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    For example‚ Hughes’ poem‚ "I‚ Too" from the Norton Anthology of American Literature‚ is told from a first person point of view‚ possibly from Hughes’ as the speaker. It tells of the racism that many black people encounter but it’s message is shown as optimistic. He says‚ "I am the darker brother‚/ They send to me to eat in the kitchen

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    "Doorknobs" Langston Hughes is considered by many readers to be the most significant black poet of the twentieth century. Except for a few examples‚ all his poems are about social injustice in America. The somber tone of his writing often reflected his mood. Race relations were present in almost his whole career‚ following him from his first poem to his last. The poem "Doorknobs" was written in 1961 after his subpoena to appear before Senator McCarthy for subversive activities. Although many

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    Family relations is a major theme in “Sonny’s Blues‚” written by James Baldwin. The story focuses on two characters‚ Sonny and the narrator‚ who are brothers. Throughout the story‚ one can observe how the siblings depend on each other for support. At first‚ the reader sees the narrator’s mother him that he needs to watch over Sonny after she is going to pass way. However‚ the narrator “pretty well forgot [his] promise to Mama‚” which possibly lead Sonny to substance abuse and prison. (9) When

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    Discrimination was the largest problem for the longest time. The fact that america was the land of the "free" but‚ most of us owned slaves.Then after the slaves were freed they were then held to a lower stand point for being black. I mean the definition of discrimination is treatment or consideration of‚ or making a distinction in favor of or against‚ a person or thing based on the group‚ class‚ or category to which that person or thing is perceived to belong to rather than on individual merit. We

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    and ungranted wishes. Langston Hughes‚ a famous American poet and social activist‚ lived a childhood which had a great influence on his style of poetry and the messages he spread through his literature. In Harlem‚ New York‚ Langston Hughes was known for being a well-spoken social

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    Mark Twain and Langston Hughes are both respected authors. A piece from Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn‚ appropriately named “Huck and Jim‚” describes the battle Huck is having with himself if he should return his friend‚ Jim‚ runaway slave. Hughes story‚ “Salvation‚” is the story of his childhood experience in which Jesus did come to him‚ resulting in his own disbelief. In both of these individual stories‚ the characters did not fully understand the truth about their dilemmas. They were

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    Langston Hughes’s poem "Dream Deferred" is basically about what happens to dreams when they are put on hold. Hughes probably intended for the poem to focus on the dreams of African-Americans in particular because he originally entitled the poem "Harlem‚" which is the capital of African American life in the United States; however‚ it is just as easy to read the poem as being about dreams in general and what happens when people postpone making them come true. Ultimately‚ Hughes uses a carefully

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    advertisements marked the apogee of this metropolitan city‚ which has a mixture of all cultures and racism became invisible. It thus attracted many African American from the south. Langston Hughes‚ hailed from south state of Missouri‚ finding refuge in Harlem and later became a writer and a poet. In his poem ‘ The Weary Blues’‚ Hughes delineated his beloved Harlem through music and movement. Comparing with small and overt Dublin‚ New York city is seven times larger‚ people could easily live discreetly‚ such

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    Have you ever done something that you got in trouble for? Many people in life have gotten into trouble for something they did. In a story written by Langston Hughes called “Thank You Ma’am” a boy named Roger did something that got him into trouble and it showed a lesson that you should always think before you say or do something because your actions have consequences. Even if you get in trouble you can still learn from your mistakes. My first reason that actions have consequences is that the

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    Double Indemnity Double Indemnity‚ the movie and the book that describes how a perfect crime or what was thought of perfect went wrong. The author of Double Indemnity‚ James Cain shows and tells the audience a summary of what is going to happen in just the opening scene of the book and in the movie. The opening scene is significant because it reveals what is going to happen in the story. The opening scene in the movie begins with a car speeding through a dark‚ wet Los Angeles intersection where

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