1. Langston Hughes represents these ideals by helping with the efflorescense of African American cultural production by encouraging artists to embrace the values of the masses of common people who ‘‘furnish a wealth of colorful, distinctive material for any artist because they still hold their own individuality in the face of American standardizations.’’. This means that although there are many American influences people need to maintain their individuality.

2.Langston Hughes debates the uniqueness of African American culture and a need for blacks to cultivate a sense of racial pride.

3. Both McKay and Hughes talk about living a worthwhile life however a difference between them is that Hughes mostly talks about African American pride and Mckay often mentions the horrible way that people are being treated.

4.They did great in the debate and this event signififes how African Americans have always fought for equality and the right to be treated as well as others.

1.  How does Langston Hughes embody the ideals of the Harlem Renaissance i.e. the "New Negro"

Langston Hughes expresses the importance of blacks not going down quietly, letting their voices be heard, and becoming an equal part of American society. Through various forms of art not yet perfected by whites, Negros took a place in society and kept it. These unfamilair forms of art were not completely understood by whites, so blacks took a solid hold of this area and put a permenant mark in society.

2.  What was Hughes debate over the need for "Negro Art?"

Hughes argued that instead of conforming to American society, blacks should still stand out, but as equals. He explains that going with white steriotpyes makes blacks unimportant as molds everyone into a surigate. He says that blacks should still have pride in what makes them different, yet admit equality with all others.


3.  How might we compare and conrast the themes within McKay and Hughes' poetry?

McKay brings about the importance of blacks not conforming just like Hughes. McKay says that blacks need to do their thing and not bow to the white people, but says they should make their mark in the world but fighting a fight that will probably end in defeat. Hughes does not believe in the defeat, but believes that blacks can find ways to assert themselves.

4.  The 2007 film The Great Debators focuses on a small African-American college in the South and their debate team that goes all the way to match up against Harvard University.  How did they do in their debate?  What does this real life event signify?

I have not seen this movie, so i do not know. I'm guesssing that the team gave it their all and lost, but were still happy with how far they came and the efforts made to get their. This signifies that the underdog can rise through hard work and use suppression and doubt of others as motivation to reach goals and be pioneers of their kind.

1.  How does Langston Hughes embody the ideals of the Harlem Renaissance i.e. the "New Negro"
       The term "New Negro" refers to the movement by blacks that was formed to empower African Americans of all walks of life to join togethter and take a stand for who they are.  Langston Hughes embodies this ideal by encouraging artists to embrace even the people that do not have means to conform to societies norms.  He encouraged the acceptance of their ever present individuality.  With Langston Hughes' support they would not back down and fall in line with a society they did not agree with.

2.  What was Hughes debate over the need for "Negro Art?"

       Some whites felt that black artists could not differ by any great margin from white artists.  Langston Hughes disagreed and felt that blacks needed to embrace there difference in culture.  By expressing their forms of 'Negro Art" they were establishing a sense of pride in their culture. 

3.  How might we compare and conrast the themes within McKay and Hughes' poetry?

        Both writers understand the trials of the blacks versus white conflict.  Hughes understands it in a way that he wants blacks to stand up for their culture and be proud of who they are, including their differences.  McKay understands it in a way that the whites are cruel and blacks will never be sympathisized for. 

4.  The 2007 film The Great Debators focuses on a small African-American college in the South and their debate team that goes all the way to match up against Harvard University.  How did they do in their debate?  What does this real life event signify?

           Well i looked everyone for a synopsis of the movie...but it stops before revealing the ending so it did not help me much.  Most reviews said that the team believed in the power of words to shape their group of students.  I would assume that the team made a big impact on all who heard the debate but the Harvard students might not have been very accepting.  This event signifies what can happen when someone cares about those who are misunderstood or less fortunate.  Believing in yourself and believing in others can change a whole group of people to make a difference in the world.

