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Though the meaning of “America” has changed over the years, “America” once meant the pursuit of a simplistic yet unique dream. Walt Whitman demonstrates this in section 10 of his “Song of Myself” poem. In this section, he takes on the identity of multiple American people. Among these are a rugged mountain man, the captain of a Yankee clipper ship, the viewer of a marriage between a trapper and a Native American, and one who shelters a runaway slave. These people are all different, which serves…

“I Hear America Singing,” by Walt Whitman is mainly about American people working away at their jobs in a joyful manner. I will be paraphrasing this poem, stating the theme, and giving my personal reaction to it. To summarize Walt Whitman’s poem “I Hear America Singing,” people work joyfully and sing the songs of their jobs throughout the day. The speaker of the poem announces that he hears "America singing," and then describes that each worker sings, "what belongs to him or her,” such as the…

questions to expand on the original answer. The first interview was with Catherine Rinaldi Ruggiero. Cathy is a 51 year old female born in 1965, In West Orange, New Jersey. She was raised with her sister Maria, by her mother, Nancy Rinaldi and Father, Arthur Rinaldi. Cathy is my mother and raised my sister and I in Tewksbury, New Jersey. We did the interview on Sept. 18th, at home in our living room that lasted about 40 minutes. Kevin Russo,…

My interviewee knew very little about the American colonial period, for he never took an interest to learn about it throughout his life time. In high school my interviewee learned that there were many colonials in North American who got their freedom from Britain because they were differences. He also learned about all of the battles that the American colonists fought against the British Empire, and the colonist being the first ever Americans. The American revolutionary war fascinated my…

“The home of the free and the brave every heart beats true where there's never a boast or brag” is from the song “Grand Ol’ Flag.” Walt Whitman would agree with this song because his poem “I Hear America Singing” give a positive look on America just like the song refers to America and how everyone is free. However Langston Hughes's poem was disagreeing with Witman, but Hughes's describes in his poem how much he wants freedom in America. Whitman wrote his poem in the mid 1800’s although Hughes…

Veterans Haven North (VHN) is a transitional housing agency that is run by New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. VHN is located in Glen Gardner a small town in Hunterdon County NJ. VHN is fairly isolated located up a curvy hilly road set back in the woods of Glen Gardner. Glen Gardner is in a suburban area and the houses are fairly close together. The houses are nondescript, the majority appearing to be three or four bedroom homes of small to average size. This is subjective,…

Leadership Throughout the Years A point guard yelling and making plays to win. And a New York legislature leading the government. All of these examples of leadership show that one person is willing the take charge and lead a group/person the success. An example of leadership is when a student is falling behind in their school work and the teacher is pleased to stay after school and give the student extra help on their assignments. Another way leadership could be defined is that someone is…

pointing south and the head pointing north. The colonies, from the bottom up to the top represent: South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and New England (New England denoted the colonies of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New Hampshire). Even though there were four “New England” colonies, Franklin merged them into one category to stress the need for colonial harmony. At the time, the colonists aggressively deliberated migrating…

opened with tragic loss stating, “Is that he died suddenly at Pennsylvania Station”, making the attention grabbed by becoming more relatable with audience. Goldberger goes on about how the death of one great architect could be the rise in something new taken over by another architect to finish their boundless work. Goldberger finally concludes with the importance of always moving forward in design; despite tragedy, greatness can come of it. Contemporary design meets southern charm at the 21c…

American Voice The American Voice talk about many things that Americans are hard working ,that they live a fulfilling life , that Americans hold many dreams that to have dreams you must hold hope in your dream . To many people all over the country the Word” America” means many things it means the freedom land , the land of opportunity , to others it might be completely different the direct opposite of what others say about this word “ America” to them it might mean the country of greedy ,…