Read the poem‚ If We Must Die‚ by Claude McKay Answer the questions: 1. What theme or conflict is being dramatized in the poem? The main theme is honor‚ no matter the toughest of times we can always find the way to live with dignity and respect. 2. Can the poetic speaker be identified? The poet‚ Mr. McKay‚ is the speaker. 3. Who is the poetic speaker speaking to? The reader 4. What is the poetic speaker’s motivation? Fight the toughest situations with pride and dignity. 5. What type of poem is it
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The poem “ If We Must Die” by Claude McKay is a response to Red Summer of 1919. The Red Summer is a series of race riots that took place in over thirty cities in the United States. In the poem the speaker is insisting that he and his comrades are being attacked and they know that they are not going to make it out alive. Since the speaker and his allies know that their demise is definite‚ they want to die fighting with honor and like men. Mckay uses a variety of literary forms when writing this poem
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Elia McCampbell Block: 4 AP composition Mr. Barbadoro Stoned by Death Imagine you get pulled out of your home‚ or wherever you were at the moment‚ by people twice your size. Your’e powerless against them and you know that there’s no way out of this. They strap you to a pole‚ taking away your ability to move your arms and legs. Your’e thinking to yourself‚ this is it. Your’e praying to yourself‚ please stop this. Nothing though. You hear the crowd going wild screaming in joy and excitement!
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Sometimes I wonder‚ “Why do we have to die?” Sometimes I question myself and the others around me‚ why are we given one chance to shine in this world? Why not several chances? Why can’t we live forever? These are the questions that vexed my thoughts constantly throughout my childhood. These are the questions that have influenced my thoughts to think in a certain way. When I first dolefully realized that everyone must die and that no one lives forever‚ I was dejected. It was utterly intimidating
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It is equally terrifying or even a death sentence‚ to know the exact hour when you die. Today‚ however‚ with the development of mechanical respirators‚ electronic pacemakers‚ and other medical technologies‚ it has created the possibility of a greater temporal separation between various system failures. A person may slip into coma or lose consciousness a decade or more before his heart and lungs fail‚ for example. Meanwhile‚ interest in the availability of transplantable organs has provided an incentive
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We are already introduced with the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People‚ which is an African-American civil rights organization started by Ida B. Wells‚ W.E.B Du Bois‚ and many others to end the civil rights struggle. However‚ according “The Negro Movement”‚ some African-American critics began to challenge NAACP’s approach to the civil rights struggle‚ which is portrayed on the poem “If We Must Die”. From the excerpt “Black Conflict Over World War I” till “James Holden
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Metro Trains “Dumb Ways to Die” advertisement was popular because instead of taking the usual safety precaution route by using What If’s and scenarios meant to scare people into compliance; Metro Trains decided entertainment would be the better route to go. To create the kind of buzz they wanted for their advertisement they not only came up with a catchy song (A sure-fire way to make sure people remember something) and an entertaining game. The advertisements catchy song and cute cartoon characters
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poem is primarily about the racism Africans face in the world. Africans should not be treated as though they are inferior; they deserve respect and honor. No matter what others say‚ Africans are ready to fight for their rights. In this poem‚ ‘If We Must Die’‚ his use of imagery and word choice contributes to the overall theme of justice for minorities.At first glance‚ this poem may seem as though it will preach about seizing the day and achieving what you want in life. However‚ once the poem is read
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Ryan Cirillo 6 March 2013 Dr. Dalessio Eng 1011 Similarities and Differences between “Yet Do I Marvel” and “If We Must Die” During the Harlem Renaissance‚ many African Americans struggled through a shifting period in time from slavery to equality. Some African Americans expressed their feelings at that time through poetry such as “Yet Do I Marvel” written by Countee Cullen and “If We Must Die” by Claude McKay. In “Yet Do I Marvel” Cullen writes about how the struggles he is facing relate
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Measuring and Interpreting Individual differences: Organizations have become increasingly aware of making good selection decisions. Attracting a large number of individuals will be of little use unless there is a way of measuring how individuals differ. People can differ in many ways such as intelligence‚ attitudes‚ social skills‚ physical characteristics‚ experience and so on. Selection techniques should meet these principles of measuring differences and predicting performance to varying degree
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