According to <em>"The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain"</em>, one powerful way that the standard of whiteness affects African Americans is through the unconscious.
In the poem, the author states this idea very well at the beginnig of the poem when he says: <em>"...I want to be a poet, not a Negro poet..." </em>One can interpret that the poet has a conscious desire to be white or an unconscious desire not to be black.
The use of whiteness as a standard of beauty and wellness is another powerful way to impact African Americans.
<em>Langston Hughes</em> wrote "The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain" in 1926.
In the poem, Hughes wrote about the lives of Black People in Balck neighbourhoods in the United States.
Slang, it's a phrase tht people have developed
overall tone: foreboding
words that help establish tone: sickly prey and shadows
how they create tone: they have dark, ominous connotations
i just answered this question on ed so i know this is correct :)
Answer:
To me I always have to do more than what is required of me because when I just do just the minimum I feel a little bit let down by my self because I know what I can truly do. I always like to be the best and that means that I have to give the best answer I possibly can. This also reminds me of my friend who always just did the minimum and now well he's sleeping on the streets no car no money and hardly any food. He took the easy way instead of doing the assignment as good as he possible could. These are the reason that I feel it is best to do more than what is required.