1.Langston Hughes embodied the ideals of Harlem Renaissance through the encouragement he gave to his fellow African AMericans to  make their voices heard in society. He pushed for equality, and he really wanted the works of his fellow African Americans to be recognized. He wanted all people to see the struggles and truth of African American life that was conveyed through their art and writing. He was considered a "New Negro" becasue he was part of the new movement at the time in which African Americans were voicing their opinions standing up for themselves.

2.Hughes wanted African Americans to show the real life conditions for blacks in their art. He wanted people to see what it was like for them in the lower social-economic section of society. He wanted it to be factual pieces of art so other people could see the struggles of the African American society.

3. Mckay and Hughes both wrote about the lives and struggles of the black community during the 1920s. They both had pride in being African American in their poems. They were different becasue Mckay wanted to take a more subtle approach to change, and emphasized on bad events. Hughes wanted change for blacks immediately and believed it could be accomplished.

4.The debate team in the movie end up beating the team from Harvard in the 1930s. This was siginificant becasue it showed that African Americans were very smart and capable of great achievements. This event porbably scared some white people because it proved to them that whites could be defeated by blacks in some areas.

1.  How does Langston Hughes embody the ideals of the Harlem Renaissance i.e. the "New Negro"
 

Langston Hughes embodies the ideals by his ideas and actions. He believed that the black community was unique and unlike the whites, and Hughes wanted blacks to be proud of their skin color and their race. He argued for blacks to resist conforming to becoming "more white", and to not act less black just to fit in with everybody else.

2.  What was Hughes debate over the need for "Negro Art?"
 

Hughes wanted blacks to be proud of their skin color and not ashamed of it. Hughes also encouraged artists to embrace the values of the common people. Hughes believed that by doing this, the negro artist can treat the most sensetive subjects in a way that distinguishes himself and the black race itself.

3.  How might we compare and conrast the themes within McKay and Hughes' poetry?

Mckay often wrote about how blacks should "resist the domination of a white mob", and how blacks should often live on what time they have left. He writes that death would be meaningful if the blacks meet the enemy well. Hughes and Mckay both wanted blacks to be proud of their race and to stand up for themselves.
 

4.  The 2007 film The Great Debators focuses on a small African-American college in the South and their debate team that goes all the way to match up against Harvard University.  How did they do in their debate?  What does this real life event signify?

The small black debate team ended up beating the Harvard debate team. This event is significant because it does away with the sterotypes of blacks being uneducated and was a big step foward in the path of making blacks equal to whites.

1. The Harlem Renaissance was all about change, specifically with the African American race. As more blacks were moving to the Harlem area, more problems were arriving dealing with equality. Langston Hughes helped bring in the Harlem Renaissance through his literature, plays, and poetry. Hughes helped the African American culture voice an opinion respectfully, which was a meaningful addition to United States culture.

2 .George Schuyler and Langston Hughes had a debate (not an actual debate) over African American art and culture. Langston Hughes argued that for black artists to paint anything but images of African Americans was tantamount to wanting to be white. He believed that blacks needed to make their art distinct to show their culture.

3. Both Hughes and McKay realized the need to preserve black identity while at the same time recognizing the need to be part of America. The difference between the two was how they viewed blacks as part of America. Hughes felt like blacks were always a part of American culture whereas McKay felt like blacks had not yet been welcomed in to American society.

4. In the great debate, the Whiley debate team comes out victorious against the powerhouse Harvard. Their topic was civil unrest, and the Whiley College team used real life experiences to help prove their point. This signifies that race really does not matter. When someone feels very strongly about a topic, they will fight it until the end to prove their point.
 

 1.  How does Langston Hughes embody the ideals of the Harlem Renaissance i.e. the "New Negro"

Langston Hughes embodies the ideals of the Harlem Renaissance by writing poetry of how all African Americans have talents that they can use to overcome the oppression they feel from white people. Hughes feels that this oppression and racism that is aimed towards the African American communtiy can be overcome if they come together as a community and show the white people their worth and value.



