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    Maya Angelou was born with the name of Marguerite Johnson. Maya Angelou got her name from her brother‚ Bailey‚ who called her "Mya sister" and her first husband‚ Tosh Angelo. She was born on the fourth in April of 1928‚ in St. Louis‚ Mo. Maya Angelou is a poet‚ historian‚ author‚ actress‚ play-write‚ civil rights activist‚ a publisher‚ director‚ a mother‚ and a survivor. She is one of the most influential African Americans in American history. When her parents divorced she was sent to Stamps‚ Arkansas

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    HISTORY 4990 Artifact Paper- 7UP and Early Advertising Molly Marton February 17‚ 2011 Advertising as it is known today finds its roots in the industrial expansion of the 1880s. The mass production and the lowering of prices on consumer goods meant that more items were available to more people than ever before. The construction of the transcontinental railroads provided a national market for a company’s goods. Advertising a product changed from simply announcing the existence of a product in

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    From Embodying Ornament to Functional and Aesthetic Space in Early-20th-Century Architecture. "If people never did silly things nothing intelligent would ever get done." Despite the risk of sounding cliché by opening with a Ludwig Wittgenstein quote‚ this is where we shall begin. It is something that relates back to a basic human instinct that is so deeply rooted in our DNA. Why do we yearn so intuitively for ideas that are silly and nonsensical? The answer is balance. Everything in the universe

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    Maya Angelou is a woman of many lives‚ a big city girl‚ a victim‚ a actor‚ singer‚ author‚ cable car conductor‚ mentor‚ civil rights leader‚ and so much more in only 86 years. She has lived through World War Ⅱ‚ the Great Depression‚ and just her day-to-day life‚ which has instilled an aura of great wisdom. “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.” Maya Angelou states in an exclusive interview with CBS

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    Australia‚ Opera House‚ by Jorn Utzon‚ the work of Le Corbusier and Frank Lloyd Wright’s Guggenheim Museum.  Architect Frank Lloyd Wright • American architect Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) is the most famous architect of the twentieth century and one of the most prolific. Wright defined his Prairie School style of architecture with organic buildings that extend the indoors to the outside. Prairie style houses cling to their site with low-slung projecting roofs that suggest security and

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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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    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 we alone have the

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    To improve power‚ influence and living standards. You need: technological advances and the degree of its commitment to modernisation * A major catalyst for challenge and change to the old political‚ social‚ economic and cultural order of the 20th century. Because: encouraged urbanisation- the move from country to town * Urbanisation * Spread of disease became a major problem * Where your house was located reflected social classes * Social change * Change in women’s traditional

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    Maya Angelou has become widely known for her poetry and literary works. She has written several autobiographies and numerous volumes of poetry. One volume of poetry was And Still I Rise‚ in this collection of poems the poem “Still I Rise” is a famously known one. Maya Angelo was born on April 4‚ 1928. During this time‚ the Harlem Renaissance was happening‚ the renaissance was also known as the “New Negro Movement‚” at this time many new and good things were staring to happen for the African American

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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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