In "Homage to My Hips"‚ Lucille Clifton creates some kind of imagery pertaining to her hips. She seems all into herself‚ more specifically‚ her hips. She makes it a point to convey that her hips are strong or powerful by the lines "they go where they want to go. /they do what they want to do. /these hips are mighty." (9-11) She gets into how her hips are big and mighty‚ no one can hold them back‚ and how they can even seduce men. Although this poem is quite simple and short it says alot. This poem
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Homage to Catalonia In the story "Homage to Catalonia"‚ I felt really bad for this man who joined the military just because it was the right thing to do at the time. The town had an atmosphere of war and anarchy was taking over. They were living in constant fear of being injured or even killed. I feel bad since this man sounded like he didn’t really know what he was getting into. He joined the cause and is writing about how bad the war is. All of the anarchists are just taking over and the government
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In the excerpt‚ “My Hips‚ My Caderas” by Alisa Valdes‚ gives distinctive examples of her life story to develop a meaning for how society perceives women. America strives to fit the perception of beauty because it is the single physical characteristic that makes us matter. Her anecdotes show us how the world shapes our thoughts to brainwash us. Alisa Valdes personal experiences are a service to provide a better explanation of how we perpetrate in order to be welcomed in society. “Beauty is in the
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In the article “My Hips‚ My Caderas”‚ describe how beauty is viewed. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. For most of us beauty cannot be defined into one specific aspect. For example‚ beauty can impact us‚ culture and society. In this particular situation‚ it is towards women. While reading the article the impacts are negative and positive. In fact‚ women of all cultures can relate with the author’s personal ideas. The cultural impact of beauty has a positive / negative side. The type of impact
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Review: Pina This homage of Pina Bausch was a truly enticing spectacle. Wim Wenders assembled a cohesive tribute to the life and work of this spectacular choreographer‚ showcasing several astounding performances. Pina exemplified how dance is considered a great performance art‚ and her legacy is well represented in this documentary. While watching the performances‚ one of the most influential aspects of the production was the convergence of music and movement. It contributed to the overall mood
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perspectives. And one of the topics that it influences in society includes the way that society views female beauty. Many people feel that the media affects our notions of female beauty while many others argue against that. Valdes-Rodriguez in “My Hips‚ My Cadera‚ talks about the way her body is viewed in different cultures. And supports the fact that the environment you grow up in influences your perspective of beauty. However‚ while many agree that media does have an influence on our notion of female
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George Orwell Homage To Catalonia Published by Harvest books (New York) in June 1969‚264 pgs Book Review of Homage to Catalonia George Orwell‚ noted writer and journalist‚ arrived in Barcelona‚ Spain in late 1936 to cover the fight against fascism. Being an avid fan of socialism‚ he was amazed to see the small glimpse of socialism in action. He was intrigued to say the least‚ of the classless society he observed there. Barcelona‚ Spain at this time was held under Anarchist control‚ and as
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Through viewing the connections and similarities between Art Spiegelman’s “MAUS” and George Orwell’s “Homage to Catalonia” at the individual level‚ we enhance our understanding of fascism‚ war‚ and resistance. Regardless of the obvious differences in the times of these works‚ they both help give us readers a greater grasp on the history of these wars from real first hand accounts. From the stories of Art’s father‚ Vladek‚ and the journeys of George Orwell‚ we are given new light on powerful dictators
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Back then‚ when I hear “Hip Hop”‚ I associated it with egoistic rappers and gang violence. It was my least favorite music genre because rap artists only rap about their shopping list and other meaningless topics. It came to the point where I asked‚ “What is Hip Hop?” I was so curious that I decided to use it as an English research topic. From that point on‚ my opinion on Hip Hop changed completely due to the fact that there’s more to it. As I researched on what Hip Hop is‚ I found out that it isn’t
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Jonathon Bidelspach AFA 2000 Unit IV Paper Hip-hop music is known as one of the most popularizing and popular genres in our modern society. Most of hip-hop music is considered vulgar‚ offensive‚ and meaningless‚ which can be easily displayed by hip-hop artists such as Soulja Boy and Lil’ Wayne. However‚ who gets lost in translation is the artist who conveys true meaning in their lyrics and sticks with the original roots of the music. For hip-hop’s short life‚ there has been dramatic change in
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