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    The Harlem Renaissance                   Chapter 1 Introduction      Harlem Renaissance, an African American cultural movement of the 1920s and early 1930s that was centered in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City. According to Wintz: The Harlem Renaissance was “variously known as the New Negro movement, the New Negro Renaissance, and the Negro Renaissance, the movement emerged toward the end of World War I in 1918, blossomed in the mid- to late 1920s, and then withered in the mid-1930s

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    Legacy of a political writer Many may wonder, but few know the answer to the question, how did Thomas Paine make an impact on America? Thomas Paine was commonly known as a political writer who stood up for American independence. Significantly, he was one who held a reputation for for defending America and standing up for one's country. Within the United States a permanent imprint was left by Thomas Paine for he was a motivational writer during the American Revolution, made an influence on the Declaration

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    African American Literature and the Harlem Renaissance draw distinct parallels between each other through their themes, trends, and writers. These two periods, African American Literature since 1975 and the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920’s mirror one another, both eras increased creativity of the black community and the productivity of literary works (Anderson and Stewart, 2007). African American Literature and the Harlem Renaissance differed mainly in their themes. African American Literature

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    first time that mainstream publishers and critics took African American literature seriously and that African American literature and arts attracted significant attention from the nation at large. Although it was primarily a literary movement, it was closely related to developments in African American music, theater, art, and politics. BEGINNINGS The Harlem Renaissance emerged amid social and intellectual upheaval in the African American community in the early

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    The reader could possible think that theses poets hoped to have a political effect through their work. The poetry ideas in the Harlem Renaissance are very obvious. These poets want to be known as equals to the white people. In the African American poems, the poets portray themselves as not giving up, also the poets portray themselves as looking ahead towards a future of equality among all race. Overall, these poets make a huge political impact.

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    Wikipedia biographies. The writers started by discussing what Wikipedia is and some of the issues with it. Some of these issues include: lack of accuracy, unknown motives, uncertain expertise, volatility, unconfirmed or lacking sources, and selective coverage biased by the specific interest of contributors. The authors decided to test the last concern; they formed a hypothesis and tested Wikipedia in two different languages to see if there was any cultural bias. The writers chose English and Polish

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    circumstances surrounding the speech and the ideological struggle of American power politics of the time. Most notably how the conflicting ideologies epitomized the times and the hand Alexander Hamilton played in the drafting of the speech. Gilbert characterized the debate as whether Americans should maintain close economic ties with the Old world or favor a Utopian separation. Since the conceptualization of America as a Republic, Americans were faced with the necessity of forming a system of foreign policy

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    authors about current issues, including politics. The political relationship - is evident in literature politics, as writer Pascual Martinez as in his text "Writers and editors on canovista Restoration" does affects the lives of people. Poetry, and essay they all a form and part of literature to it, they are testimony. The political agenda, it could be good, bad and or indifferent. However, it is important to note that not only the political influences in literature, but the relationship can also

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    communism. The founder of modern communism was a man name Karl Marx. Born in 1818 to jewish prussian parents, he became a towering figure in political and economic philosophy in the 19th century and beyond. Also he influenced the economic and political issues of vast areas of the globe, particularly in the 20th century. Communism is an economic and political system based on one-party government and state ownership of property. Many communists would soon put an end to private property, substituting

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    become what we pretend to be.”. Two writers from the 1800s, Paul Laurence Dunbar, and Kate Chopin created a lot of compositions that really indicated how much individuals, particularly women, and African Americans needed to shroud themselves, or wear a "mask" with a specific end goal to be acknowledged by the overall population among their time. In numerous works of writing, realist writers shape subjects for a bigger political and social discourse. Kate Chopin, writer of "The Story of a Hour" utilized

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