The poem “Mother to Son‚” by Langston Hughes‚ is about a mother advising her son about life. She tells him that life is not easy and that he should not give up even when life is hard. Throughout the poem she uses an extended metaphor to compare life as a decayed stair. The mother expressed the hardship of life by saying‚ “And splinters‚ And boards torn up‚ And places with no carpet on the floor” (4-6). She describes the stair as an old and decayed stair that seems impossible to climb. Life is hard
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in their life that make them want to just give up and stop moving forward. The poem “Mother to Son” by Langston Hughes shows a mother describing how life‚ “ain’t been no crystal stair‚” (line 2). As the poem continues the mother describes how her life has been difficult as she says‚ “It’s had tacks in it… and places with no carpet on the floor- Bare.” (Lines 3‚ 6‚ 7). The mother then begins to tell her son to not turn back‚ or give up‚ when life decides to throw adversity his way‚ because life was
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Americans as the Ku Klux Klan had set off two other bombs in the past 10 days targeting civil rights meetings (3).Throughout the 20th century‚ civil rights activists such as Richard Wright have discussed the omnipresence of racism. In Wright’s novel Native Son‚ Bigger Thomas‚ a young African American in Chicago‚ is subjected to unyielding racism through verbal abuse and unfair treatment. To Bigger the inhumane
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Elijah Pickens 6th / 7th period 3/25/13 The book I read was Son of Neptune‚ by Rick Riordan. It was 513 pages long. The setting of the book Son of Neptune primarily took place in Camp Jupiter in California. The book says‚ "The geography could’ve been anywhere in northern California." An example showing that it took place in Camp Jupiter is‚ "Thank you‚ Percy Jackson‚ for bringing me to Camp Jupiter."It is a camp for Roman demigods and it is basically New Rome. Demigods have one
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Jorge Aravena A. Curso: Mercado de Capitales. Profesor: Julio Rebolledo. “¿iShares‚ VIPERs‚ Spiders y ETF. Cual es su definición y sus principales diferencias.?” Los ETF (Exchange-Traded Fund)‚ en español‚ fondo Negociado por Intercambio. Son fondos que siguen un índice o bien representan a un sector económico‚ pero como gran ventaja es que se pueden negociar como si fuesen acciones. O sea vender o comprar cuantas veces se quiera (a diferencia de los fondos mutuos‚ una vez por día) y
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sons and lovers by D. Lawrence as an autobiographical novel the label‚ ‘autobiographical’ can safely be attributed to this superb specimen of fiction‚ bearing the mark of Lawrence’s genius. The most salient characteristic of the characters portrayed by Lawrence is according to Albert‚ “the resemblance they bear to their creator. In fact Sons and lovers is one of the most autobiographical of English novels. D.H. Lawrence is one of those great artists who write because of internal compulsion‚ and
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Anita Desai’s story is all about duty and devotion. It draws a picture of the life of a son. The son is brought up by his father‚ starts earning his livelihood and then‚ dutifully looks after his father. However‚ crisis develops as his father‚ whimsical due to age‚ starts misinterpreting his son’s treatment. The question that the story posse is that how long should a son take care of his father? What should be the extent of his dutifulness and obedience? This is a problem of the modern world caused
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Hatred is poison‚ this is one of the major lesson that James Baldwin was trying to get across in his story "Notes of a Native son". Baldwin’s father always had hatred in his heart that o matter what he did he always‚ seemed angry and mean ‚ a hatred person. he would lie that he was proud of his blackness but he was mostly humiliated about it. he would try to do all the nice things for his children to try to be a good father‚ but at the end he would always look like an angry‚ hateful
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The poem “Mother to Son” addresses the theme of overcoming racial discrimination. The speaker of the poem is a mother lecturing her son. By referring to her life as not being a “crystal staircase” would suggest a lifestyle that is simple‚ beautiful‚ and luxurious (). The life she speaks of is only for people with privilege‚ specifically white people. The speaker reflects on her life‚ stating how it has never been easy for her. The description of her life evokes sympathy. The speaker describes her
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“Mother to Son” by Langston Hughes `The poem “Mother to Son” by Langston Hughes is a poem about persevering. As the title suggests‚ this poem is a monologue in which a mother is divulging her heartfelt advice to her son. The tone‚ therefore is loving‚ yet serious and determined. The mother in the poem is giving her son advice about how he should never give up. She tells him‚ in essence‚ to “Keep on Keeping on” throughout the hardships of life. She does this through the telling of her own struggles
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