Lesson Title: I‚ Too‚ Sing America: Compare and Contrast Whitman and Hughes Course and Grade: American Literature‚ 11th Generalization: Tone and imagery can make or break a poem: being able to compare and contrast the use of tone and imagery in two different poetic texts provides insights into how to make powerful poems through establishing a tone by using powerful images. Compare and contrast is also a more generally applicable skill that will serve students well in other capacities (comparing
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Vanni Fucci Professor Alighieri Freshman Foundations 100 28 September 1308 Dante’s Francesca and Paolo: "She Loves You‚ Yeah‚ Yeah‚ Yeah" In Canto V of The Inferno‚ Dante offers what seems to be a sympathetic portrait of two medieval lovers caught and condemned after re-enacting a passionate scene from Arthurian Romance. A modern reader might well find the story of Francesca da Rimini and Paolo Malatesta moving‚ especially when the narrator himself swoons with pity at the canto’s end. It is
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Peaceful Woman Explains Why She Carries a Gun” is an excerpt from Linda M. Hasselstrom’s essay Land Circle that details why and for what purpose she purchases a handgun and concealed carry permit. In the essay‚ Mrs. Hasselstrom recounts several instances where men disrespected and purposefully intimidated her in violent ways that truly scared her. Originally‚ Mrs. Hasselstrom took Kung Fu‚ but soon realized that if she was attacked by an average male‚ he could easily over power her just due to his superior
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It�s Never Too Late Imagine getting out of high school and being faced with the grim responsibility of having to get a job. If you�re one of the fortunate‚ you have the option to continue your education and postpone the reality of growing up. Now let�s assume you�ve found that so-called dream job‚ paying your dues with hard work and late nights‚ not to mention weekends and holidays. After twenty to thirty years you�re up for retirement and it sounds It’s Never Too Late. It’s Never Too Late Imagine
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a culminating isolating process according to a psychic inability to cope with her seemingly established in advance social life. Her work had always been critically discussed‚ because her written work opposed almost every norm and value of the stabilized American society of the Fifties. One of the discussed issues is if Esther trapped herself inside “the bell jar” or was she placed there by the societal pressures of her day. The human tragedies which “The Bell Jar” describes are three-fold: the execution
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literary history. Their writing details similar themes concerning the experiences of African-Americans during the 20th century. In class we analyzed poetry written by both authors. “America” by Claude McKay is similar to that of Langston Hughes’s poem “I‚ Too.” Both authors construct their poems from the perspective of an African American man who has little freedom. Despite the similar theme‚ the authors take different approaches in their writing. The similar theme throughout the poetry is the difficulty
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Woman Explains Why She Carries a Gun” the author did not seem paranoid or a risk taker. She was trying to get peace of mind about her insecurity and safety. Several times during the story she told of instances where her safety was put to the test. She was camping with another woman and trying to rely on the rangers for protection from some nearby guys talking about messing with her‚ ending up having to just leave. Another time‚ she was on a bridge and had four men try to scare her‚ but a passing car
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No Idea She Moved Back In Homebody directed by Jake Fallon https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2017/02/06/homebody/ Jake Fallon reminds Millennials that you will not have your life together by 30. Unexpected things happen‚ like moving back in with your parents without telling them. Homebody was hard to enjoy out of frustration of not being able to immediately figure out what was going on with the main character‚ Jessie (Megan Gorman). I found it hard to continue watching Homebody because I wanted to
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Not Call Mom‚ She Is Busy Doing School Work “It really can be a great experience to learn something new.” Learning a new career can lead you to a great future and your possibilities can be unlimited even if you are middle aged so that is why I am returning to school. When I was in high school it was really a struggle for me to keep up my grades and I dropped out in the tenth grade. I thought that there was no need to learn more because‚ I was sixteen‚ grown‚ and knew everything I needed to know
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thinking about how much better your’s could be. We see photos and people posting about their picture-perfect life and we strive to be like them. In the poem‚ “I‚ Too” even though he is black‚ he strives to be equal to everyone else in America. “I‚ too‚ sing America. I am the darker
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