Transitional phrases: “Although I was upset‚” “Occasionally”‚ “One summer afternoon‚” “When I finished the cookies” “On that first day‚” “I was liked‚” Close Reading: 1. The dominant impression or thesis is located in Para. 1. “Then I met‚ or rather got to know‚ the lady who threw me my first life line.”‚ again in Para. 11 “It would be safe to say that she made me proud to be Negro‚ just
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bring her out of her muteness. When she was young‚ she liked to be called Maya‚ because it was the nickname her older brother had given her. She had many different occupations; she was a successful singer‚ dancer‚ and performer. She has a specific theme of her writing. She writes about love‚ pain‚ loss‚ music‚ discrimination‚ racism‚ and struggle. One of Angelou’s most famous poems is her 1993 hit‚ “On the Pulse of the Morning”. She recited this poem at President Bill Clintons inauguration. The poem
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husband part amicably‚ Annie decides she does not want to work as a domestic and leave her kids to anyone else’s care. Because she knows that there is no possibility the town’s cotton gin or lumber mill will hire her‚ she decides to cut herself a “new path”. In her words she said‚ “I looked up the road I was going and back the way I come‚ and since I wasn’t satisfied‚ I decided to step off the road and cut me a new path.” By cutting herself a new path‚ she ultimately made the best choice she could
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few seconds of studying me‚ the woman lifted both arms and lacing her fingers together clasped her hands and put them on the top of her head. She rocked a little from side to side and issued a pitiful little moan. In Arkansas‚ when I was a child‚ if my brother or I put our hands on our heads as the woman before me was doing‚ my grandmother would stop in her work and come to remove our hands and warn us that the gesture brought bad luck. Mr. Adadevo spoke to me quietly‚ “That’s the way we mourn
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Maya Angelou I Know Why the Caged Birds Sings‚ many black people had nicknames because the people they worked for didn’t want to call them by their real name. Marguerite is a young girl form Stamps‚ Arkansas. She lives with her brother and grandmother. Bailey calls her “Maya”. She likes the nickname Bailey gave her‚ but she doesn’t like it when other people call her something different. “Well ‚ that may be‚ but the name’s too long. I’d never bother myself. I’d call her Mary
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spends all their time trying to make you look small so they can look tall. They are very negative people to say the least. Nothing is ever good enough.” I haven’t encountered haters much in my life‚ or maybe I just didn’t care as much to what or why they hated me. The most recent time I could remember people hating on me was in middle school. I was in the 6th grade had a fresh new pair of shoes and new clothes on. Out of nowhere somebody came and stepped on my shoe then with a fake forgiving smile
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“Still I Rise” by Maya Angelou and “Invictus” by William Henley are two poems that explore the theme of perseverance. Both poems share a background of discomfort; however‚ the poets display their determination of perseverance by voicing powerful words. The poets give the reader an insight to confidence and to not back down from their discomfort. _______________ In the poem “Still I Rise” written by Maya Angelou‚ Angelou uses different settings and tones to demonstrate confidence. Most of the stanzas
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Maya Angelou was born April 4‚ 1928‚ in St. Louis‚ Missouri.Through her childhood shoe encountered many racist threats. At age 7‚ Maya was raped by her mother’s byfriend. Maya’s uncle killed the boyfriend and for many years Maya never talked. During 1941‚ Maya moved to San Francisco where she got a scholarship to study dance and acting. Maya Angelou had several jobs to survive by herself and her baby. In the mid 1950’s Maya had a big break being a performer. Maya organized and performed in the musical
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Graduation Day Like once said by Mahatma Gandhi‚ “Be the change you wish to see in the world”. Throughout the story Graduation Day you could really tell that this quote applied to Maya Angelou in a huge way. The story is based around the eighth grade graduation of Maya Angelou. Her main point reflects the unfair treatment of african americans during that time because they were not valued for their educational intelligence. She does an amazing job telling the story by changing her tone and feelings
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Maya Angelou “Phenomenal Woman” is a very strong poem. It is a poem speaking about how a conceited a women is about herself. Maya Angelou is a great poet‚ but this poem is far most the best one I have ever read. Maya Angelou Phenomenal Woman has a lot of self-confident. She goes on and on about how she loves herself and how anyone can’t tell her different. For example‚ the line where she stated‚ “I’m a woman. Phenomenally. Phenomenal woman. That’s me.”(321-322). That line itself makes me see what
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