young orphan by the name of Annie has been plastered amongst a media-driven world. Crawling into the minds and hearts of many, the iconic tale of Annie and her exposure to the world of the social elite has made way for a magnitude of adaptations. Deriving from a 1885 poem, Little Orphant Annie by James Whitcomb Riley, Annie and her adventures has been illustrated as comic strips (Little Orphan Annie by Harold Gray), books (Annie by Thomas Meehan), and musicals (Annie and Annie 2: Miss Hannigan’s Revenge
Their Eyes Were Watching God and Invisible Man Essay Life has never been easy for African-Americans. Since this country's formation, the African-American culture has been scorned, disrespected and degraded. It wasn't until the middle of the 21st century that African-American culture began to be looked upon in a more tolerant light. This shift came about because of the many talented African-American writers, actors, speakers and activists who worked so hard to gain respect for themselves and their
“It’s a hard-knock life,” as so eloquently stated by little orphan Annie, is not only a catchy song, but a statement which has held true for decades. Throughout the Modern Era, life was indeed hard-knock, whether it be during the Harlem Renaissance, the Great Depression, or World War I, and the era as a whole held the difficulty of human life on a wide scale, as well as the difficulty on an individual scale. Although cities during the Modern Era were sometimes thought of as prosperous parts of the