Richard Wright

Progress is impossible without change, those who cannot change their minds cannot progress. Set in North Korea at an unknown time, The Orphan Master’s Son by Adam Johnson follows Jun Do, an orphan who rebels against the Dear Leader. Johnson strategically shines the spotlights on the relationships that Jun Do has with other characters, essentially highlighting that inquisitive minds are the precursors to freedom. Johnson places a microscope on how Jun Do interacts with other North Korean…

Everyone has their own wall, they have built and it is not until someone special comes along and removes the wall will you see the real person inside. In the poem “Please Hear What I’m Not Saying” by Charles C. Finn the speaker states “You alone can break down the wall behind which I tremble” (78). When the speaker says “you” he is indicating that there is a specific person who can “break down” his wall. Someone who loves and care about him. When the poem talks about breaking down a wall it is…

Their babies are called pups just like dogs There is twice as many males born than females. Their ears are so big because they need them to go hunting and so they can hear their predators coming close by Their legs are long and their jaw is very strong/ large Their ears are like bat ears They live/ hunt in a pack of six to twenty African Wild Dogs They never show aggression to their friends, family or any one of them Each pack has two leaders a female and male which are the power couple of the…

“High Hopes” by the iconic band Pink Floyd was released in 1994 and remains a huge fan favorite of many classic rock listeners. David Gilmour is the singer and song- writer for Pink Floyd and has had a very successful music career. Like most of Pink Floyd’s songs, the rhythm of “High Hopes” is very slow and calming but conveys some of life’s harsh truths. This powerful song illustrates society’s unrelenting quest to pursue the perfect life that God intended but hampered by the uncontrollable…

He is failing to see reality in one way or another . In the story he is invited to repeat his valedictory speech in which he said that " humility was the secret , indeed , the very essence of progress" (449) before the white leaders of the town. These men, however, humiliate the protagonist and some other black youths by forcing them to engage in a "battle royal," a blindfolded fist fight in which the last standing participant is victorious and tempting them to fight for counterfeit coins tossed…

Most people are confused about the differences between lyrics and poems. Poems are outlined to be silent or aloud, on the other hand lyrics are mapped out to go along with music. Poems, unlike lyrics, can be misunderstood and read without a sound, however lyrics normally need accompanying music to be understood in the correct way. If you lay out the lyrics of Pink Floyd 's song "Time" without the accompanying music, many questions and observations come to mind. One of which why is there no…

During the 1930’s racial prejudice was very severe in America. Bigger Thomas the main character grew up during these dark times in America. Bigger lives in a very run down, cramped apartment, in a predominantly black neighborhood . Bigger’s hopes of fulfilling his life, but is compelled by the fact that he is African American that is forced to work a low wage job, and forced to live in the slumps of South Side Chicago. Bigger sees white people as a force that oppresses him, prohibiting him from…

Richard Wright’s Story Native Son is based on the racial situations in the 1930’s. The novel is focused on the life of Bigger Thomas, a poor 20 year old Negro, living in poverty in the poor black area of Chicago south side. The setting emphasizes the effect that racism restricts blacks in value and opportunity. In response to which, Bigger commits multiple and progressively violent crimes including rape, murder, and a couple atrocities that seduced him with hint of freedom in return, up until…

Notes of a Native Son is a collection of essays written by African American twentieth century novelist James Baldwin in 1955. The essay begins with two major events in the main characters’ life: the death of his father and the birth of his father’s youngest child. At the same time it describes the current social and political affairs that were taking place in the country. James Baldwin essay embeds the hybridity of the intersection of oral and written forms typical of the late twentieth century…

THE DEATH WAY TO SYRIA ________________________________________________________ Abo and Karo wake up to there fathers blood on the floor as my mom is screaming me and Karo we run out the door. There is a whole turkish army burning and killing all of armenia my uncle zaphyn was dragged out of his house and a turkish soldier took a knife and cuts his head blood splatters all over the place. And screaming from everywhere some running and shot and some escape as we dart toards the woods as we bump…