taken straight from random thoughts of the poet and jotted down on paper‚ a napkin‚ or any kind of canvas available to that poet. Although they don’t have much planning and are difficult to decipher‚ it is possible. When Patricia Smith wrote “What It’s Like to Be a Black Girl (for Those of You Who Aren’t)” (854) she was simply telling us about her experiences in life as she grew up. She may not spell out everything she is saying‚ but expects the reader to pick up on it. This tendency is also carried
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of “What it’s like to be a black girl” and Country Lovers African American Literature dates back to the 18th century. These writings tend to focus on issues of racism‚ inner struggles‚ slavery‚ prejudice‚ and the pursuit of freedom as well as equality. Two renowned contributors to this field of literature are Nadine Gordimer and Patricia Smith. Throughout this paper‚ details of the short story Country Lovers‚ by Nadine Gordimer and the poem‚ “What it’s Like to Be a Black Girl‚” by Patricia Smith
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RUNNING HEAD: Lovers and To be A Black Girl Literary Comparison: “Country Lovers” and “What It’s Like to Be A Black Girl ENG 125: Introduction to Literature Instructor: Amber Carpenter 1 Lovers and To Be A Black Girl In literature‚ we find stories designed to portray human life and action through some characters who‚ by their words‚ action and reaction‚ convey certain messages for the purpose of education‚ information and entertainment
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Racial And Ethical Dilemma in “Country Lovers” and “What it’s like to be a Black Girl” In the short story about the “Country Lovers” and the Poem “What it’s like to be a Black Girl”‚ the actions of a racial background and ethical dilemmas are both represented and distinguished by the representation of a black female. Which is the main dynamic character seeded in both literary works. Both of these female static characters deal with to some suppressed amount of discrimination from society‚ because
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ESSAY: COMPARE AND CONTRAST TWO LITERARY WORKS FROM THIS COURSE THAT SHARE THE SAME THEME By: Name: Course: Tutor: Institution: Date Introduction Racism and discrimination is the biggest challenge and plight that faces the black women in the minority society as they are treated and regarded as inferior by the white people as well as black men. The story “The Welcome Table” written by Walker and the poem “What It’s Like to Be a Black Girl” by Patricia Smith are two literary works that
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MW:8:30-9 PM “What America Would Be Like without Blacks” The essay entitled “What America Would Be Like without Blacks” written by renowned author Ralph Ellis is a very enlightening essay which brings up very real and very raw issues that American society deals and has dealt with over decades of years. The essay deals with the notion of what America would be like without blacks and tries to answer why anyone even has to fantasize what it would be like. “‘What is ultimately intriguing
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compare the poem “What it’s like to be black girl.” And the short story The Welcome Table. These to stories are told from different point of views‚ although they both made me feel sorry for the person the story was about. In the story the welcome table very few people felt sorry for the old black lady. Mostly they felt like she had step on their toes for having the audacity to come in there all white church. She didn’t fit their color code‚ or dress code. All they saw was a black lady with a not so
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play ball like a girl!” [entire group stands in shocked silence] Phillips: “What did you say?” Ham Porter: “You heard me.” Phillips: “Tomorrow. Noon‚ at our field. Be there‚ buffalo-butt breath.” This is an excerpt from the film‚ “The Sandlot” that was released in 1993‚ but was set in the 1960’s. What you see here is an example of the phrase “like a girl‚” actually having reference and meaning from one young man to another. It’s stating that Phillips plays baseball like a young girl‚ which was
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“America’s Choice” Phasebook by Frank Sacco P4 9/6/16 In Patricia Smith’s article‚ “America’s Choice”‚ from Junior Scholastic‚ Smith explains the current state of the 2016 United States presidential election. The election had surprises for both sides. On the Republican side most people were surprised Donald Trump was elected Republican Nominee. On the Democratic side‚ everyone was surprised on how long it took for Hillary Clinton to beat the unknown senator Bernie Sanders. These
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The State of Black America As of today the state of Black America is at a place where there is a lot of work that has to be done. The Black America has made many strides in the right direction the community is still lacking in many ways. The black community is one that is not unified as it should be. Blacks don’t control the communities that they live in or have a real say so about what goes on in them. The black youth in America seems to have a plight that is continuously worsening. The state
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