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...– “Mother to Son” by Hughes and “Dear Mama” by Shakur.
Langston Hughes’ poem “Mother to Son” essentially illustrates a mother’s sermon to her son who is probably in his growing years. She teaches him by giving examples from her life. The poem belongs to the Harlem Renaissance period which celebrated the culture of the Afro Americans who came up to cultivate their talents in art and literature. Hughes’ poems are normally characterized by “a strong black racial consciousness and folk aesthetic…reflect a black perspective and point of view” (Davis and Jenkins 199). The poem highlights the essence of this period, using the “black vernacular” where the mother encourages her son to move forward and not to look back in life...
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...An analysis of Dear Mama by Tupac Shakur
Richard Lowy locates the resurgent racist culture of the failure of America to deal with the racism of the 1960s. This led to a new brand of racism in the eighties, “yuppie racism”, which was the racism that was perpetrated by people who were from the upper strata of the society owing to the fact that they were employed in lucrative professions; their mentality, however, remained racist since they were born in an period that failed to inculcate the values of racial equality. By the time these children became adults, their racist mentalities had become more widespread. This, Lowy says is one of the reasons that led to the resurgence of racism in the eighties (Lowy, 449). The...
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...Changes by Tupac Shakur Of the variety of factors that affect the social consciousness music is one of the most prominent ones, as the creativity issometimes the only way to tell the world about the inequality, discrimination and injustice that is happening. Throughout the past decades, rap music had contributed to the social consciousness a lot, as it displayed the problems the Afro-American poor had. Despite of the positive effect the rap songs had, nowadays lot's of people blame them for the rapid increase of the level of violence in the U.S.
Psychologists and sociologists say, that young people tend to act as their idols do, so that when they see popular artists, actors and singers consuming alcohol, smoking, using...
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...The Angle has Fallen: Legacy of a Thug The life of Tupac Shakur was an integrated mix of contradiction and conformity. His life was his art and was a reflection of the world he lived in and the society that shaped it. In his song "Can't C Me", 2Pac tells of the pressure of the streets that he came to live in, "and I ain't stoppin', till i'm well paid, bails paid, now nigga, look what hell made, visions of cops and sirens, niggas open fire, buncha Thug Life niggas on tha rise, until I die". These words sum up the socialization of violence that 2Pac had been subjected to. It was the expression of the masculinity that he had been taught by mainstream media and misguided authority.
2Pac's life is best known for his...
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...A Hard Knock Life Tupac Shakur Order No. 158896 No. of pages: 4 The Guinness Book of World Records Tupac Amaru Shakur was born on June 16th 1971. Hisother stage names were Makavali, 2 Pac or simply just Pac. He was a renowned American Rap artist who was also popular for his poetry, movie roles and social activism. He is recognized as the best rapper by the industry, critics and all his fans.
He is featured in the Guinness Book as the best selling Hip-Hop artist who sold over 75 million albums worldwide. Shakur’s themes were always centered around growing up, violence, hardship in the ghettos, problems in the society and racism. His works advocated social, economic and racial equality,...
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...Assata: An Autobiography Assata Shakur was an important figure during and after the civil rights movement. Being an African American woman, she wasdisadvantaged both in terms of race and gender. Hence her social activism served a two-fold purpose. But her association with the militant wings of the civil rights movement, such as the Black Panther Party and Black Liberation Army are the most studied in academic circles. Her autobiography simply titled Assata: An Autobiography narrates her struggles and successes in progressing the cause of her fellow blacks. She gives a first hand account of her involvement in the New Jersey Turnpike shootout. The series of legal trials brought against her including the Bronx bank robbery trial... ...
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...Response Paper Assata Shakur, Assata: An Autobiography Assata Shakur’s autobiography describes her evolution from Joanne Deborah Byron, a child growing up in the segregated atmospheres of New York City and North Carolina, into a Black Liberation Army leader and political refugee. Themes within her autobiography relate to other works describing black militarist groups during this time period, and present interesting comparisons to other civil rights groups’ efforts to address widespread social, political, and economic discrimination. As a whole, Shakur’s work provides a compelling account of discrimination and its social effects as well as a look into the black radical movements...
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...Tupac Shakur
On September 13th 1996 the world lost one of its most influential poets, Tupac Shakur. Tupac Shakur was a victim of gang wars that saw his assassination on this fateful night. I have chosen to write on Tupac Shakur because of the influence he had on the American population. As a rapper he became a symbol of success and mentor among the youth of the United States. Young artists and rappers became more inclined to emulate the artist. However, his symbol of social ties has been criticized as a way that promoted violence in African American community. This did not deter his success as more young people looked up to him as a symbol of an African American hero....
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...Introduction Tupac Shakur is one of the successful hip-hop artists of all time. He is popular due to his unpropitious lyrics and theories. In the year 1971, Tupac Shakur was born in New York City. Tupac Shakur rose from the cities of America which became the pivotal reason behind the driving force of conscientious lyrics. This research paper will analyze the background influence and history of Tupac Shakur.
Thesis statement
“Tupac Shakur is regarded as one of the most compelling and influential rappers of all time who set people free by his conscientious lyrics and music”
Analysis
The background and life of Tupac Shakur was full of...
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... Assata Shakur Assata Shakur is an American activist who was born in 1947 and was a member of Black Panther Party. In the year 1971, she was accused of several crimes ranging from murder to the bank robbery. Even though she was jailed, she managed to escape and has been living in Cuba since then (Roman and Littlefield 16). The main objective of this essay is to compare and contrast the political views of Assata Shakur with the writings of black nationalists; Martin L. King and Marcus Garvey. Also, compare and contrast her with Betty Friedan and Gloria Steinem, who are radical feminist. Finally, the article will explain how incarceration shaped her political visions and the differences and similarities of the person today and those... ...
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