Comparison Paper of Child of the Americas by Aurora Levin Morales and Whats It Like to Be a Black Girl by Patricia Smith

Barrientos starts with sharing her embarrassment to sign up for Spanish classes—the language used by her parents to communicate. Society’s expectation on her fluency of Spanish based on her Latina appearance causes self-questioning: where do I fit in? However, Barrientos initially refused to face her ethnicity as a Latina, beginning at a young age. The poor reputation on Spanish Americans causes Barrientos to isolate herself from the stereotype, by speaking English instead of Spanish. However, society changed: different

A large portion of this poem is comparing the difference between black and white. In the poem it practically says “what if all the black is now white, and all the white is now black?”, then goes on to give some examples like “Black Presidents,

The book that caught my attention the most for this essay was Ourika, by Claire de Duras. It was about a black girl who was raised by Madame de B before the French Revolution had taken place. During this time period blacks were not given the right to live their lives the same as whites due to slavery. Ourika is the main character who when is born her family dies but is saved by the rich family whom she was raised by. Ourika was not considered a normal “negro” at the time because she could read and write but not only that her living conditions were never heard of to a black. This is the life Ourika had only known of until the day she overhears Mme de B’s. and marquise’s conversation. After Ourika hears the truth her whole life

The early 1900s was a very challenging time for Negroes especially young women who developed issues in regards to their identities. Their concerns stemmed from their skin colors. Either they were fair skinned due mixed heritage or just dark skinned. Young African American women experienced issues with racial identity which caused them to be in a constant struggle that prohibits them from loving themselves and the skin they are in. The purpose of this paper is to examine those issues in the context of selected creative literature. I will be discussing the various aspects of them and to aid in my analysis, I will be utilizing the works of Nella Larsen from The Norton Anthology of African American Literature, Jessie Bennett Redmond Fauset,

The family physician, big box supercenter, local pharmacy, large chain pharmacies, the dentists' office are all places we are bombarded with various health promotion materials. Some encourage vaccination, others warn of serious diseases while some provide information on how to manage common ailments and conditions. Needless to say, there were many pamphlets to choose from for this assignment. I have chosen to analyze an Allergy Relief pamphlet published by the American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology. I wasn't shocked to find this among the healthcare promotional pamphlets at a local pharmacy as we are currently in allergy season. As directed, this paper will analyze several components of the pamphlet including content, quality, usefulness and cultural sensitivity and competence, just to name a few.

As society witnesses a decisive age saturated with social conflicts, manipulated and crudely inflated information by emerging statistics and evidence, individuals seem to be evolving into much more polarised and less persuadable audiences, becoming difficult targets for writers struggling to convey viewpoints and to come into view from the mainstream media. Take the case of Sarah Garland, who personifies the idealised carrier of hidden and avoided truth by illustrating how the immersed writer must successfully achieve the delivery of his or her message whilst framing accountability through the strategic and ethical use of mirror-effects and emotional handling, consolidated evidence with the ability to challenge and modify the perception of

The two books I am writing about or the two books that I have read in this African American History has taught me a lot about the racism generation that each in character in the book had to live and the obstacle slave had to overcome to not struggle anymore. In the two books that I read the slave want to be successful in life and make sure that they were not get treated right but the most important think in the books was have system that they were getting attack by white

Thomas Jefferson once said, “Blacks could deliver themselves of spontaneous bursts of emotion, but were incapable of the intellect and concentration that great art requires.” (Cook, Tatum, 2010). It is widely believed that people of African descent could not read poetry or understand art, let alone create them. Both Alice Walker and Patricia Smith are two great examples of how far, not only as African American have come, but also as African American Women. Whether white, black, or brown we all want to fit in. That is why I chose Alice Walker’s short story, “The Welcome Table” and Patricia Smith’s poem, “What It’s Like to Be a Black Girl.” They both have similar, yet different of setting a tone, imagery, symbolism, and point of views of how it feels to be an outcast. The main theme is about racism. Another theme is about black women who long to escape and be free, but cannot have that freedom because of the society they live in.

