The Rose That Grew From The Concrete Essay

As I read Michelle Malkin’s article, it got me thinking. Will finding books or poems of interest of the younger generation actually benefit the students in school? Malkin argues that choosing Tupac Shakur’s work instead of the sonnets of Shakespeare is a terrible mistake. She criticizes Tupac giving him a name such as, “the drug-dealing, baseball bat-wielding, cop-hating, Black Panthers-worshiping, convicted sexual abuser who made a fortune extolling the "thug life".” Her opinion is rather harsh…

death as one of the many outcomes of growing up in a deprived neighborhood. Another can be success; in the poem “The Rose that Grew from Concrete” Tupac metaphorically speaks on his success. He uses symbolism to create an image of inter-city child surrounded by hardships and concrete, yet a flower blossoming from his surroundings. This is also an idiom meaning something that came from nothing. By staying focused on his dream he learned how to take in everything around him, and use it his…

that he was in the grasp of a nightmare. He walked in this imaginary realm through a narrow valley, in soft green grass that reached his knee. It was a beautiful place with the songs of birds and the rush of water from a nearby river. On both sides of him were mountain peaks that rose high above him, frosted with early snow. Further above the rocky behemoths were puffy white clouds that peppered the early evening sky. But in the distance a black wall threatened the serenity, a massive storm that…

economic wise as its living system is estimated to be worth more than $20 trillion a year. We have to be considerately on how we respond on sea living resources health by all means possibly to solve the problems they create and also to protect them from human activities effects that harm their ecosystem i.e. Marine pollution. To be aware of the rules and regulations at sea we need people like us to study marine science so we could send voices of awareness to other ordinary human beings by making…

poverty from October 29, 1929 to 1939. This was triggered by the stock market crashing, but was mainly caused by the downfall of industries and agriculture. For industries, automobiles replaced railroads, fewer home were built, coal lost 50% to hydroelectric, natural gas and oil, and glass, lumber and concrete were tied to construction. For agriculture, farmers overproduced during WWI, so the prices of their products dropped. This led negligent farmers to pull out the crops and plants from their…

stepped from the doors into an arid desert wind and found himself on a dusty, winding road carpeted on either side by rolling yellow sands. He looked back for the bus, but it was gone. "Find the road and just keep walking," was the only advice that he had, an so he set his sights on a distant horizon and began to walk. There was a flash of blinding sunlight, and suddenly he was in-- The midst of an abandoned metropolis. The concrete in front of her was cracked and blades of grass grew…

their crowns rose higher than the telephone poles. When I touched them last, their trunks had been smooth and supple, as thin as my wrist, and now they were furrowed and stout (343).” Sanders’ choice of words, in this case, create concrete images that help the reader visualize the scene. The specific memory stored in the wooden box of the two weeping willows he planted with his father reinforces the concept of life after death. Sanders has faith that just like the willows survived and grew…

critics, stereotypes, and sexists, women have struggled for many centuries in the depths of a dark cavern that has deprived them from freely being whom they are. However, similar to Shakur’s “Rose that grew from the concrete”, women have recently blossomed in a compressed environment cracking open all the oppressions that kept them in the dark. The roots of these unique roses have been extended through the worlds of the arts, the fields of sports, the labs of science, and the innovations of…

It was my first day of kindergarten, I walked to the entrance of the school. The rose-red brick church stood with the sun at its back, exaggerating the facade of a refuge. The transparent door gave me a glimpse the enjoyable atmosphere. Unaware of the hell I was getting myself into, I opened the door and took my first step into the…

prominent industry that has taken over many areas within Manhattan, such as SoHo and Herald’s Square. SoHo was once filled with brothels and deserted factories. But as artists began to illegal move into these lofts, the area’s wealth significantly rose (“Tracing Development Of Manhattan Block”). Today, SoHo is a popular shopping location for many with high-end and middle-end clothing stores. The city, packed with popular stores such as Louis Vuitton and Saks Fifth Avenue, there is really no…