RUNNING HEAD: Implementation of Multicultural Psychotherapy Treatment Plan Implementation of Multicultural Psychotherapy Treatment Plan with Claireece Precious Jones Megan Roy The University of Texas Abstract This report summarizes the implementation of a Multicultural Psychotherapy treatment plan with Precious Jones‚ an eighteen year old African-American single mother of two. Precious was referred by the Student Counseling Center at a community college in Harlem‚ New York which she attends
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Encounterʺ‚ Angelou is telling how to survive in a world of racism and being strong in many aspects in life. I definitely think that if you want to be treated with respect and dignity‚ you should follow this wonderful example that is momma´s Encounterʺ. Maya Angelou expressed her personal experiences about a home rutine with momma and the punishments if this rutine was not followed. How momma was strong to not let the powhitetrash kids (as she called them) made her feel inferior. Angelou understood
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"On the Pulse of Morning" By: Maya Angelou "On the Pulse of Morning‚" is a poem written by Maya Angelou. In this poem‚ Angelou depicts personification. Personification is an element of literature in which an object or an animal is given human characteristics. Angelou uses personification to give the rock‚ the river‚ and the tree the ability to speak to the reader. In "On the Pulse of Morning"‚ Angelou writes " But today‚ the rock cries out to us‚ clearly‚ forcefully
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After returning to Stamps Maya meets Mrs. Flowers who is a well-educated African American woman who is everything that Maya wants to be when she grows up. Maya states‚ “Her skin was a rich black that would have peeled like plum if snagged‚ but then no one would have thought of getting close enough to Mrs. Flowers to ruffle her dress‚ let along snag her skin. She didn’t encourage familiarity. She wore gloves too” (Angelou 93). In other words‚ Maya seen for the first time in her life what is was to
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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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essay‚ I intend to compare and contrast the poems. Woman by Kishaw Naheed and Woman Work by Maya Angelou. The two poems look at the lives of two Women from different cultures and traditions. Kishwar Naheed is one of the leading poets of Pakistan. Naheed writes about tradition of arranged marriages and the struggles of being a women in her culture. Maya Angelou is a Black American women from Arkansas. Maya writes about the daily struggles of a working class woman in America. In these two poems they
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culture that was very interesting was the Pre-Columbian Maya culture of Mesoamerica. The natural environment that the Mayans lived in offered a wealth of materials and ideas to give works of beautiful art. “The Maya used ceramics every day‚ small cups for drinking vessels‚ tall cylinders for storing and pouring ritual beverages‚ and plates for all sorts of delicious foodstuffs‚ from tamales to corncakes served with sauces” ( Miller 190). The Maya had specific techniques and shared similarities with
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the autobiography of Maya Angelou’s life. She tells the story of her life in Stamps‚ Arkansas as well as her life moving from place to place. She deals with many problems including prejudice in many forms. Because of this prejudice‚ Maya must deal with the extremely influential actions of segregation‚ racism‚ and sexism. One of the largest factors that affected Maya’s upbringing was segregation. Segregation is the separation of white people and African American people. Maya is forced to do everything
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“I saw only her power and strength...Her voice was soft only because she chose to keep it so¨ (Angelou 46). This person who Maya Angelou is referring to in her autobiography‚ I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings‚ is Annie Henderson‚ Angelou’s southern grandmother. She is also known as Momma. As we follow Angelou’s coming-of-age story living back and forth between her divorced parents and Momma in Stamps‚ Arkansas‚ Momma unfolds to us as being strong on the inside without having to use words to convey
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‘Africa’‚ simple and straightforward‚ the title speaks for itself. Maya Angelou planted the seed of idea even before we read the first line. The poem is about Africa rising above all the suffering and despair she has endured‚ leaving the past behind her in order to strive towards freedom and liberation. Anthropomorphizing Africa‚ a continent into a woman is an epitome of the personification of a land. In the first stanza‚ Africa is portrayed as a physically attractive black woman‚ denied of her
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