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    A Raisin in the Sun is about African-American family living on the South Side of Chicago in the 1950s. thats received a life insurance check for $10,000. The money came from her husband that had recently passed away. With the money the family had received each one of them had their own dream with the money. Mama, wants to buy a house to fulfill a dream she shared with her husband. Mama’s son, Walter Lee, would rather use the money to invest in a liquor store with his friends. He believes that…

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    Are you always on the same page with your mother? A Raisin in The Sun takes place during the early 1950s in Chicago’s South side. It is about a black family having money troubles, trying to move into a white neighborhood where they are not wanted. In A Raisin in The Sun, the argumentative relationship between (Walter and Beneatha), (Mama and Beneatha), creates a conflict of struggle against family hardships that emerges from their behavior towards each other and help develop the themes…

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    die, haunt you? Would it hurt those around you and explode? In A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, many of the characters go through dream-related struggles. Shortly after the Harlem Renaissance, Hansberry meets Langston Hughes, a famous poet, in Harlem, New York. She is so amazed by his work that she writes her play, A Raisin in the Sun, based off of Hughes’ poem, A Dream Deferred. In her play, A Raisin in the Sun, Hansberry uses Walter, Beneatha, and Mama to show the negative…

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    Family is more important than money. In the play A Raisin in the Sun the Younger family, consisting of Mama, Ruth, Beneatha, Walter and Travis, are an African American family living a hard life. They receive a 10,000 dollar check for the death of the Younger’s dad. Each Family member dreams of using the money in a different way that caused the family to have disputes. In A Raisin in the Sun, Lorraine Hansberry uses Mama and Walter to show that money drives families apart. Walter’s actions in…

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    result. So they go through life not knowing how much they are able to see and experience. Throughout a Raisin in the Sun, the author Lorraine Hansberry shows that the Younger family thinks just the opposite. The Younger family dreams big and fight for what they want, no matter how hard it might be to achieve their goal, they keep fighting. Throughout the play a Raisin in the Sun, Lorraine Hansberry develops the theme of the American dream through the eyes of Walter, Beneatha and Mama. In the…

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    HOW THE SUN CAME TO BE By Coleton Frizzle Long ago before the Sun was a huge star, it was a normal day until the smallest star ever born. Its name was “Sun.” Everyday Sun tried to talk to the other stars, all they did was laugh and say. “Look it’s midget man! The smallest star in-the galaxy!” All Sun could do was bow down his head and say nothing. One day the Sun ran into Sundray, the biggest star of them all, and his guards, the planets. “Look who it is, its Sun the smallest of them all…

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    Home is where the heart is! The saying that has been around for centuries but it remains to be the most truthful thing to ever be said. In A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, one of the main characters Beneatha Younger is constantly around her family which also means that she is constantly learning from them. Family teaches the rights and wrongs as well as morals. When searching for identity people reach outside of what they have been taught to search for themselves and learn about life…

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    a goal and achieving a milestone can become one of the best feeling in the world. But when it has to be pushed aside, it can be very difficult. These types of sacrifices can change ones way a life, both positively or negatively. In A Raisin in the Sun, Lorraine Hansberry shows a 1950s African American man that has the fantasy of becoming a successful man. Walter Lee Younger, a desperate, passionate, eager man, with a burst of energy. A father, husband, and a brother, with a unexpected…

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    “The Rain, the Closet, and the Sun” “It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences.” -Audre Lorde. These words set a tone that applies to most of mankind, and shows how short sighted people can be. Also, not only does Audre Lorde’s quote apply to most of mankind, it is also perfect to address the points in Ray Bradbury’s short story, All Summer in a Day. This story takes place on the Venus, where Margot, a nine year old girl…

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    to between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m when UV rays are most intense. The sun's rays are the strongest when your shadow is shorter than you. Take extra precautions near water, snow, and sand. Since sun gets reflected off of water, snow, and sand and chances of sunburn increases. So, even in the winter, sunscreen and sun protection is important. Food : Consuming omega-3-rich Fish, coconut oil, sweet potato, almond, red and orange fruits and vegetables, cruciferous vegetables, green and black tea, citrus…

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