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    Aisha Craig Professor Campbell English 112-07 September 19‚ 2014 The American Dream Deferred Hansberry’s play A Raisin in the Sun is titled after a line in Langston Hughes’ 1951 poem‚ Harlem (A Dream Deferred). Back in the 1950’s‚ African Americans were oppressed by the belief of the principle ‘separate but equal’ and because of this system‚ many African Americans perceived their claim on their ‘American dream’ was ‘deferred’ or forced to be put off. Hansberry’s play is set in Chicago’s Southside. It

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    money is the only salvation. Stuck in a place where only the rich can enjoy the privileges of life‚ my father‚ and Walter Lee Younger can only dream of one-day striking gold. Not long ago were they dreamers among the masses‚ eager to try something new. Once an oyster‚ now a boulder‚ the world seems to open its doors only for the select few and close them for those who dream. Like Walter‚ my father also witnesses the men downtown‚ "...sitting there turning deals worth millions of dollars… sometimes

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    Langston Hughes poem‚ “Dreams Deferred‚” not only allows me to reminisce on the simplicity of my youth‚ but causes a sort of apprehensiveness that seems to cloaks my thoughts in a darkness that is inescapable. Hughes’ has always played an interesting part in my life considering that my father was always fond of his writing. However‚ this poem in particular seems to be perpetually pulsating through my mind even in times when ecstasy should flow through my veins and dopamine should control the corners

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    Reflecting back on the three poems I read in class A Dream Deferred by Langston Hughes has to be one of my favorites now. In this poem the writer talks about the various ways of what may happen to a dream being postponed. Before i had read it I did wonder from the title what do I think happens to a dream being delayed‚ which i answered in my head if there are people like me and haven’t accomplished a certain dream I guess Id just give up on it or just wait till the right time to try and achieve the

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    statement in the Raisin in the Sun. Which character do you feel deals with disappointment more effectively.” In the play “A Raisin in the Sun”‚ there are two specific characters that are often built up only to be let down‚ Lena Eggleston Younger and Walter Lee Younger. Deferral seems to be an evolving constant in this family. Before even being introduced to a play‚ a tone of disappointment is set by the poem “Harlem”. Something shared in common amongst these two characters are that they both watched the

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    Environmental Reflection of Truth In the poems Harlem “A Dream Deferred” and Theme for English B by the poet Langston Hughes‚ uses descriptive physical concrete metaphors to convey the themes of longing for an identity as a whole amongst his peers and acknowledgement as an American. Although race and ethnicity has played an integral role of separation and segregation‚ the speaker’s tone empathetically questions ones will of wanting to achieve a pestering dream‚ as well as calling to the attention of the American

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    In Lorraine Hansberry’s play‚ A Raisin in the Sun‚ she tells the value and purpose of dreams and how oftentimes dreams do get deferred. Hansberry got the title for the play based off of Langston Hughes’ famous poem A Dream Deferred. The language Hansberry uses reflects the deeper meaning of Hughes’ poem. Although the Younger women have lived in the same apartment for generations‚ they each face their unique trials and tribulations. Mama is faced with the decision of how to spend the money she received

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    Engelsk B‚ 2 delprøve. Louise F. Høeg The Fabulous Button Sisters. By: Sarah Salway The teenage girl Karen is going to a party at her friend Rory’s house. Before the party Karen talks on the phone with her best friend Michelle. Michelle is the new girl in school and appears to have the most exciting life. Michelle is waiting to hear from her mother who is trying to make it in Hollywood. Dressed up for the party

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    ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF SEX CRIMES Bibliography Gastaldo‚ E. (n.d.). New on FBI ’s Most Wanted. Retrieved from http://www.newser.com/story/169670/new-on-fbis-most-wanted-ex-usc-prof Walter Lee Williams faces charges of sexual exploitation of children. He taught anthropology‚ gender studies and history and now is one (police headquarter‚ 2013)of FBI’s 10 Most Wanted fugitives. Williams‚ 64‚ became the 500th name added to the list in its 63-year history. The extensive traveler and Fulbright Award

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    Walter Mosley was born in Los Angeles in 1952. He currently lives in New York City. He has been at various times in his life a potter‚ a computer programmer‚ a poet‚ and a short story writer; he studied writing in the graduate program of City College of New York. The first title in his Easy Rawlins mystery series‚ DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS was released in September 1990 to great critical acclaim. His first non-mystery‚ a novel about the blues‚ R.L.’s DREAM‚ was published by W.W. Norton in August

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