Today‚ Maya Angelou is known as a great poet‚ actress‚ screenwriter‚ author‚ and dancer. But at one moment‚ her powerful voice unheard of. Her rough childhood‚ her parents’ divorce‚ and being raped by her mother’s boyfriend left Angelou overwhelmed. She and too traumatized to speak for several years. She found her voice through traveling‚ acting‚ and writing. Later on a friend discovered how talented she was and convinced Angelou to write a memoir. This memoir "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"
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1. I believe the theme and topic of this work is to tell a story about a young girl named Maya Lopez and describes her struggles and understanding of the world. Maya is a dancer‚ a performance artist‚ and actress and a boxer. She has the ability of being able to mimic any action or movement she sees‚ perfectly. This talent was first discovered at primary school when she played a complicated piece of music after seeing a musician perform it once although she is deaf. However‚ this book provides
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Poets all have diverse writing styles‚ they strive to express their ideas in an innovative way. There are a great number of prodigious poets‚ two of them are Maya Angelou and Langston Hughes. These two poets produced remarkable poems‚ their writing styles have various similarities and minimal differences. One very interesting fact about these poets is that they both wrote during times of segregation and race problems. Personally‚ I believe that all these problems influenced their writing‚ they wanted
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Neither Langston Hughes nor Maya Angelou were just poets in the world of the twentieth century but instead heroes and leaders who showed the world that race wasn ’t what made you but whom you are instead. Though both grew up during times and events in the world‚ both have similar ideas while also different. Though both poets were put down by society‚ neither let what people said get to them. Both instead wrote poems about how what people say doesn ’t matter. Maya told those people that despite what
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To be inspired is great‚ but to inspire is an honor. Maya Angelou is a famous poet‚writer‚and civil rights activists that inspires the world in so many different ways. She gave good advice. In life‚ sometimes you get discouraged and want to give up but‚ Angelou said‚ “if you can’t do something change it if you can’t change it‚ change your attitude” (Haigh). This is inspiring because humans have a lot of agency over their lives‚ their feelings‚ and their beliefs. Angelou is telling us that
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Two well regarded and recognized poets‚ Maya Angelou and Alice Walker‚ wrote lots of different renowned poetry that is appreciated for its beauty and its truth. Both poets are African American woman‚ although in different times‚ many of their words rang true to one other. Their work can be compared and contrasted by understanding the poems‚ as two separate pieces of work‚ and then looking at how each are similar and different in their own respects. Alice Walker grew up the youngest of eight children
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Both Sojourner Truth and Maya Angelou lived in different time periods‚ but they both were conveying the same message: civil rights. They were both African American women who believed that blacks and women were treated poorly and should be treated better. They also conveyed their points with different styles of delivery. One of these styles is better than the other. Sojourner Truth had an angry tone when she gave her‚ "Ain’t I a Woman" speech. She kept pointing out what was wrong with how men treat
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Gabrielle Mason How to read Maya Angelous’ They Went Home Maya Angelou’s poem really left my mind wondering so many things about her. I wouldn’t call the mood of this poem mysterious‚ but its pulls you in wanting more. You want to know why they went home. I see colors like red for this sexy‚ dangerous‚ independent woman that every man loves. She’s on fire. I see black from the ignorance from the men she’s dealing with. I also think this women is black or African American and dealing with African
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In researching poet‚ Maya Angelou‚ I was able to explore her personal life‚ as well as her writing styles and techniques. While she is an extraordinary individual‚ she portrays a strong independent woman capable of holding her own. A great experience in learning about Angelou‚ the project itself I found to be rather droll. Having to find criticism about one of the worlds greatest poets‚ was extremely difficult. The assignment was also time consuming‚ and I found myself often wondering why everything
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Maya Angelou was a woman with a heart for helping. She became a teacher‚ a civil rights activist‚ and a poet which in turn helped mold her into the historian she is known for still today. Maya Angelo wrote a poem called “Still I Rise‚” to express the obstacles she faced never stopped her. She always overcame whatever hardship was thrown at her. Judging by the negativity against her in the poem‚ which shows Dr. Angelou’s strength‚ willingness‚ and confidence. It is because of this that I believe
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