In “Mother to Son‚” Langston Hughes uses figurative languages like metaphors and tone to enhance the theme that you must keep going even through hard times. Hughes uses a metaphor to help show this theme by comparing two main ideas in the poem. A metaphor is a comparison between two unlike things in which one thing becomes another without using like or as. Hughes uses a metaphor when he compares the mother’s life in the poem to a crystal stair. The mother in this quote tells her son “Don’t you fall
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feeling in life‚ there is the one and the only feeling that is considered as a gift. A great gift that we can ever hope to get or to give. Love! The feeling of love is so energetic which can turn one’s brow into a smile. It is the magic that does not need a magician. A lot of legends have carried this feeling. Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ for instance. Love is the powerful feeling that can turn one’s enemy into a friend. It is the feeling that takes you to another dimension. A wise man once said
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faces‚ it can be easily stopped or avoided if it strikes where we are expecting it. However‚ evil is extremely dangerous and a larger threat to us when it wears the mask of innocence. Rhoda and Henry‚ the heroes of the movies The Bad Seed and The Good Son respectively‚ are two characters that prove this hypothesis to be fact. They had innocent faces that hid their murderous sides. Evilness and a joy for assassination were common properties they shared; however‚ there were differences in their professionalism
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Some inner family relationships are bound to be more important or more valued than others. Of course the stereotype relationships‚ the father-daughter and mother-son relationships usually take on a more important role than other family relations. Shakespeare‚ for example‚ often emphasizes the unique connections between mothers and sons. His Hamlet portrays the effect conflict has on this bond through Hamlet and Gertrude which leads to one of the many themes of the
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The poem is told from the point of view of a wise mother talking to her son about how to get through the hard times in life. This woman compares life to a set of stairs. The first few lines of the poem states‚ “Well‚ son‚ I’ll tell you: Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair.” The purpose of these lines is to let people know that life will never be as easy as it is made out to be. Sometimes you
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The book‚ The Terrorist’s Son‚ written by Zak Ebrahim‚ made me feel bad for Z’s family because their life is also ruined because of their father’s actions. However‚ I grew up seeing the horrific terrorist scenes on the news and in movies that make me question Z’s family. Is this book just one unique story‚ or do all families not know of the terroristic plan and do all people in this situation chose a different path? My first question is does the family of the terrorists truly not know that their
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they meet up with the others at the center of town they called the Hollow. Here‚ Augustine told his story he had with a lady‚ who had a husband. Then an argument occurred. Chapter 2 Augustine’s parents‚ Monica and Patricius‚ talk about sending their son away. While talking‚ they realize that Augustine has become a man. Monica then asks for Patricius to be baptized‚ and convert to Christianity. He says he can not because he would make a poor follower of Christ‚ and does not want to upset his local gentry
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Saturn Devouring His Son Saturn Devouring His Son is a name given to a mural painting painted by Francisco Jose de Goya y Lucientes during year 1820 to 1823 at his house Quinta del Sordo (Villa of The Deaf Man) which is located at Spain. He used al secco technique (also called fresco-secco) which means the color pigments are mixed with water and egg york and applied on the moistened plaster. This painting was painted in oils on one of the wall of his dining room. Goya showed Saturn crouched in
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of the Devoted Son September 29th‚ 2012 “Papa‚ I have brought you a new tonic to help you feel better. You must take it; it will make you feel stronger again. Here it is. Promise you will take it regularly‚ Papa.” Varma’s mouth worked as hard as though he still had a gob of betel in it (his supply of betel had been cut off years ago). Then he spat out some words‚ as soft and sweet as roses‚ into his sons face. “If it will make me feel stronger‚ and better than for you I will my son” The Great doctor
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ABSTRACT Love Canal was one of the most devastating environmental disasters experienced by this country and the state of New York. This environmental disaster did not occur accidentally. It occurred because individuals were more concerned about money and politics than with human life. Love Canal is a modern era David and Goliath. It is an example of how average small town citizens can stand up for their rights and their lives against the
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