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In the Cemetery Where Al Jolson is Buried
“In the Cemetery Where Al Jolson is Buried” is American short-story writer Amy Hempel’s very first short story published in…
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Cross of Gold Speech Summary
William Jennings Bryan’s speech, “Cross of Gold”, criticizing the use of the gold standard as the primary medium of exchange,…
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Checkouts | Summary & Analysis
Cynthia Rylant’s short story, “Checkouts’ narrates the story of a teenage girl and boy infatuated with each other, dealing with…
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Born Worker | Summary & Analysis
Mexican-American poet and writer Gary Soto’s short story, “Born Worker” comments on the values of hard work, integrity, and manual…
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Migrant Hostel Poem Analysis
Migrant Hostel by Peter Skrzynecki explores the acute sense of alienation, displacement, and identity crisis that immigrants feel. The poem…
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Rules of the Game Amy Tan
“Rules of the Game” by Chinese-American novelist Amy Tan is the first chapter of the second part of her novel…
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The Use of Force Summary
American poet and author William Carlos Williams is one of the torchbearers of the modernist literary movement, particularly associated with…
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A Far Cry from Africa Analysis
St. Lucian Nobel laureate Derek Walcott’s poem “A Far Cry from Africa” is a postcolonial vision of Africa and its…
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No Witchcraft for Sale Summary & Analysis
British-Zimbabwean author Doris Lessing’s short story “No Witchcraft for Sale” was published in June 1986. Set is Southern Rhodesia (present-day…
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You Are the Electric Boogaloo Summary & Analysis
“You Are the Electric Boogaloo” is a short story written in an epistolary form, as a letter addressed by the…
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