Biography EssayWhen the writers of the early Harlem Renaissance read cane in 1923, in the words of Arna Bontemps, they "went quietly mad." No prior literary description of the Afro-American experience...
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Refusing to be labeled black or white, writer Jean Toomer (1894--1967) was first exalted, then criticized, ignored, and forgotten. However, during the Harlem Renaissance of the 1960s and 1970s, Toomer...
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The literary reputation of Jean Toomer is based primarily on Cane (1923), a collection of poems, impressionistic prose sketches, and stories on Afro-American topics. He published a few other poems, st...
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When the writers of the early Harlem Renaissance read Cane in 1923, in the words of Arna Bontemps, they "went quietly mad." No prior literary description of the Afro-American experience had reached it...
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A Malaysian minister defended the country's use of corporal punishment on Wednesday amid protests from lawyers after a video clip surfaced on the Internet showing a prisoner being caned until he st...
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Singapore (dpa) - The government regrets an error which led to a
20-year-old vandal being caned three strokes more than ordered in his
sentence, but has rejected his family'...
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Lee Stempniak scored his 50th NHL goal in the first period and Manny Legace made 26 saves to make it stand up in the St. Louis Blues' 1-0 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday night.Lega...
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Rod Brind'Amour scored two goals and Southeast Division-leading Carolina beat defending champion Atlanta 5-3 on Saturday night, giving Thrashers rookie goalie Ondrej Pavelec his first loss.Cam Ward...
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Ray Whitney scored twice and had an assist in the third period, and Cam Ward stopped 29 shots to lead the Carolina Hurricanes past the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1 on Saturday night.Whitney gave Carolin...
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Frantisek Kaberle picked up right where he left off last season. Kaberle, who scored the Stanley Cup-winning goal last spring, scored midway through the third period in his first game of the season...
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The Ottawa Senators sensed Carolina was napping on a shaky third-period lead. So they went out and snatched the game from the defending Stanley Cup champions.Wade Redden scored the go-ahead goal wi...
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Once surrounded by bad examples and now surrounded by cameras and microphones, new Miami Hurricanes coach Randy Shannon politely declines to talk about the worst trouble he ever got into."Oh, I can...
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Kuala Lumpur (dpa) - Malaysia announced Monday it is considering
reintroducing the previously banned act of public caning in schools
as a deterrent to undisciplined students...
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Singapore (dpa) - A 20-year-old vandal who was caned three strokes
more than ordered in a Singapore prison is under treatment for mental
trauma and depression, a newspaper r...
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Jean Toomer
Jean Toomer
Malaysian minister defends caning
