that I love to read is poems‚ regardless if I even understand them or not. Shakespeare is by far one of the best poets to me; of course many people think this. Although understanding his works were similar of understanding the Bible‚ meaning I needed it translated‚ I still very much enjoyed putting his words into my own imagination first before I found true meaning to his words. Some poems are simple and pleasing‚ and some I just want to stop in the middle of the poem and give up on trying understanding
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Brooks‚ Gwendolyn (Elizabeth) Brooks‚ Gwendolyn (Elizabeth) From "Encyclopedia of African-American Writing" Poet—this one word describes every cell of Gwendolyn Brooks ’s being. It was always poetry—from her Chicago childhood to her 1950 Pulitzer Prize to her awakening social consciousness to her Illinois Poet Laureate status and through all the other honors and awards. It was always poetry—and few writers besides Brooks can speak volumes with so few words. Gwendolyn Brooks‚ Pulitzer Prize
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Gwendolyn Brooks Writing with uncommon strength‚ Gwendolyn Brooks creates haunting images of black America‚ and their struggle in escaping the scathing hatred of many white Americans. Her stories‚ such as in the "Ballad of Rudolph Reed"‚ portray courage and perseverance. In those like "The Boy Died in My Alley" Brooks portrays both the weakness of black America and the unfortunate lack of care spawned from oppression. In "The Ballad of Chocolate Mabbie" Brooks unveils another aspect of her
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Achieving Goals and Behind Irony “We Real Cool” is a poem wrote by Gwendolyn Brooks in 1966‚ which is one of the popular poem she did. She’s an African American born in Topeka‚ Kansas and raised in Chicago. She is the author of numerous poetry‚ including “Blacks” (1981)‚ Annie Allen (1949)‚ for which she received the Pulitzer Prize‚ and the “Children Coming Home” (The David Co.‚ 1991). She also wrote several other books such as‚ “Negro Hero” (1945)‚ “Maud Martha” (1953)‚ “In the Mecca” (1968)
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Gwendolyn Brooks Thesis Statement: In her poem‚ “The Mother”‚ Gwendolyn Brooks‚ an Pulitzer Prize for Poetry winner in 1950‚ demonstrates her mastery of the use of mood‚ tone‚ and atmosphere. I. Background/Biography A. She was born in Topeka‚ Kansas on June 7‚ 1917. B. Brooks attended 3 high schools‚ and graduated from Wilson Junior College‚ having already begun to write and publish her work. II. Interesting Facts/ Rise to fame A. Brooks married Henry Lowington Blakely Jr
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WHAT CANCER CANNOT DO Cancer is so limited that: It cannot cripple love It cannot shatter hope It cannot corrode faith It cannot destroy peace It cannot kill friendship It cannot suppress memories It cannot silence courage It cannot invade the soul It cannot steal eternal life It cannot conquer the spirit HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED WHY Have you ever wondered why it was her and not me The girl who was nice‚ was good‚ was sweet The one who would honour‚ forgive and forget Why
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Professor Mike Knowles November 22‚ 2012 The poem “We Real Cool” was written in the 1960’s by the poet Gwendolyn Brooks. This poem illustrates the quintessence of seven troubled adolescents who will eventually succumb to the unfortunate likelihood that life can render a young Africa American male living the life in the fast lane during that era. “We Real Cool” is an interpretation of a group of young men Gwendolyn saw in a pool hall. She stated that “I wondered how they felt about
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disgusting disease that has plagued our world. Shane Koyczan is a spoken word poet‚ he created the poem "To This Day" about bullying and how to overcome it and fight. He uses text features like an anecdote to build a relationship with him and the audience‚ or the organization of the stories he presents to increase the credibility‚ and when he uses repetition he is enhancing his point. In the poem he uses an anecdote‚ the anecdote tells us about his experience with bullying. It tells the story of
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The poem We Real Cool by Gwendolyn Brooks focuses on what activities the troubled group of seven teenagers partake in to make them appeal cool. The symbolism‚ imagery and tone shown in‚ “We Real Cool” shows how losing one’s identity to become part of a uncaring group in adolescence and social norms will lead one to an early visit to the grave. Gwendolyn uses symbolism throughout her poem to get the readers to perceive the poem in an abstract way. In the subtitle‚ the word “golden” symbolises daytime
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Do you agree with this interpretation of Dunkirk? In this essay‚ I am going to explain a painting of Dunkirk‚ which was painted by a British painter in 1940. The artist‚ who painted the picture‚ was called Charles Cundall. He was sent by the British government to paint a picture about The Evacuation at Dunkirk. His main aim for painting this picture was to make Germany look bad and Britain look good. Therefore he had a reason to paint the picture as he was British himself. By looking at the picture
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