Nicholas Hughes

the short story “A good reason to look up” by Shaquille O’Neal or the poem “Mother to son” by Langston Hughes. Did they know that in each of these poems/short stories the author is trying to teach the reader a lesson? The short story “A good reason to look up” by Shaquille O’Neal is about the author and why he was a class clown and a bully growing up. The poem “Mother to son” by Langston Hughes is about a mother telling her son what she went through in life and how she kept going, and he should…

The poem, “Theme for English B” by Langston Hughes illustrates the idea of racism of having the belief that race represents the difference in human character or ability and that a specific race is superior and more important to others. It often results in segregation, discrimination, and prejudice towards people based on their race, ethnicity, or cultural background. Additionally, in the poem, the speaker illustrates how he grew up in a world where black people are subjected to perpetual and a…

Alexandre Dumas was one of the most successful authors of the nineteenth century. He confronted poverty, lack of education opportunities, and countless racist occurrences. His books have been translated into hundreds of languages, and are still popular to this day. Many of which books have been made into films, including the count of monte cristo and the 1993 three disney film, the three musketeers. The discrimination Dumas experienced was usually subtle but aggravating. Dumas used his…

In the Harlem Renaissance African American had endured centuries of slavery and the struggle for abolition. Starting in about 1890, African Americans migrated to the North in great numbers. African American culture was reborn in the Harlem Renaissance. The migration eventually relocated hundreds and thousands of African Americans from rural South to the urban North. The Movement also included the new African-American cultural expressions across the urban areas in the Northeast and Midwest United…

in African-Americans as they fought racial oppression and injustice. Langston Hughes, widely regarded as a major leader and influential writer of the Harlem Renaissance, wrote poetry and prose often promoting racial pride, condemning racism, and depicting the diverse experiences of African-Americans. His short story “Why, You Reckon?” takes place in 1930s' Harlem amid the Great Depression. In “Why, You Reckon?”, Hughes employs irony developed through use of the setting to convey the theme that…

In human nature, tough love can form a person's future. This is highly expressed in the short story “Thank You Ma’am” by Langston Hughes. In the short story “Thank You Ma’am” by Langston Hughes, a young boy named Roger is mysteriously wandering through a street at 11:00 pm, alone. But when he sees a woman named Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones he decides to run up to her and attempts to steal her purse. Roger then fails to steal her purse and is now held accountable. He soon finds himself in a…

Hughes, Langston. “I Too. Sing America.” New York Times 5 Jan 2010: A16 Online. [Summary] This poem is about the struggle of a working minority, a black man, suffering the hardship of unfair labor. Langston Hughes gives out such a real and positive impact on the read, too which makes them think about how they can hope for the future. '' But I laugh, And eat well, And grow strong '' This doesn't…

different family members and was accustomed to frequent moving. Hurston took education very seriously and gained many scholarships. Hurston wrote many outstanding pieces of literature throughout her life. At one point, she collaborated with Langston Hughes and they wrote a play called Mule-Bone: A Comedy of Negro Life. Hurston traveled to many places and researched many things. After she gathered the information, she would then write many stories and books with it. All was well with Mrs.…

We all have our favorite movies. We chose them because maybe we can relate to the plot on a personal level, or they take us to a different world on an adventure for a while. In The Breakfast Club, the director John Hughes uses music, dialogue and backstory to bring out the similarities the kids have behind social barriers because he wants people watching to see how no matter how different people seem, we may have more in common than meets the eye. Music plays a big role throughout this classic…

been a necessity in the differentiation of one person from another. Whether in the Indian Hindu Caste System thousands of years ago or the segregation of blacks and whites in America 50 years ago; inequality has always separated classes. Langston Hughes, an African American poet front the Harlem Renaissance writes mostly about racial inequality in the poem “Let America Be America Again.” This work is about how all immigrants who come to America in pursuit of the American Dream quickly realize…