what is most important is to persevere‚ and I defiantly agree with this statement. Two literary works that support this statement are “Mother to Son” by Langston Hughes‚ and The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros. In the poem “Mother to Son”‚ the speaker admits that her life has been difficult‚ but despite the hardships‚ she does not give up. She uses an extended metaphor to describe to her son‚ how even though her life has been hard‚ she still moves on. The metaphor describes her difficult
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I am here today to discuss the two Poems‚ ‘If I was the son of an Englishmen’ and ‘the man from Snowy River’ and their different representations and stereotypical aspects in both poems about Australia and Australians are fair and accurate or if they are exaggerated and inaccurate. The author Komninos Zervos wrote the poem ‘If I was the son of an Englishman’ in 1985‚ and later wrote the poem ‘Nobody calls me a Wog anymore’ in 1990. And the author Banjo Patterson the writer of ‘The man from Snowy River’
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obstacles‚ we must be determined and strong-willed. The speaker in “Mother to Son” has responded to a lifetime of challenges and hardships with determination and strength. I have personally not faced challenges of this extent‚ but I know that Adolf Hitler faced similar challenges uniting the German people to save them from their severe debt with unwavering determination. In the poem‚ “Mother to Son” the speaker‚ is telling her son‚ how hard her live has been. The speaker compares her live to a staircase
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stair”. Mother to Son‚ written by Langston Hughes is a poem of a mother trying to give her child a heads up on life‚ and how hard it may get at times. Life has been difficult for her and she wants to make sure that her son will have a better life than the one that was given to her. She teaches him to have perseverance and make the right choices. Her words of wisdom are surely of an uneducated woman that has plenty of advice to offer. In this poem‚ the mother is trying to inspire her son to keep going
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Becoming a mother is a life changing experience. Soon after having children‚ many women are faced with a very difficult question. Should I return to work‚ or become a stay at home mom? How does a woman choose between a career and family? Must the pros and cons be weight out? Everything has to be taken into consideration. Everything from past spending habits to present financial situations. There are so many things that must be considered. The world often frowns upon the stay at home
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Balboa). In the quote from Ben Carson and the poem "Mother to Son" by Langston Hughes‚ a universal theme is shown--life is not easy and no matter what. there will always be adversity or obstacles that need to be overcome. In order to be strong and tough‚ facing the problem is mandatory. To be successful‚ overcoming adversity is mandatory no matter how hard it gets. To begin‚ the poem‚ "Mother to Son" by Langston Hughes‚ a mother is writing to her son about how life will get hard. She describes life
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lack determination to accomplish anything. These terrible character traits displayed by our youth could result in our great nation’s demise.In these two poems‚ “Speech to the Young Speech to the Progress Toward” by Gwendolyn Brooks and and “Mother to Son” by Langston Hughes address the importance of determination in our lives. Here are some examples of how each poem shows the importance of determination in their own unique way.
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Essay Writing Frame: The speakers of "Theme for English B" and "Still I Rise" The poets were written at a time that the whites consider themselves to be the original inhabitants or true‚ as opposed to the blacks who were treated as secondary. Both narrators are alike in terms of being black in an age that was riddled with racism. Langston Hughes describes a typical college student who’s grappling with homework‚ love‚ and all the normal things that a young person grapples with. Though at the
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dream to make my dream come true” (Lourduraj). Julian’s mom in “Everything that Rises Must Converge” is quick to sacrifice for her son’s dreams. In the short story Julian’s mother is stuck in the old notion of slavery; Julian on the other hand is a lot more welcoming of the black community and shows this on the bus. Julian purposely sits next to a black mother and son to stick it to his own mother. In “Everything That Rises Must Converge”‚ the mother’s meaningful importance is demonstrated through
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If Scout and Jem’s mother happened to still be alive‚ just about everything would be different with their family. Their family would not need Calpurnia to look after Jem and Scout‚ cook‚ or clean. Scout would not need her Aunt Alexandra there to be the feminine role model and they wouldn’t have her looking over her shoulder every time they were around her. Then Atticus would not have to constantly worry about what the kids are doing and if they are getting into mischief. Finally‚ Scout would not
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