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    21-27) |Quote # 13: "At eleven years old‚ death is more unreal than |My Opinion: An eleven year old is less focused on death because | |frightening (Angelou 160)." |it is more unreal then frightening. Death is one of the last | | |things on a child’s mind because they are more worried about | | |today then tomorrow. This

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    which translates in English to “What do I know?” is a question that that originated from Michel De Montaigne. This question allows us to contemplate and question what we have learnt. Perhaps it is Montaigne’s experience as a statesman that has allowed himself to question the very foundations of human society or more notably laws and legislations as nothing is hardly ever seems obvious when it comes to deciding the punishment for a convicts. Works like such as Don Quixote written by Miguel Cervantes

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    In the autobiography I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings‚ the main character Marguerite‚ also known as Maya is influenced a great deal by those around her. Throughout her young life‚ Maya watches and learns from her older brother Bailey‚ as well as her guardian and grandmother‚ Annie Henderson to whom Maya and Bailey refer as "Momma". Though later in her preteen and adolescent years‚ Maya finds refuge in the strength and intelligence of Ms. Bertha Flowers and in high school Maya grows to respect and

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    Adversity and I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Abandonment‚ molestation‚ racism‚ sexism; each on its own is enough to discourage and break a person down. Well‚ Mrs. Maya Angelou overcame it all. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings has many lessons of overcoming adversities in many illustrations. This novel is an auto biography of the author and poet Maya Angelou. It teaches how to deal with abandonment by looking to others‚ molestation by speaking out‚ racism and sexism by standing for and believing

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    life growing up in the South and that is what inspired her to write the book‚ I Know Why A Caged Bird Sings. Maya had many role models in her life like Momma‚ Bailey‚ and Mrs. Flowers. Maya’s grandmother‚ Annie Henderson‚ or otherwise referred to as Momma in the story was a role model because of her strict rules that she enforced. Bailey Johnson was Maya’s brother and friend that helped Maya through tough situations when she needed someone to talk to. Mrs. Bertha Flowers was a woman who lived in

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    Do You Know

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    1) The first woman president of India -- Smt. Pratibha Patil 2) The first lady to become "Miss World" -- Rita Faria 3) The first woman judge in Supreme Court -- Mrs. Meera Sahib Fatima Bibi ...4) The first woman Ambassador -- Miss C.B. Muthamma 5) The first woman Governor of a State in free India -- Mrs. Sarojini Naidu (1925) 6) The first woman Prime Minister -- Mrs. Indira Gandhi 7) The first woman to climb Mount Everest -- Bachhendri Pal The first woman to climb Mount Everest

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    his book All I need to know I Learned in Kindergarten‚ “put things back where you found them‚ play and work some every day‚ hold hands and stick together. If People can just follow these three simple steps they will be just fine. Kind of funny to think these three rules follow us all the way through life. Everyone has lost a thing or two in their life‚ forgotten where it’s at‚ etc.… Only if they would have put it back where they found it. People in a mechanic shop for example‚ when tools get lost

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    concession) is typically indicated by contrastive terms such as "but"‚ "however"‚ and "on the other hand". The five parts are purely formal and can be created and repeated at any length‚ from a sentence (though it would be a highly complex one)‚ to the standard paragraphs of a regular essay‚ to the chapters of a book‚ and even to separate books themselves (though each book would‚ of necessity‚ include the other parts while emphasizing the particular part). Another form of the 5 part essay consists of

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    “Two or Three Things I Know for Sure” by Allison‚ it talks about the Gibson women. They are the female members who were abused by the men that they loved and shared the same fate. Allison shows what a young girl can feel when she confronts what issue she faced which is abuse. It is based on facts about the family‚ class‚ being poor‚ abuse‚ and feminism. The women characters in Rhys’s stories are exposed to financial problems and sexes. It’s basically saying it’s controlled by men themselves. The progress

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    When I Am Honduras

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    personality. Most of the time people do not realize where I come from. They know I am Honduras‚ and typically the first thought is a violent and dangerous country. The truth is there are some amazing and peaceful places still in Honduras‚ and I am blessed to come from a small town where everybody knows everybody‚ and we all take care of each other. I can truly said that I fall in love with town. Therefore I am used to a safety environment‚ with many people around me that I can call them friends. Family

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