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Comparing two Humanist

John Blair

Rasmussen College

Author Note:

This essay is being submitted on January 15, 2017, for John Blair’s Humanities course.

I. Introduction –Langston Hughes and Emily Dickerson were inspirational playwright and poet writers, during their life touch many individuals. Langston Hughes and Emily Dickerson made major accomplishment, individuals where able to relate to their poems. 

II. Langston Hughes

             Short Biography

  Born on February 01, 1902, Joplin, Missouri
  Died: May 22, 1967, New York, New York
  Poet/Playwright

 Major Accomplishments
  -His first major poem was published in 1921, shortly after he graduated from high school, in a popular African-American magazine, "Crisis." He went on to win first prize in another magazine's literary competition in 1925 for his poem, "The Weary Blues."

-Hughes published his first book of poetry in 1926 and was recognized for his use of black themes and jazz rhythms in his work. He went on to publish several more successful books of poetry, plays and short stories.

-He won the Harmon gold medal for literature in 1930 for his first novel, "Not without Laughter." Hughes was given a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1935, a Rosenwald Fellowship in 1941 and an honorary doctorate of letters from Lincoln University in 1943.

-In 1946 Hughes was elected to the National Institute of Arts and Letters. He was also awarded the Ansfield-Wolf Book award in 1954 and the Springarn Medal in 1960 for outstanding achievement by a black American. Hughes also taught at Atlanta University and the University of Chicago and opened theaters in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles.    Commanding general of the continental army 

III.      Erikson Dickerson

    Short Biography

                Born: December 10, 1830, Amherst, Massachusetts
                Died: May 15, 1886, Amherst, Massachusetts
                Poet/Writer

            Major Accomplishments
                 Most prolific American poets, composing nearly 1,800 poems
                 Emily Dickinson is now considered a powerful and persistent figure in American culture
                 She has become widely acknowledged as an innovative pre-modernist poet.
                 

IV.          Comparison Criteria (at least three)

1. Family Background
2. Accomplishments
3. Educational Background
4. Writing styles
5. Their Personal characteristics

V.         If it were not for Langston Hughes and Emily Dickerson, individuals today will not know what poetry are playwright is, because of these two individuals sharing their life experience and putting it into writing allow individuals to relate, and also allow them to feel that everyone goes through things.