A dream where Mississippi and the surrounding states has total freedom and justice. A dream where all people will not be judged by their skin color. Freedom is a necessity for all people in the United States. For a time, the white people were selfish and rude towards the other races, essentially blacks, and still are somewhat rude to this day. Dr. King Jr. wanted to change that.
I concluded that Smith and his friends were right, that the Constitution, which was inaugurated to, form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general warfare, and secure the blessing of liberty” (Oates,page 109, part 16) . In that passage Douglass believed that even though he was a black man living in the north he believed that the Constitution was more geared towards the white man. The blacks felt excluded for consideration as members of society and had few rights. I feel that even though the North were free states, some of the blacks feared that the would still be treated inferior to the whites, even if they were born a slave or bought their freedom. That’s why I feel he wanted to be a part of the political abolitionist, the Liberty Party.
The seminar was very opinionated by all who talked. The songs have different opinions about America and the seminar was informative on what other people around me believe the stereotypical American is like and what they think of what our country does. Some of the songs we herd in class were very patriotic in my opinion. “Proud to be an American” is an example of a patriotic song. When Lee Greenwood sings, “I’m proud to be an American where at least I know I’m free.” , he is saying that being free is what he believes it means to be am American.
He has thought a lot of people that it doesn’t matter what color you are we are all the same. He made a speech called “I have a dream” His famous words were "I have a dream," it lead us into believing that noncolored people were wrong and that where we all can live in a balanced environment. Martin luther king jr made a cah a check which was his envision where a former slave owner and former slaves live together in harmony were they can be in peace either way. Martin Luther King Jr said that his purpose for the whole cash a check is to bring history the time where colored people will be able to “cash their check” and for him that time for them was now. With that he had determination and extreme encouragement to successes with his dream.
English II Essay 4 Jennifer Duncan December 4, 2010 An insight in the American Dream The American Dream is a dream of a nation which people can reach their highest potential. It is a dream of social stability in which every man and each woman have the full distinguish of what they are, despite of the conditions of birth or gender. The essays”Declaration of Sentiments by authors Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and the essay “I Have a Dream” by Martin Luther King, Jr. illustrate two different times in American history. They were both martyrs and spoke of injustices against citizens of America. Both authors show some lines of thought on what the freedom in the American dream means.
The freedom that we can enjoy in this country is the product of the founding fathers and all their efforts in the history of the United States to make this country a fair and just place to live for the American people. Throughout history our country has had its fair share of injustices as well as ratification of those injustices for the betterment of the moral in this country. Such movements such as the abolition of slavery. In the beginning of the formation in this country there were actions such as those that this country later acknowledged to be morally wrong and has changed them in its due time. There was always much opposition to any change as there always is.
Hughes is describing America as this “great strong land of love,” which triggers readers’ emotions and makes them feel a desire to go to America in order to seek this love. Contrarily, by saying words like “let it be,” he is saying Americas has not come to the point or has strayed away from the point of love and he wants it for the future. From these two points, Hughes paints a picture of optimism and patriotism but reveals the harsh reality of America by giving the description of America as a place where “king connive… and man be crushed by ones above,” for the immigrants and the poor. This confirms that the current standard of living in America is not acceptable, and he hopes that in the future things will be different. Another example of juxtaposition shown is through man vs. environment, that is, in a society of poverty, greed and power of wealth: I am the immigrant clutching the hope I seek, and finding only the same old stupid plan of dog eat dog, of mighty crush the weak, I am the young man, full of strength and hope,
In the United States of America people are always influenced by events of the past or by the words of others. The youth of America along with its easily influenced attitudes and the nihilistic way of living has shaped our country into something it never used to be. W.E.B DuBois and Cornel West are two writers from different eras of American History. The two works, Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. DuBois and Democracy Matters by Cornel West, draw strong comparisons as well as many differences into the way black culture has influenced the shaping of America.
I do not agree with this. If multicultural literature only focuses on the positives of their culture, they ostracize themselves from other cultures because then other ethnicities think that that they think that their culture is superior to all other cultures.Karla Carreno2011-11-17T17:03:11reword Through the speech “Ain't I a Woman?” by Sojourner Truth and the poem “Let America be America Again” by Langston Hughes, readers can see the struggles that different group of society face. By showing the struggles of other cultures and how people of other cultures see different problems, readers can be shown that other cultures go through the same or even worse difficulties. This helps for people to be more understanding and appreciative of other's ethnic backgrounds and cultures. In the 1800s, people started to speak up about women and African Americans gaining equal rights.
Hughes not only submitted some of the most appreciated works of poetry and prose on the subject of the experiences of his people, but he was also acknowledged as one of the first black authors to fully support himself with his works through fellowships and literary awards that he had earned. Hughes was also important in the movement due to his promotion of black theatre, and his producing of anthologies of the works of Black American writers (Bloom, 1995, pp. 73–74). In Hughes’ poem “Life is Fine” we can see evidence of the “double-consciousness”, and his struggles with remaining an individual true to his race in the lines “I took the elevator Sixteen floors above the ground. I thought about my baby And thought I would jump down” (Hughes, 1949).