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    Many poets Langston Hughes‚ a poet born in Missouri‚ one of the first poets to bring innovation in poetry‚ writing and much more coming from African-American’s. One of his innovations‚ Jazz poetry‚ poetry coming from the beat of jazz music‚ was one of the early most popular kind of poetry. Hughes has many poems‚ different types of poems and all of them are interesting. He mainly wrote about the things going around in his life. He had to get used to things. But he wanted something better.

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    James Langston Hughes

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    James Langston Hughes was the narrator of black life in the nineteen hundreds. Not because he wrote about the lifestyle of the black Jazz movement‚ or because he wrote about the oppression and struggles of black people‚ but because he lived it. Hughes brought the life of the black race to light for all to live through his writings. Langston Hughes’ role as a writer is vital to the history of black and American culture and many think he understood this role and embraced it. James Langston Hughes

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    emerging markets such as Brazil‚ Russia‚ India and China. * Get a High growth of in Middle East‚ South East Asia‚ Africa‚ China and consecration on low cost countries * Moving to the locations where government is more supportive in granting huge subsidies Nokia needed a low cost manufacturing. Why? The level of costs had increased; there was a decrease in prices and high competitiveness. What to do then? Relocate its factory to Romania. There‚ Nokia would have the following advantages:

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    Who Is Langston Hughes?

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    does one raise his or her voice so that is will be not only heard‚ but also remembered? One has to speak in a way that is unique‚ yet relatable and understandable at the same time‚ but who the voice is speaking to can make all of the difference. Langston Hughes has one of the most unique and powerful voices that any writer has ever had because his works used Black folk and jazz rhythm and language‚ had universal themes and attitudes‚ and‚ most importantly‚ specifically spoke to the people and for

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    Most people have expectations of how something is going to turn out. When things do not turn out the way‚ we want them to turn out; the feeling of disappointment takes over. That is a coincidence when I read "Salvation" written by Langston Hughes because I run into my feeling five years ago‚ not in the same situation with him‚ but not so many differences to be his partner. "Salvation" is a short story‚ but inside it is a long anxiety and unforgettable experience for the boy. Only he knows what he

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    SALVATION by Langston Hughes "I hadn’t seen Jesus and that now I didn’t believe there was a Jesus any more‚ since he didn’t come to help me". That final paragraph in Salvation does show the truth that- nobody in the church knows the boy’s secret because he did not see God. What people had told him before and what he saw are opposites. Disappointment is certainly. It is the feeling we all get when something or someone fails to live up to our expectations. Everybody‚ at least one time in their lives

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    The Wright Brothers Before the late 20th century‚ transportation was difficult and took massive amounts of time and effort to go from place to place. Orville and Wilbur Wright made the concept of human flight possible on December 17‚ 1905‚ but what makes Orville and Wilbur Wright deserve a place in history? Orville and Wilbur Wright‚ also known as the Wright Brothers‚ have made an immense contribution to the mass travel of the world. These two inventors and aviation pioneers had created and flew

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    Langston Hughes Biography

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    the author James Langston Hughes was born in Joplin‚ Missouri. He was an accomplished African American poet‚ novelist‚ columnist‚ playwright‚ memoirist‚ and author of short stories. During this time period in the United States‚ African Americans were not treated equally and segregated based on race. When Hughes and his mother moved to Topeka‚ Kansas‚ Langston attended an all-white school near his house instead of an all-black school that was a distance away (Jerison). Langston proved to his peers

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    called “Salvation”‚ Langston Hughes recalls how he was introduced to religion and the church. He goes to say that at thirteen years old he was brought to his Aunt Reed’s church and was told that he needed to be saved by Jesus Christ. At the ceremony‚ while all the other children went up to accept Jesus‚ Langston and another child named Westley remained seated. As the congregation prayed and the priest sang psalms‚ Westley cracked under the pressure and went up to the alter‚ but Langston still sat. He had

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    20‚ 2008 Frances “Fanny” Wright My favorite female philosopher Frances‚ aka. Fanny‚ Wright was born on September 6‚ 1975 in Dundee‚ Scotland. She was a Scottish lecturer‚ writer‚ freethinker‚ feminist‚ abolitionist‚ and social reformer; also in 1825 she became a United States citizen. Wright had a very wealthy background with her father being a designer of Dundee trade tokens. Unfortunately‚ both her parents died leaving behind their three children. When Wright was three years old‚ she was

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