In the poem‚ “The White City‚” McKay once again utilizes the power of figurative language and descriptive imagery to illustrate the ongoing battles that African American faced during the time of racism and segregation. McKay’s title “The White City‚” symbolizes the fact that the speaker is a black man in a city full of predominantly white individuals‚ and it is because of his skin color that he is discriminated against. When the speaker says‚ “My being would be a skeleton‚ a shell‚” (Line 5) he
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Every city seems to have a “bad part of town”‚ but what is responsible for crime and social problems in these parts of inner cities? Robert Merton coined the theory of strain in 1938 building off of Emile Durkheim’s concept of anomie‚ or a feeling of normlessness (Cullen text‚ Part V). Robert Merton suggests that every society has a specific set of norms and goals for success‚ and that crime occurs due to the gap‚ imbalance‚ and disjunction between aspiration for these goals and the means to achieve
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Oscar Claude Monet Oscar Claude Monet was born on November 14‚ 1840 in Paris‚ France. Monet spent most of his childhood in Le Havre‚ France. In Le Havre‚ Monet studied drawing and painted seascapes with a French painter Eugene Louis Boudin in his teens. By 1859 Monet committed himself a career to be an artist. Monet spent a lot of time in Paris around 1859. By 1860 Monet met a pre-impressionist painter‚ Edouard Manet. Monet also met other French painters destined to form the impressionist
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Social Disorganization Theory states that people’s choices are made because of their economical class. Shaw and McKay who brought this theory to peoples attention‚ proved that neighborhoods with higher crime have more poverty in them. Shaw and McKay studied Chicago’s neighborhoods. They could see that the lack of the social control was the reasoning behind the high crime rate. Crime is more likely to be high in disorganized areas such as schools‚ families‚ stores‚ and everything in neighborhoods
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Claude Debussy By: Jackson Mikkelsen One of Debussy’s quotes that really caught my attention said‚ “Music is the space between the notes.” –Claude Debussy. I thought of music in a different way after reading this quote‚ when I heard the word music I always thought of a person singing or lyrics to a song. There is a lot more to music than that and I have learned that from researching Debussy and being in this class has helped me also. Claude Debussy is one of the most famous
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Truth Burns The truth is like a flash bomb‚ so bright and clear‚ and when someone is not ready the light will leave them temporary blind. She explains from the first two that truth should always be informed‚ but in a indirect way‚ so it will not leave both the informer and receiver vulnerable. After her first line stating her topic of this poem “Tell all truth but tell it slant” the upcoming six lines were all her indicating her topic but in different ways and different metaphor. From
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How can some people live in endless misery and not have any hope for the future and the good things to come? In America‚ Claud McKay describes America as a woman who is treacherous and someone who continually puts him down. America does many terrible things to the narrator‚ but he still loves her and the goodness she can bring. America is his home no matter what she does. By showing how the narrator perseveres through all the awful things that America throws at him‚ I can infer that the message the
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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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agenda’s‚ truth is sometimes ignored or becomes irrelevant. The question is if truth has become so twisted that it doesn’t really exist in its original meaning anymore? If truth has been lost there must be a substitute‚ this is where post-truth originated. Post-truth is when decisions are based upon emotions rather than facts‚ this is dangerous because each person feels a different way and therefore can justify melding a subject to fit their own liking. Post-truth has caused all truths to be called
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aspiration until they clearly define exactly what that aspiration is. Therefore‚ yes‚ a successful salesperson sets specific goals and objectives to obtain before making plans and taking action. In “Importance of Setting Goals for a Business‚” Matt Mckay explains the definition and importance of salespeople setting goals in their workplace. Goals are resolutions to achieve desired results. Research studies show a direct link between goals and enhanced performance
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