When reading the two poems ’The rose that grew from concrete’ written by Tupac Shakur and ’Mother to Son’ by Langston Hughes‚ you will notice that they both have several distinct similarities and contrasts. The First poem written by Tupac Shakur talks about a rose that grows from a crack in the concrete all on its own with determination‚ and the central idea is that the hardships we face as children/teenagers don’t have to shape our future in a negative way. The second poem by Langston Hughes is
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Nettles by poet Vernon Scannell is a reflective poem based on the poet trying to protect his son from hurting himself in a nettle bed. I found this poem very emotional and touching and this is mainly why I chose to write about it. The poet reflects on his own experience to prove his point of view‚ and he achieves this‚ and I indent to analyse what point he is trying to convey in this poem. The poem is set in the poets own garden‚ with the nettles hidden out of sight behind the shed. The young
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courage‚ hope and strength to make it out of certain situations or to simply get by on a day-to-day basis. The poems “Still I Rise” by Maya Angelou and “The Rose That Grew from Concrete” by Tupac Shakur illustrate this idea using elements of imagery‚ repetition and heavy metaphors. Maya Angelou’s work deeply focuses on the set backs encountered living in times of racial disparity. Shakur’s poem personifies a rose that fought through to grow on concrete despite all the speculations and difficulties. Both
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After every time‚ I read “The Rose That Grew from the Concrete” by Tupac Shakur‚ my personal takeaway from the poem is the importance of perseverance. To me‚ it seems that in this poem it alludes to hard work and proving any doubters wrong in the process and this can be seen by “Proving nature’s law is wrong it learned to walk without having feet” (3-4). One literary element that was evident in the poem was symbols. One symbol is clear in the very opening line “Did you hear about the rose that grew
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Changes by 2Pac Tupac was born on june 15‚ 1971‚ and grew up to be one of the most influential artists in the world. The song “changes “ by Tupac‚ is about how things will never be the same. Time has shown that we never know what the future holds. While Tupac was growing up in Baltimore‚ In this song‚ he talks about his own experiences that he has been through as well as the things that were going on in America at that time. Tupac talks about how messed up life can be because you can never expect
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Rap music effectively shows the conditions of the "hood" and helps to open the eyes of the listeners that life for everyone isn’t easy and worry-free. In the song "Changes" by Tupac Shakur‚ the rapper illustrates an image of the common inner-city urban street. In his lyrics‚ Shakur describes a scene where white and blacks are enemies‚ and crack sellers are around every corner. Yet‚ even though these lyrics talk about the violence
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Holograms Long before phone text and email were invented‚ Princess Leia used holographic message to ask help from Obi-Wan Kenobi. While we still can’t use that technology to send message‚ John Pepper invented an old stage trick to show people how Tupac Shakur used to look
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On September 13‚ 1996‚ the charismatic and widely popular “gangsta” rapper Tupac Shakur died in a Las Vegas hospital of gunshot wounds six days after he suffered in a drive-by shooting. On September 7‚ Tupac and Suge Knight attended the Mike Tyson- Bruce Seldon prizefight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. As Tupac Shakur were leaving the MGM Grand‚ he and his bodyguard got into an altercation with a young black man believed to be Orlando Anderson‚ a member of a rival gang‚ The Southside Crips. It was
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Spencer Jackson 3/30/08 Hosting the Past to Provide for the Epistolary Community of the Present: Alexander Pope’s “Epistle to Miss Blount‚ with the Works of Voiture” In this early epistle‚ first published in 1712 as “To a Young Lady‚ with the Works of Voiture‚” Pope addresses his friend Teresa Blount through the work and name of the early seventeenth century French poet and letter-writer Vincent de Voiture. In this indirect address of a female friend facing an uncertain marriage
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Grew from Concrete "Tupac Shakur could possibly be the most influential and compelling of all rappers" (Dyson 106) Do we really know who Tupac was? The famous phrase‚ "never judge a book by its cover" applies to Tupac ’s own personality and character. A first look at Tupac and you see darkness‚ you see a violent man with no purpose or direction in his life. Then you look deeper inside him‚ you step into his shoes and see a kind‚ caring‚ but very confused man. Tupac ’s life story is like any
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