In the poem “The Negro Speaks of Rivers” by Langston Hughes‚ the speaker uses descriptive language and experiences to explain to the readers that the speaker knows rivers‚ not only geographically but historically as well. In the poem the speaker uses vivid and evocative language to describe rivers around the world. All the rivers in this poem originate from different countries and continents such as Asia‚ Africa‚ Egypt‚ and North America. The rivers mentioned include the Nile river‚ the Congo river
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Claire Standish is one of the teenagers spending her weekend in detention in the movie‚ The Breakfast Club. Claire represents the “popular” clique. Claire is known as a princess; she is spoiled and gets what she wants. Even though Claire has money‚ friends‚ and gets what she wants‚ she is still unhappy. Claire feels like she is misunderstood. Claire comes off as being conceded‚ but says that she hates being that way. Towards the end of the film‚ as the group open up to one another Claire says she
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Ferris Bueller: American Hero or Typical Lazy American? Ferris Bueller is a street-wise kid who knows all the tricks. He has no fear of getting what he wants‚ when he wants it. He does what every high school student dreams of doing: skipping school without getting caught. Ferris represents the personal traits that all high school students want to attain. They want to be popular with everyone and be able to get away with anything. In the movie Ferris Bueller’s Day Off‚ Ferris decides to take
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dream. Some of these individual dreams inevitably become the collective dream of many people. In "Harlem (A Dream Deferred)‚" Langston Hughes makes use of symbolism as well as powerful sensory imagery to show us the emotions that he and his people go through in their quest for freedom and equality. By using questions he builds the poem towards an exciting climax. Hughes wants to know "What happens to a dream deferred?"(1.1) He asks this question as an introduction for possible reactions of people whose
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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 arranged series of images that also function as
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Poem Analysis Although the two poems portray two very different styles of writing‚ Walt Whitman ’s “O Captain! My Captain!” And “Mother to Son‚” by Langston Hughes‚ do share some similarities. Both poems use stylistic devices such as figurative language‚ metaphors‚ and rhythm to convey their overall message. At times‚ they both share a darker and more gloomy tone. This is particularly evident in “Mother to Son.” However‚ in contrast‚ these poems have more differences than similarities‚ especially
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In Langston Hughes short story “Thank you M’am” Hughes uses stealing as a topic for a way to express having dignity in yourself‚ even when the cards are not dealt in your favor. A young boy tries to steal a large women’s purse‚ but does not get away with it. Instead the boy fell on his back and got kicked right square in his blue-jeaned sitter. The large lady hauls him to her house to wash his face. She wants him to remember Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones. She brings him to her one room apartment
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Have you ever tried stealing and got caught? The boy in "Thank You M’am" by: Langstons Hughes did. Mrs. Jones‚ the lady the boy tried to steal from‚ didn’t do what most people do. Which is call the police. She then instead took the boy to her home. Most people would disagree with what she did. Although Mrs. Jones could have just called the police when the boy tried to steal her pocketbook‚ she took him to her house‚ which was an important setting in the story. The story is about Mrs. Jones
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Jasper Johns was born during the middle of The Great Depression on May 15‚ 1930 in Augusta‚ Georgia‚ he is currently 87 years old. His education consists of three semesters at the University of South Carolina‚ then moved on to New York‚ where he entered a commercial art school in 1949. Here he stayed until 1951‚ due to the fact he dropped out because his professors didn’t think his artwork met the merit of his scholarship. His mother was Jean Riley Johns and his father was Jasper‚ throughout his
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Testament Mr. Horton November 18th 2012 John the Baptist John the Baptist was an important religious figure in the New Testament. John the Baptist was‚ according to the Bible‚ the cousin of Jesus Christ. He was the son of Mary ’s sister‚ Elizabeth. He was a little older than Jesus. He was Jewish‚ and lived in Israel. As with Jesus‚ we don ’t have any information from that time about John the Baptist except what the Bible says. According to the Bible‚ when John grew up‚ he began to live a very holy
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