For the speaker, the power of the stone will never let go of the names; he wishes the names could walk away with the woman for real. ... Using images of movement the reader feels his relief when "I turn this way "the stone lets me go" (713). ... The white vet "lost his arm/inside the stone" (713). That stone, the black granite, is hard, cold stone, just like the hard cold war. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Furthermore, the memorial is more than it seems to Yusef; it is not just a stone, but something he recognizes on a more deep and reflective level. It is the deeper meaning that motivates his passionate response in the next lines: "I said I wouldn't/dammit: No tears.I'm stone. ... He struggles to contain his feelings, telling himself he is "stone" (5), as the memorial's granite, a strong and stable reminder of the past. ... Yet Komunyakaa finds a link he shares with this veteran, as "He's lost his right arm/inside the stone" (28-29), much as the spea...

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King says, "with this faith we will be able to hew out the mountain of despair a stone of hope- (p41). The metaphor of despair as a mountain and finding a single stone, hope being this stone, gives the reader the sense of how exhausting, painful, demanding, and awesome achieving freedom would be. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Blacks were also forced to live in the "ghettos" of cities.The northern states of the U.S.A still suffered from racism and segregation but not on the level of the South states.The Civil rights movement made a big leap forward when the Government made segregation illegal and the Montgomery Bus Boycott.These 2 events gave the Civil Rights 2 stepping stones towards the Civil Rights they so badly wanted. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

It is often said, "College isn't meant for everyone." That may be true, but I know college will be a significant stepping-stone for my future. Continuing my education after high school will open many advantageous doors. With a college degree in I can strive to become a better aid in my community. Un...

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Apartheid was created in 1948. From 1948 to 1960 the policies and strategies of apartheid changed. It began as rules and regulations for example putting people into different groups based on their color and spiraled into violence, such as the massacre at Sharpsville. Over time the rules and sever...

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Our country is no stranger to riots that cause major civil disturbances, which often result in thousands of dollars in damages and mass amounts of both injuries and casualties. Since the end of slavery after the Civil War, race riots found their place in our country's history, and though it has been...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The Civil Rights Movement changed the culture of America in the 1960's by banning discrimination of people based on race, sex, national origin and religion. Because of this important social movement, African Americans and other minorities were more involved in everyday life by being allowed to work ...

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Tom Molineaux, a born slave, was raised in Virginia. His father, also a fighter, trained Tom and his twin brother to successfully bare-knuckle box for the entertainment of his own, and other plantation owners. This was a common, brutal, and bloody business, and frequently ended with slaves very much...

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