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    has right and wrong Everyone has an opinion of whether something is right or wrong. While one might think that something is wrong the other might think that it’s right. Lenn E. Goodman argued that certain things like slavery‚ polygamy‚ incest and rape are just plain wrong. “What I want to do here is single out a few areas where I think human deserts are irrefragable-not because these deserts are never questioned or breached in practice‚ but because they never should be (Goodman‚ 2010).” “Murder

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    The poem I selected was “What it’s like to be a Black Girl (For those who don’t know)”. This is a poem written by Patricia Smith. The three elements of the poem that I found to be engaging were the tone‚ the content‚ and the language that the author uses. This poem struck some feelings in me. Therefore I am taking a descriptive approach to my response. As a black woman I felt somewhat belittled by the tone that this author uses in this poem. She speaks about the idea of being a black girl as being

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    The two poems‚ ‘What it’s like to be a black girl’ and ‘Child of the Americans’ are of great inspiration to the readers. The two poems relate especially with the African Americans‚ who face many life challenges‚ together with these being discussed in the two poems. This caught my interest as the subjects and events talked about in both poems are real and happen in the society each passing day. In the poem what it’s like to be a black girl‚ the choice made by the girl is desirable. She is determined

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    form of “What it’s like to be a Black Girl (for those of you who aren’t)” by Patricia Smith‚ is just that‚ an explanation. From the first three syllables “First of all‚” the author gives a sense of a story being told. She uses jagged sentence structure and strong forceful language to also show the reader the seriousness of her topic. Smiths poem gives the audience an insider’s view into a young black girl’s transition into black woman-hood at a time where both being a black girl and a black woman was

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    When Patricia Smith wrote “What It’s Like to Be a Black Girl (for Those of You Who Aren’t)” (854) she was simply telling us about her experiences in life as she grew up. She may not spell out everything she is saying‚ but expects the reader to pick up on it. This tendency is also carried out in “Surprise” (899) and “Summer Words

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    Racial And Ethical Dilemma in “Country Lovers” and “What it’s like to be a Black Girl” In the short story about the “Country Lovers” and the PoemWhat it’s like to be a Black Girl”‚ the actions of a racial background and ethical dilemmas are both represented and distinguished by the representation of a black female. Which is the main dynamic character seeded in both literary works. Both of these female static characters deal with to some suppressed amount of discrimination from society‚ because

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    RUNNING HEAD: Lovers and To be A Black Girl Literary Comparison: “Country Lovers” and “What It’s Like to Be A Black Girl ENG 125: Introduction to Literature Instructor: Amber Carpenter 1 Lovers and To Be A Black Girl In literature‚ we find stories designed to portray human life and action through some characters who‚ by their words‚ action and reaction‚ convey certain messages for the purpose of education‚ information and entertainment

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    to compare the poemWhat it’s like to be black girl.” And the short story The Welcome Table. These to stories are told from different point of views‚ although they both made me feel sorry for the person the story was about. In the story the welcome table very few people felt sorry for the old black lady. Mostly they felt like she had step on their toes for having the audacity to come in there all white church. She didn’t fit their color code‚ or dress code. All they saw was a black lady with a not

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    Comparison of “What it’s like to be a black girl” and Country Lovers African American Literature dates back to the 18th century. These writings tend to focus on issues of racism‚ inner struggles‚ slavery‚ prejudice‚ and the pursuit of freedom as well as equality. Two renowned contributors to this field of literature are Nadine Gordimer and Patricia Smith. Throughout this paper‚ details of the short story Country Lovers‚ by Nadine Gordimer and the poem‚ “What it’s Like to Be a Black Girl‚” by Patricia

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    and plight that faces the black women in the minority society as they are treated and regarded as inferior by the white people as well as black men. The story “The Welcome Table” written by Walker and the poemWhat It’s Like to Be a Black Girl” by Patricia Smith are two literary works that illustrate both racism and discrimination towards black women in the American society in the past‚ present and even the future. The “Welcome Table” story reveals how an old black woman is expelled from a church

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