My+City+(Block+12)

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My City by James Weldon Johnson  ======

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**__E A A__ **  ======

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//American//: Being part of the crowd and being one with America ======

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 ***This structure suggests that the poem has two “chunks” of meanings ======

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 ( part one represents one things, and part two represents another ) ======

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**__Part One__ ** ======

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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; color: rgb(50, 135, 44);"> - He talks about what he WON'T miss is/when he dies. ======

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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; color: rgb(50, 135, 44);"> <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; color: rgb(50, 135, 44);"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">o<span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;"> Discribes  <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">senses that he doesn't like. ======

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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;"> <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; color: rgb(50, 135, 44);">- Johnson seems to be describing Manhattan as HE sees it ======

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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; color: rgb(50, 135, 44);"> o "Her crowds, her throbbing force, the thrill that comes from being of her a part" ======

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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; color: rgb(50, 135, 44);"> § sounds as though, he likes it Manhattan ======

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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; color: rgb(50, 135, 44);">- He talks about what he WILL miss about the city ======

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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">**<span style="color: rgb(90, 8, 166);">__Build Background__ **<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; color: rgb(50, 135, 44);"> ======

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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; color: rgb(50, 135, 44);"> - to some: NY was a charismatic place ======

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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; color: rgb(50, 135, 44);"> o representing freedom, and opportunities for self-fulfillment ======

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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; color: rgb(50, 135, 44);"> - to others: NY was a ash reality of urban living ======

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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; color: rgb(50, 135, 44);"> o overcrowding, prejudice, and un-employment ======

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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; color: rgb(50, 135, 44);"> o frustrated the expectations that made people want to go there ======