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    about Langston Hughes and will discuss the topics hughes felt were important and his poems will be broken down to show you there was and is a deeper meaning behind everything. and all of his poems can be interpreted in many ways and can even be analyzed and can be relatable to all races. Langston Hughes is a well known African American writer /poet. Hughes is known for his hunger for change and the way he went about addressing the changes he felt needed to be made. Hughes addressed

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    Langston Hughes and Leonardo Da Vinci positive aspect of life Devante Gray Professor Cain Composition II 9/17/12 My paper is about Langston Hughes and Leonardo Da Vinci and how they have an effect on their readers and their positive aspects on life. Leonardo Da Vinci was born in 1452 in a town named Vinci in Italy. He was a renaissance painter and he painted realistically‚ he used light and dark colors in his paintings. In his paintings he painted figures without outlining them. He used a

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    Biography 12/10/12 Langston Hughes Langston Hughes is an African American poet who grew up in the early 20th century. He was most known for being one of the earliest innovators of jazz poetry. Hughes is best known for his work during the Harlem Renaissance. He famously wrote about the period that "the negro was in vogue". Hughes is one of history’s top poet because of his radical approach to civil rights. Hughes advocated violence often rather peace with whites. Hughes grew up in multiple

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    Langston Hughes: Life and Work Hughes‚ an African American‚ became a well known poet‚ novelist‚ journalist‚ and playwright. During the Harlem Renaissance‚ Langston Hughes gained fame and respect for his ability to express the Black American experiences in his works. Langston Hughes was one of the most original and versatile of the twentieth – century black writers. Influenced by Laurence Dunbar‚ Carl Dandburg‚ and his grandmother Carrie Mercer Langston HughesLangston Hughes began writing

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    and watching them‚ but it is all in their head. Being one’s own person is what makes people who they are. Individuals differ in other dimensions from their shoe size to their view on who will become the next president. In “Salvation” by Langston Hughes‚ young Langston shared how he and his peers experience pressure from their church and how differently they all deal with the situation. When children are being raised by their guardians‚ they tend to follow their footsteps. The big revival at church

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    During the Harlem Renaissance‚ Langston Hughes becomes a voice. In his writing and poetry he spoke with the word I. “I” representing the African American culture. During this time period the African Americans were experiencing extreme hardship. Life was difficult for them. Throughout his literature he writes about the concept of dreams‚ but he also digs deeper into the souls of the African Americans and spreads hope to all of his people‚ especially during that specific time period of the Harlem Renascence

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    However‚ this stiff structure juxtaposes the nostalgic‚ yet sorrowful‚ tone and simplistic diction of the poem. This mixture of forms and expression allow Hughes to effectively communicate his social commentary by conveying his modern ideas in a typical intellectual format. In her article “Langston Hughes’s Transnational Literary Journeys: History‚ Heritage and Identity in ‘The Negro Speaks of Rivers’ and Negro‚’” Sharon Lynette Jones argues Hughes’s poetry connects African

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    Langston Hughes the author that wrote the story called Salvation which is about a boy who wants to see Jesus. As explained in the story Hughes said he is saved from a sin which means he has confessed he is a sinner in need of a true savior. The thirteen-year-old boy demonstrates on how he just could never see the light of Jesus and for some reason felt embarrassed about it. Hughes is a muddled child who is pressured by the community to conform to its religious standards. “…I couldn’t bear to tell

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    Merry Go Round I picked this poem because for two reasons: one because today is the first day of black history month and also because of the irony in the poem. On the merry go round there is no designated seat for a black or white person so this poem shows equality. This poem is ironic because of the light hearted tone which is contrast to the normality of racism. The line that stood out to me was “On the bus we’re put in the back‚ but there isn’t any back to a merry-go-round!” This shows the

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    E-journal 2: “Dreams” by: Langston Hughes “Dreams”‚ by Langston Hughes‚ is a short poem that emphasizes the importance of dreams in the broad spectrum of human existence. In the poem‚ the author exposes that without dreams‚ life is nothing. He is able to do this in a manner that is short and to the point‚ and that is a very interesting relationship to examine and analyze. We could say that without dreams‚ reality would not exist as we know it; we would not have cars‚ airplanes‚ boats‚ and many

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