concepts of dreams have been explored. Dreams have not necessarily contained the same substances but gradually changed according to the environment‚ beliefs‚ and social understandings. When America first originated‚ the dream of religion was brought from Europe. Puritans were the first landowning Americans to come and live in North America (Indians were the original owners). Puritans came to America to escape religious persecution; they dreamed to have religious‚ economic‚ and social freedoms. During
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has been asked over and over throughout history yet there is no real answer for it. The only way to know is to learn from experiences. In Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun the characters are caught up in caring too much about money‚ and it effects them all in many different decisions that they make such as Ruth wanting to get an abortion‚ Mama buying them a house‚ and Walter investing in the liquor store. Ruth wanting to get an abortion shows that money has a big influence the character’s
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Everything was okay! (screams‚ hands in hair) I remember when we would dance around here‚ the girls‚ Abigail and I. When the days passed by‚ weeks at a time. (spinning around‚ arms in the air) When we spent hour after hour laughing‚ singing‚ dancing. I miss it. I miss everything. The smiles on everyone’s faces‚ the warm air filling our lungs. (breathes in and out deeply‚ raising arms) It was the only ‘voice’ (air quotes) we had most of the time and it often seemed like the only fun‚ us girls could
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Aye‚ you know my life will be casted away. They have taken my soul away but they must leave you safe and the children. We will unite again‚ in heaven‚ if God exists. My sins will be perennial and I know God may send me to hell unless forgiveness shall come to thee. My choice is my own‚ I will not be doubted anymore. Clear your judgment. You know I want my life. But you surely know man will not give away his good name and reputation. Without these‚ it is living a life as a treacherous traitor that
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How does responsibility aid in the fulfillment of a dream? In the play A Raisin In The Sun the author‚ Lorraine Hansberry‚ uses plot and characterization to convey the theme that one must be responsible to fulfill one’s dreams‚ in order to accomplish her purpose of showing the positive effects of responsibility on a dream‚ and the negative effects of no responsibility on a dream. In this play‚ Hansberry’s purpose relates to the theme because without a certain level of responsibility‚ a dream cannot
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African-Americans are inferior to Caucasians‚ and that they should still be slaves. In the fifties‚ blacks and whites could not even drink from the same water fountain. Schools being desegregated has helped young American people grow together in an educational environment‚ where they can build friendships with students of other races. Throughout the play‚ “A Raisin in
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pattern in a literary composition. (The American Dream). Simile: a figure of speech that directly compares two things through some connective word‚ usually being "like"‚ "as"‚ "than"‚ or a verb such as "resembles". Onomatopoeia: the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named. Alliteration: repetition of sounds. Blank verse: verse without rhyme‚ especially that which uses iambic pentameter. Couplet: a pair of verses that finish a sonnet. They work as one stanza. Free verse: poem
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Lorraine Hansberry’s 1959 play A Raisin in the Sun was groundbreaking as it was the first play written by a black woman to be produced on Broadway‚ as well as one of the first to depict the everyday struggles faced by a black American family (Nemiroff 6). The play has been adapted to the screen on three occasions. In 1961‚ a film version of the play was released featuring the original Broadway cast and a screenplay written by Hansberry herself (A Raisin in the Sun 1961). A second adaptation was made
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Skara! Skara! Come here. Andisiwe? - Please give it to her. - Titie! He’s coming. He will be here... But he says his tyre was flat when he left the house... so he went to fix it. He’ll be here soon. Skara. Hi... I don’t know. I’ll call you back. I’m in the middle of something important. I’ll call you back now. Listen‚ guys... I wasn’t supposed to address this now... I’m supposed to let you play the game first... and then address this. But I won’t be able to meet with you afterwards
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Butterflies Are Free written by Leonard Gershe Jill: I can’t talk about him. No‚ I will talk about him. Every once in a while it’s good to do something you don’t want to do‚ it cleanses the insides. He was terribly sweet‚ and groovy looking‚ but kind of adolescent‚ ya know what I mean? Girls mature faster than boys‚ boys are neater‚ but girls mature faster. When we met‚ it was like fireworks! It was a marvelous kind of passion that made every day seem like the 4th of July! Anyways.. the next thing
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