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    the remains of slavery’s plantations” (Angelou‚ p. 115). Maya Angelou describes the life of cotton-pickers in the nonfiction story‚ “Cotton-Picking Time.” This paper will give an analysis of “Cotton-Picking Time” and discuss the author’s intent along with the rhythm‚ choice of words‚ tone‚ and satire. Also this paper will discuss the purpose of the essay‚ techniques used by the author‚ theme‚ and the tension between facts and events of the short story. Maya grew up mainly at her grandmother’s house

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    Defranzo English 101 10/10/14 Poetry Assignment Maya Angelou: Maya Angelou was born on August 4‚ 1928‚ in St. Louis ‚ writer and civil rights activist is known for her 1969 memoir‚ I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings‚ which made literary history as the first nonfiction best-seller by an African-American woman. In 1971‚ Angelou published the Pulitzer Prize-nominated poetry collection Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water ’Fore I Die. She later wrote the poem "On the Pulse of Morning"—one of her most famous

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    I will compared and contrast two poems that deal with a similar topic of being caged. What I seen comparison in these poems are that we are giving a visual representation of people who are free and successful while there are people who are caged ready to be successful but are kept down either by their peers or the society they live in. In Tupac’s poem the rose represents the desire of people that are caged and how it takes a strong will to reach the so called “freedom”‚ freedom is represent as

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    15 October 2012 I know why the caged bird sings By Maya Angelou The novel I know why the caged bird sings is about the triumphs of a young woman. Maya Angelou or Marguerite Ann Johnson is the main character of the book and she endures quite a few problems. She is a dynamic character through her changes in heart‚ faith‚ and power. Maya Angelou is a woman who was constantly beat down for being African American and for her social class. This isn’t fair but it was the way the world functioned back

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    In Maya Angelou’s All God’s Children Need Traveling Shoes‚ she recounts a time in her life in which she lived in Africa. She traveled to Africa to send her son to the University of Ghana. However‚ he was injured in a car accident so Maya Angelou was not able to leave him. She became extremely different than she was usually. She was withdrawn and depressed. With the help from friends she had made during her time there‚ she was able to work through it. She met many black Americans and many people who

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    Both’’ I know why the caged bird sings’’ and’’ The Rose who grew from concrete’’ reflect on the subject of hope. Despite the similarities the subjects used by the poets to demonstrate the themes are quite different. Whereas in the first poem‚’’ The rose who grew from concrete to represent hope in an impossible situation. In I know why the caged bird sings the poet uses the Bird’s point of view to represent hope in a hopeless setting. This essay will analyze the similarities and differences in’’ I

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    1) Summary of Character Traits <br>&nbsp;a) School smart (Maya is smart. When she moves to San Francisco from Stamps‚ Arkansas‚ she is skipped a grade.) <br>&nbsp;b) Caring sister (she always talks of her devotion to Baily) <br>&nbsp;c) Determined (she wants to get a job with the streetcar company and she keeps bugging them until they finally give her a job) <br>&nbsp;d) Proud (she lives with the junkyard kids instead of going back to her father’s; she slaps Dolores for calling her mother a whore) <br>2)

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    The Literary Point of View Theme Essay Word Choice Literary Devices Author Comparison/Contrast: Assignment: For Your Information: Comparison/Contrast - The process of examining two or more things in order to establish their similarities and differences. After reading two selections‚ you will write a comparison/contrast essay using the guidelines provided in this packet. 1. Any relationship between two or more things will involve some degree of SIMILARITY‚ as well as some degree

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    for an African-American woman like Maya Angelou to change the views of so many people like she did. She began as a civil rights activist‚ but later became a much greater symbol‚ representing the voices of all women who wished to live in a more equal and accepting society. Throughout her life‚ Maya Angelou has published seven autobiographies‚ three books of essays‚ several books of poetry‚ and many plays‚ movies‚ and television shows. Through her novels and poems‚ she expresses her struggles involving

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    is a renowned autobiographical account of Maya Angelou’s youth. Based on Maya Angelou’s best selling novel‚ this film takes place during the Great Depression. The story takes place in a bigoted‚ vicious town in Stamps‚ Arkansas where Maya and her brother‚ Bailey‚ grow up with their grandmother and uncle. The family is forced to deal with racism from the KKK as well as other whites in the society. Maya begins school and proudly excels academically. Maya is pushed back and forth between her mother

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