2.  What was Hughes' debate over the need for "Negro Art?"

Hughes' debate on the need for "Negro Art" was  the American culture's  need for blacks to cultivate a sense of racial pride. He describes ‘‘the mountain standing in the way of any true Negro art in America—this urge within the race towards whiteness, the desire to pour racial individuality into the mold of American standardization, and to be as little Negro and as much American as possible.’’ Hughes' encourages all African-American People to embrace the values of the "low down folks".

3.  How might we compare and contrast the themes within McKay and Hughes' poetry?

Both McKay and Hughes focus on African Americans need for standing their ground against oppression and racism, but Hughes poetry shows that he believes that African Americans will overcome this oppresion at some point, while McKay's poetry suggests that African American's will never rise above the "white mob".


4.  The 2007 film The Great Debators focuses on a small African-American college in the South and their debate team that goes all the way to match up against Harvard University.  How did they do in their debate?  What does this real life event signify?

The debate team did excellent in the debate, winning against the Harvard students. This real life event signifies how the African Americans can overcome the oppression that they've felt from whilte people.

1.  How does Langston Hughes embody the ideals of the Harlem Renaissance i.e. the "New Negro"

         Langston Hughes embodied the ideals through his words and also through his actions. He advocated equal rights and demanded change. Hughes gave a sense of hope to the African American people through his works. He viewed the blacks as good people and banded his people together to show the whites that they deserved respect and equality.

2.  What was Hughes' debate over the need for "Negro Art?"

      Hughes wanted blacks to portray their uniqueness more frequently and to not be ashamed of it. He wanted this so that the whites would see their struggles and try to connect with the blacks.


3.  How might we compare and contrast the themes within McKay and Hughes' poetry?

       Both wrote poems about the black community and their struggles. Hughes' approach was more aggresive and wanted change because he felt like the people were deserving. McKay did not view so boldy, he accepted his place, however he did want blacks to express their opinion. It was a classic case of one moderate and one liberal. For example, W.E.B dubois and Booker T Washington, or Malcolm X and MLK.

4.  The 2007 film The Great Debators focuses on a small African-American college in the South and their debate team that goes all the way to match up against Harvard University.  How did they do in their debate?  What does this real life event signify?

       The small college prevails because of their real life instances. They were passionate about the topic and got an easy W because of their intelligent arguements against a predominately white school. :) 

1) The  Harlem Renaissance was a time all about change due to many blacks moving to the United States and Harlem expecially. As more moved to Harlem the more problems arose dealing with blacks whites and uqaulity. Langston hughes helped blacks but allowing them to voice their opinion. Also he helped them express themselves in anyway. Also he allowed them to be free about their culture and allow them to make it a part of the United States.

2) Hughes was fighting against the whites and how they didnt allow blacks to express themselves in their own art work. Hughes felt that blacks should  embrace their culture and express it in their art work, By expressing themselves it art it was a way to express some pride in their culture. 

3)Hughes view was all about wanting blacks to stand up for themselves and their culture and to be free to express themselves. and Mckays was all about whites being cruel to blacks and that they will never be treated equally.

4) the debate team in the south won the debate over Harvard. This shocked everyone from anywhere. That blacks who were always seemed as inferior to whites just beat them. This made the white people nervous as if the blacks could be just as good as them in something or even better.Also that blacks could be more intelligent then whites and that they actualy might be equals scared them.

1. Hughes wanted the African American society to be heard. He encouraged them to be heard through their art. He wanted them to show their art to more people. He wanted the African Americans to accept that they were different and show others that it was not bad. Hughes wanted others to realize all the talent and uniqueness that the Africans American culture had.

2. The Negro art represented the African American culture. He wanted African Americans to be open about their art, and to embrace their differences. He wanted them to realize that they also had an importance and that they should show it through their art. He wanted African Americans to be able to freely paint their culture and not be ashamed or punished for it.

3. McKay and Hughes both wanted African Americans to have self-pride within themselves, and also for the whole African American Culture. McKay thought that African Americans would never be treated the way that they were supposed to be, but that they should still try to leave a mark and try to achieve a goal that he believed was almost unreachable. Hughes felt like they were being heard more, and that one day they maybe they will have equality. He believed that they blacks needed to be heard and stand up for themselves for a change to occur.

