Author Archives: camerondenney

Gwendolyn Brooks poem, “Of De Witt Williams on his way to Lincoln Cemetery” is a very undetailed but good poem. It’s a story of a dead boy on his way to the cemetery. She calls this boy, “nothing but a plain black boy,” whether she really felt he was insignificant or if she was sadContinue reading “Gwendolyn Brooks”

I think that the most beautiful thing about reading black art is attempting to see the world through their eyes. So, I think they should want to share their experiences with everyone. It’s very sad to me that Countee Cullen is so ashamed of his own life that he would rather be seen as aContinue reading “Harlem Renaissance”

Slave owners at this time were all Christians. It was very looked down upon to not be openly Christian. Now, it is not like that at all. Everyday Christians are afraid to use their voice in case of being picked on. Back then, you had to be Christian, go to church, and pray every dayContinue reading “Frederick Douglass”

After reading The Birthmark by Nathaniel Hawthorne, I can easily see where Nina Baym is coming from. He doesn’t see the woman in the story with hatred, instead with love, beauty, and infatuation. It is very easy to tell that the woman in the story is hurt by the person she loves. If I hadContinue reading “Birthmark”

I’ve never been really good at dissecting a passage, but I feel like I might can relate to this one some. I feel like maybe Emerson was trying to say that he felt like he was disappearing into the world. He is just a “transparent eyeball,” walking around. He is seeing everything but not interactingContinue reading “Emerson”

Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.

This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right. You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click theContinue reading “Introduce Yourself (Example Post)”