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The importance of a soliloquy is to convey the character's feelings directly to the audience. We see different versions of it and different actors which tells us how versatile a soliloquy can be and how people interpret it. It allows us to hear exactly what the character is going through and we become a part of the play. Speaking their thoughts aloud gives them a chance to discover a solution to their problems.

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The whole story was touching to me because I can somewhat relate to his experiences. He feels like an outcast and is confused why because his life at home and how his mother is is all he knows until arrogant people have something to say. Being different in a society where everything else is the same can make someone question everything. To some extent, I understand why he treats his mother the way he does. I doubt it is from his heart, I just think he is afraid. Growing up I would be ashamed to bring my cultural food to school. My family only ate Sudanese food at home so leftovers and school lunch would be that. Kids at school would comment on how it looks and how it smells and so I was envious of what they brought to school. My mom learned to cook simple foods like macaroni and fried rice so that my brothers and I wouldn't feel the way we did. Looking back I regret feeling ashamed and envious because I love my culture deeply. I learned that the kids who would say things just didn't understand and that's okay.

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When I have a big basketball game and I know the team is good I often hold myself back so in these situations I feel as though my courage failed me because I go in confident and ready but when it starts to get serious I play afraid. If I could go back in time to change anything I would try and change my mindset because it has a big role in my confidence, I would give it my all because there's no harm in that.

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Imagination often distracts us and helps us because it changes our perception of reality. This could be positive or negative however it depends on how an individual allows it to affect them. Some people use their imagination to distract themselves from the complex parts of life. When one is going through a hard time they may use their imagination to bring them some sense of peace helping them. Although, some people use their imagination to avoid situations. Someone who runs away from their problems may use their imagination to crawl away which distracts them. It's hard to tell the difference between them, but I think it all depends on the reason why an individual needs to rely on their imagination because of reality.

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I agree that anger can be both positive and negative. The use of anger positively can be seen when it motivates individuals to stand up for change and or help find solutions for challenges that they face. Anger in a negative sense can be seen when individuals hurt themselves and others as a result of the challenges or experiences they face. Okwonkwo displays both in the novel Things Fall Apart. Anger affects Okwonkwo positively when he is continually upset by his father's lack of inspirational impact on Okwonkwos life. He uses this built-up anger to make himself the best version of himself he can be and not allow his father to challenge that. However, Okwonkwos anger is shown negatively when he has impulsive outbursts. When Okwonkwo notices his youngest wife had left and handt cooked dinner, he nearly beat her to death despite it being the week of peace. He hurt others as a result of his anger. Depending on how an individual expresses their anger, it can be both positive and negative.

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Almost every revolution in history has been caused by widespread discontent. When individuals feel unsatisfied with their circumstances they often do whatever it takes to change them. For example; The Black Lives Matter Movement. African Americans have been discontent with the way of life society has built for the community. From discrimination to systemic racism, AAs have been at the bottom of the food chain for ages. The BLM movements and activism were a result of discontentment and the start to change and action for the community. In the novel Things Fall Apart, the main character Okonkwo is discontent with his father's behavior growing up. Okonkwo stresses about his father's lazy and unrespectable habits and fears of ending up like him allow Okonkwo to take steps to be better than his father and never be seen or carry the same characteristics his father had. Discontent is the first step to action because it forces individuals to seek what they believe are better circumstances than what they're in, to begin with.

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Second Coming

The mood is eerie and alarming.

“Blood dimmed”

“Rough beast”

“Vexed” “nightmare”

Allusion “Spiritus Mundi”

Deserted

Egypt?

Jesus’ Coming

End of the world.

