Research Paper
Literary Research Paper
ENGL 3173
Principles of Literary Criticism
Name: Precious Joy A. Berida Date: January 14, 2013
Year and Section: BSED EN 3-1D Professor: Dr Junithesmer D. Rosales
Still I Rise by Maya Angelou: A Poem Overcoming Prejudice
“Still I Rise” by Maya Angelou is a courageous and inspiring poem written about the emerging prominence of African Americans published on the year 1978. It was published in Angelou 's poem collection titled “And Still I Rise”, two years after her musical dramatic production “And Still I Rise” was produced. “Still I Rise” is a poem about overcoming the trials and survival of women over slavery, racial discrimination and sexism wherein sexism is defined as prejudice or discrimination based on sex; especially discrimination against women and, or behavior, conditions, or attitudes that foster stereotypes of social roles based on sex. It may include the belief that a human of one sex is intrinsically superior to the other.(Wikipedia, n.d.)
Maya Angelou, born Marguerite Ann Johnson on April 4, 1928, is an African-American. On the time that she made the poem “Still I Rise”, the rising reputation of her race occurred during the nation 's civil rights movement. During the nation’s civil rights movement, black citizens have suffered from extreme discrimination and racial harassment. They were forced to leave their lives in Africa and get on upon a journey to United States where they would be put to work as slaves. But then the blacks fought against discrimination whenever it was possible. They sued in court to stop separate seating in railroad cars, states ' disfranchisement of voters, and denial to access restaurants and schools. The black people experienced violation of human rights and were not treated as human beings but possessions of the white people. In her poem, the author herself represents not only her race but particularly black African American women who suffered from
ENGL 3173
Principles of Literary Criticism
Name: Precious Joy A. Berida Date: January 14, 2013
Year and Section: BSED EN 3-1D Professor: Dr Junithesmer D. Rosales
Still I Rise by Maya Angelou: A Poem Overcoming Prejudice
“Still I Rise” by Maya Angelou is a courageous and inspiring poem written about the emerging prominence of African Americans published on the year 1978. It was published in Angelou 's poem collection titled “And Still I Rise”, two years after her musical dramatic production “And Still I Rise” was produced. “Still I Rise” is a poem about overcoming the trials and survival of women over slavery, racial discrimination and sexism wherein sexism is defined as prejudice or discrimination based on sex; especially discrimination against women and, or behavior, conditions, or attitudes that foster stereotypes of social roles based on sex. It may include the belief that a human of one sex is intrinsically superior to the other.(Wikipedia, n.d.)
Maya Angelou, born Marguerite Ann Johnson on April 4, 1928, is an African-American. On the time that she made the poem “Still I Rise”, the rising reputation of her race occurred during the nation 's civil rights movement. During the nation’s civil rights movement, black citizens have suffered from extreme discrimination and racial harassment. They were forced to leave their lives in Africa and get on upon a journey to United States where they would be put to work as slaves. But then the blacks fought against discrimination whenever it was possible. They sued in court to stop separate seating in railroad cars, states ' disfranchisement of voters, and denial to access restaurants and schools. The black people experienced violation of human rights and were not treated as human beings but possessions of the white people. In her poem, the author herself represents not only her race but particularly black African American women who suffered from
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