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    Exercise #2 The essay ‘Salvation” by Langston Hughes was the essay I connected with most. The religious aspect if it enticed me to read further. To me it was ironic that Hughes titled the essay “Salvation” when in fact it seemed young 12-year-old Hughes had become more lost than before going to the revival. I feel as if that Hughes wanted readers to take an important theme away from the essay; peer pressure from adults has a big impact on small children. Hughes style of writing is a unique combination

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    In the story‚ Thank You M’am‚ by Langston Hughes‚ a lady named Luella Jones shows kindness rather than animosity to a young boy who tried to confiscate her purse. Throughout the story‚ the reader can tell that due to this‚ the boy’s character begins to shift. Toward the beginning of the story‚ Roger‚ the boy‚ ran up behind Mrs. Jones and made an unsuccessful grab at her purse. Before he could get away‚ Mrs. Jones took hold of his shirt front and begin to drag him home with her. At this point in

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    In the 1940’s white people were clearly the majority and superior race. Whites looked down on all other races‚ especially blacks. This superiority had been going on for hundreds of years and was never challenged until the 1950’s and 1960’s. During this time period there were many civil rights movements led by Communists and other groups who believed in racial equality. Martin Luther King‚ Jr. was the most famous spokesman and adamant believer in racial equality. The helm of all white supremacist

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    People do not always make great decisions because sometimes life is tough and wrong decisions are made based on circumstances. The text‚ “Thank You‚ Ma’am” by Langston Hughes is a great example of how one woman changes a boy’s life by her act of kindness and beliefs. Mrs. Jones can be described as a woman who is very considerate‚ understanding‚ and fair-minded. She is a woman of action. When she sees something that needs to change‚ she does not wait for someone else to make it happen‚ she immediately

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    In Thank You M’am‚ by Langston Hughes‚ Mrs. Jones’s kindness changes Roger. She changes him in a positive way. In the beginning of the story‚ the boy tries to do pure evil‚ and to steal things. At the end of the story‚ Roger thanks Mrs. Jones and shows that he actually payed attention to and applied what Mrs. Jones taught him. “…a boy ran up behind her and tried to snatch her purse.” To begin the story‚ we are introduced to a boy attempting to steal Mrs. Jones’s purse. “When she got to her door

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    The Color Red in Native Son Introduction * In Native Son‚ Richard Wright uses the motif of the color red to represent violence‚ anger‚ fear‚ desire‚ and Communism‚ thus conveying Bigger’s fear and hatred of whites. * “He watched her through the rear mirror as he drove; she was kind of pretty‚ but very little. She looked like a doll in a show window: black eyes‚ white face‚ red lips.” (62) The red in this passage represents Bigger’s desire and how captivating it is. The last sentence is

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    the speaker gives us a symbol of segregation because he talks about how his life is somewhat limited due to it. He shows this by stating in another line that his professor is “somewhat more free” because he is “older -- and white.” I believe Langston Hughes’ poem mentions the self-identity aspect of being a black man‚

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    family was passed on to him and has proven itself to be the only way to accomplish your American dream. And as Langston Hughes points out in his poem “Let America be America Again”‚ this same determination has been seen in America for centuries. He writes about the evolution of America and her people. How curiosity drove the pioneers‚ greed drove gold diggers‚ and freedom drove the slaves. Langston shows the reader that all American dreams have one thing in common‚ determination. Taking a look at regular

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    "Children‚ I come back today./ To tell you a story of the long dark way./ That I had to climb‚ that I had to know./ In order that the race might live and grow." --Langston Hughes. In his poem "The Negro Mother"‚ Hughes describes the prejudices and the struggles his mother faced growing up in a time of segregation. Hughes illustrates the depressing lifestyle the blacks lead by symbolizing their lives as a "long dark way". Similarly‚ in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee teaches about the

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    Forgiveness‚ charity and poverty are all a big part of this story. Mrs. Jones knows all about the three. This paradox is explored in Langston Hughes’ famous short story‚ “Thank You‚ Ma’am”‚ as he introduces that she is very forgiving‚ poor‚ but yet still gives charity. Mrs. Jones proves that no matter what is going on in your life‚ you call still be generous and help others. This story teaches readers that it is okay to forgive‚ and how to treat others no matter rich or poor. Forgiveness for one

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