outside and then put the paint in a spoon to represent his brush. Lastly‚ I flung the spoon around crazily to make it go all over the place. As‚ I went to each side I used tons of different colors for it like blue‚ yellow‚ red‚ purple‚ and white. In conclusion‚ Paul Jackson Pollock was a drip painting artist who splattered the paint around the room. He was famous for using his expressions to paint. Overall‚ Jackson was very unique and choose to do a different style of painting from the other artist and
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Benito Juarez “Entre los individuos como entre las naciones. El respeto al derecho ajeno es la paz” (Among individuals‚ as among nations. Peace is the respect of others rights.) Benito Juarez was unconventional in his youth but later made grate contributions to society. His contributions not only impacted society‚ but were also impacted by his unconventionality. In 1806 Benito Juarez was born on March 18th.. Benito was born in the small town of San Poblo‚ Guelatao. When Benito was
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Let’s reflect together on Black History Month. Langston Hughes was born in the early 1900’s where abolishment of slavery had just ceased in America. The 13th amendment which stated‚ "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude...shall exist within the United States." Langston Hughes was fortunate to have lived in a time where African Americans were encouraged to observe their legacy. You can see his words fiercely lashing out in behalf of African Americans who‚ not too long ago‚ were freed from
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Art from Another Culture: Africa There are multiple cultures in the world. Within these cultures there are traditions like dance‚ food‚ music. Another one is art. Art is such a powerful part in cultures. Africa has art that is so elegant‚ structured‚ and complexed. Even today’s modern African art is still so complexed and traditional. These ideas come from artists who take traditional ideals in African art and make a new movement of african art. Like‚ Gilbert “Bobbo” Ahiagle and El Anatsui. There
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Dream Deferred A dream is a goal in life‚ not just dreams experienced during sleep. Most people use their dreams as a way of setting future goals for themselves. Dreams can help to assist people in getting further in life because it becomes a personal accomplishment. Langston Hughes’s poem "Dream Deferred" is speaks about what happens to dreams when they are put on hold. The poem leaves it up to the reader to decide what dream is being questioned. In the opening of the poem the speaker uses
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Amandla is a piece by Hank Willis Thomas that was created in 2014 out of silicone‚ fiberglass and metal finish. This artwork was originally located in the Jack Shainman Gallery in New York but is currently placed in the Savannah College of Art and Design Museum in Savannah‚ Georgia. The three-dimensional piece consists of a yellow wooden window and part of an arm going through it with the hand shaped as a fist. Amandla is in addition a part of an entire collection of artworks called ‘’FREEDOM isn’t
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Reaction Paper—Nonfiction ENG/125 August 29‚ 2012 Dr. Stripling Reaction Paper—Nonfiction When reading I came across some interesting non-fiction story and letter written by well known authors. They were all good but there was two that I had the most reaction to. When I came across these two letters I felt like I had a connection with the author. The letter Salvation by Langston Huge‚ when I read could relate to it cause I to come from a christen background‚ and in the story by Lam about
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Natasha Johnson Professor Ostrom English 340 29 October‚ 2007 The Landlord vs. Miss Gee Langston Hughes and W. H. Auden are two highly educated authors‚ who came from very different cultural backgrounds. Literary contemporaries‚ contemporaries in that they were both working writers during the same time period‚ Hughes and Auden are known for literary works which tackle both moral and political issues. Langston Hughes’s and W. H. Auden’s poems "Ballad of the Landlord" and "Miss Gee" exhibit each
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Langston Hughes’s poem I‚ Too‚ Sing America‚ is a poetic criticism of racial discrimination in American society during the post- slavery era. When Langston Hughes wrote the poem "I‚ Too"‚ African Americans were not accepted. Blacks were discriminated against‚ killed violently‚ separated from using the same facilities and being in the same place as whites‚ just to name a few. The division between whites and blacks was clearly prevalent‚ with whites faring on the better side of the spectrum. Essentially
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Through Langston Hughes’ poem “I’ve Known Rivers”‚ Hughes reminds African Americans of their ancient history and heritage in a time of segregation and inequality. He empowers them by using strong imagery and provocative symbolism to remind African Americans of their strong roots. [INTRO TO EVIDENCE] “I looked upon the Nile and raised the pyramids above it” (Hughes). Hughes uses this image of raising the pyramids to reminds his African American community that their ancestors achieved great things
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