It was at this time that Baldwin published his first essay, "The Harlem Ghetto". ... Many found it interesting that Baldwin chose a white person to portray himself. ... dwin's essays come off as being bitter, he should not be looked upon as a bitter man. ... Baldwin wrote novels, poetry, essays and a screenplay in the later years of his life. ... Charlie, in other works Baldwin wrote of integration as a loving means through which we would force our "brothers" to love one another. ...

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Of course, even those who are not in the same position as, say, the president of the United States of America itself, but in the complete opposite side, still found hope and wanted to believe in all America's hope, prosperity, and liberty it preached about having. ... Within these published essays, Du Bois goes on to describe the disjointed identity of being "a sort of seventh son, born with a veil, and gifted with second sight yield[ing] him no true self-consciousness, but only lets him see himself through the revelation of the other world" (534). ... Especially when he claims ...

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In her essay titled, Tupacs Squandered Gift, Kenneth Carroll goes as far to not only blame gangster rap, but Tupac himself for society's ills. "I do hold him responsible for exploiting the carnage and basking in the mayhem of urban America, where young girls are found raped and killed near their high schools, or where brothers are murdered standing outside their homes playing catch(1)." ... Bakarie Kitwana in her essay Walking The Tight Rope: the Art, Reality and Impact of Tupac Skakur, defends this statement, "In All Eyez on Me, his attempts to glorify street culture is overshadowed by...

• Word Count: 3526
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• Grade Level: High School

DuBois grew up in a large family that consisted of his mother, older brother, aunts, and cousins; they were called the "Burghardt clan". ... He was forced back to Harvard where he found himself studying history instead of philosophy, which was more useful to make a living. ... In 1909, DuBois helped founded the most influential civil rights organization of the 20th century: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). ... DuBois was the only black officer in the early years of the NAACP and was elected as one of its founding officers in 1910 (Thomas Gale). DuBois left...

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Through Hughes" works that included: poetry, short stories, novels, and political essays, Hughes brought his words to life and educated many people. ... Through my research, I have found Hughes" younger years the most influential for his life works. ... His mother and grandmother were the founding influences in Hughes" ideas for his later works. ... "I am the darker brother. ...

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Abstract The research question of my extended essay is "How patriarchal and colonial oppression is expressed in Alice Walker's "The Color Purple?" The essay explores the themes of colonial subordination, gender oppression and the representation of gender relations of the male dominated early 20th century in the novel, The Color Purple and how these can be related to postcolonial feminist criticism. ... The concept of sisterhood which is engraved in the Womanist Theology is also looked upon in the essay. ... The essay endeavors to investigate how gender oppression, colonial subordinat...

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• Grade Level: High School

Critical Essay on "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee "To Kill a Mockingbird" is a fictional story set in a small Southern town, Maycomb, in the early 1930. The story is told through the life of a little girl, Scout Finch, and her relationship with the main characters her brother, Jem, father, Atticus, friend, Dill housekeeper, Calpurnia, and her dealings with the township people and events that happen in her town. ... Hauntingly close to the fictional Tom Robinson case is that of a 32-year-old black man that was found hanging from a tree outside of his grandmother's home on May ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The three major changes in Malcolm X's life that will be examined in this essay are his life in Boston, his life in prison, and his pilgrimage. ... This ideal stayed with him throughout the rest of his life but changed slightly as he found religion. ... He grows stronger and closer to his new found faith in Islam and its tenants and when his brother Reginald becomes estranged from it he stays with his newly found purpose. ...

• Word Count: 1903
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• Grade Level: High School