Jack Brooks once stated that “Every disaster is an opportunity‚” and he was absolutely correct. Brooks’ statement especially holds true to politicians. Politicians are in a constant struggle to gain the support of the citizens‚ and to be successful they need take advantage of every presented opportunity to get seen and heard by the public. Disasters stimulate fear and excitement in the public‚ therefore the public pays a lot of attention to them (Popkin‚ 25). In turn politicians are attentive
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Brooks‚ Gwendolyn (Elizabeth) Brooks‚ Gwendolyn (Elizabeth) From "Encyclopedia of African-American Writing" Poet—this one word describes every cell of Gwendolyn Brooks ’s being. It was always poetry—from her Chicago childhood to her 1950 Pulitzer Prize to her awakening social consciousness to her Illinois Poet Laureate status and through all the other honors and awards. It was always poetry—and few writers besides Brooks can speak volumes with so few words. Gwendolyn Brooks‚ Pulitzer Prize
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is a poem wrote by Gwendolyn Brooks in 1966‚ which is one of the popular poem she did. She’s an African American born in Topeka‚ Kansas and raised in Chicago. She is the author of numerous poetry‚ including “Blacks” (1981)‚ Annie Allen (1949)‚ for which she received the Pulitzer Prize‚ and the “Children Coming Home” (The David Co.‚ 1991). She also wrote several other books such as‚ “Negro Hero” (1945)‚ “Maud Martha” (1953)‚ “In the Mecca” (1968) and many more. Brooks was named Poet Laureate of congress
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Gath Brooks Troyal Garth Brooks (also know as Garth Brooks) is the world’s greatest country singer of all time. He was born in Tulsa‚ Oklahoma on February 7‚ 1962. He was raised in the small town of Yukon with country music in his blood. He was the youngest child in his family that consisted of six children. His Mother‚ Colleen Carroll‚ was a Professional country singer while she raised Garth and his five other siblings with her husband‚ Troyal Carroll. Troyal worked as a engineer for Unocal
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daze I rushed to the hospital and found a way into the Intensive Care Unit. There in the bed was my friend with two broken arms and internal damage to his kidneys. At his side sat his mom. When I asked what happened‚ she said that Cj was hit off of Brooks Bridge by a drunk driver. A thirty-foot fall into the ground below‚ landing in the grass. Cj was two-inches away from the stone hard concrete that could’ve ended his life. It takes something very immense to show who your real friends are. It could
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Romaine Brooks The story of Romaine Brooks‚ female artist from the early twentieth century‚ holds a story unique and challenging. This artist contains many struggles and experiences yet continued to make history as an upcoming female artist who would not let the spoils of her early childhood keep her from living the life of a pioneer in the world of art. Romaine Brooks was born in Rome‚ Italy‚ and lived from 1874-1970. Brooks grandfather was a multimillionaire‚ but Brooks seemingly privileged
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Gwendolyn Brooks Writing with uncommon strength‚ Gwendolyn Brooks creates haunting images of black America‚ and their struggle in escaping the scathing hatred of many white Americans. Her stories‚ such as in the "Ballad of Rudolph Reed"‚ portray courage and perseverance. In those like "The Boy Died in My Alley" Brooks portrays both the weakness of black America and the unfortunate lack of care spawned from oppression. In "The Ballad of Chocolate Mabbie" Brooks unveils another aspect of her
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I chose to use the poem “Hamlen Brook” by Richard Wilbur. The first thing I noticed about the poem was the stanzas. Each stanza had the same amount of lines‚ four. Next was the fact that the first and fourth lines rhymed in every stanza. For example‚ brink; drink and trout; out. Also the second and third line rhymed in every single stanza‚ jet; sweat‚ weaves; leaves. The rhythmic pattern was very evident and very hard to ignore. I also noted that the third line in each stanza was the longest
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of the Brook My book report is about a very good book. It is called Song of the Brook. Song of the Brook is a Christian fiction book. Matilda Nordtvedt writes it. The book has 124 pages‚ and I have read this entire book. The main characters are Hilda‚ Lois‚ Baby Sigurd‚ John‚ and Hilda ’s Mama; Magda‚ her Papa; Robert‚ Ole‚ Bertha‚ Thora‚ and Bestefar. The story begins with Hilda ’s family on a train on their way to Washington State. They were leaving their home in Minnesota to move to Washington
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Sarah Newcomb Intro to Literature 11/22/10 "The Mother" Gwendolyn Brooks’ poem‚ "The Mother" is an introspective look into the internal struggle of a woman who has had an abortion. The poem is very powerful and conveys a vast array of feelings and sentiments on the subject such as regret‚ love‚ and disappointment in one’s self. The poem is largely successful due to it’s tone‚ which is achieved through the personification and choice of diction. To begin with‚ lines one and two state the
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