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The Duo is referring to the two sides or two "yearnings" that 2Pac has. He is balancing the idea of being true to oneself yet wanting the acceptance and respect from the outside world. These are his 2 lives.

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The speaker refers to two opposing desres as the "Duo". On one hand, the speaker wants to be accepted and respected by others in his culture and society. However, he does not want this acceptance at the expense of selfcompromise. He wants to be true to himself, too.

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The "Duo" that is referred to in line 13 is describing two different components of his live. One is "yearning to be respected" while the other seeks to "find peace of mind"(Shakur 3,5). It refers to the battle of not compromising and staying true to both parts.

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The "Duo" that the speaker refers to in line 13 is the two sides to himself as a person . As we all tend to have a battle within ourselves trying to figure out which side best speaks to him and will be accepted in the outside world.

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In line 13, the duo that Tupac Shakur indicates is a balance between his yearning for acceptance and respect and trying to be himself.

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The duo in which the speaker is referring to is the 2 "entities" inside of him, an young heart and an old soul.

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The Theme of this poem is to convey the importance of self reliance and how it leads to your "freedom" in a sense. Being self reliant is all what transcendentalism is about and too often we yearn for acceptance when we shouldn't be focusing on that

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The duo in line 13 refers to two different sides of him. That there are two entities that are inside him.

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When he refers to the "Due" he is referring to hid different personalities within him. He tries to be accepted by society but by doing this he won't be able to truly find himself. Then he ends the poem by saying he learns and lives two times by accepting simplicity This is where he finds himself.

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The "Duo" in line 13 which the speaker refers to represents "A young heart with an old soul." As stated in lines 10-12 after the above line "how can there be peace//how can I be in the depths of solitude//when there R 2 inside of me." There lives two contradicting aspects in one.

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The duo possibly could be his idea of him having these transcedental views, while also wanting to be recognized and respected by society. Which transcedentalism has a more individual outlook in life.

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In line 13 the speaker refers to the duo as different versions of him

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The Duo the speaker refers to in line 13 directly connects to his description of "A young heat with an old soul." This contrast results in two differing sides of him; one that is youthful and the other that is wise. He believes that the bridge between the two gives him the freedom to excel.

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When he refers to duo in line 13 the speaker is referring to him having transcedental view.

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When "Duo" is used in line 13 the speaker is trying to convey the want for a balance between being themself and being a version of themself that conforms more with society to be seen as more "acceptable".

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The Duo refers to the thoughts he has about himself. On one hand, he wants to be accepted but on the other hand he doesn't want compromise his individuality for that acceptance.

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The "Duo" referred to in line 13 represents that one part of him wants to just care only about his happiness and self reliance, but the other side of him wants to be accepted by society and "receive respect"

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The "Duo" that the speaker refers to in line 13 is about himself and his thoughts. He is talking about the two sides of himself.

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When referring to the "Duo" inside of him in line 13, Tupac is referencing the two sides of himself. The rough and street smart Tupac and the more poetic and intellectual side of him.

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The ¨Duo" is supposed to shows the two sides of him that are different and he does not know which one to be.

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The duo is referring to the two parts of himself , his "young heart" and "old soul".

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The theme of the poem is the understanding of oneself and acceptance of oneself, yet 2pac also acknowledges what keeps him tethered to this world. Transcendentalism presents this idea of individualism and to understand who you are. The poem recognizes his goals as well as his values, which is in balance through "a young heart with an old soul."

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The poem's themes is the idea that you can have these transcedental views, without truly isolating yourself. As yes the poem talks about how they are trying to find a peace in mind for their true goal, yet they still find the goal of wanting acceptance and recognition from others, as humans are normally wired to be like; wanting to be accepted. But it still had the transcendentalistic views such as "2 learn and live twice as fast", meaning taking meaning in everything you do in order to learn.

