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Entry #15 - The Larimore House Plantation

 Back in 1850 Wilson Larimore purchased approximately 2,000 acres which he farmed using the  new mechanical farming equipment of the time). Soon, the Larimore Plantation became renowned for its productivity and won many awards at the then popular agricultural fairs in and around St. Louis. The pre-civil war house was finished in 1858. The Larimores owned the plantation in St. Louis for 50 years. At the turn of the twentieth century, the Penningroth family purchased the plantation, sold off most of the land, and used it for a summer home for almost 100 years. In 1989, Saint Louis County put the house on the National Register of Historic Places. In 1996, the site was named a Landmark and Preservation Area by Saint Louis County.

In addition, this house is historically relevant because I was married there, marking the beginning of a new era for men my generation, and across national frontiers.

Creepin’

London UK

Entry #4 - 'Let America be America Again" by Langston Hughes

 I consider this poem an exchange between that part or personality of the author who lungs for change and has the need to express it, and hopefully bring about that change, and that other part of him which is full of cynicism and mistrust, befitting of the social-economic atmosphere of the 1930’s, coloring the work with both, an optimistic and pessimistic tone at the same time.

As did the Realists of the time, Hughes uses simple diction, although not vernacular at all, to paint a picture for those in the upper class, and perhaps audiences outside the United States, of America during the great depression.

Using clever metaphors and imagery sophisticated yet simple enough to attract the interest of all social classes; Hughes presents this work in the form of a discussion or dialog between two voices, which express the sentiments of most citizens who experienced life during the time period between the two great wars.

This dialog starts with responses after the first and third stanzas respectively, and goes on throughout the entire poem, finally introducing us to the voice I have decided to name “the cynic” when the first person asks “Say, who are you that mumbles in the dark?...” using the three stanzas that follow, to describe the “cynic’s” attitude and mood in the poem, and reappearing in the eighth, tenth, and eleventh stanzas as well.

“Let America be America Again”, is a display of author Langston Hughes’ dominion of the English language, the ability to express himself clearly and eloquently, showcasing his love for the country, making a plea for a better America; an America “as it was” or “as it has never been,” as well as his conviction to do his part by helping society reach that goal.