myself. My name is Bettye‚ with a "ye" and not just "y". My momma always told me to let people know exactly how my name was spelt‚ to let them know that I was different and not the typical Betty; that I was special and unique. This is one of the few pieces of advice I remember my mother sharing with me. I sometimes wonder if I am special and unique because I did not grow up in the typical household. My father‚ well I wish I knew I him. My momma told me that he couldn’t handle the news of having a child
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important factor in the live of our main character‚ Maya. Line 20‚ opens a first character after the writer‚ Momma‚ a person who was looking after Maya. The way Momma was mentioned right in the beginning and the way she is presented to us “As I’d watched Momma”‚ I can interpret that Momma plays a big role in Maya’s live as she was mentioned first and also we were told that she watches her‚ meaning Momma is Maya’s role model of a woman she should be once she a grown up‚ and we do see this throughout the book
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which made him send his British troops over to the American colonies to fight. Thus‚ the beginning of the American Revolution has begun. In the book “My Brother Sam is Dead”‚ the main characters are Tim and Sam Meeker. They both live in the town of Redding‚ Connecticut at this time. Tim Meeker is a 14-year old boy who is protective about his family and is very confident about himself. He is also someone who admires and looks up to his older brother Sam. Sam is a high-strung‚ 16-year old boy who enlisted
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influenced the most by Momma‚ Daddy Clidell‚ and Mrs. Flowers. To begin‚ Momma‚ as her name indicates‚ is like a mother figure. Even though she was Maya’s grandmother‚ she takes on full responsibilities as if Maya were her own child. Since Maya is abandoned by her parents‚ Momma takes her in and teaches her many important life lessons. She always makes sure Maya puts God first and has respect for all religion. “I would have wriggled just a bit‚ but each time I looked over at Momma‚ she seemed to threaten
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Marguerite’s relationship with Bailey. 8. Describe the living conditions for the whites and Blacks in Stamps. 9. Describe the experience Momma had with the "powhitetrash" children when Marguerite was ten years old. 10. Describe the second incident with Sister Monroe‚ and its effect on Marguerite and Bailey. Chapters 7-12 1. Describe the incident in which Momma was referred to as "Mrs." and its effect on the Black community. 2. What‚ according to the author‚ was the one thing about the whites
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ran a general store. Angelou has acted and written several plays‚ poems‚ and a six-part autobiography “I Know Why the caged Bird Sings” making her one of this country’s foremost black writers. In this story Angelou tells about how her grandmother (momma) triumphs over a pack of taunting neighborhood children. I feel very strongly about this particular piece given the time set and the way black people were treated by the whites‚ and how without harsh words or threats some black people overcame the
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to top $1.3 trillion by 2003 (Weller‚ 2000). One reason for this explosive growth is that the Internet infrastructure represents a common platform for all business‚ and the foundation for this common infrastructure is largely in place (Phillips & Meeker‚ 2000). The result for business has not necessarily been a smooth transition. The potential for the global economy to be streamlined‚ disintermediated and then reintermediated (Austrian‚ et. al.‚ 2000) has placed a tremendous strain on established
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1. Who is the protagonist? Explain your choice. As before‚ you should judge this based on several factors: Which character do we spend the most time with? Which character is telling the story (probably it is her story‚ then)? Which character changes‚ if one does? Which character are we left to focus on at the end of the story? When the same character is the answer to most or all of the above questions‚ that character is probably the protagonist. 2. Unlike "Cathedral‚" this story has an antagonist
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings “Whatever the contest had been out front‚ I knew Momma had won” (p. 33) In Chapter 5‚ three “powhitetrash” girls come to the Store and mock Annie Henderson. They call her by her fist name‚ showing a great lack of respect for their elder‚ crudely imitate the way she hums Church songs‚ and pouch out their mouths like hers. Marguerite‚ watching the way in which these three girls demean her grandmother‚ becomes infuriated. But what makes her even more upset is
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people who pick the cotton. In chapter two the young girl falls in love with reading epically William Shakespeare. Then later momma (aka the grand mother) found out that a black man messed with white women and the white people were on a rampage. When people call Maya ugly her sister steps in and bags down on the people who are saying it. 3. A reverend comes to mommas house once a month to discuss the ceriman but everybody hates him cause he eats the best part of the Sunday dinner. Later in the
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