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The poem's theme is that it is trying to embrace the two parts inside of him in order to continue "yearning to be accepted and from all receive respect." The poem echoes ideals of Transcendentalism by reinforcing the importance of simplicity in life with "2 learn and live twice as fast as those who accept simplicity."

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The poem addresses the theme of finding a balance between being true to one’s inner self while “constantly yearning” for acceptance and respect from the outside world. The poem echoes the ideals  of Transcendentalism in that the speaker values self-reliance and solitude.

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The duo 2pac was talking about was the two different personalities inside of him. One is trying to be true to himself and be his own person, while the other is doing whatever they have to in order to be accepted by society.

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The main theme of this poem is being true to yourself but also yearning for the respect of the rest of the world. The self reliance portion is a big part of Transcendentalism ideals.

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The theme of the poem is to show how not to rely on others but to rely on ones self. Talks more of how we should use self-reliance in out day to day life.

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The theme of this poem is to first accept yourself as a person as once we do that we can go to the outside world and seek acceptance from others . Transcendentalism ideals are echoed in the poem by showing the example of self-reliance as we must rely on ourselves before relying on others.

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This duo Tupac is referring to is the young and old soul within him, as well as his desires. His desire to earn respect and be accepted has been pulling at his young and old side.

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In line 13 of Tupac's poetry, his "Duo" refers to one part of himself who desires to be accepted by society, while the other part of himself fights break societal normality.

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the Duo the speaker refers to in line thirteen is the balance he has to keep with being true to himself and wanting to accept and gain respect from the world around him.

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The theme of Shakur's poem  is self-reliance. Throughout his essay, he reflects upon Transcendentalist ideals such as self-reliance and simplicity. He ultimately put emphasis on isolation and glorification of self-reliance as a path to freedom while trying to achieve a worthy aim of respect and acceptance.

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The theme of this poem is a reflection of himself. He looks within himself and "ponder [his] true goal," along with what his values are and in maintaining himself. This poem echos the ideals of Transcendentalism, as he believes in relying on himself and no one else to achieve "peace of mind."

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The theme of this poem is acceptance of oneself and self reliance. This poem echos transcendentalism ideals because a big part o transcendentalism is taking control of yourself, learning what your true self is, and relying on yourself.

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The theme of the poem was finding who we really are and what values we hold. When he realizes he is an "old soul" it shows that he doesn't really care about doing much or try to comfort others instead he cares about being true to himself. The poem echoes the ideal of Transcendentalism by mentioning simplicity, solitude, and not compromising.

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The whole theme of the poem is to highlight the struggles of life that he can see with the two sides of himself. In a way he does express Transcendentalist ideals. He expresses on how he differs from most of society and is able to observe the problems it has.

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The theme of the poem is how it is important to be your own person and accepting yourself for who you are. He shows the ideals of transcendentalism by finding out who you are and becoming your own.

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The theme of the poem is reflecting on the duality of his heart and soul. This reflects transcendentalism through the self reflection into one's soul and individuality.

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The theme of this poem is to rely on yourself. The ways that this poem has the ideals of Transcendentalism is self reliance.

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The theme of this poem seems to be the two sides of finding a peace of mind. A life of simplicity  helps remove stresses, but one still has that desire to be accepted by others. The poem echoes the ideals of Transcendentalism by mentioning a life of simplicity, reflection, peace of mind, and preserving the soul.

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The theme of this poem includes the yearning for acceptance and how this affects him. This can go into transcendentalism because this conformity Tupac is referring to is exactly what Emerson criticizes in his point of view and lifestyle.

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The theme of this poem is the importance of being your own person and accepting it no matter how you might stand out.

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This poem shows ideas of transcendentalism and the idea of balancing self reliance and acceptance. Finding that balance will always be a struggle for not only Tupac, but for everyone.

