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     Ralph Ellison was born in 1913 where racism was very much alive. However, years later he applied and got accepted into an all black college by the name of Tuskegee University but as he made his way to the school and got settled in he realized that the all black college is the same as an all white college, he didn’t see not difference only skin color. But during his college life and after in the 1930s the Great Depression had started. Times was already bad for African Americans but this made it worse. During this time blacks were the first to be laid off from jobs that they had been working hard to keep.      The spark of the African Americans coming together to get what they deserved created something called the New Deal. Also, when Ellison book was published in 1945 the Civil Rights Movement was starting to make some noise throughout every state. This was a good time that his book released because it showed how whites looked at blacks and how they ca...

Huckleberry Finn - There was a 14 year old white boy by the name of huck who was still trying to find himself through his foster parents. Soon after a time he reached the point when he met his father who he thought was dead and had to go live with him. The problems with him and his father was very dangerous, because his father did not want huck to be better than him even though it was to late for that. Then there came a time when huck was tired of his foster parents trying to force him into something he was not and his abusive father, those things made huck drift away down the Mississippi River. - After times of living alone he runs into the runaway slave by the name of Jim. As he encounters jim they go on many adventures and meeting people and learning as they did. As they moved all round huck began to understand how blacks where considered and looked as and treated. However, huck really liked jim and thats why they were close friends and went on the journey together as partners. ...

Emily Dickinson - January 15, 2018 1. “Forever is composed of nows.” - meaning that forever is what many people look for in life and can't wait to reach and saying that it is composed of nows is saying that forever is now and you should be happy and overjoyed that your forever is now . 2. “That it will never come again is what makes life so sweet.” - here Emily could have been talking about death, pain, or a relationship with someone and saying that it will never come again would be sweet because you wouldn’t have to experience that anymore. 3. “If i can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain.” - meaning that she has gotten her heart broken many times and is now feelind regret from that heartbreak and if she can stop someone else’s heart from feeling the same way, maybe she might not have to live with the regret. 4. “If i read a book and it makes my whole body so cold no fire can ever warm me, i know that is poetry.” - meaning that if i read poetry and i...

Macbeth Act 2  Banquo’s knowledge of the witches’ prophecy makes him both a potential ally and a potential threat to Macbeth’s plotting. For now, Macbeth seems distrustful of Banquo and pretends to have hardly thought of the witches, but Macbeth’s desire to discuss the prophecies at some future time suggests that he may have some sort of conspiratorial plans in mind. The appearance of Fleance, Banquo’s son, serves as a reminder of the witches’ prediction that Banquo’s children will sit on the throne of Scotland. We realize that if Macbeth succeeds in the murder of Duncan, he will be driven to still more violence before his crown is secure, and Fleance will be in immediate and mortal danger.

Macbeth Act 1 summary There were 3 witches also known as the weird sisters met Macbeth while it was thundering and lightning to tell him something that he thought was impossible to do. However, Macbeth declares that he no longer wants to kill Duncan then Lady Macbeth  tells him her plan: while Duncan sleeps, she will give his chamberlains wine to make them drunk, and then she and Macbeth  can slip in and murder Duncan. They will smear the blood of Duncan on the sleeping chamberlains to cast the guilt upon them.

27  The  Lord  is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the  Lord  is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? 2  When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell. 3  Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident. 4  One thing have I desired of the  Lord , that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the  Lord  all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the  Lord , and to enquire in his temple. 5  For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock. 6  And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the  Lord . 7...

King lear (no fear) I give king lear a 4.5 star rating because it is a good book to read with dramatic parts but the parts where everywhere which confused me and the characters names where to close to each other which also confused me also. However, this book will have you on your toes and ready to read more and start predicting the ending. Even though you might think you know the ending, but you will be far from it and that is the wonderful thing about this book. And also this book will have you laughing from ear to ear because of the jokes and the remarks from some of the characters. Therefore, this book will be good to read with advanced placement students or your own personal reading.