The poem “Ballad of Birmingham‚” written by Dudley Randall‚ in a time that is notably relevant to the gravity of the contents in the poem. This poem is about the interaction between a mother and her beloved daughter‚ where the daughter wishes to go roam the streets of her hometown (Birmingham)‚ but her mother fears for the ongoing racial aggression‚ and does not allow her. But the time comes for her to go to church‚ and her mother lets her go‚ feeling that she will undoubtedly be safe in this “sacred”
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pushed me down; I looked up to see Tom standing over me. The other three guys were laughing so hard that one of them was on their knees. Tom had a serious look on his face‚ it hurt me even more to see him like this. I didn’t know he had this side. "Jordan‚ do not touch Josh‚ it’s not worth it. Just stay on the ground where you belong." He turned and walked over to Josh‚ I assumed Josh was the one who was making fun of me. The voice spoke up‚ "I told you so." To be betrayed by someone you thought you
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(LUCY walks in‚ examines the empty room and chooses to sit in the center chair. LUCY starts to laugh‚ and quickly composes herself and stands up on a spotlight cue and looks at the audience.) LUCY There’s something about people who drink tea. They always think they’re so high up in society. Just because they drink tainted water they consider themselves as some sort of royalty or something. Next thing ya know they’ll start sticking their pinkies high in the air like the Queen of England or some
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A Real Tiger There once was a tiger that lived in a zoo He was very young and had a facial expression of steel His coat was as orange as a sunset in the afternoon sky But was the tiger real? One day curiosity crawls through the tiger’s cage And what started as a friendly gesture became a deadly feel Soon the boy was slaughtered and his body was sliced tomatoes The tiger was definitely real. The keepers wanted to get rid of the tiger Because of his delicious kill But he’s the only animal
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Recently‚ the term ballad ’ can be associated with everything from Solomon ’s Song to an Aerosmith song. The dictionary defines it as a traditional story in song or a simple song. However‚ the medieval ballad is something of a different nature than that of the popular musical ballads of today. The definition of ballad in the medieval context is a narrative poem. The authors usually remain anonymous and the ballad is more often than not accompanied by dance (Gummere). This is not surprising
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“Ballad of Birmingham” In the poem‚ “Ballad of Birmingham”‚ Dudley Randall depicts the real historical events of the 1963 bombing of Martin Luther King Jr.’s church by white hate criminals in Birmingham‚ Alabama. Although this is the background and basis to the poem‚ I believe there is a deeper meaning that just that. Beneath the talk of innocence by the child and the protective nature of the mother‚ there lies an ironic situation. This poem is not only about the tragic events of a hate crime during
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Rowan Jordan is the wildest‚ most random‚ and most talkative person I have ever met. I was first introduced to Rowan when I joined the softball team sophomore year. At first‚ Rowan came off as a fairly normal‚ albeit wild‚ person. As I got to know her however‚ I quickly came to the realization that her flaming red hair perfectly matched her crazy personality. When we both sat in the dugout during softball games sophomore year‚ we dedicated our time to jokingly taunting our friend Halle‚ who played
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Essay on Carson McCullers’ The Ballad of the Sad Café By: English 101: ICE Due: December 5‚ 2013 The Freak‚ that human anomaly has long held fascination in life and in literature. From the southern gothic grotesquerie of Carson McCullers’ Ballad of the Sad Café‚ the freak has been marveled over‚ and pointed at. Alterity is certainly a facet to the world of the grotesque. Alterity signifies uniqueness that cannot be conceptualized‚ or comprehended. McCullers’ vision‚ and connection
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The Ballad of Mulan The original story behind the iconic Disney movie Mulan dates back to the 5th or 6th century C.E. Tzu-Yeh is possibly the woman behind The Ballad of Mulan (Ode to Mulan)- she tells the story of Mulan‚ who goes to war dressed as a man in place of her elderly father. She fought in the war against other tribes for 12 years‚ her gender unbeknownst to her comrades. Mulan faired so well in the was that the emperor offered to give her a higher rank. She refused‚ saying “Mulan has
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Critical Analysis the Ballad of Birmingham The Ballad of Birmingham is a poem written by Dudley Randall in 1963. This ballad was divided into eight stanzas containing four lines each. Birmingham‚ Alabama was the center of the storm for the fight for equality. It uses a rhyming style of “ABCB”. In the 1960s‚ the southern United States were still under the Jim Crow laws. This allowed racial segregation to be legal‚ thus sparking the uprising of the Civil Rights movement led by Dr. Martin Luther King
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