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I believe the duo within that he was referring to in line 13 was the difference between his life as a celebrity and he's like as a normal

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The theme of the poem is Tupac's internal battle between fighting for acceptance from society, or breaking societal normality. The poem reflects the ideals of transcendentalism because it encourages the idea of accepting simplicity will not allow them to truly live.

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The theme of the poem is finding who you truly are. Transcendentalists ideals are all about being your own person which is what 2pac was trying to get by in the poem. With those duo's within you, you have to find one that is really you and stay true to yourself.

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The theme of the poem is the understanding of who you are as a person and accepting it. The poem echos the ideals of Transcendentalism since it represents the idea of individualism.

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The theme of the poem is that in order to be a complete person, you must be able to balance the duo in your life. In the poem we can also see the presence of transcendentalism through the way tupac speaks on life as he did in the line, "2 learn and live twice as fast as those who accept simplicity".

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The theme of the poem is that the speaker is still working on finding themself as there exists two different values. The poem echos the ideals of Transcendentalism by including lines such as "pondering my true goal//Trying to find peace of mind//and still preserve my soul" (Shakur 311). Lines such as highlight values of Transcendentalism.

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"This Duo within" is the duality that exists in the speaker. He knows himself but also wants to be accepted. It's his young heart and old soul. The speaker is trying to find balance within himself.

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The "Duo" are the conflicting entities in him. Young heart and old soul. The desires of the two is staying true to himself and wanting to be accepted by others.

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The theme of the poem is balance. Throughout the poem he references duality and trying to find peace within himself while still wanting to be accepted by society. He is trying to find the balance between being a public figure and preserving his soul. "Never compromising" and trying to maintain simplicity is a difficult task, and he is talking about the struggle of finding and maintaining personal peace and balance.

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I believe the theme of this poem is explaining how you can lose yourself in the life and fame and the struggle of trying to aspire to society's expectation of you and trying to find yourself

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The Duo the speaker is referring to is his young heart and old soul. He also speaks on wanting to find peace within himself and also be accepted. So, Tupac is referring to a feeling of duality within himself.

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The theme of the poem is duality. Tupac speaks of feelings of wanting acceptance but also peace of mind within, a young heart and old soul. This connects to Transcendentalism in that Tupac’s conflicting feelings would be considered by the Transcendentalist another example of how society can get in the way of our idividuality.

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Harjo employs the usage of imperative and anaphora to develop the theme. These two conventions place emphasis on urging the reader to "remember" the past in order to understand oneself. Every request to remember connects us to the world.

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To develop the theme, Harjo uses the imperative mood and anaphora. The usage of Imperative mood is where a common or request is stated but the subject isn't implied, though it is understood that it is "you." As for Anaphora, which is repeating a word, the author uses this convention to make the word "remember" memorable. Through it, he also shows connections between the different things he listed.

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The theme of Harjo's essay is related to the transcendentalist idea that man, nature, and all God's creation, being the universe, are all interconnected. In the poem, Harjo utilizes 'you' as a way to connect us, the reader, to multiple things that exist and are viewed differently, ultimately explaining that all things are connected but different at the same time. Subsequently, Harjo's theme of the poem is connectedness. She also uses repetition, or anaphora, of the word remember to connect with their readers to refer back to their past which creates an imperative mood that focuses on the subject, 'you'.

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The poetic conventions that Harjo employ's to develop the theme is to tell the readers to " remember " where life began as even the simple things of the stars each have a story to share and a purpose in life.

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Harjo incorporates repetition, figurative language, and sensory language to encourage readers to “remember” the origin of life. For example, the poem’s title “Remember” is repeated throughout to reinforce the importance of the act of remembering.

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The poetic conventions that Harjo employs to develop the theme are anaphoras and imperatives. She continuously says remember which allows for the reader to look back at all the things we usually don't pay attention to and admire them next time we go outside.

