Cultural Diversity In Richard Blanco's Poem 'One Today'

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Reading both of these poems bring about a sharp awareness of cultural diversity as experienced by the majority of the American people in the late 20th and early 21st century. As I read Richard Blanco’s poem “One Today” I feel a sense of pride. The sun rising over the shores, the Smoky Mountains, the Rockies, and the Great Plains I feel he is speaking about every American person waking up under the same sun. It seems to follow the American people as we rise with the Sun and go throughout the day taking care of everyday life.
Blanco talks about real life events that have happened. He speaks of the daily life of kids riding to school on buses, people heading to work, whether it’s the teachers, restaurant workers, grocery clerks or

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