The setting in the poem also gives more evidence of racial inequality at that time. ... "It is not easy to know what is true for you or me at twenty-two, my age." ... The first place he mentions is Harlem, the borough in which he is staying, and proceeds to say "Harlem, I hear you: hear you, hear me-we two-you, me, talk on this page" (Myers). ... After that line he proceeds to say "(I hear New York too) me-who?" ... The author also uses different tones throughout the poem to give it more meaning. ...

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He is also African American, which shows that he has a relation to his story because of the racial theme included in it. There are two themes that stand out the most in this book. ... A black stallion ultimately kills Jane's husband, Joe, because he refuses to give up on taming it. ... The book influenced me greatly because although I am a strong person already, it made me even stronger. Seeing how Jane overcame many obstacles and had long lasting endurance throughout the story made me feel more confident in my abilities. ...

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Theme for English B The instructor said, Go home and write a page tonight. ... But I guess I'm what I feel and see and hear, Harlem, I hear you: hear you, hear me--we two--you, me, talk on this page. ... Me--who? ... Being me, it will not be white. ... However, the image is exaggerated in such a way as to give it another meaning which can be indiscernible at first. ...

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Theme for English B The instructor said, Go home and write a page tonight. ... But I guess I'm what I feel and see and hear, Harlem, I hear you: hear you, hear me--we two--you, me, talk on this page. ... Me--who? ... Being me, it will not be white. ... However, the image is exaggerated in such a way as to give it another meaning which can be indiscernible at first. ...

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Douglass, in the "Heroic Slave", displays keen logic and planning throughout the story. ... Listwell, a white man who will guide the reader through much of the story. ... Somehow, this gives even more credence to the sailor's story by having him assert that he is no lover of blacks. ... Douglass begins by having his main protagonist, Washington Madison, state, "Liberty I will have, or die in the attempt to gain it", thus putting him in the context of the revolutionist Patrick Henry who stated, "Give me liberty or give me death". ... However, the theme of Racism and the Trope of Black...

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Throughout the story there are many references to race and racism. ... She also notes, "Something always take a hold of me on this hill "pleads I should stay."" ... When they are parting ways, the hunter tells her that he would give her a dime if he had one, unaware that old Phoenix has already bested him out of a nickel. ... A subtle theme of racism is seen immediately when Phoenix arrives in town from the woods. ... Even though the nurse is probably the most sympathetic character in the story towards Phoenix, there is still some degree of disrespect. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

In Langston Hughes, "Theme For English B," I intend to argue that the character throughout the poem is trying to find identity and purpose, and this is done through symbolism, imagery, and diction. ... "hear you, hear me---we two---you, me, talk on this page. ... Me---who?... The page is meant to symbolize the world they live on and their stories are still being written, together. ... Being me, it will not be white. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The theme of race throughout "Desiree's Baby" reveals racism in a universal nature. ... Mallard has heart problems which made me view her as a naturally weaker character at the beginning of the story. ... In "Story of an Hour", marriage gives the impression that the male has complete control over the woman. ... This showed me that a woman in the nineteenth century was not even aware just how much she has to hold back and give up when married. ... In conclusion, Kate Chopin's works, for example, "Desiree's Baby" and "Story of an Hour" showe...

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The film gives off the sense that black people cannot help themselves but must always rely on the white or lighter skinned people to help with their problems and take care of them. During our viewings the issue regarding conflict in color, light skin and dark skin, did not strike me in any of the two movies. I was focused more on the characters and following the details that added to the story. ... The silent films without the use of speech rely on the actors' actions and body language to help add detail to the story. ... The two major themes of Oscar Micheaux's film "Within Our Gat...

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The content of these sermons was often consistent with themes from the Old Testament concentrating on deliverance, such as Moses and Joshua, which were the same stories that the white slaveholders wanted to shield from the minds of their slaves. ... However, in the minds of blacks, America took on the role of Egypt in the Exodus story and is well illustrated the words of Maria Stewart, a free black reform activist: America, America, foul and indelible is thy stain! ... The slaves, to prove to them that freedom was a promise of God, used the stories of Exodus, the Promised Land, and Canaan. ...

• Word Count: 1954
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

His repetition of the word 'difference' echoes the theme of change. ... Obama's use of 'we' gives collective ownership to his victory as he embraces unity in a patriotic short sentence. ... 'I know my grandmother is watching, along with the family that made me who I am.' ... Obama moves on to talk about an extremely emotive and anecdotal story of one particular 106 year old voter. ... The tone, pace and volume of his speech increases and he is emphatic in his American dream which links back to the initial theme. ...

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As Langston later recalls "So I learned early not to hate all white people," "And ever since it has seemed to me that most people are generally good, in every race and in every country where I have been." ... The now 14 teen year-old Hughes was elected class poet and giving the opportunity to give the graduation speech at the elementary school. ... The best poems in The Weary Blues group themselves around the themes of pride and protest. ... With his everyday themes and free verse style he placed himself in step with the New Poetry Movement (Dickenson 58); with his proud and realistic racial p...