She spoke about how when she was younger people would make fun of her hair because it was long and that hurt her a lot, even though in her religion the girl’s beauty is represented by her hair. She said that she cut her hair to fit in, and she was happy at first, but then she was sad because she cut the only thing that made her beautiful. It made me sad because how cruel children could be to someone else. But the kids didn't know any better. I also understood what she went through because I am an immigrant and when my family came to America when I was three, we didn't know English, and for many years I had a really thick accent that I was ashamed of and kids made fun of. Then I tried harder and harder to try to get rid of the accent, I eventually stopped talking Spanish, even in my house because I wanted to speak perfectly in English, I was ashamed of my culture as well for a few years, I didn't let people know I was Dominican because most of the people in my class were Americans and I was trying to fit in. Eventually when I got to High School I was self confident and didn't care what people thought of my accent. I was proud again of saying that I was Hispanic and that I spoke Spanish, something that I was embarrassed to say for a few

In The Myth of the Latin Woman: I Just Met a Girl Named Maria written by Judith Ortiz Cofer, a Latin female poet, she mentioned about the situation of the Latinas. She described how the people in the world think of the Latinas; people usually recognize them as more early mature and more open. For example, she says that one of her friends has commented the Puerto Rican girls as girls who always stood out for wearing, which means that they often wear too much accessories, too much jewelry. Also, when she attend a party, a boy offended her with a sloppy overeager kiss and saying that Latin girls were supposed to mature early when Judith did not respond his with sufficient passion. All those examples actually surprised me, for although I looked

The poems “I, Too, Sing America” by Langston Hughes and “Still I Rise” by Maya Angelou are talking about the oppression of colored people. Both poems mention how black

As I thinking about the different kinds of poetry to choose from to do an anthology, I started thinking about some of the poetry that I have read in my past. I remember in eighth grade reading some of Maya Angelou's work. I know that it had an impact on me years ago, and so I started to research some of her poems. Every time I read about her suffering and oppression, I am struck all over again about how unfairly and mistreated African American people have been in our country. I highly respect her for rising above her circumstances and becoming a leader in the African American community and a worldwide author, impacting people's lives all over the world. In my research, I realized that her life and writing was influenced by African American authors who had a major impact in the time that they lived and wrote. One of those authors, Paul Laurence Dunbar, was Maya's inspiration for titling her autobiography and her poem “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.” In reading some of Dunbar's poetry I realized that he _____. Another African American poet that impacted Angelou was Langston Hughes. Hughes was an extremely well-known author in the African American community and a leader in the Harlem Renaissance. He has written many poems about racial expression and any inequality. He brought much attention to the suffering of black people in this country through the years and prior history, with slavery.

Among the things existing in the world, storytelling is the only thing given birth in the world. Small discoveries lead to huge discoveries. Storytelling is the art of human communication in all cultures around the world. Storytelling is a link and establishes order. It includes plots, setting, characters, imagery, metaphors, similes, and proverbs. Storytelling evokes the emotion of all human beings through compelling tales of wonder, mystery, horror, and happiness. Through repetition of storytelling, storytelling enables a way of communication and the way of relating the past to future generations of listeners. Brought about by pain, inhumanity, and suffrage of their people. African-American writers sought to necessitate change throughout their writing. Through their storytelling, these writers have vividly portrayed the way African-Americans were mistreated, disenfranchise, their feelings toward oppressions, and their ability to endure despite it. African American Authors such as James Baldwin, Lorraine Hansberry, James Oliver Killen, Nora Zeale Hurston and Toni Morssion address the issue of race in their writing. In this paper, I am going to discuss the similarities of all these writers and their contribution to the literature world.

The first piece of poetry is “Theme for English B” written by Langston Hughes. When given this poetry in class it didn’t really sink it but the more I read it, the more I understood. It’s about understanding and learning from differences between races. He writes, “As I learn from you, I guess you learn from me,” Being the only colored person in a class full of whites, he was singled out. Even though the instructor and him were different in their skin tones, their mindsets are the same. They are the same. I wrote a revision of the poem; I wrote in my own life story. I started off just filling in the blanks, but the more I understood what the poem meant, I wrote in more of my story and the things that affect me. When I finished and compared the two, there were many differences. I realized my hardships are nothing compared to his and other colored people. We as Americans, as humans tend to put ourselves first. I see things happen and automatically think it’s awful, but it’s not. I’ve never been singled out, made fun of, mocked, beaten up, questioned, or even killed because of the color of my skin. Reading both Langston Hughes and my revision of his “Theme for English B,” I can’t help but reassess my problems. I didn’t and will never endure the things he as well as many African Americans have to endure.

The poem  "Incident," by Countee Cullen, deals with the effect racism has on a young black child vacationing in Baltimore.  The child is mistreated by a white child and disturbed in his innocence so much that after spending seven months in Baltimore, this is all he remembers.  A different poem,  "Telephone Conversation, " by Wole Soyinka, also deals with this issue, but from a different perspective.  In this poem a man is trying to rent an apartment but the owner of the complex doesn’t want him to move in because he is African.  She asks him  "How dark?   Are you light / Or very dark?. "  Each black person in their