4. The debate team with African Americans beat Harvard. This showed that the African American society was really capable of anything that the White man was capable of. It showed that they were really not dumb, and actually quite smart to beat the Harvard team. It proved to many people that they should be treated equal because they were the same, and really not dumb or that much different than the other people.

1.  How does Langston Hughes embody the ideals of the Harlem Renaissance i.e. the "New Negro"

‘‘New Negro Renaissance,’’ is a term that includes all African Americans, regardless of their location, who participated in this cultural revolution. He embodies the ideals by telling African Americans to not just settle for what their lives were like. He didn't want to go out without a bang.

2.  What was Hughes' debate over the need for "Negro Art?"

Hughes' argued that African Americans shouldn't just blend in with american society. He wanted African Americans to be unique in their own way.


3.  How might we compare and contrast the themes within McKay and Hughes' poetry?

They both talk about how everyone deserves rights and chances. Hughes' talks more about Africans. Langston talks about how horribly they were taunted.

4.  The 2007 film The Great Debators focuses on a small African-American college in the South and their debate team that goes all the way to match up against Harvard University.  How did they do in their debate?  What does this real life event signify?

The deabate went well. They fought for what was right. it shows how Africans never gave up.
 

1. Langston Hughs emobodies the "new negro" because he showed that blacks have as much potential as whites.  He refused to let society dictate his life for him, and stood against the tide.  He stood as a black beacon to all negros at that time.

2. He put much effort into producing and encouraging black art.  To him, black art was something that was important because of his racial bias.  Langston felt as though white people could not mimic black art, and that it was something that could only be produced by negros such as himself.

3. Mckay focuses on the hard times that black folk had come across in recent history, while Langston focuses more on negros asserting themselves and developing a sense of racial pride.

4. The black debate team ends up outperforming the Harvard debate team.  This shows that negros can do just fine if they put effort into something, just as any other race.

1. Langston Hughes has a very distinct view that has stood out throughout history. He greatly encouraged blacks to leave their own imprint on society whether it be through art or any other means. With a culture greatly seperated from most other a new twist to th, Hughes professed to other negros to not hold back their creativity and culturehood. To not back down or receed to the norm of society just because it was the "right" way to do it.

2. Hughes professed the great difference in art between especially the white and black societies.Many argued that there was no noticable difference between the arts of these nationalities. Hughes however, believed that because of the unique cultural traditions of the blacks, they also showed a new twist to the arts as well.4

3. These two men both share very similiar ideas against the whites and for the blacks, but have very copntrasting views of the over all outcome. Mckay believed that in the end the whites were the cruel men and would never truly change their views on the black people. Hughes however, would never give into that, and he preached to never back down and never quit.

4. In the end, the all black team won their debate, and defeated the great team of Harvard. This showed alot to the people at this time period. The blscks weren't the dummies people had been call them for centuries, and they were every bit as capable as every white man.

1. Langston Huges embodies the idea of the New Negro in that he calls for social change through the advancement of black culture.  Blacks rallied around him because of his new ideas and his desire for a strong black culture.  He wanted to move out of the shadow of the white man forge a new life for him and his people. 

2. Huges called for blacks to stand up and be proud of who they are.  This was a crazy idea because for so long the balcks repressed who they were as a people out of fear of the white man. 

3. Mckay and Huges' work varried greatly.  McKay wanted to show how bad the blacks had it under the opression of whites.  He wrote to rally the balcks out of fear or anger.  Huges wrote about preserving Black culture through art and culture.  He was all about rembering who the blacks were as a people, not as individuals. 

4.  In The Great Debators, the small southern college had to face off against Harvard in a deabte.  Whiley trumped Harvard on the issue of civil liberties.  This struck a blow against the people who believed that Blacks were uneducated or uncivil.  The debate showed that Blacks are just as smart or even smarter then whites.  It also showed that if a person or gorup of people believe strongly in something, they can change the world.