Angelou‚ Maya ‚ 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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coordinated the organization of Afro American Unity (OAAU) for Malcolm X. When Malcolm X was assassinated she was shell-shocked and went to Hawaii with Bailey. She realized all she really cared about was writing. She wrote I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings to do more than just explain her first 17 years. “I wasn’t thinking so much about my own life...to show how one person can make it through those times.” (Cox 68-69). The story was on the bestseller list and the first African American to be on the list
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Marguerite Johnson‚ also known as Maya Angelou was born on April 4‚ 1928‚ in St. Louis Missouri. At a time when being black in America was not such a good thing. Her parents named her Marguerite Johnson‚ but she got the name “Maya” from her older brother Bailey Johnson‚ it was just a nickname from him. She adopted the “ Angelou ” from her former husband. Maya has lived more than abnormal life. Angelou has explored the arts of dance‚ singing‚ theater‚ and movie and television acting. But most importantly
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One of the most popular poets of all time‚ Maya Angelou’s poetry was powerful and personal because she was not afraid to cross the lines of race and culture. Angelou once said‚ “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said‚ people will forget what you did‚ but people will never forget how you made them feel.” Her works expressed her spirit for the cause of liberation‚ diversity‚ and empowerment for people everywhere. Trials and errors that occurred in her childhood and adulthood affected the
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born in St. Louis‚ Missouri (1928) as Marguerite Johnson; however she grew up in Stamps‚ Arkansas where her grandmother ran a general store. Angelou has acted and written several plays‚ poems‚ and a six-part autobiography “I Know Why the caged Bird Sings” making her one of this country’s foremost black writers. In this story Angelou tells about how her grandmother (momma) triumphs over a pack of taunting neighborhood children. I feel very strongly about this particular piece given the time set and
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as a child by her mother’s boyfriend‚ She also got pregnant at the early age of 16 in a short high school relationship that left her with a handsome boy named Guy Johnson. Maya’s importance was based on her 1969 memoir ’’I know why the caged birds sing.’’ Maya’s life experiences are revealed in her work continuously. Throughout her poems of ’’Phenomenal woman’’‚ ’’Touched by an Angel’’‚ and ’’Harlem Hopscotch’’ her poetic language is shaped by her experiences. Maya
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Jesse Evans LS-ENG 0810 17 October 2013 Summary Response Summary Response of Maya Angelou’s “The Graduation” In the essay “The Graduation” (McGraw-Hill 2003)‚ Maya Angelou tells the story of life in 1940s Stamps‚ Arkansas. She explains how it feels to be discriminated and thought of as less than equal. Angelou shows that with a strong will to overcome‚ it is more than possible to set aside disgusting racism and impersonal discrimination. Angelou delivers a very detailed‚ inspirational‚ and
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Maya Angelou an activist‚ poet‚ mother‚ and role model created vivid poetry that reflected a time in her life that was dark but strengthening. This poem is called‚ “ Weekend Glory‚ ” by Maya De Angelou. In this poem Maya‚ was speaking about her life ‚ how she doesn’t have to be rich to live her life. She don’t have anybody to impress‚ she’s just living her life like everybody else. During the 1960’s-1970’s may marches‚ riots‚ and conflicts occurred. In 1960 four black college students sat in at
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birthday which left her very devastated that she stayed in her apartment for 2 weeks straight and didn’t speak to anyone. While she was in her apartment all that time she began something that became critically acclaimed‚ “I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings”. She said this book saved her life. Because she thought about how King could forgive people so she began to forgive people and herself. She was friends with Oprah Winfrey. Oprah referred to her as her mentor‚ mother‚ sister‚ and friend. And they
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’To a man’ is written by Maya Angelou‚ whose first novel was an autobiography of her varied life‚ (activist‚ singer‚ waitress‚ dancer etc.) called ’I know why the caged bird sings’. She has written two collections of prose‚ ’Wouldn’t take nothing for my journey now’ and ’Even the stars look lonesome’. Angelou has written several famous poems‚ including ’Still I rise’ and ’On the pulse of the morning’ for the inaugeration of President Clinton. Maya Angelou now has a lifetime appointment as
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