MOTHER TO SON: VIDEO PRESENTATION ‘Mother to Son’ is an ecstatic poem composed by Langston Hughes. The poem is structured in a form of a conversation between a mother and her son. Hughes assures her son that her life wasn’t crystal stair‚ she also had to face several struggles in her life. Hence‚ she commands her son not to look back and keep climbing higher in life even if he thinks climbing is hard. He should try not to fall and climb the stairway of success without any fear because his mother
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BIRTH OF MY SON Jeanine Highbaugh Ivy Tech Community College Birth of My Son The day my life changed was ten years ago when I found out that I was pregnant at the age of nineteen. I was pregnant with my first born‚ a baby boy that came in this world peeing on the nurses. I named him a biblical name‚ Emmanuel‚ which means “God is with us”. My son is so awesome‚ and he’s my miracle son because he was preemie weighing only two pounds and ten ounces‚ and he was fourteen inches long.
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“Mother to Son” The speaker of the poem “Mother to Son‚” by Langston Hughes is a mother who is giving advice to her son. Her life has been difficult and hard at times. As readers‚ we know this because the speaker talks about how life is a staircase and her staircase has had “tacks and splinters in it” (line 3-4). This means that her life has not been perfect and she had many challenges to deal with. Perhaps she was born into poverty‚ because the images in her poem reveal a ragged‚ old staircase
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The role of the youngest son Throughout the progression of my life‚ I must take a certain roles. Some of these roles are extremely important. Being young give me experiences about the crucial roles that will benefits me for the rest of my life. Taking positive interest in my actions is what enables me to improve in my roles. Even if I do not succeed in life‚ there will always be responsibilities and consequences that I must face and learn. Being the youngest son in the family is challenging since
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Battle Scars Where there is conflict‚ there are always victims that remain strongly impacted. Every human who has stepped foot on this earth has been victimized by something‚ whether it be painful or pleasant. Arthur Miller’s American tragedy‚ All My Sons‚ deals with the American Dream of material wealth leading to contentment. This drama was written so that every character became a victim of loss in some way or form. The conflict that put these normal‚ everyday citizens into terrible circumstances
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writing‚ Walt Whitman ’s “O Captain! My Captain!” And “Mother to Son‚” by Langston Hughes‚ do share some similarities. Both poems use stylistic devices such as figurative language‚ metaphors‚ and rhythm to convey their overall message. At times‚ they both share a darker and more gloomy tone. This is particularly evident in “Mother to Son.” However‚ in contrast‚ these poems have more differences than similarities‚ especially in style of writing‚ structure and tone. “O Captain! My Captain!” is a
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television series and seasons of our favorite shows have become so glamorized and important in our lives that we tend to overlook the sexism laid upon characters that are often subtly presented‚ yet sometimes acerbically insulting to both men and women. Sons of Anarchy is a well-known show that airs on FX Networks‚ has an all-star cast‚ a deep‚ heartfelt story line that chronicles the rough life of the
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Title: Trurl’s Machine Author: Stanislaw Lem As a boy Stanislaw Lem showed an early interest in science as well as in the imaginary worlds of fantasy and science fiction. The young Lem’s interest in tinkering mechanical devices of all sorts was put to use by secretly damaging the German vehicles during the Nazi occupation. Later on‚ he became a full time writer establishing himself as leading science fiction writer in Eastern Europe. This writer from Lvov Poland (now Ukraine) worked on serious
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The problem with today’s youth is their addiction to technology. We have an undeniable hunger for entertainment. The hunger must be fed and sustained or we cannot function properly‚ yet it is never filled. We yearn for more and more. This‚ in turn‚ produces new technology to meet consumer needs. MP3 players‚ cell phones‚ and laptops are all objects to entertain our dulled minds. Rarely do we cure our boredom with a book or another form of "intellectual" entertainment. We would rather let the screen
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the age of Discovery and British colonization. If a British citizen thinks that the Sons of Liberty were terrorist for fighting against an unfair situation‚ then they may as well think people such as Indians‚ who fought for their independents‚ were also terrorist. Then again‚ let us take a look at other terrorist groups and their ideologies. They commit acts of terror with different ideologies. Accordingly‚ Sons of Liberty could be categorized as patriots‚ who used a tactic of terror.
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