1. Clearly, Langston Hughes's "Song for a Dark Girl" makes strong use of the song "Dixie." How does this affect the impact of the poem? At least 350 words
2. Speaking from your own life experience and observations, which writer least accurately represents what it means to be American? Why? Please provide examples. Responses should be at least 350 words
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A Month in the Country" by Jay Wright
"Song for a Dark Girl" by Langston Hughes
"How it Feels to Be Colored Me" by Zora Neale Hurston
"Sula" by Toni Morrison or "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker
"What You Pawn I Will Redeem" by Sherman Alexie
"The Third and Final Continent" by Jhumpa Lahiri
"The Conversion of the Jews" by Philip Roth
"The Day the Cisco Kid Shot John Wayne" by Nash Candelaria or "The Last of the Menu Girls" by Denise Chavez below is what I posted for my forum.