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Langston Hughes is an African American poet, novelist, playwright and more. He was born in Joplin, Missouri on February 1, 1902. He was raised by his grandmother until he was 13 years old, because his parents divorced when he was still young. He then “moved to Lincoln, Illinois, to live with his mother and her husband”. Eventually they settled in Cleveland, Ohio. His full name is Jame Mercer Langston Hughes. He published his first poetry book in 1926, wich was called “the weary…

after school program called ARK. Watching and helping children grow in their faith is rewarding. I also participated in two mission trips organized by my church. The first mission trip took place during the summer of 2012 when a group traveled to Joplin, Missouri…

1920s. During the time, it was known as the "New Negro Movement". Colored people would move to Harlem for a better life and more freedom. James Mercer Langston Hughes was an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist from Joplin, Missouri. He was one of the earliest innovators of the then-new literary art form called jazz poetry. Claude McKay was a Jamaican writer and poet, he moved to Harlem, and is a literary voice for social justice of African Americans. Langston…

How does an author reveal a character’s personality over time? Unwind is a book about a world in which children between the ages of thirteen and eighteen can be legally signed over by their parents or guardians to be “Unwound” which is basically getting their organs, tissue and blood harvested. This story takes place in the lives of three teenagers, Connor, Risa and Lev, who are all scheduled to be unwound at the same time. This essay will be about Lev and how he was raised as a “tithe” just to…

Imagine living in a world where abortion was illegal until the age of thirteen. In the book, Unwind by Neal Shusterman, this imaginary scenario turns into a real issue for teens in America. If you were a disobedient kid or an extra expense, then your parents/caretakers could get rid of you by just signing a form to have you unwound. Unwinding is a three hour long procedure where each part of a teenager’s body is taken out to use for someone else who needs it. Unwind is set in the far future in…

On August 15-17 1969 in Bethel, New York, was a 3 day event that was all about peace, love, music. It was a historic event that changed what was known back then as the “hippie movement”. This concert would feature many influential artists that later generations would embrace as a cultural revolution of sorts. Blending a sentiment and mood of what Woodstock would come to represent. People didn’t realize (until later) how historic Woodstock really was. Woodstock was actually supposed to be a…

Kristen Renzetti Renzetti 1 Professor Altizer English 102H March 5th, 2018 Langston Hughes was born in 1902 in Joplin, Missouri. His parents separated soon after his birth and he was raised mostly by his grandmother. He grew up moving around to places like Kansas, Illinois, and Ohio, attending public schools in all of those states (Floyd). Being an African American in the early 1900's was not an easy thing to do. Racial tension was at a peak, many schools were still segregated, and…

The human race has spent almost all of its existence searching for and building a wealth of knowledge. But what would knowledge be without application? This is why it is absolutely necessary to link facts and theories across disciplines of knowledge. The world around us does not consist of isolated occurrences, rather, everything is connected in one way or another. Therefore our knowledge of these occurrences also needs to be connected in order for our survival as a society. This simple fact is…

Oklahoma. He was born on October 20, 1931 in Spavinaw, Oklahoma, to Elvin Clark Mantle and Lovell Richards Mantle. During the Great Depression, life was hard. Elvin Mantle moved his family to Commerce, a town in northeastern Oklahoma, 20 miles from Joplin, Missouri, where he took a job in the mines. Even though he worked a lot of hours, Elvin still had time to practice…

What exactly is jazz? According to Virgil Thomson, the American critic and composer, “Jazz, in brief, is a compound of (a) the fox-trot rhythm, and (b) a syncopated melody over this rhythm” [1]. An understanding of the elements of jazz allows the listeners to further appreciate the very art that has defined American culture for generations. Critical to the development of jazz are African and European music, brought by the foreigners who sought a better life in the New World and who were sold to…