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    “Dream Deferred,” is a poem written by Langston Hughes discussing what may become of a dream that is put off, delayed, or postponed by external influences. Throughout the poem, Hughes uses questions about concrete things in everyday life and compares them to the ignored dreams. Langston Hughes isn’t referring to the dreams we have when we go to sleep at night, he’s referring to an aspiration or a desire. “Does it dry up Like a raisin in the sun?” (Hughes 970) The vision of his dream is vanishing

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    What is the poem that is most interesting to you, as discussed and featured in the film? What interests you/strikes you about the poem? Be specific. The poem that was most interesting to me, was “ Dream Deferred,” by Hugh Langston. Langston poem had strong meaning behind his words. It had questioned what happens when dreams don’t come true. The question that make you think do dreams “ dry up like a raisin in the sun” or do they “explode” when they don’t come true. This poem makes you really

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    you this letter for reasons of why repealing DACA will negatively affect the people in our community. As a person from Harrisburg, it has been noticeable that DACA has improved and impacted our city ever since the start of the program. The program Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) is an authoritative help in exportation from American territory. The motivation behind DACA is to secure qualified foreigner youth who went to the United States when they were kids from expulsion. DACA gives youthful

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    the bill of DREAM Act was introduced several times, but of all those several times, the bill has failed to pass. Instead of the DREAM Act, undocumented students were given the Deferred Action opportunity,

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    “A Dream Deferred” by Langston Hughes is a motivational poem which to me is about holding on to or following your dreams. The poem discusses through the use of metaphors in this poem as what it might be like for a dream to be forgotten or if they are not followed. Langston Hughes uses two metaphors in his poem, one describes how life would be without dreams, and how much pressure or stress a forgotten dream could put on you he says that “maybe it just sags, like a heavy load.” Hughes also describes

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    Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) was a program that was started by President Obama and his administration on June 12, 2012 however; it did not go into effect until August 15, 2012. The purpose of the program is to provide a two year temporary relief of deportation and opportunities for unlawful immigrant youth to work legally in the United States. Some requirements of this program is that the youth be under the age of 31, was in the U.S. before age 16, must be obtaining an education or

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    Dreams The overall meaning of this poem is about the consequences of not pursuing your dreams. For some this can be a horrible thing while for others, it can be a blessing in disguise. The poem begins with a simple question, “What happens to a dream deferred” (line 1)? What occurs when an individual goes in another direction from a goal or ambition they had once desired? Does it cause a weight to be lifted? Does it cause fear and anxiety? This poem focusing on the consequences or benefits that are the

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    Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals According to the news reported by Alejandra from The Press-Enterprise, a map was broken down to show if DACA recipients are being deported from the workforce could cause the economy in the United States to lose billions of dollars, one of the major affected states will be California. Based on the research that were provided by the USC (University of South Carolina) Dornsife’s Center for the Study of Immigrant Integration and the Center for American Progress

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    most people choose to ignore is the fact that most of these dreams don't come true. These dreams go into a state of deferment. Langston Hugh was able to put the idea of what might happen to a dream after it gets deferred into words. His poem goes as follows: “What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore and

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    dependent on my parent's money than many of my friends. I bought my own clothes, school supplies, movie tickets, and food when I went out with friends. I understood the concept of working to get money. However, I failed to understand the importance of deferred gratification. By September of my junior year of high school I decided

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