Life as a Black Man in America has been overwhelming for both authors. ... Wideman is also a published author, an example of Wideman works is the Homewood Trilogy. ... He began to see how hate was a disease and the purpose of the sickness is to kill a person mentally, spiritually then physically. ... The difference in the authors motives for writing their story was appealing. ... The two authors were brilliant enough to chronicle their life stories in a poised way and with an authentic outlook. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Griffin's main purpose for writing this book was to show inconsiderate and immature white people were in the past. ... The author's main reason for writing this story was to tell the story of racism. ... The author expresses this by writing this book. ... I find that this inspired me to be a better person. (3) The novel is told form the point of view of the author who is also protagonist and is maintained through the whole novel. (2) John Howard Griffin who is not only the author but is also the protagonist of this story, Black Like Me. ... I think that the author is very descr...

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• Grade Level: High School

When reading "The Harlem Dancer", the reader really has to analyze the poem in order to understand what the author is talking about. ... The writing goes on to talk metaphorically about the dancer and how unhappy she was with her position. ... Another example of how words can portray a message is how the author describes the characters. ... The purpose of McKay's poem was to allow his readers to understand the struggles of all African Americans so that Americans could try to change their ways of treating them. ... McKay uses the English sonnet way of writing for his rhyme sche...

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• Grade Level: High School

When reading "The Harlem Dancer", the reader really has to analyze the poem in order to understand what the author is talking about. ... The writing goes on to talk metaphorically about the dancer and how unhappy she was with her position. ... Another example of how words can portray a message is how the author describes the characters. ... The purpose of McKay's poem was to allow his readers to understand the struggles of all African Americans so that Americans could try to change their ways of treating them. ... McKay uses the English sonnet way of writing for his rhyme sche...

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• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Despite the fact that the Renaissance wasn't a school, nor did the writers associated with it share a common purpose, even so they had a common bond: they dealt with black life from a black perspective. ... There are many key authors who made a name for themselves during this movement. ... Many themes are prevalent in Harlem Renaissance writers work, including "twoness", alienation, and the problems with writing for an elite audience. Many authors contributed to this movement; most notable are W.E.B. ... Works Cited "Harlem Renaissance Authors" Encarta.com. 21 July 2002. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

While their causes are vastly different, comparing their works shows that there is not a time constraint on a particular style of writing, considering that the authors lived centuries apart. ... Because Swift's intended audience and motives for writing the piece were different, so is the feeling his readers get when reading the piece. ... Although King and Swift both wrote for different purposes almost two hundred years apart, there are common threads between the two. ...

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It is the purpose and consequence of rebirth. ... He was able to escape his world into the wonderful world created by authors. ... One distinctive mark of the great writing of the Harlem Renaissance includes the development of a creative voice that explains both Black history and the pain endured. ... His writing consistently exhibits a voice that embraces the African-American experience through symbolism in an act of glorification rather than shame. ...

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Frady I ask myself over and over what was his purpose in writing this biography. ... He detailed the before, during, and after of each event, sequencing and picture writing each event that you could almost see get a picture of what was happening (once you defined the "big words"). ... There are many other authors that have displayed Martin Luther King, Jr's life, both negatively and positively, in which were easy to read and understand. ...

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The Safety of African Americans During The Civil Rights Movement: From A Literary Perspective There are many literary works that address the violence associated with the civil rights movement. These works, though written for different reasons, essentially serve the same purpose. Two such w...

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• Has Bibliography
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Alain Locke was also known as an American philosopher and is credited for writing influential works on philosophy, art, aesthetics, and education. ... Reading with a Purpose; no. 68. ... Most literary scholars know Locke as the "midwife" of the Harlem Renaissance who led a host of authors and artists in creating a new image for the Negro. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Alain Locke was also known as an American philosopher and is credited for writing influential works on philosophy, art, aesthetics, and education. ... Reading with a Purpose; no. 68. ... Most literary scholars know Locke as the "midwife" of the Harlem Renaissance who led a host of authors and artists in creating a new image for the Negro. ...

• Word Count: 2542
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School