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When an individual craves immediate satisfaction, they may surrender a future benefit to obtain something less rewarding. This often leads an individual to regret their decisions taking on guilt for cutting their destiny short. Willy Loman from the modern play Death of a Salesman struggles with the need for instant gratification. WIlly often reacts without thinking about his future causing him to receive temporary satisfaction, but a lifetime of regret and shame. Willy Loman refused to go to Alaska with his brother because he believed he would become a successful businessman just like Dave Singleman. With no thought about reality in terms of his future he focuses on the gratifications he is to receive quickly. “God, why didn't I go to Alaska with my brother Ben that time? That man was a genius, that man was a success incarnate! What a mistake!” The audience is evidently aware of his regrets. Willy's struggle accounts for more than his work life. Willy’s affair causes him great regret and guilt throughout the whole play. He cheated on his wife because he claimed to be “terribly lonely” However, this can evidently support his need for immediate satisfaction. In all parts of the play, Willy experiences flashbacks of the moments in his affair. The audience is shown Willy's regret and remorse over the matter as it is continually shown. Willy’s biggest regret from the affair is losing his relationship with his son Biff. Biff caught his father Willy in the act and it scarred their relationship for the rest of their lives. When an individual acts on impulse for their personal good, they often disorientate all around them to focus on what's happening at that moment forcing them to fall short in the long run. As a result, they often regret their actions and sometimes lose it all.

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How do single stories allow us to construct an understanding of others?

Single stories often create a false perception of others causing one to lose the ability to see other groups or individuals from their own perspective. Single stories force groups into a single stereotype and make it their identity. The lack of understanding for others makes accepting the single stories as truth and creates a biased standpoint when interacting with other groups or individuals. One should engage and try to understand an individual or group deeply; free from judgment before expressing a perspective on their identity.

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Pre reading
Introduction

I have a pretty good relationship with my Mom. I love her with my whole heart but sometimes I think it's hard for her to understand me but I get it. I feel like because I am born in Canada and also in this very different generation, My mom is not used to how I perceive the world. She fled to Canada only knowing and being accustomed to the way of life in South Sudan. Understandably, She raised my siblings and me the only way she knew. Besides that, my mom is the hardest-working person I know. She puts us first and would do anything to make us happy. Despite her struggles, my mom has always pushed to ensure that her kids would turn out to be the best they could. I love my mom so much.

This be the verse

“Man hands on misery” is my favorite line because there's a sense of realness attached to it. The writer suggests that when parents grow up in traumatic settings and experience unfortunate relationships, It is easy to raise their children in the same setting they grew up in and force the values they only know. “They fill you up with the faults they had” reinforces the writer's idea of genetic inheritance., Parents with pains and unfulfilled prophecies from their upbringing can force and raise children to the same standard. The writer's perspective on a child's upbringing is that Parents who are not healed from their experiences should not raise kids and or have kids if they are not ready to break the cycle.

Mother to son

“Don’t you fall now… for ise still going” is my favorite quote from this poem because it holds a feeling of motherly love to the poem. That the mother will continually push and encourage the son to never give up. Based on the mother's words to her son, the writer suggests that the mother's life was hard and troubled. The mother expresses “Life for me ain't been no crystal stair” as her life was not easy and she couldn't walk the stairs of life without being pricked and cut. The mother's message to her son is that she has been through the worst and still pushed through looking for better, what her son will go through is nothing compared to that. The is saying that if she was strong enough to keep on going her son can conquer anything ahead of him and he shouldn't give up because she hasn't.

Conclusion

Both poems are significantly similar to my relationship with my mom. As I had expressed before, my mom would do anything for us. Just like the mother in the poem Mother to Son; my mom's path was not always so smooth. Because of what my mom has been through, she expects us to do greater than she has. She is nothing but supportive and encouraging when it comes to our dreams and always reminds us to never give up because she hasn’t. She has not rested because she has so much drive. My mother is similar to the parents in the poem This be the verse. Based on how my mother was raised she carried on traits that have affected us as her children. She passed on traditional expectations like where we should be concerning our faith and expectations in regard to gender expectations. She raised us based on everything she knew which is why we experienced “genetic inheritance”.