Tale Of Two Cities By Sydney Carton

In 1893, America was intimidated by France’s nationalism celebrated during their 1889 World 's Fair and decided to celebrate themselves. On May 1st, the Columbian Exposition was held in Chicago to celebrate everything that America has held sacred since the beginning of time. In the sinister non-fiction novel The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson, the haunting tale of the events that happened behind the scenes at the 1893 World’s Fair are recounted and used to analyze how society was impacted. The good reviews of this book help highlight the cultural importance of the 1893 World’s Fair, architect Daniel H. Burnham, and serial killer H.H. Holmes have on society today.

The love affair between a city and the people who reside there can be influential in a person’s life. Cities share a relationship with their residents and the residents start to ponder about their emotional relationship with their homes. In “in the inner city” by Lucille Clifton, the speaker thinks of uptown and how different it is compared to her home, the inner city. The speaker sees how unique the inner city is and takes pride in her home. In “The City’s Love” by Claude McKay the speaker experiences a brief moment of acceptance by the city.

“Where Worlds Collide” is an essay by Pico Iyer who talks about the expectations and reality of Los Angeles through the perspectives of travelers from different backgrounds. In “Where Worlds Collide,” Pico Iyer argues that even though Los Angeles is depicted as a vicinity to receive wealth, happiness, and many opportunities- it is actually the antithesis, and instead, many harsh prejudice and unending craziness will occur instead; Iyer argues this by using allusions, anaphoras, and juxtapositions to help convey what he is saying.

The general argument that the author Pico Iyer makes in his article, “Where Worlds Collide” is how much our own culture identity can affect the way that we perceive the world around us. Iyer uses his imagery and allusion filled narrative to convey to reader how much our own backgrounds influence us. He accomplishes this by describing an airport in Los Angeles from the point of view of a stranger who is most likely migrating from another country to the United States in hopes of finding a better life. He writes, “... lights are flashing everywhere, and the man who finds them $16 for losing their parking ticket has the tribal scars of Tigre across his face.” In this passage, Iyer is suggesting that the strangers see the man with the scars

“But, I 'm already resigned to this fate / Looking over my life, I recall / If it hadn 't been / for the loneliness / I 'd have no companion at all. ” This stanza from “Loneliness”, by Lora Colon evokes the negative impact a lonely fate has on a person. Words like “resigned” and “loneliness” establish a sense of depression and resignation. During the times of the Great Depression, many people felt similar feelings of melancholy and stoicism. Jobs were hard to come by, and realistic dreams of success were scarce. John Steinbeck’s novel, Of Mice and Men, allows readers to see the life of the Great Depression. The two main characters, George and Lennie, search for jobs, like many other migrant workers. They dream of owning their own land, however, Lennie’s habit of getting in trouble prevents their dream from being reality. After he accidentally causes more trouble at their new job, George is forced to kill him out of mercy. Throughout the novel, Steinbeck shows that even if one meticulously plans out the road to their American Dream, fate will inevitably intervene and lead one to desolation and loneliness.

A Land More Kind than Home by Wiley Cash definitely fits the category of “grit lit.” It is a novel about the Hall’s, a family who is wracked with grief, anxiety, and guilt after the ‘mysterious’ death of one of their sons, Christopher or Stump. The story encompasses more than just the story of the family though as it is told from the perspective of Adelaide Lyle, an old wise woman from the town, Jess Hall the youngest son of the family, and Clem Barefield, the sheriff of Marshall who also had heartache of his own that is intertwined with this families story in more ways than one. The novel incorporates most if not all of the features that is “grit lit” including: an element of crime, a focus on the bleakness of life, lyrical language, and a central character who wishes to escape their environment or get peace inside it.

“Listen to the mustn’ts, the shouldn’ts, the impossibles, the won’ts, and the never haves. Then, listen to me. Anything can happen, child. Anything can be.” This is a poem the famous children’s poet Shel Silverstein. Now, if he was best known for being a children’s author, how could he even be considered to be controversial? Now, Shel Silverstein, while having no earlier inspiration for his career to draw and write for children, wrote many famous poem books, such as Falling Up and Where the Sidewalk Ends: however, with him writing these books came some controversy with it, such as claims that he promoted cannibalism and suicide.

Taylor Little 02/13/18 Business Orientation II Team 1A Between The World and Me Between The World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates is a story that is presented as a letter to his son. This letter stands as a blueprint on how to develop into a strong black man when he gets older. He educates his son on the reality of blackness in America. He tells his son, Samori, some life examples of the way African Americans are treated compared to whites. Being black in America is much harder than it seems.

The undying will of friendship can be seen as more powerful than love, but Finny and Gene base this powerful connection for their own benefit instead. A Separate Peace begins with Gene and Phineas attending a private school called Devon in 1942. Gene lacks self fulfillment and looks to Finny for help. John Knowles presents Gene as a symbol of struggle of emotions because he is affected by the war. Gene uses Finny as a way to subside his upsetting past, and thinks of everything as a competition. Because of this thriving passion to have Finny's instincts, their relations are based on a friendship at which only Gene will benefit from. This takes their friendship to a complex level, as there are not only one but two wars. World War 2 and Gene's war with himself show how the turmoil of war destroys relationships.

The author of “The Long Way Home: An American Journey from Ellis Island to the Great War” is David Laskin. Laskin, born in New York, attended the New College, and earned MA in English. Laskin wrote several books about history, travel, and literary biography. In “The Long Way Home”, Laskin shares the struggles the immigrants had to face in America; an endeavor to start over in the land of opportunities, and the ordeal of their return to Europe in uniform to fight.

In the period of reconstruction (1865-1877), freedmen worked on a parcel of land in exchange for a share of the crop; these men were called as sharecroppers. Sharecroppers were majorly African-Americans and ethnic Mexicans (lecture). Often sharecroppers fell in debt peonage, a condition where the debtor pays off debt through labor when he lacks the sufficient cash or assets (e-book). John Solo Lewis, one of the freedmen across the South, is a typical example of sharecroppers and their fate. Lewis rented a land and farmed cotton in Tensas Parish, Louisiana. Like most other sharecroppers, Lewis fell in debt peonage and had to work long hours on the farm to overcome the debt (e-book). Lewis was forced to farm commercial produce rather than edible

In the essay “Hal and Me” written by Nicholas Carr, he describes two very different kind of minds. The first being the linear mind which he says is described as calm, focused, and undistracted. He states the linear mind is a product of the printing press which made book reading a popular pursuit. The new mind he describes is a product of the internet. It is described as one that skips around, gains info quickly, has a short attention span, and enjoys a lot of graphics.

"On the subway" by sharon olds express the complicated relation between white and black americans. The author presents the contrasts a white person and a black person has. The speaker begins to develop apparent disparitiesso that interrelationships emerge. Old uses imagery and tone in order to prove her points.

“Where the Sidewalk Ends” by Shel Silverstein is a very simple poem. With only three stanzas and 16 lines, there appears to be no rhyme scheme. Packed into those 16 lines lays a powerful message, though it's not clear as day. The poem is literally about how before the dark and dull streets, and beyond where the sidewalk ends, lies a place where it's colorful, bright, and peaceful. The only way to find this place is to follow the arrows made by the children. Also, the author’s tone adds to the overall meaning of the poem. Lines such as, “And there the grass grows soft and white,” “To cool in the peppermint wind,” develop a calm, relaxed tone early on in the poem. The use of colors, descriptive words that creates an image in your head, and the

"Crackling day' is a story about a young black boy in South Africa that challenges three white youths and, in so doing, challenges the political system of the whole country. The very famous writer Peter Abrahams wrote it.