Deemed as one of the most prolific works of poetry‚ Still I Rise certainly impressed me and surpassed all of my expectations. Still I Rise is such an inspirational and motivational text in that it empowers its audience to think about the morality of certain beliefs in society as well as empower those who are weak and vulnerable in society. Still I Rise reinforces the idea that racial prejudice is still prevalent in the world we live in today. This poem is exceedingly special and memorable due to
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Underground Railroad"‚ William Still helped as many as 800 slaves escape to freedom. He interviewed each person and kept careful records‚ including a brief biography and the destination for each‚ along with any alias adopted. He kept his records hidden but knew the accounts would be important in aiding the future reunion of family members who became separated under slavery‚ which he had learned when he aided his own brother Peter‚ whom he had previously never met before. Still worked with other Underground
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unprovable statements. These poets saw the world in a different way than most people at the time and for some‚ like Marvell who wrote politically charged poems‚ these views were ahead of their time‚ and are now relevant or still relevant today. The reason that the poems are still relevant today is that a majority of the poems consist of common problems‚ emotions‚ and urges that mankind faces. John Donne’s "Holy Sonnet #10" discusses death and how it holds no power over people and is something that
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Does Racism Still Exist? According to Google Dictionary‚ “Racism is the belief that every being belonging to a specific race has certain characteristics‚ abilities‚ especially that distinguish a superior race to an inferior race‚ also it is the discrimination of a specific race based on one’s beliefs.” Although slavery‚ and the Civil Rights movement are long gone in America’s past‚ there is still racial controversy brewing up a storm in our country. This controversy has been a huge subject
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I think Macbeth is still a relevant text for high school student. Why I think this is because Macbeth uses timeless themes and emotions in the story that some are still relevant today. Macbeth shows the characters point of view and their struggles. Macbeth also contains a complex story plot that shows cause and effect. Why people still enjoy Macbeth is partly because human nature hasn’t changed that much from Shakespearean Time to the 21st Century. What i’m trying to refer is that the play contains
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essence of whatever is in front of the camera. He revolutionized the world of photography with his simple style‚ always photographing on a blank background. Aside from his work in fashion and portraiture‚ Penn also branched and did work in the area of still lifes. He believed “A good photograph is one that communicates a fact‚ touches the heart‚ and leaves the viewer a changed person for having seen it; it is in one word‚ effective” (Columbia). Irving Penn was born on the 16th of June in 1917 in the
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PERSONAL SPACE Still I Rise While taking the class Women in Contemporary Literature we read‚ discussed‚ and analyzed a number of historical works‚ poems‚ and essays by women authors of the present and past. The work that impressed me‚ and touched my spirit the most was a poem written by Maya Angelou entitled‚ "Still I Rise". This poem is in essence an autobiography of‚ and personal extension of Ms. Angelou’s soul. Moreover‚ there are many lines‚ words‚ language choices‚ and word choices that demonstrate
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differences between them. It is the belief that a particular race is superior or inferior to another that is the person’s social or moral traits are predetermined by his or her biological characteristics. It is a belief that different races should remain separate and apart from eachother. Racism existed through
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Still life is a type of painting. It’s a picture of objects that don’t move. The artist looks at objects‚ like vases‚ fruit‚ bottle’s flower’s and studies the way the light hits the objects‚ the shadow’s and the shape. Archie Forrest is a Scottish artist‚ who was born in 1950. Archie attended the Glasgow school of art in 1969 and left in 1973. He then spent 7 years teaching pupils as an art tutor. In 1985 he stopped teaching and completely devoted him time‚ to making art. Forrest’s work is very
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Under the direction of the little-known Japanese filmmaker‚ Naomi Kawase ( also credited as screenwriter‚ producer and editor)‚ “Still the Water” moves using a languid pace and embraces a strange intimacy. Set on one of the limestone islands of the Amani archipelago‚ it tells the story of a quiet 16-year-old kid‚ Kaito (Nijiro Murakami)‚ who’s not happy with his mother‚ disapproving her behavior since his father left home a few years before. It’s not that she’s not gentle or cares about him‚ but
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