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    Thus‚ I become very offended when people in society refer to us as wetbacks‚ churros‚ beaner‚ and worst of all alien. In Langston Hughes short essay “that word black” the person that’s dialogue as Simple says “‘[…] Now‚ as I was saying‚ the word black‚ white folk have done used that word to mean something bad […]’” (Hughes 85). By Hughes mention of white people making the word black mean something bad I interpreted it the same for the word alien. People have made the word alien

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    ideals and who they identify themselves as. They make the reader think about themselves‚ the society around them‚ and the workings of nature. One such story is written by Langston Hughes explores such things present during a past era that advocated to mold the society that America has become. “Thank You‚ Ma’am”‚ by Langston Hughes explores themes such as hope‚ love‚ and surprise/disappointment as was often experienced by the African Americans during the Harlem Renaissance. The story should be approached

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    Second Chance Everyone makes mistakes‚ but everyone has the second chance to change in their lives. Langston Hughes has written many enlightening stories to tell us positive attitude and lifestyles. In Hughes’ short story‚ "Thank You‚ Ma’am "‚ it talks about a boy named Roger‚ who attempts to steal Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones’s purse but fails. He fears that he can be sent to jail after he gets caught by Mrs. Jones. Instead of ending in jail‚ he learned a precious lesson from his mistake

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    The stories “Thank You‚ M’am” by Langston Hughes and “Raymond’s Run” by Toni Cade Bambara have many similarities and difference. They are both works of fiction‚ with important lessons embedded in them. In the story “Thank You‚ M’am” a boy named Roger tries to steal a woman’s purse‚ but the woman catches him and shows him kindness. “Raymond’s Run” is about a girl named Squeaky who runs a race and after seeing her brother‚ Raymond‚ happy just to have participated she realized winning isn’t everything

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    an American means having pride in who you are and who you will become. In “I Too‚ Sing America”‚ the writer wrote about him being the darker brother‚ meaning a black man in the times of slavery. Hughes embraces his color and has a positive attitude of who he is and knows he is beautiful as he comes. Hughes shows so much pride in himself‚ saying that when American

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    Langston Hughes The Harlem Renaissance took place in 1920s to the mid 1930s‚ it happened in New York City and it was a cultural bloom. The literary and artistic movement spurred a new black cultural identity. The reason why it occurred was because after the civil war the former slaves all went and lived in the same area‚ and that was the area where people started creating their own art and literary to define who they were. During the Harlem Renaissance the black people had almost no rights in politics

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    essentially Langston Hughes interpretation of a troubled young teen‚ Roger‚ who struggles blindly through life with no guidance by an authoritative figure. Hughes directly characterizes this young‚ dynamic character and portrays chronologically his transformation into model citizenship with the aid of one woman. This woman in question happens to be Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones a proud independent woman who is the static‚ never changing figure Roger needs to change his life. Hughes utilizes point

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    "Theme for English B" - Literary Analysis I once wrote a paper that came out of me‚ and once I wrote it I felt relieved. Many may say that when Langston Hughes made this poem he made the speaker seem like the writing affected the skin color. I feel the writing of the speaker doesn’t affect the color of his skin. The speaker skin color doesn’t affect the writing because the speaker feels that even though the he is black doesn’t mean the writer doesn’t like what other races like. Also the speaker

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    poet Langston Hughes rallied his people with these words of optimism to unite and strive for opportunity‚ freedom and equality. It was a brave call because it contested the dominant attitude‚ values and beliefs to colour and class during in an era of strict racial segregation and severe economic depression. Whilst Hughes’ voice represented hope and leadership‚ it also critically highlighted whether the American dream was something all could obtain. In this seminar presentation‚ Langston Hughes’ poem

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    When Roger tries to rob Mrs. Jones he gets more than he ever asked for. During “Thank You M’am” by Langston Hughes‚ Mrs. Jones behaves the way she does because she wants to teach Roger kindness‚ honesty‚ and right from wrong. Mrs. Jones taught Roger kindness. Even though he tried to rob her‚ she did not turn him into the police. Instead‚ she was kind to him. She let him clean himself and fed him ten cent cake and beans. Another way she was kind to him was by giving him the money. After Roger told

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