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Harjo uses the poetic conventions of imperative and anaphora to relate this poem back to transcendentalism. By repeating "Remember" to draw us back to the past when the world was free, nature, and easier. People were self reliant and knowledge and the point is to remind us of life before. The use of the word "earth" can be tied back to her native american roots as well and the belief that we are all interconnected with this earth and that even though ancestors are dead, they still are with us, guiding us (maybe just a thought). That we should remember the true tradition and culture which we come from rather than confiding to society's culture and traditions?

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Harjo employs the imperative, anaphora, imagery, and  personification to develop the theme. There is a repeated use and command of the word remember, as well as vivid descriptions of components of nature. This includes the personification of some such as, "I heard her singing Kiowa war dance songs" (Harjo 19).

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To develop the theme, Harjo employs poetic conventions. These conventions consist of an anaphora and imperative mood. "Remember the plants, trees, animal life who all have their tribes, their families, their histories, too.//Talk to them,//listen to them"(Harjo 313). The author begins several lines of the poem with the word "remember" as well as includes statements that are indirect commands.

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Harjo uses anaphora (repeating words such as remember and earth) to bring attention to the theme.

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Harjo uses the poetic conventions anaphora and imperative to develop the theme. He repeats certain words in the poem to have a greater impact.

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Harjo's poem Remember illuminates the significance of different aspects in one's life towards creating one's own identity by finding it through the beauty and nature surrounding them. In Thoreau's essay, he compared many things to nature as if they were all the same as though he compares “you” to the universe and other things in existence. Harjo also portrays the importance of referring back to the past to help shape one's identity. In the poem, Joy Harjo states, "Remember the earth whose skin you are, red earth, black earth, yellow earth, white earth, brown earth, we are earth" (Harjo 11-14). This line is significant because she describes the different races that are present in the world, emphasizing how different people can be but we are all part of the same planet, which unites the one race, the human race.

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The author Harjo allows the reader to insert themselves into the poem by explaining how their very being is connected to the world around them, which develops into an interpretative theme.

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He Uses the poetic concention imperative, by stating statements that refer to another without specifically stating them.

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The two poetic conventions Harjo uses to develop the theme is anaphora and imperative. The word "remember" is used many times throughout the whole thing.

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The poetic conventions Harjo employs to develop the theme was imperative.

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Harjo uses Anaphora and he continously says "remember" as always a duty one has in order to remember and respect the earth they live on, and to remember who you are, no matter what form you take.

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To develop the theme Harjo uses the poetic conventions anaphoras and imperatives to relate to transcendentalism. It reminds us and brings us back to a simpler time, when life was easy and we were free.

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The theme that Harjo employs are poetic conventions. The conventions used are imperative and anaphora.

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Harjo's poem echo's Thoreau's idea of individualism and value of the divinity of nature and origin. Harjo addresses the sky, moon, sun, wind, plants, and even universe, which hold value, which both writers believe in its acknowledgement. Harjo further continues his range of acknowledgement to family, and mothers and fathers. His poem puts value in the individual, where we are evidence of life and that " you are this universe and that this universe is you."

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The poetic conventions Harjo employs to develop the theme is the use of anaphora and imperative.

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Harjo's poem echos Thoreau's words as they both place importance in things that seem trivial, but make us alive. For example, her poem reminds me of when Thoreau stated, "I was as much affected by the faint hum of a mosquito... as I could be by any trumpet that ever sang of fame." Thoreau valued this sense of awareness, saying "to be awake it to be alive." Harjo urges the reader to "remember," to gain this awareness and connection with the world. Our connection with the world is the essence of living.

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Harjo's poem echo's Thoreau's words by stating , " Remember the sun's birth at dawn that is the strongest point. of time " ( Harjo 312). This is similar to what is said in Thoreau's essay as he states that mornings are the most important part of the day s that is when we are mostly awake , " Mornings bring back the heroic ages"( Thoreau 300).

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Harjo uses anaphora, poetic conventions, and imperatives to set a theme

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Harjo's poem echoes Thoreau's words by mentioning many things about nature and its characteristics. They both descriptive and positive words to describe nature and how wonderful it is. "Remember" (Harjo 312) We should all admire the little things and we can only do this be being in nature.

