In rhyme and meter‚ Claude McKay’s “If We Must Die” generally conforms to the conventions of a Shakespearean sonnet‚ but at several moments throughout the poem‚ McKay also strays from the rules of the English sonnet. In composing his poem in the style of the traditional Shakespearean sonnet‚ McKay creates a clear narrative that is both easy to follow and equally artistic. However‚ in deviating from this conventional style‚ McKay draws attention to specific phrases that contribute greatly to the contrasting
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individual responsibility walk together and you cannot separate them. These two topics‚ freedom and individual responsibility‚ are really important when analyzing the importance of ethics. Starting with freedom‚ I realized after reading the book that without freedom‚ our society would not work in the same way that it works right now. An individual must have the freedom to choose what he wants for his life‚ for example‚ what he wants to do for living. In addition‚ that guide us to another word that
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Racism had always been a problem in certain parts of the United States around the 1930s‚ but that sparked many movements‚ one especially was the Harlem Renaissance. In the poem “If We Must Die” by Claude McKay uses key phrases to show how colored people are being treated during the time of the Harlem Renaissance and how they should be able to overcome the racism and violence because he himself was colored and experienced some of the racism himself and was able to stand strong against it. One of the
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Every human for himself. Since the beginning of time‚ the world has embodied the depravity of hatred and mistrust among humanity. Through time the world has witnessed uncountable wars resulting in death‚ and today is not at all an exception. The source of mankind’s everlasting self-destruction is‚ quite so‚ human characteristics such as mistrust‚ prejudices and bigotry‚ which appears as irredeemable traits that forever and always will haunt and ravage our global society. Consequently‚ a lot of people
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Kollar 1 Mrs. Sackett English 11 12/19/17 If we must die “Though out numbered let’s us show are brave” (McKay‚ 10). In the 1920s‚ a cultural movement in which African Americans moved up north and spread their culture was an era called the Harlem Renaissance. During this time‚ there were many writers spreading the culture of African Americans. Poems were a popular way to express their culture at the time. Many of these poems deal with racism in everyday lives‚ and the struggle for equality. Claude McKay
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not waste their life away‚ but instead takes advantage of their life. I like this poem because I was able to understand the poem’s meaning and it helped me understand how I and everyone else shouldn’t waste the life they have because today may be their last day and they may never see tomorrow.This poem relates to the world we live in as how many people don’t take advantage of life and always see the negative side of living instead of seeing the positive side of living‚ this leads to people to give
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Read the poem‚ If We Must Die‚ by Claude McKay Answer the questions: 1. What theme or conflict is being dramatized in the poem? The main theme is honor‚ no matter the toughest of times we can always find the way to live with dignity and respect. 2. Can the poetic speaker be identified? The poet‚ Mr. McKay‚ is the speaker. 3. Who is the poetic speaker speaking to? The reader 4. What is the poetic speaker’s motivation? Fight the toughest situations with pride and dignity. 5. What type of poem is it
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Endangered languages: what is to be done‚ and why? The threat to linguistic resources is now recognized as a worldwide crisis. Language death is what happens when the last speaker of a particular language dies‚ or when a language community ceases to exist. It is an extinction that is happening on a massive scale and with astonishing speed. According to Krauss (1992a)‚ as many as half of the estimated 6‚000 languages spoken on earth are "moribund"; spoken only by adults who no longer teach them
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One can genuinely say that all humans are “inventors‚ each sailing out on a voyage of discovery‚ guided each by a private chart‚ of which there is no duplicate. The world is all gates‚ all opportunities." (Waldo 1) These days‚ people happen to follow an automatized lifestyle where using life simplifying technologies on a daily basis is absolutely natural. Critics such as Nicholas Carr claim that our overuse of electronic gadgets is leading to an absolute automation‚ which will have adverse consequences
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Should we OBEY our Elders?? A Photo of an Elder! A Tale of Correction By Ray Walter Swangkee ― The Colorful Peacock from Angel Ridge‚ Box 305H2‚ King’s Mountain‚ Kentucky 40442 The Divided States of United Lies! My E-mail Address is: theking@alltel.net‚ as in: “The King at TELL ALL‚ dot‚ Network of Truth.” Please Visit the most Beautiful‚ Enlightening‚ and Inspiring Website on the Internet‚ at: www.ThePeacock.com “O my Son‚ no one likes to Obey any Person that he or she
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