Harlem Renaissance

1. Langston Hughes, poet and novelist, he made an impact in the Harlem Renaissance.

2. It made lots of changes specialy in african americans. Since there was a lot of slavery and discrimination in the north part of America. The Worl War1 began and made a big social and cultural changes in the USA.  The industrialization was attracting people to cities from rural areas and gave rise to a new mass culture. There were also a great amount of people who lost their Jobs and became homeless, so they began to go to California because they had dreams and a better feauture and health there. The Great Depression began and a  lot of natural disasters started to affect the people. The Harlem Renaissance were the Great Migration of African Americans to northern cities, which concentrated ambitious people in places where they could encourage each other, and the First World War, which had created new industrial work opportunities for tens of thousands of people.Langston Hughes contributed a tremendous influence on black culture throughout, he considered to be one of the  most-recognized black poets of the Harlem Renaissance. He broke through barriers that very few black artists had in that period of time and so he helped to make a change.  At that time poetry and literature were dominated by white people until the 1920´s there was an revolution of black literatura that changed the world. And he was one of the most famous poets who helped to make a change and show their talent not the skin color.

SONGS I CHOSED FROM THE 2ND QUOTE OF Henry David

I chosed the second quote because I know how to relate it with a famous song by Cat Stevens.

2) I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not live.

For me this quotes means to live at the time. Like to not do things that you were suposed to do in the future and live the present as it should be. These quote for me is similar for the meaning that gives Cat Stevens in his famous song father and son. This song talks about a father that is telling his son to take things slowly and do it at the time. Cat Stevens is showing to live the life at its time and dont rush things and make it at a time. This song actually talks about YOLO. Im going to show it to you on some parts of the lyrics of the song father and song. FATHER AND SON: CAT STEVENS ( LYRICS)

It’s not time to make a change,
Just relax, take it easy.
You’re still young, that’s your fault,
There’s so much you have to know.
Find a girl, settle down,
If you want you can marry.
Look at me, I am old, but I’m happy.

The second song I chosed was midnight memories by one direction. This song is fun and full of happines and life. The meaning is that you have to live your life fully to have the best memories while they are young. It also shows how to make the best memories so they can remember how much good times they made with theire friends while they were doing crazy stuff  and having fun. They want to make the best memories so they can tell it to theire kids in the future and remember how fun were their times they were young and crazy. They are showing how to Yolo while they can do crazy stuff and laugh about it later. Im going to show you some parts of the lyrics that  show the meanig of life.  MIDNIGHT MEMORIES: ONE DIRECTION ( LYRICS )     

   Straight off the plane to a new hotel
Just touched down, you could never tell
Big house party with a crowded kitchen
People talk shh but we don’t listen
Tell me that I’m wrong but I do what I please
Way too many people in the Addison Lee
Now I’m at the age when I know what I need, oohh

[Chorus]
Midnight memories, oh oh oh
Baby you and me
Stumbling in the street
Singing, singing, singing, singing
Midnight memories, oh oh oh
Everywhere we go
Never say no
Just do it, do it, do it, do it