He wrote something else, too, an essay called "Stranger in the Village"; it was this essay, even more than the novel, that brought me to Leukerbad. ... The part of the essay that focuses on the Swiss village is both bemused and sorrowful. ... But, later in the essay, when he writes about race in America, he is not at all bemused. ... The music you travel with helps you to create your own internal weather. But the world participates, too: when I sat down to lunch at the Römerhof restaurant one afternoon-that day, all the customers and staff were white-the music playing overhead ...

• Word Count: 1342
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Final Essay: U.S. ... The right to vote also helped to ease the violence between the two races. ... For example, Rosa P0arks may not have sat down in the front of that bus without courage instilled by MLK. ...

• Word Count: 765
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

In High School I sat at the Black table because I could not relate to anything that happened with the white kids. ... Reverse the situation and the black girl tells her black friends, they will offer support and do what ever they can to help her out. ...

• Word Count: 963
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Through Hughes" works that included: poetry, short stories, novels, and political essays, Hughes brought his words to life and educated many people. ... There were many people who helped shape him into the great writer he turned out to be. ... He sat alone looking out the window, contemplating his future. ... He's a true success story because the power of his own life helped make the world a better place....

• Word Count: 1483
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

The space was so low that they sat between each other's legs and were stowed so close together that there was no possibility of their lying down or at all changing their position by night or day". ...

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