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    gender. One night in the book, some men said to her, “You ain’t wanted here. We told you you ain’t.” Curley’s wife is not treated fairly in this book and is referred to as a tart. Also, she is not given a name and is basically Curley’s

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    Ain T I A Woman Analysis

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    Both poems, Ain’t I a Woman and at the cemetery, walnut grove plantation, south carolina, 1989, were written by African American women that have left a large impression on how we read and interpret African American literature today. Ain’t I a Woman was spoken by Sojourner Truth, and was advocating for women’s rights. The poem, at the cemetery, walnut grove plantation, south carolina, 1989, was written by Lucille Clifton, and was intended to bring honor to the dead slaves. Both pieces of work have

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    Here are the song lyrics specifically: ‘’Oh baby there ain't no mountain high enough, Ain't no valley low enough, Ain't no river wide enough, To keep me from getting to you babe, Remember the day I set you free,I told you you could always count on me darling, From that day on, I made a vow, I'll be there when you want me, Some way, some how, Oh baby there ain't no mountain high enough, Ain't no valley low enough, Ain't no river wide enough, To keep me from getting to you babe, Oh no darling

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    It Ain T Me Monologue

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    my note book. Any who I was on my phone one day, listening to " It Ain't Me " by Selena Gomez and I was learning the lyrics and it went like: Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning? Who's gonna rock you when the sun won't let you sleep? Who's waking up to drive you home when you're drunk and all alone? Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning? It ain't me, no, no It ain't me, no, no It ain't me, no, no Who's gonna walk you through the dark

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    live on for various reasons. Some reasons are because of what they say and how often they say it or both in terms of language usage. In the speech Ain’t I a Woman by Sojourner Truth. The speech uses several rhetorical strategies to assist with the deliverance of the speech. Truth also used repetition, rhetorical questions and biblical situations. Ain’t I a Woman is a famous speech that was delivered by abolitionist and former slave Sojourner Truth at the Women’s Convention in Akron, Ohio on May 29

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    The speeches “Ain't I a Woman” and “On Women’s Right to Vote” use different methods of persuasion to provide effective arguments. these methods include repetition of key phrases, appealing to ethical beliefs, and rebutting counter arguments.Nonetheless, the most effective speech was “Ain’t I a Woman” and the uses of ethos. To begin with, the first method of persuasion which is repetition of phrases such as “Ain’t I a Woman?” is effective because the speaker is stating that she has done everything

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    Mr. Hughes And he's got the blues Cause his high school dreams They never went too far And he's Mr. Hughes And he's got the blues Cause he missed his chance to be with a star (Hey!) (Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh) Mr. Hughes, I ain't missin' you This is for the times you broke my heart And all the years you led me on Now you're

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    The most meaningful phrase in Langston Hughes' poem, "Mother to Son" is, "Life for me ain't no crystal stair" because it shows that she wants to warn her son on life not being easy and her hardships in her life. The poem, “Mother to Son”, is about a mother telling her son that life has bumps and bruises. The mother is telling her son that he can't let his guard down and he has to work hard to survive. The mother wants to let her son know that life is not perfect. Throughout the poem, the mother

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    ways. Candy interrupted him, “ I’d make a will an’ leave my share to you guys in case I kick off, ‘cause I ain’t got no realatives or nothing…” (Steinbeck 59). “… when they can me here I wish’t somebody’d shoot me. But they won’t do nothing like that. I won’t have no place to go an’ I don’t get no mor e jobs…” (60). “I had enough,” he said angrily. “ You ain’t wanted here. We told you you ain’t. An’ I tell you, you got floozy idears about what us guys amounts to…” (79). Therefore candy has been lonely

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    to get off of your couch and into the audience. Though not a typical production, Dillard Center for the Arts put on a production of Ain’t Misbehavin’ that makes it worth leaving your house on a Friday night. Set in the 1930’s, Ain’t Misbehavin’ brings a Harlem night club to you as you enjoy both dark and lighthearted numbers. Featuring music by Fats Waller, Ain’t Misbehavin’ made its Broadway debut in 1978 and quickly became popular. Although there is no main plot, each song tells its own story

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