In Maya Angelou’ article “Graduation‚” she explained that a gap of education between black people and white people because a few of black people could had opportunities to go to college. Firstly‚ she talked people of Stamps felt excited and proud‚ and they did a lot of preparation and tradition activities about the graduation of the eighth grade before the graduation came in Stamps. For example‚ Angelou got a lot of gift and some money from her family and friends because people gave a gift to their
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and natural as taking a breath. In the moving autobiographical essay‚ "The Graduation‚" Maya Angelou effectively applies three rhetorical strategies - an expressive voice‚ illustrative comparison and contrast‚ and flowing sentences bursting with vivid simile and delightful imagery - to examine the personal growth of humans caught in the adversity of racial discrimination. In an expressive voice‚ Ms. Angelou paints a memorable picture of a small black community anticipating graduation day fifty-five
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person “Graduation” is Maya Angelou’s account of her eighth grade graduation and how reality doesn’t always meet expectations. Using allegory‚ allusion and changes in tone‚ Angelou builds her story‚ giving the reader a sense of the excitement and anticipation she felt‚ inequalities in gender and racial prejudices of that time‚ and how those inequalities and prejudices encroached upon her graduation‚ ruining her expectations and leaving her feeling defeated. Furthermore‚ Angelou gives the reader a feeling
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Maya Angelou creates excellent word choice throughout her book. She knows how to show instead of tell‚ and when to provide detail‚ so that the reader gets a sense of what is happening‚ without being disinterested by unnecessary detail. One small detail that stood out to me in these first chapters was the use of the words momma and mother. When she is talking about her grandmother she uses the word momma‚ which seems more endearing and fond. Whereas the usage of mother‚ when talking about her mother
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"Woman Work" by Maya Angelou is the story of the women of all over the world. It tells us about the duties of women which she has to attend in their homes. They perform dull drab‚ and extremely uninspiring and boring tasks for the good of their family. In majority of the cases these are thankless tasks performed by uncomplaining and dutiful women. The fact of the matter is that they perform such chores to make the lives of their dear ones less burdensome and more enjoyable. But even these uncomplaining
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Compare/Contrast Maya Angelou’s “Champion of the World” and Amy Tan’s “Fish Cheeks” both capture the authors’ past experiences of oppression‚ and convey their struggles with identity. Both authors are from minority cultures‚ and both describe the same harsh pressures from the dominant culture. Both author’s share situations of being outcasts‚ coming from different racial backgrounds and trying to triumph over these obstacles. Tan and Angelou speak about the differences between their childhood
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As Maya Angelou had said‚ "I think a hero is any person really intent on making this a better place."(Angelou). Saint John Paul II was just that. Throughout his life he had felt his call to priesthood and continued sharing his gifts with others. Many others had experienced his blessings and help. Children were also a wonderful gift‚ whom he had much love for. His Five Loves set an impression on how the world could be a better place. Several people can tell you how much of a hero he had been for the
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respond to it. To fully understand how Maya Angelou has contributed to the conversation on race and racism‚ gender
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Maya 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.” While Angelou was not simply talking about teacher and student relationships‚ I think that this quote follows my philosophy on classroom management very closely. I believe that as a teacher‚ it is crucial to have a system of positive motivation in the classroom. There are two main parts to my classroom management philosophy‚ one that clearly
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Essay- Maya Angelou quote Everybody has at least one time in their life when they feel that something is unfair and therefore‚ should be changed. In order to produce that change‚ complaining‚ or arguing your point is necessary. I have had a personal experience when I needed to complain to make a change. History also proves that complaining is a useful tool in bringing about changes. In my freshman year of high school‚ I had a strict science teacher. She was also quite stubborn as well‚ as she
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