The essay to be analyzed, Lifting as We Climb, was published on October 15th, 2015 in Harper's Magazine. ... The writer again "puts you in his shoes" in an attempt to allow the reader to see things from his perspective. ... Kennedy wants readers to visualize what America may be like today if not for the many successes of the politics. Throughout the entire essay, Kennedy never once portrays the respectability politics in a negative manner. ... By being so optimistic in all parts of his essay, the reader will struggle to see even the slightest negative that could stem from th...

• Word Count: 1498
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

For example "Mother to Son- the mother says "So boy don't you turn back, don't set you down on the steps cause you find its kinder harder, don't you fall now-. An example from "Thank you Ma'am is when Mrs. ... For example, words like "M' am-, "No' m-, "Yes' m-, "I' se- "a-climbin' ", and "aint-. ... "Mother to Son- also has a deeper meaning; Hughes chose to write this poem like a metaphor, referring his life to a staircase. ... The speaker's soul is united with nature; he is like a river in that he is connected with earth, nature, and himsel...

• Word Count: 1518
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

•I am sure that none of you would want to rest content with the superficial kind of social analysis that deals merely with effects and does not grapple with underling causes.... I hope, sirs, you can understand our legitimate and unavoidable impatience • furthermore, he states that freedom is never given by oppressors; it must be demanded by oppressed. ... King uses religious metaphors and imagery throughout his essay in order to show peacefulness. ... For Example "The nations of Asia and Africa are moving with jet like speed toward gaining political independence, but we...

• Word Count: 1513
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

In his analysis of a slave ship, in 1829, the Reverend Robert Walsh pointed out that "The space between decks was divided into two compartments 3 feet 3 inches high; the size of one was 16 feet by 18 and of the other 40 by 21; into the first were crammed the women and girls, into the second the men and boys". ...

• Word Count: 4160
• Approx Pages: 17
• Grade Level: High School