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Harjo's poem echos Thoreau's words about his ideas of individualism. He also talks about the characteristics in nature.

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Harjo uses poetic conventions to develop the theme of remembering, specifically the more spiritual parts of one's past by repeating the word remember through the entire poem.

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Harjo develops the theme by explaining the relation of creation compared to nature and man, which correlates beautifully and goes into the idea of transcendentalism that nature is man's natural state of being.

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Harjo's theme thorough out the poem was the ability to stay connected. She relates to the ideas of transcendentalism through the way she depicts everything being connected. Through this idea of connectedness it was easier to relate to different aspects off the poem. through her extensive use of different rhetorical tools, she was able to discuss and make it so that the ideas were more relatable to the reader.

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Like Thoreau's words, “morning, which is the most memorable season of the day, is the awakening hour,” Harjo discusses the significance  of the sky and sun as a way to know the meaning of one’s life: “Remember the sun’s birth at dawn, that is the/strongest point of time.”

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Harjo's poem echos Thoreau's words by describing how we all come from different backgrounds. By using "red earth, black earth, yellow earth, white earth, brown earth, we are earth" It shows how we all come from different backgrounds and that we should stop trying to be like someone else. For example, in places like China, even in America too often we carry these Eurocentric ideas of "beauty" and it sadly makes us try to be someone else or change ourselves instead of seeing how beautiful and unique we each are. Another significant part was "Remember the sun's birth at dawn, that is the strongest point of time" similar to what Thoreau thought that with every morning comes "heroic ages"

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Both Harjo and Thoreau highlight how your surroundings (specifically nature) affects the way you view the world and how you remember ideas.

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Harjo's poem echoes Thoreau's words by reinforcing the idea of nature's importance with the line "Remember the plants, trees, animal life who all have their tribes, their families, their histories, too." As well as talking about how nature is alive and that we should listen to it.

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Harjo's poem echos the words of Thoreau by also placing an emphasis on examining and thinking thoughtfully about nature and the universe. By examining these traits in nature we can compare them to ourselves.

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Harjo's poem echo's Thoreau's teaching because both of them imply that nature and man can be compared to each other and should be compared to each other. This is shown by Harjo's use of comparing the creation of the sun to the creation of man, and Thoreau reflects these ideas.

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Harjo's poem echos Thoreau's words by referring to nature.

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Harjo's poem echos Thoreau's words because she often refers to nature such as the moon, sky, plants, etc. and holds them at a high value. This is similar to how Thoreau idea of the value of Nature. He holds it at a divine level but Harjo still conveys how important nature truly is.

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Harjo's poem echos Thoreau's words. For instance. lines 5 and 6 state "Remember the sun's birth at dawn, that is the strongest point of time" (Harjo 312). Similarly, Thoreau spoke a lot in favor of mornings and how we are the most awake at dawn.

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Harjo's poem echoes Thoreau's words by describing key components of nature. Harjo also writes, "...red earth, black earth, yellow earth, white earth, brown earth, we are earth" (Harjo 13-14). By doing so, Harjo emphasizes the importance of nature and how we are connected to it.

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Harjo's poem echoes Thoreau's words by its focus on the spiritual part of nature and one's individuality.

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In Harjo’s poem she creates connections between nature and humans, from our birth, to or skin, and to our language urging us to remember our connections to nature. Additionally, Harjo personifies nature saying we need to listen to the stories of animals, plants, and trees. This connects with Thoreau’s words because he also personifies nature and connects humans and nature together.

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Harjo's poem "Remember" echoes Thoreau's words because both poetic authors decide to focus on the subject of nature to help develop the theme of their poem.

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I feel like Harjo employs repetition to develop his theme by consistently saying remember to get the feeling of melancholy that I took from it