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    Maya Keyboard Shortcuts Display 4 Shading > Wireframe 5 Shaded display 6 Shaded and Textured display 7 Lighting > Use All Lights d+LMB Display Quality marking menu 1 Low Quality Display setting 2 Medium Quality Display setting 3 High Quality Display setting Playback Control Alt+. Alt+(Comma) . (Comma) Alt+v Alt+Shift+v Move forward one frame Move backward one frame Go to Next key Go to previous key Turn Playback on/off Go to Min Frame

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    still‚ like air‚ I’ll rise” (Angelou 1-4) this is a quote from “Still I Rise” that expresses Maya Angelou’s true feelings‚ that you may hurt her and give Maya Angelou dirty looks‚ yet she will be the bigger person. Maya Angelou uses figurative language to hook her readers with the points she tries to express. Maya Angelou grew up in the 1930’s‚living in a country plagued with bigotry‚ particularly towards women and people of color. Thesis: In “Still I Rise”‚ Maya Angelou uses strong figurative language

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    What Is a Hero? “A hero is any person really intent on making this a better place for all people.” (Maya Angelou) Today‚ it can be complicated to differentiate the real heroes from the fake heroes. A fake hero may act as if he or she is a hero but doesn’t display the characteristics of a hero‚ which includes bravery‚ courage and many other things. One way to tell the difference between the two may be to look at his or her actions and attitude. A hero is someone who always helps others in peril‚

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    South during the days of cotton picking and slavery. All of the adversity she encountered when she was young inspired her to write the book I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. In it‚ she depicts what life was like growing up in the small town of Stamps‚ Arkansas‚ and illustrates the daily hardships that were roadblocks throughout her life. Many people help her overcome these obstructions in her young life‚ but it was the people closest to her who enable her to rise above the adversity she faced. Although

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    Growing up in Forrest City Arkansas‚ there was not much to do‚ fields for miles and not a chance at seeing a tree. But forty miles away‚ I could not say the same‚ the pearl of the Mississippi River‚ Memphis Tennessee. I spent a lot of time there growing up‚ just because there was not anything to do where I was from‚ and a whole lot to do in Memphis. The smell of BBQ hit you in the face every time you would turn a corner. Really‚ BBQ was the main reason I would go to Memphis. Memphis is known for

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    Character Analysis of Annie Henderson (Momma) In Maya Angelou’s autobiography‚ I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings‚ the reader is introduced to a vast ensemble of complex characters. Each character has a tremendous impact on Maya Angelou’s life. One character who not only has great weight in Maya’s life‚ but is also one of the most beloved and admired characters is Annie Henderson‚ Maya’s paternal grandmother. She is defined by an unshakable faith in God‚ her loyalty to her community‚ and a deep

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    surroundings. It does this in many different forms such as limericks‚ sonnets‚ ballads‚ haikus‚ free verse‚ and many others. Some famous poets who are known for their different views on love are William Shakespeare‚ Alfred Tennyson‚ Emily Dickinson‚ and Maya Angelou. William Shakespeare is known for a paradoxical approach to some of his poems for example‚ ”she’s love‚ she loves‚ and yet she is not lov’d”. But he didn’t stop there. In 36 plays

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    To what extent is a Feminist critical approach helpful in opening up potential meanings in Maya Angelou’s “And Still I Rise”? Maya Angelou’s “And Still I Rise” gives a powerful message to the reader from the start of the collection with the title and the numerous‚ alternative meanings behind it. One potential meaning could be Maya’s rising up against oppression and her effort to try and escape from women’s traditional stereotypical roles in society. Another interpretation could be that the collection

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    The Mayan‚ Aztec‚ and Incan people were very advanced considering they were secluded from the rest of the world. Each civilization had many great achievements. The Mayans built outstanding pyramids that were structurally sound to honor their many gods. About 1300 years later‚ the gap between each stone is so small that a butter knife can not be put in between each stone. The skill needed to work with stones with that much precision back then was amazing. The Mayans developed a calendar

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    Thousands of years ago‚ three great civilizations lived in what we now call South America. These three civilizations were the Mayans‚ Aztecs‚ and Incas and they settled in South America and Mesoamerica (a term used to describe the Americas before the arrival of the Spanish) where they lived for thousands of years until the Spanish arrived. One of the oldest civilizations of Mesoamerica‚ the Mayan civilization‚ which is located in modern-day Guatemala‚ lasted for approximately 3000 years‚ spanning

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