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Success! #coctails & #canapes #achefslife #friends #instamoment #enjoylife #goodvibes #2018 #beer #whisky #greatfood

No need to caption this. #loveandhappiness #missyou #merrychristmas

“This medal, I will keep forever.”

- 2015 Special Olympics World Games athlete

More than 6,500 athletes representing 165 countries competed in this year’s Special Olympics World Games in Los Angeles. Here are their stories. 

This #creepy image of a #BobMarley and #Basquiat cross has been hunting me for a while, and though not clear to me, I was fully aware, in my dreams, that this figure carried the energy of these two giants. #BetterOutthanIn

Rocked my son's old hoodie to the gym this morning; hey, it's cold for the early birds already. #gymrats #palestine #hoodiesrock #upearly #americanpestinian #habibi #graffiti #streetart #PhotoToaster

"No weak shit, I mean freak shit properly, I can myself becoming a lyric monopoly." #blastmasterkrs #krsone #bdp #hiphop #rap #90hiphop #PhotoToaster

"... Y una obra solo esta completa cuando se ha alcanzado el objetivo..." #paulocoelho #elalquimista He leído este libro ya cuatro veces durante diferente etapas en mi vida, y cada vez me doy cuenta cuan poco, de lo poco que pienso saber, en realidad se. #literaturalatinoamericana #autoreslatinos #literatura #PhotoToaster

Entry #4 - 'Let America be America Again" by Langston Hughes

 I consider this poem an exchange between that part or personality of the author who lungs for change and has the need to express it, and hopefully bring about that change, and that other part of him which is full of cynicism and mistrust, befitting of the social-economic atmosphere of the 1930’s, coloring the work with both, an optimistic and pessimistic tone at the same time.

As did the Realists of the time, Hughes uses simple diction, although not vernacular at all, to paint a picture for those in the upper class, and perhaps audiences outside the United States, of America during the great depression.

Using clever metaphors and imagery sophisticated yet simple enough to attract the interest of all social classes; Hughes presents this work in the form of a discussion or dialog between two voices, which express the sentiments of most citizens who experienced life during the time period between the two great wars.

This dialog starts with responses after the first and third stanzas respectively, and goes on throughout the entire poem, finally introducing us to the voice I have decided to name “the cynic” when the first person asks “Say, who are you that mumbles in the dark?...” using the three stanzas that follow, to describe the “cynic’s” attitude and mood in the poem, and reappearing in the eighth, tenth, and eleventh stanzas as well.

“Let America be America Again”, is a display of author Langston Hughes’ dominion of the English language, the ability to express himself clearly and eloquently, showcasing his love for the country, making a plea for a better America; an America “as it was” or “as it has never been,” as well as his conviction to do his part by helping society reach that goal.

Dope MCs put out work year after year, and this dude has been dope and consistent for a long time. One of a handful of West Coast rappers I #respect #techn9ne #dopemc #realhiphop #hiphop #90shiphop

Rocking on the set #stickfigure #colliebudz #mood #smokinglove #enjoylife #oohyeah #2018