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What often makes his stories interesting, and sometimes fascinating, is that the characters are capable of being surprised and overwhelmed by something they learn in the course of the story. ... Don't ask me why: in 1927 colored asked fewer questions than they do now."" ... In letting a rural black woman with little education tell a story that affirms the value of her heritage, Walker articulates what has since become two central themes in her writing: the importance of the quilt in her work and the creation of African American Southern women as subjects in their own right. "I did somethi...

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When he wanted me to go into the dry cleaning business with him. ... Man say to his woman: I got me a dream. ... She provides him with food to give him strength to go on each day. ... At one point in the story, Benetha states that she didn't love her brother because he lost the money. ... Linder makes the theme of racial discrimination prominent in the plot as an issue that the Younger family cannot avoid. ...

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Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Black Man In Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Black Man the author James Weldon Johnson tells the story of a black man passing as a white man. That is the major theme in this novel; "passing" in the early 1900's in order to escape the horrors of racism towards the black race to succeed in white America. ... From the book, "I finally made up my mind I would neither disclaim the black race nor claim the white race; but that I would change my name raise a moustache, and let the world take me for what it would;-(Chapter 10). ... Many influences give the ide...

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Zora Neale Hurston clearly depicts the societal dilemma concerning racial and gender conflict in the South in her short story, "Sweat."" ... When Sykes first startles Delia with a bullwhip, Delia says, "Sykes, what you throw dat whip on me like dat? You know it would skeer me "looks just like a snake, an you knows how skeered Ah is of snakes."" ... Many blacks saw the white race as the devil in disguise, as does Sykes in the story. ... Hurston accurately depicts the wrongful treatment of women during the period in the story "Sweat."" ...

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In the story "Their Eyes Were Watching God," by Zora Neale Hurston the protagonist, or main character of the story, Janie Crawford, is alienated by her society and by her culture since as long as she can remember. ... So I asked, where is me?" ... Jealousies towards Janie from her own culture is a recurring theme throughout the novel. ... Starks gives Janie the very best that money could buy but once again Janie is starved for emotional support and affection. ... The final and most blatant jealousies that are found in the story are when Janie returns to Eatonville after her long relations...

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The two literary works are alike in the sense that they both give advice to young people. ... Both stories are also written using the same language. ... "Mother To Son- is a poem and "Thank You M' am- is a short story. ... "Thank You M' am- is clear about its meaning and uses dialog to explain the theme and meaning of the work. ... For her, the image of this tree brings anguish to the soul: Way Down South in Dixie (break the heart of me) they hung my black young lover to a crossroads tree. ...

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It is essential to first analyze Walker's and Marshall's essays through each of the themes of identity, independence, and inspiration, respectively. Then these themes will be drawn out of Hurston's work to show the similarity between each of these writers' works. ... Through identifying with her mother, Marshall finds that they have things in common because they both express their creativity in an art form: one in the oral tradition and the other in the written tradition: The role of art in this tradition unifies the seemingly disparate themes ...

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"Jean showed strength early When faced with adversity, rather than give up on himself, Toomer sought for a plan of action and found a way to deal with his crisis" (Williams). Toomer was once quoted as saying "I had an attitude towards myself that I was superior to wrong-doing and above criticism and reproach I seemed to induce, in the grownups, an attitude which made them keep their hands off me" (Williams). ...

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"Well, OK, it seems to always fall on me to tell the truth and, hey, I don't mind. ... If I allow you to be yourself and you allow me to be myself, then we can come together and build a strong union." ... She wrote many children's stories such as Cotton Candy on a Rainy Day and Spin a Soft Black Song. ... She tries to explain her writing process: "Like most poets, I carry a two-hole folder with me almost compulsively. ... She paid tribute to all her family members for giving her the sense of black pride. ...

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There are a multitude of underlying themes in the lives of African Americans throughout history. One of the most prominent themes is resistance. ... Men fell all around me How I got out of that fight alive I cannot tell but I am here. ... In this document, a police officer gives his account of the women's reasons for striking, "They swear they will never wash another piece for less than one dollar a dozen, but they will never get it and will soon give in.... The vignette The Lynching of a Postmaster, 1898 depicts the story of a Black postmaster, William Baker. ...

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Amid the decades prior to the Civil War, slaves developed cotton represented a large portion of the estimation of all united States trades, and gave for all intents and purpose the greater part of the cotton utilized as a part of the northen material industry and 70 percent of the cotton utilized as a part of British mills Slave codes showed lawful authorizes over the dark populace, for the most part setting cruel limitations on slaves' opportunity and giving slave-managers total control over their slaves(Slave Codes). ... Congress set up the freedmen's Bureau to give backing to poor...

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Although opposing Bennett's idea that slavery is not empowering, Claude McKay sees slavery as a source of power in his sexual poem, "America. " With the opening of the poem, McKay makes it clear that the America he visualizes is a woman as he writes, "Although she feeds me bread of bitterness/And sinks into my throat her tiger's tooth/Stealing my breath of life, I will confess/I love this cultured hell that tests my youth! ... In the following lines, McKay describes how America arouses him: "Her vigor flows like tides into my blood/Giving me strength erect against her hate " (lines 5...

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