For my research paper i am doing a comparison on the works of Langston Hughes and Walt Whitman, specifically “A Song of Myself” and “Theme for English B”. In one of the sources i found called Critical Essay on “Theme for English B” by Chris Samensky he analyzes the thought process of Langston Hughes literary …
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Woman Hollering Creek
The short story Woman Hollering Creek by Sandra Cisneros is a story narrated by a woman named Cleofilas who is a Mexican immigrant and the the things that go on in her everyday and the thoughts that go through her head. Cleofilas shows us the terrible reality of what commonly happens in foreign cultures to …
Passing Nella Larsen
The writing Passing by Nella Larsen was a different read than we have read before in class. It was a story rather than poetry, but yet still consisted of the symbolic theme that poetry takes on. What i wonder from Passing of course is how it ended. What does Nella Larsen want us to believe? …
Langston Hughes
This week was possibly my favorite week of poetry, as discussed at the beginning of this semester the topic I was most interested in learning about was the period of the Harlem Renaissance. The poet that stands out to me from this period is Langston Hughes. After reading his poem Theme for English B in …
Amy Lowell
I chose to write this post based off the introduction of Amy Lowell this week. I was intrigued by her for several reasons. The first reason is that her family founded Lowell, Massachusetts and that is where I was born so i thought that was pretty interesting. The second reason is that she was considered …
Introductory Post
To be completely honest I have not read a book cover to cover since I was a teenager, with that being said I am now twenty-seven years old. In my youth when I did pick up a book to read it was mostly likely a “Young Adult Fiction”. I used to love books like, …
My First Blog Post
Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.
Introduce Yourself (Example Post)
This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right. You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click the …
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