MOTHER TO SON: VIDEO PRESENTATION ‘Mother to Son’ is an ecstatic poem composed by Langston Hughes. The poem is structured in a form of a conversation between a mother and her son. Hughes assures her son that her life wasn’t crystal stair‚ she also had to face several struggles in her life. Hence‚ she commands her son not to look back and keep climbing higher in life even if he thinks climbing is hard. He should try not to fall and climb the stairway of success without any fear because his mother
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Module Title: Literature and Social Change 1910-1950 Module Convenor : Dr. Benjamin Keatinge Title of the Assignment: “In what ways does Orwell criticize Soviet Communism in Animal Farm and to what extent is his analysis based on real historical events?” George Orwell’s “Animal Farm” is a master piece where as politics and satire are concerned. It is a tale where animals as individuals are oppressed by their owner Mr. Jones. The animals‚ which can speak and actually share a lot of human
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Question 3: “Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” To what extent does this saying apply to George Orwell’s Animal Farm? The quote “power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely” made by Lord Acton relates to the novel Animal Farm significantly. This quote expresses the fact that power can be abused and some infamous cases in history has shown that this can end in a tragedy. Power is a way through which authority and control is developed. It can be attained through the
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“Mother to Son” The speaker of the poem “Mother to Son‚” by Langston Hughes is a mother who is giving advice to her son. Her life has been difficult and hard at times. As readers‚ we know this because the speaker talks about how life is a staircase and her staircase has had “tacks and splinters in it” (line 3-4). This means that her life has not been perfect and she had many challenges to deal with. Perhaps she was born into poverty‚ because the images in her poem reveal a ragged‚ old staircase
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The role of the youngest son Throughout the progression of my life‚ I must take a certain roles. Some of these roles are extremely important. Being young give me experiences about the crucial roles that will benefits me for the rest of my life. Taking positive interest in my actions is what enables me to improve in my roles. Even if I do not succeed in life‚ there will always be responsibilities and consequences that I must face and learn. Being the youngest son in the family is challenging since
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Drew Garrett Dr. Dea Boster Hist 1152-005 20 April 2014 Cold-War During the 1950’s America‚ post WWII‚ our Nation faced major changes under the leading presidency of Truman and Eisenhower. America fell into another time of prosperous feeling with the end of yet another victory in World War II‚ an almost arrogant view of their society in respects to the remainder of other economies. Communism became the American adversary‚ and Americans sought to purge the world of it. Because of the extreme
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Boxers role in the novel and who or what does he symbolise? INTRODUCTION 1; George Orwell’s Animal Farm is a historical fable that represents the Russian revolution INTRODUCTION 2; In George Orwell’s historical fable Animal Farm‚ Boxer has an important role and is shown as the inspirational‚ dedicated‚ hard-working horse that is literally willing to die of labour for the benefit of the farm and the other animals. Boxer’s cry “I will work harder!” Symbolises the working class of the Russian
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novel‚ Animal Farm shows the overlaying theme of the corruption of power. Power‚ more often than not‚ causes the bearer to become corrupt‚ which causes them to lose most sense‚ besides that‚ which will get them more power. In the beginning of the novel we are introduced to Old Major. He holds power on Manor Farm. Old Major uses his power to introduce Animalism and the Seven Commandments. He dies before we can see if his power corrupts would him. Napoleon who takes control of the farm next lives throughout
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The title of the artwork is an oil on canvas painting titled Bermuda Lovers. The date and the name of the artist was not given. I came across the painting at the Downtown Fullerton Art Walk where artists set up exhibits to display their work or have individual work shown in cafes. In what I believe is the Hibbleton gallery‚ the painting was hung on a brick wall painted grey with other artworks in close proximity. Its proximity with other attention-grabbing works made it difficult to invest my full
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The major characters in George Orwell’s allegorical novel‚ Animal Farm‚ are important because their actions have large impacts on the development of the plot in the story. Although it is less obvious‚ the minor characters also play a big role in the novel‚ displaying several significant themes. Old Major gave the other animals the image of his ‘ideal’ England‚ demonstrating the theme of idealism. The sheep showed loyalty by agreeing with the pigs‚ and following Napoleon’s orders. The dogs exhibited
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