A Year Without Autumn by Liz Kessler is about a 12 year old girl named Jenni Green who goes on a family vacation with her best friend’s family. In this book‚ young Jenni Green learns a valuable lesson about being careful for what she wishes for‚ because once you get it it may not be as expected. In A Year Without Autumn Jenni faces the problem of her best friend‚ Autumn going into depression and tries to get her out of it. It all started when Jenni and Autumn decided to do a activity together at
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ideals and who they identify themselves as. They make the reader think about themselves‚ the society around them‚ and the workings of nature. One such story is written by Langston Hughes explores such things present during a past era that advocated to mold the society that America has become. “Thank You‚ Ma’am”‚ by Langston Hughes explores themes such as hope‚ love‚ and surprise/disappointment as was often experienced by the African Americans during the Harlem Renaissance. The story should be approached
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Ann’s best friend is Autumn. Ann would love for Autumn to try out for the plays with her but... Autumn is very shy. She doesn’t like to get involved with things especially drama clu. She is very quiet and kept to her self a lot. It’s not always been this way though. It started about 2 years ago when she lost her Mom to cancer. Ever since her Mom passed
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Second Chance Everyone makes mistakes‚ but everyone has the second chance to change in their lives. Langston Hughes has written many enlightening stories to tell us positive attitude and lifestyles. In Hughes’ short story‚ "Thank You‚ Ma’am "‚ it talks about a boy named Roger‚ who attempts to steal Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones’s purse but fails. He fears that he can be sent to jail after he gets caught by Mrs. Jones. Instead of ending in jail‚ he learned a precious lesson from his mistake
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Analysis and commentary of To Autumn by John Keats In To Autumn’‚ a superficial reading would suggest that John Keats writes about a typical day of this season‚ describing all kind of colourful and detailed images. But before commenting on the meaning of the poem‚ I will briefly talk about its structure‚ its type and its rhyme. The poem is an ode[1] that contains three stanzas‚ and each of these has eleven lines. With respect to its rhyme‚ To Autumn’ does not follow a perfect pattern. While
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The stories “Thank You‚ M’am” by Langston Hughes and “Raymond’s Run” by Toni Cade Bambara have many similarities and difference. They are both works of fiction‚ with important lessons embedded in them. In the story “Thank You‚ M’am” a boy named Roger tries to steal a woman’s purse‚ but the woman catches him and shows him kindness. “Raymond’s Run” is about a girl named Squeaky who runs a race and after seeing her brother‚ Raymond‚ happy just to have participated she realized winning isn’t everything
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Sóng biếc theo làn hơi gợn tí Lá vàng trước gió khẽ đưa vèo Tầng mây lơ lững‚ trời xanh ngắt Ngõ trúc quanh co‚ khách vắng teo Tựa gối ôm cần lâu chẳng được Cá đâu đớp động dưới chân bèo" " Translation" Fishing in Autumn - Nguyen Khuyen$ Autumn pond cold and waters so clear" A fishing boat with me right here" Blue waves undulated and ridged with ripples " Yellow leaves free falling on the zephyr " Clouds floating‚ in the sky so cerulean" Sinuous bamboo trails‚ no one is here"
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an American means having pride in who you are and who you will become. In “I Too‚ Sing America”‚ the writer wrote about him being the darker brother‚ meaning a black man in the times of slavery. Hughes embraces his color and has a positive attitude of who he is and knows he is beautiful as he comes. Hughes shows so much pride in himself‚ saying that when American
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it. Rows of chestnut trees are on both sides of the street. You can see how the rays of sun are making their way through the trees. And now‚ in the autumn‚ fruits of chestnuts fell from the trees and are spilled on the ground near them. Piles of fallen leaves are spread on the pavements. Only a few street sweepers pass by and remove the dry‚ autumn leaves. The red‚ yellow‚ orange and brown leaves crunch underfoot as I am walking‚ while the leaves falling from the trees are so light that they sidle
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Write a 4 to 6 page paper in which you consider two poems by Langston Hughes‚ providing commentary on the poems’ meanings. What overall theme do both poems relate? How do they relate the theme? What literary devices does Hughes employ? Is Hughes making a statement about society‚ himself‚ or people in general? What is that statement? What critical theory works best in looking at the poem (historicist‚ Marxist‚ reader-response‚ etc)? Your paper will have the following: • A clear thesis statement
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