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    Literature 24 February 2015 Maya Angelou “I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refused to be reduced by it.” This quote by Maya Angelou gives women insight on how to overcome difficult situations in their lives. Maya Angelou is known for women empowerment and feminism. Some of her most famous works including phenomenal women teaches many women how to love themselves the way they are. Within her most famous autobiography I know why the Caged Bird Sings‚ Angelou includes many independent and

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    Woman: Maya Angelou Phenomenal Woman is one of the most quoted poems in literary history. This poem was written in 1978 by Maya Angelou to tell a story of how as woman‚ through our many obstacles‚ we still were phenomenal. Angelou is a poet‚ historian‚ songwriter‚ playwright‚ dancer‚ stage and screen producer‚ director‚ performer‚ singer‚ and civil rights activist. She was born Marguerite Johnson‚ April 4‚ 1928 in St. Louis‚ Missouri. She grew up in St. Louis and Stamps‚ Arkansas. Maya Angelou’s

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    Everyday people experience racism in the world. Like the quote by poet and author Maya Angelou once said‚ “If you don’t like something‚ change it. If you can’t change it‚ change your attitude.” People need to change their way of thinking about others. People need to start understanding others feelings. Also people need to start standing up for each other. In order to combat racism‚ people need to get to know someone before they start judging them. Even if someone looks different than you‚ chances

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    AngelouMaya ‚ formerly known as Marguerite Johnson‚ is one of the most influential Renaissance women of our time. She is known for her books and poems such as “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” and “Gather Together in My Name”. Not only is she a well renowned author and poet‚ Maya Angelou was also an active supporter of the civil rights movement during the 50’s and the 60’s. Throughout Maya Angelou’s life‚ she has gone through many obstacles which later inspired her to write books and poems. Maya

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    Maya Angelou – Analysis Maya Angelou over all is a very inspirational writer. In her poetry‚ Angelou often focuses on the oppression of African American people. She describes the female African American experience with particular power in “Our Grandmothers‚” which begins with a slave mother dreading the approaching sale of her children. Angelou also proudly celebrates the accomplishments of African Americans such as Martin Luther King‚ Jr.‚ and Malcolm X. Angelou’s childhood in Stamps‚ Arkansas

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    particularly important for the author of Graduation‚ Maya Angelou. Maya’s graduation was a crucial moment in her life. Maya walks her audience through her graduation as if they were experiencing the event with her. She does this using wide range of techniques such as an expressive voice‚ comparison and contrast‚ and sentences full of smile and imagery to explore personal growth of someone caught in the hardship of racial discrimination. Maya is a young black woman who is proud of her academic

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    Robert Clarke Commemorative Speech Due: 11/19/14 Cyan Who rescued who? You were a rescue‚ from a rescue‚ from being abandoned on the side of the road. The woman who first found you was a complete stranger to me‚ she was just another customer who came into my store. But through the course of our talking she told me your story‚ of your time with her and her husband. She found you wandering down the road‚ no collar‚ no tags‚ no one looking for you. You were either an underfed Basset Hound or a slightly

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    Running head: MAYA ANGELOU 1 MAYA ANGELOU 11 An Important Historical Figure: Maya Angelou Name Institution Date Introduction Born on the 4th of April‚ 1928 in St. Louis‚ Missouri‚ civil rights activist and writer Maya Angelou is popular for her memoir titled “I Know Why

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    “Caged Bird” written by Maya Angelou published in 1983‚ was a poem stating that people of her ethnicity were referred to be the caged bird and the other bird to represent the white supremacy. During the time when Maya Angelou was born‚African Americans faced discrimination and a range of circumstances. The only logical way to stand up for themselves was using their voice. Maya Angelou uses repetition to strengthen the concept of how African Americans wanted freedom even when their dictators did not

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    T’ya Williams Ms. Keller American Literature 14 April‚ 2016 The Amazing Maya Angelou Maya Angelou was and is still known for her amazing and powerful poems that she has written throughout her life. The events that had happened to her in her early life are what made her who she was and more. She cared so much about fighting for our freedom as black people‚ so she became a civil rights activist and wrote poems about the struggles that black people had back in the day. After she overcame the fear of

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