The Negro Speaks Of Rivers Proud to have endured some of the most powerful challenges mankind has ever witnessed‚ he Negro spirit has grown through time with its people. In Langston Hughes’s poem‚ “The Negro Speaks of Rivers‚” the speaker uses devices such as anaphora and allusion to convey pride in the Negro spirit. The anaphora present in the poem is seen in phrases such as‚ “I bathed‚” (4) “I built‚” (5) “I looked‚” (6) and “I heard” (7). Each of these phrases has a declarative feeling‚ in
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My mother never taught me sweeping is the opening line in Julia Alvarez’s poem and the one that stand out most in my mind. In the opening line Alvarez use powerful word such as Mother‚ Never and Sweeping to engage the reader and control the sway or sweeping motion of the poem. The word Sweeping stand out the most‚ because to sweep means to clean out at dirty place‚ to rid one’s self of dust. The poem gives the imagery that the Alvarez is ridding herself of dirty. The sweeping motion continues throughout
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the country. Extend help to the needy fellowmen‚ especially the victims of disasters like typhoons‚ flooding‚ and the like. 4. Stand proud for every Filipinos achievement Filipinos is globally competitive in many aspects. They are proud to be a Filipino and for the honors they bring to our country. They unite every Filipino for their achievements. We can be proud of Filipinos like Manny Pacquiao‚ the Azkals Football Team‚ the Gilas Pilipinas Basketball Team‚ and many more. 5. Patronize and support
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their different interests and Amir’s lack of masculinity causes him to think that Baba will never be proud of him. Even his kite tournament was a victory short lived with Baba as it soon fades. The only time Baba is genuinely proud of Amir is when he graduates from high school in America: He walked to me‚ curled his arm around my neck and gave my brow a single kiss. I am moftakhir Amir‚ proud. His eyes gleamed when he said that‚ and I liked being on that receiving end of that look. (Hosseini 139)
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that person seems conceited in any way that is an automatic placement in one’s mind as to whether or not they like you. This theme mainly appears in the relationship between Elizabeth and Darcy. They each think the other is in one way or another to proud or too prejudiced. When first coming to Netherfield at the ball he looks down on everyone who is not at the same rank of social class as he was. He refuses to dance with anyone at Mr. Bingley’s ball because they are not worthy of him. It is apparent
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ne’s Holy Sonnet 10: Death Be Not Proud Donne’s Holy Sonnet 10‚ “Death‚ be not proud” expresses the speaker feelings towards death. He uses personification by addressing death as if it was a human. In the first stanza the author says: Death‚ be not proud‚ though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful‚ for thou art not so; For those‚ whom thou think’s thou dost overthrow‚ Die not‚ poor Death‚ nor yet canst thou kill me. (1-4) From the tone of the stanza it may seem like the speaker is talking
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they are uneducated. Being southern is something to be proud about. When southern children are growing up they are taught what to and what not to do. They learn how to treat others from piers to the elderly. While growing up the children play
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think about people being proud and admiring their country – sometimes in a quite naive way. I do not think that pride is completely bad. Pride is good for one’s self-esteem and so is patriotism. Pride is alright if it improves the own self-perception. But I don’t like it as soon as pride makes people look down on others. This is arrogance. Sadly pride and arrogance are close to each other. The flag is the most important symbol of a country. It expresses that people are proud of their country. Many
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example‚ “We do what we say what we’ll do. We show up when we say we’ll show up.” This example shows that humanity has the natural instinct to accomplish our wishes. Furthermore‚ the speaker uses a proud tone in the example‚ “I was so proud of myself for stopping for that red light.” Thus‚ stating that he was proud that he did do right and realized that he didn’t think twice about it. Pride is one of mankind’s’ best attributes and sometimes the worst. In this case‚ pride is granting the speaker a chance
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what have our veterans protected? They have protected us of course. They have protected our rights‚ our laws‚ our jobs‚ and our ways of life. They have given and protected so much that I do not know how to thank them. The America they protected is proud of them and I know it. Some people do not know what war is like‚ it is something not a lot of people would do just for fun. War is a serious
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