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    The Mask The mask is a form of deception or illusion. Sometimes‚ it can be worn as both. It hides the true emotions of slaves‚ keeping the slave master from knowing what is going on in their minds. The mask also allows the slave to have an identity without the master’s detection. The mask gives the illusion that the slave is exactly how the masters believe‚ ignorant‚ incapable of true emotion‚ and unable to think for themselves. A perfect depiction of the mask can be found in Charles

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    the Mask” Paul Laurence Dunbar’s poem “We Wear the Mask” attempts to convey that all of humanity wears a mask for basic survival. The poet ultimately conveys that since we cannot be true to ourselves we can’t expect the more from the world than lies. Dunbar uses “we” as a general term for all of humanity‚ although he is not excluding himself from this generalization. We as a society have at one point felt the strain of what others decide who we should be based off gender and race. The mask is

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    similarly as perfect: your paintball mask. Why Is It Important To Keep Your Paintball Mask Clean? Keeping your paintball mask clean between games isn’t just about ensuring it generally looks new and glossy. A perfect mask gives some substantial advantages. Enhances your in-game execution How does a spotless paintball mask enhance your execution on the field? Well having the great vision is identified explicitly as being great at paintball. If your mask and lens are concealed with paint or

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    problem‚ the people decide to hide faces with masks. The masks can have a double meaning. First‚ they are a representation of past failed mistakes and how the people are forced into hiding so they can proceed to the future. At the same time‚ the masks provide a safety net. This safety net in disguise creates an illusion that the world is a normal and safe place. Although‚ the people have found a solution that allows them to proceed in their daily life‚ the masks that are being used have changed the way

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    In the two poems We Wear the Mask by Paul Laurence Dunbar and Glass Ceiling by T.R. Hummer they have a common theme about how people often shield themselves and others from reality for social reasons. People do this is many different ways. In our society we can’t tell when people are shielding their true feelings because they are wearing a mask so to speak. In the poem We Wear the Mask the author talks about how wearing a mask changes the way people see you and how it covers up your true emotions

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    poems like in “Richard Cory” and also the poem “mask”. They are both have their own meaning‚ like In Richard Cory he talks about how money can change someone and just the way they act after they get what they always wanted. The mask is talking about begin fake‚ or telling somebody take off your mask. There are people go have masks and they always wear it and act like they are someone different than. There are so many people that are wearing a mask because either their afraid or scared of something

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    In the multilayered mystery “My Father’s Mask‚ Joe Hill presents a young boy and his family travel to a remote cabin the family inherited from the boy’s grandfather. On the way‚ his mom tells him a story about “playing card people” who are ruining their lives. They are going to sell many of the possessions in the cabin because they need the money. When they arrive‚ both of his parents dawn masks‚ telling him it’s an old tradition. The next day‚ he is dispatched to the woods to gather firewood. He

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    I had such a great time decorating my mask in class this week! To be honest‚ I was a little terrified going into class that I wouldn’t be able to decorate my mask to my own expectations without spending a few hours on it‚ or that I would not be able to express the concept that I had created in my mind for my mask. As I worked on it‚ however‚ my worries faded away and I felt at ease because the activity in itself was so relaxing. After I gathered the paint‚ glitter‚ and feathers that I felt so

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    The poem‚ We Wear the Mask‚ was a beautiful poem. Many people can relate to having to hide their true feelings. I am one of those people. In lines 10 and 11‚ Dunbar says‚ “We smile‚ but‚ O great Christ‚ our cries to thee from tortured souls arise.” To me‚ this was these lines really hit home the most. I can relate to feeling like I have no one to go to with my true feelings‚ except for Christ. He is the only person I know that will always be there for me no matter what the circumstance and I know

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    In the poem‚ “We Wear the Mask’‚ the narrator‚ Paul Lawrence Dunbar‚ expresses the pain African American experienced during the slave trade and how the slaves learned to suppress their emotions. The poem shows a contrast between African American’s social faces and their “bleeding hearts”. The tone of the poem is not a corrective tone‚ but rather an explanatory one. In considering the time period‚ it would make sense that the narrator would be careful about insulting the white community. In the

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