American history. His concern with racial issues in America are what led to much of his work. He used several historical events to talk about racial issues to strengthen his poems. Hughes wasn’t only fighting racism‚ but he wrote about how he was proud to be African American as he talks about major events in history being led by his African ancestors. Hughes wrote about racial injustice he felt was present in everyday African American life‚ and how the “American Democracy” was faulty in that it
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someone said‚ “lesbians are so weird‚” and I just sat there laughing along‚ scared to defend my moms. I would often make fun of myself‚ exaggerating the slanted eyes and Asian accent‚ just to make people laugh. I was no longer proud to be Vietnamese and I was no longer proud to tell people I had two
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falling asleep during the Friday night service in the front row. My grandfather‚ your papa‚. always an opinionated guy‚ not sure if he could come up to the bima and say the torah blessing because he did not believe in god‚ but letting me know he was proud of me in his own way. And Rabbi Axelrod‚ a wonderful warm man‚ welcoming me to the Jewish Community. I promised you that I would not embarrass you in this blessing. But if anyone had told me 30 years ago that I would be blessed with such a wonderful
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but also his education on topics such as history‚ genetics and philosophy. In “Learning to read”‚ the tone of Malcolm X’s voice is proud. Malcolm started on the streets as a hustler but later taught himself how to read in which he educated himself on the history of black civilization. With all of the knowledge Malcolm gained from reading‚ he is proud to have proved Arnold Toynbee wrong. Toynbee stated that Africa was the only continent to produce no history. Malcolm however‚ states Africa
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On the Sidewalk Bleeding “On the Sidewalk Bleeding”‚ by Evan Hunter is a story about a boy from a gang‚ getting murdered in a dark alley‚ by members of the rival gang. It is written in the third person omniscient point of view. The story focuses on the theme of realization of one’s true identity. This theme is depicted with the help of several literary devices such as symbolism‚ to create depth in the meaning of the story‚ thoughtful use of irony and characterization elements‚ which create
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She is unable to fit in with her society‚ though she and Les ironically seem to fit in‚ because of their facades. In "Death be Not Proud" Donne attacks death by likening it to more pleasant images of "rest and sleep" this contrasts with other more negative metaphors "slave to fate‚ chance‚ kings‚ and desperate men". With the use of this cumulation‚ and by calling death a "slave"
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to college‚ and graduate because it would make me the first person in my family to graduate college since my mother. I have had three siblings go to college‚ all to drop out‚ and I will not let my family down by also dropping out. I will make them proud of whom I am and who I will become‚ and this will be made possible by graduating college. Attending college with a large scholarship is another thing; I don’t want to make my parents have to pay thousands of dollars for my education‚ no matter how
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people have when they’re together. It also shows five cars‚ each with a heart above‚ which might mean all the missions in California and how lovely the people of California is. In the image‚ we can infer that Romero’s mood is proud of the success of the people. He is proud that the population of Los Angeles continue and work hard together. Those five cars with the heart above them
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(We’ve done us proud) (I am Australian) Good morning ladies and gentleman‚ I proudly welcome you‚ your family and friends to this citizenship ceremony today. Firstly I would like to pay my respects to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders of this land. The mayor Tom Tate for being here with us today. Our deputy mayor Donna gates. We thank you for coming to see who we are and what we can share with you. What does it mean to be an Australian? Being Australian means having Australian values like
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entire nation should be proud to own up to. The flag should be protected under a constitutional amendment. Because our flag is the one thing that unifies us‚ everyone should protect it as it does to us. I defend the flag; it should be protected because it is a symbol of our country and it is very threatening to some people to burn the flag. The flag of the United States of America is a beautiful thing. After achieving victory in a major battle or at any time‚ we should be proud of our nation for something
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