaving these important

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    In the book A Raisin in the Sun the author highlighted the values of a society through the characters who were alienated from the society because of their gender‚ race and class. The younger family current condition and living condition motivated ‚to get a house in a all white neighborhood knowing that her family wouldn’t like it. Living in poverty motivated him to attempt to open his own liquor store. Beneathas current condition based on society stereotype when to simply be a nurse motivated her

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    Racism Essay Have you ever felt like you were getting treated unfair? Well in the book “A Raisin In The Sun” by Lorraine Hansberry and “Running From Racist” by Suzanne Seixas‚ everyone felt like they were getting treated unfairly because of their skin color. In both of the stories‚ there is racism in people’s homes and communities. In the novel A Raisin In The Sun‚ tThe neighborhood association tried to get the blacks not to move into the neighborhood they want to move in because everyone else

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    “A Raisin in the Sun” In the play that Lorraine Hansberry wrote‚ her tone was realistic. It was realistic because for example‚ they just so happened to move into a racially divided neighborhood and the last black folks to live their left because of the white people. According to the book they got “bombed out”. Many of the characters had their own tone though. Ruth Younger was a more about doing everything just to please Walter Lee making her tone caring. Lena Younger “Mama” was all about buying

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    I Have a Dream…” one of the greatest and most recognized dreams in history; not only was it one of the greatest dreams in history‚ but was also one of the greatest speeches in history. This whole thing was in great works of figurative & metaphorical language. The whole theme of “I have a dream” is just a metaphor for him having an actual vision‚ obviously not a full dream he had‚ but might have stemmed from a dream and became his theme. When a writer uses strong metaphorical language it

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    Lauren Gault Mr. Russell AP Literature 22 Feb 2011 A Raisin in the Sun The play and the production of A Raisin in the Sun are comparable in multiple ways. After reading the play and watching the movie‚ there are many things that don’t exactly match up to one another causing the audience to develop a bias about several things that could use some reviewing. With all intentions‚ Hansberry worked delicately to choose the right actors to fit the parts in the movie production. Although Hansberry

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    A Raisin in the Sun Life Then and Life Now The lifestyle in “A Raisin in the Sun” by Hansberry (1966) set in the 1950’s on the South Side of Chicago has improved for many. There is still much needed improvement. Crime rates are skyrocketing‚ the number of shootings per day have jumped‚ and the number of deaths per month are on a rapid incline. Communities are being devastated daily. Police have increased patrolling‚ community groups are trying to reach out to stop the violence that is erupting their

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    Interpretation of Fiction Assignment: “A Raisin in the Sun” Research Paper Due Date: 02/07/15 Lorraine Hansberry’s “A Raisin in the Sun: The comparison of analysis The struggle of equality between black and white communities has been a long and tiresome road. Since Lorraine Hansberry’s “A Raisin in the Sun” is a conflicting short story‚ play‚ and film many people has analyzed Lorraine Hansberry’s “A Raisin in the Sun” and have come up with different views or understandings as have Lipari and Saber. While Lisbeth

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    as Americans reminisce on history to see and understand the advancements we have accomplished and the same can be said of not only the advancement of women but also the image of how women are portrayed. Although in today’s day and age‚ their figures and beauty are scrutinized but also exploited. For instance in both Tennessee Williams motion picture‚ “A Street Car Named Desire” and Lorraine Hansberry A Raisin in the Sun you are able to see the evolution of the not only the portal of women but also

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