I Know Why the Caged Bird sings is the autobiography of Maya Angelou. She tells of the hardships she experienced in her youth‚ beginning with her parents’ divorce when Angelou was only three years old. As a result of the divorce‚ Maya and her older brother are sent to live with their grandmother in a small‚ Arkansas town. Here‚ she experiences the horrors of racism and learns to hate herself for not being white. When she is eight‚ Maya goes to live with her mother in St. Louis. There‚ she is sexually
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Cited: Aging and Human Development. 1992 ed. Massachusetts: Lexington 1991 Angelou‚ Maya. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. New York‚ Norton 1970 Angelou‚ Maya. All God ’s Children Need Walking Shoes. NewYork‚ Norton 1986 Thomas‚ Alicia.."Maya Angelou; A Given Gift" People Feb. 2001: 12-17 Thurneo‚ Jones. "A Woman of Dignity." Times Magazine 27 July 2002: 31-36
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Epitome of an Woman Maya Angelou has been an inspiration not only to me‚ but to women all around the world. Her colorful works of art aspire me to be all I can be; from” I know why a cage bird sings” to “Phenomenal Woman.” This particular piece spoke to me because of I think of that special person in my life every time I stubble across it. This poem speaks of a woman whom is phenomenal one. This story speaks of the beautiful magohany woman who gave me life. Growing up you have to find yourself
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SHORT ANSWER STUDY QUESTIONS - I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings Note to the teacher: The narrator is referred to as "Marguerite" in the questions that deal with her memoirs‚ since that is how she refers to herself throughout the book. In instances where the author is sharing her beliefs and philosophy‚ she is referred to as Maya Angelou. Chapters 1-6 1. In what style is the book written? 2. What happened to Marguerite at Church? 3. What was Marguerite’s dream of what she would one day look
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society. When a child is grinded down by their family‚ or the dominant culture‚ the road to achieving self-identity is accompanied with enormous obstacles to overcome. Maya Angelou’s amazing and enthralling experiences in “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” show her hard life growing up as a black girl from the South during the 1930s. Among the hardships are things known as "cages". "Cages" are things that keep people from succeeding in life and doing things they want to do. Maya Angelou has been through
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Do you know why our country isn’t ruled by one person with complete control such as a dictator? It is because our Constitution guards against tyranny. Tyranny is defined as harsh absolute power in the hands of one individual. In 1787‚ 55 delegates met in Philadelphia to fix the existing constitution‚ the Articles of Confederation. They decided to go forward with a new constitution that would completely guard against tyranny. The Constitution guarded against tyranny in several ways such as federalism
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Wenji Li CWRT-102 Georgia Van Vlient 11/8/2012 “A Song Flung Up to Heaven”‚ which was published in 2002‚ begins with Maya Angelou’s return from Africa in 1965‚ shortly before the assassination of Malcolm X‚ with whom she had intended to work with. The book covers those devastating periods of her life in civil rights work as the northern coordinator for Marin Luther King‚ as well as other events of the 1960s. People died and get injured‚ and thousands of people got arrested. Angelou
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for years as a civil rights activist. Also‚ in the 60 ’s she worked and traveled to Africa as a journalist and teacher‚ and helped with several African independence movements. In 1970‚ Maya wrote and published her own book‚ I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings‚ which was nominated for a Pulitzer
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Cited: Angelou‚ Maya. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. New York: Random House‚ 1970. Print.
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In “I know Why the Caged Bird Sings” Maya Angelou writes about her life from the ages 3 to 16 years old. Angelou writes about her experiences with her mom in part of her autobiography. Vivian Baxter‚ Angelou’s mother‚ despite not being there for most of her childhood‚ she is a major influence to Angelou. Vivian is a young woman who works hard and learns from her life experiences. Vivian Baxter is a strong resilient individual because she has insight‚ that prevents her from making brash decisions
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