Polish American

Sage Young Mr. Rooks English 1A 29 November 2015 Ernest Hemingway After reading Ernest Hemingway’s biography and his famous novels that he wrote, he was an intelligent author, and did other amazing work outside of his career. He was born in Oak Park, Illinois, from 1899 and passed away on 1961. In the beginning of his profession, he started as a writer in a newspaper office in Kansas City at age seventeen. Also when the United States entered the World War 1 era, he wanted to fight in the war,…

“The Flowers” by Alice Walker and “Désirée’s Baby” by Kate Chopin are both about race. Alice Walker exposed the world’s evil, racism, through the transition of Myop’s innocence to the acknowledgement of cruelty and made a statement that when we discover more about the world, the more injustices we are going to acknowledge; Kate Chopin revealed the class-based and racial prejudice that pervaded the attitudes of Southerners and the message of the story is that race and prejudice should not…

Anzia Yezierska is a polish immigrant who came to America in 1890 when she was just eight years old. The struggles her characters encounter are struggles that Yezierska herself overcame. English is an extremely difficult second language to pick up. Yezierska uses English to distinguish her immigrant characters from natural speakers of English. The more a character has assimilated to American culture in her novels, the more developed their language skills become. At the start of the novel, the…

He iterates that millions of Americans were starting to purchase televisions and news stations such as CBS and NBC were receiving their highest ratings because of war-coverage. He says, “Now that people could watch the war, many did not like what they saw. Anti-Vietnam War demonstrations…

Bob Dylan’s Lyricism: A Countercultural Perspective Abstract: Bob Dylan, a songwriter, poet and a 2017 Nobel laureate in literature is often portrayed as the guiding spirit of the sixties counterculture. Dylan’s politically committed songs in the 1960’s articulated a vision of society that was radically different from the existing political realities. The paper highlights the cultural resonance of Dylan’s radical lyricism amidst the countercultural era. It depicts the close affiliations that…

Racial groups are shown in television, advertisements and Disney films, which shows society different beliefs and values. When race is shown within media, it is shown as a stereotype of a certain race. Research has proven that within advertisements it is all white, and if there is colored people or different ethnicities they will be used as background characters. Disney films portray different races as the bad guys and never the heros. Disney also stereotypes racial groups by the design of the…

Casimir Pulaski was a polish officer that fought in the American Revolution. He is the most-known polish name in the entire United States because he aided the Americans in the defeat of the British. He did many things that helped the American defeat the British, such as saving George Washington's life, leading the army during many battles, and doing many other extraordinary things. That is why he is known as the "Hero of the American Revolution". If he did not participate in the American…

The 10 Weirdest Human Disappearances Number 10) Brian Shaffer is – or was a 27 years old man. On the night of the 31st of March 2006, he went to a club. However, he would never return from this club. There is some video footage of Brian Shaffer where he is talking to 2 girls right before he enters the club. The club had 2 exits, but Brian has never been seen exiting the club. There were cameras hanging outside the club to register everyone who goes in, and who goes out. Until today, Brian…

My Inspiration Muhamad Ali is a black American boxer and arguably the best boxer of all time. Ali is my biggest inspiration. Ali is not only a boxer, he is also an inspirational speaker, he stood up for what is right and what he believed in, and he works so hard and dedicates his life to anything he truly desires and wants. Muhamad Ali is a three time world champion in the heavyweight division and he is the first and only to do so in the History of boxing. He first got his title which was taken…

“Perfect” Is Not Always Perfect Every day people go about their lives paying little attention to the differences between themselves and the people around them. For instance, at SHAPE a Polish person is treated no differently than an American one. Unlike the egalitarian treatment all people at SHAPE receive, the characters in Lois Lowry's T̲h̲e̲ ̲G̲i̲v̲e̲r̲ are singled out and penalized for signs of individuality as they can be viewed as an act of treason against…