She was an author‚ actress‚ screenwriter‚ dancer and poet. Born Marguerite Annie Johnson‚ Angelou had a difficult childhood that later became the inspiration for many of her autobiographies. Angelou’s early career was in the theater‚ and she co-wrote Cabaret for Freedom to raise funds for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference‚ for which
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unjust of segregation in America. Civilisation by Oodgeroo of the Noonuccal Tribe in 1964 uses heavy contrast between her people’s traditional culture and the new Western life they were forced into. Caged Bird in 1969 and Still I Rise in 1978 both by Maya
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The Poignant Effects of Racism Jonathan Kozol‚ a non-fiction writer and activist‚ once declared “children are not simply commodities to be herded into line and trained for jobs that white people who live in segregated neighborhoods have available”. In Maya Angelou’s “Finishing School” and Lawrence Otis Graham’s “The Black Table is Still There”‚ both authors broach the topic of segregation and racism to expose how segregation affects people on a personal level. As these African-Americans grew up
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Maya Lin was born on October 5‚ 1959 in Athens‚ Ohio. Her parents fled from China in 1948 when the Communist took over. She is the daughter of Henry Huan Lin and Julia Chang Lin. Her father was a ceramicist and the Dean of the School of Fine Art. Her mother was a poet and a literature professor at Ohio University. Lin says that she was in her father’s studio “making art as long as she can remember.” (Falconer “Maya Lin Biography‚ Art‚ and Analysis of Works”). When Lin started Yale her major was zoology
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The power and fervor illustrated within Maya Angelou’s numerous works resulted from the tribulations that she overcame. As a young African-American‚ discrimination vastly influenced Angelou’s life. However‚ Angelou refused to succumb to such unfair racial bigotry and strived for her voice and inequalities to be heard. Maya Angelou‚ herself‚ claims that although “ We may encounter many defeats...we must not be defeated…in fact‚ it is necessary to encounter the defeat‚ so that you can know who you
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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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Maya Angelou is such an inspiration. Her career encompassed a multitude of titles from author‚ playwright‚ and poet to stage and screen performer‚ director‚ and human rights activist. Angelou was awarded the Presidential Medal of Arts in 2000 and the Lincoln Medal in 2008. She has received three Grammy Awards and some 50 honorary degrees. In 1993‚ she read her poem On the Pulse of the Morning at President Bill Clinton’s inauguration‚ at his request. Although she did all of these amazing things one
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Maya Angelou‚ who was the first African-American to work in the San Francisco streetcars‚ accomplished many things in her life. This fact proves that Angelou was a woman who believed in doing what needs to be done in order to accomplish her goals. Angelou made an impact on the world by creating books for children that could relate to most of their situations‚ but most importantly she fought for African American rights in the early and middle 1900s. Maya Angelou’s early life helped lead to her need
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Maya Angelou and her African American Dream Maya Angelou is one of the most distinguished African American writers of the twentieth century. Writing is not her only forte she is a poet‚ director‚ composer‚ lyricist‚ dancer‚ singer‚ journalist‚ teacher‚ and lecturer (Angelou and Tate‚ 3). Angelou’s American Dream is articulated throughout her five part autobiographical novels; I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings‚ Gather Together in my Name‚ Singin’ and Swingin’ and Getting’ Merry Like Christmas‚
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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 as time advances and it gets closer to the time of actual graduation. Although society constantly derailed the true potential of african americans during this time‚ Maya Angelou
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