Claude

Claude McKay was an influential leader of the Harlem Renaissance who also advocated against the racism that African-Americans receive. He wrote many works for this cause, among them was the poem “America” inside of the text of his book Harlem Shadows. People have many different thoughts and beliefs about the poems. James R. Keller tries to give his analysis of "America" along with McKay’s other works. Keller explains this in his article titled as “ ‘A Chafing Savage, Down the Decent Street’:…

In her book entitled "Whistling Vivaldi", Claude M Steele formulates a concept called identity contingencies. In his book, he defines that identity contingency is the situation where you are affected by your identity. He says that "This book is about what my colleagues and I call identity contingencies- the things you have to deal with in a situation because you have a given social identity, because you are old, young, gay, a white male, a women, black, Latino, politically conservative or…

stanzas dedicated to New York, McKay employs a straightforward and slow repetition to emphasise the sluggish and lethargic attitude that is felt during a typical day in New York City. In contrast to this, when discussing ‘the island of the sea,’ Claude McKay uses a more upbeat and lively rhythm to convey the vitality and liveliness of the island. The language McKay uses further illustrates the contrasting differences that the city and the Island present to people of the time period. For example…

“The Lynching” by Claude McKay is a poem written in 1922 describing the cruel murder of a black man by a white mob and the aftermath of the event. McKay uses visual imagery, irony, dark diction and an incoherent rhyme scheme to emphasize his emotions when writing of dark, uncompassionate cruelty, disturbing murder and how racism is a continuous, inevitable cycle. When using visual imagery to describe setting and integrating pathetic fallacy and irony, McKay emphasizes the cruelty of murder and…

and reflections blur into one. The pinks, blues, reds, yellows, oranges, purples, and browns blend together to create a symphony of colors. There is a stigmata in the Lili pad brush strokes and a legato in the lines of seaweed and willow branches. Claude Monet captures a fluid motion of an impressionist in his painting of the Water Lilies. He mesmerizes his viewers with a flat plane of space and depth. When beholding Monet’s paused glimpse of time in real life versus a reproduction, one…

In the poem “If We Must Die” by Claude McKay, it is intended to strike a cord of bravery and a will to fight in those who read it. The poem “If We Must Die”, was written with passion from a perceptive of a African American during segregation in 1919. McKay intended the poem to inspire his African American counterparts to not give into the ruling race at the time, and to fight for equality for all. A obvious point in the poem, sought by all is the fact the poem is about not giving up. The poem is…

Authors in comparable conditions or in similar topics may wright completely in different ways, leading to very dissimilar outcomes and different systems. Claude Ake and Arend Lijphart have written on democracy but their writing is comparable and can also be contrasted even though they have written on the same topic. Both these writers written on Democracy. Consequently this essay will compare and contrast their theories. But firstly it will present Ake’s theory and then present Lijphart’s theory…

Haiti in its fight to Political Freedom In his route to Asia, Christopher Columbus landed on the Island in 1492, naming it Hispaniola. As we learned in this course, Christopher Columbus was one of the first conquistadores who were seeking land and wealth in order to get high class standing. At the time, the Tainos lived in the land; they had a peaceful encounter at first where they exchanged gifts then second encounter, they n took over the land and enslaved the indigenous people who later died…

Meanwhile, reading Claude M. Steele’s piece “An Introduction to the Root of Identity”, an array of emotions emerged from picturing the challenges and situations, the author vividly described. Steele portrayed several examples of stereotypical notions, prejudice, discrimination, and social injustices such as the restrictions that he faced while attempting to gain access to certain facilities or areas, but was unable due to racial restrictions “black” kids couldn’t swim at the pool in our area…

In the sonnet “If We Must Die,” Claude McKay uses the poetic speaker to discuss the issue racial discrimination and fights between whites and blacks in American. He tells us what it is like to be an African slave. The theme of the sonnet is the love of black nationalism. It is a stichic, an undivided poem. The poetic structure is ABAB CDCD EFEF GG. There is a rhyme scheme to the poem, the last word in every other line rhyme with eachother. If we must die, let it not be like hogs Hunted and…