Margaret Thatcher (Her Life as Prime Minister of Britain) Margaret Thatcher can be considered as one of the most prolific leaders of our time. She was Britain’s first and only woman Prime Minister‚ thus far. She was the longest serving Prime Minister Britain had in the 20th century. Thatcher’s stern‚ no-nonsense approach in the leadership of her government earned her the nickname‚ "The Iron Lady." She certainly lived up to the name‚ because she took Britain through a revolutionary change;
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The power and fervor illustrated within Maya Angelou’s numerous works resulted from the tribulations that she overcame. As a young African-American‚ discrimination vastly influenced Angelou’s life. However‚ Angelou refused to succumb to such unfair racial bigotry and strived for her voice and inequalities to be heard. Maya Angelou‚ herself‚ claims that although “ We may encounter many defeats...we must not be defeated…in fact‚ it is necessary to encounter the defeat‚ so that you can know who you
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Grandmothers” by Maya Angelou Image (Imagery) – Descriptive poetry flourished. One basic meaning for ‘image’ is provided by that context‚ but other‚ looser and more treacherous‚ meanings have accreted: any sensuous effect provoked by literary language; any striking language; metaphor; symbol; any figure. Maya Angelou’s poem‚ “Our Grandmother’s‚” vividly exemplifies a sense of imagery that is brought to life. The most effective way that‚ Maya Angelou
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As a teenager‚ Maya Angelou was driven to succeed in all aspects of her life which began with her move to San Francisco after winning a scholarship at San Francisco’s Labor School in 1942 (Wagner-Martin‚ 12). Later in her life at the age of 16‚ Angelou decided that she wanted to become a streetcar conductor. Determined to get the job Angelou visited Muni’s personnel department with the intention of placing an application--but was denied even receiving one. When asked by her mother why she did not
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takes.” They will say‚ “Women don’t have what it takes.” Clara Boothe Luce‚ a very significant author of the 30’s‚ describes the harsh judgment that was passed upon woman during this trialing time in American history. A similarly influential author‚ Margaret Fuller was one of the innovators of the feminist movement in America. Her influence on the social views of 1830’s America spread‚ from her climb up journalism ladder to her place in the Italian Revolution‚ is indisputable. Fuller’s family was obviously
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Margaret Thatcher Introduction Margaret Thatcher was the longest serving Prime Minister of the twentieth century. Her style and her views appealed to many British people who had lost confidence in the welfare state and in the direction the nation had taken. In some ways she was the first genuine leader the nation had had since Churchill‚ the politician on whom she consciously modeled herself‚ In spite of the fact that over half the nation disagreed with her politics‚ they were unable to vote
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Margaret Fuller‚ a woman of great talent and promise‚ had the misfortune to be born in Massachusetts in 1810‚ at a time and place in which the characteristics of what historians have termed “true womanhood” were becoming ever more rigidly defined. Well brought-up women like herself were to be cultured‚ pious‚ submissive and genteel. Fuller‚ by contrast‚ was assertive and freethinking. She was also — and to some extent‚ still is — a difficult person to like. Arrogant‚ condescending and vain‚ Fuller
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British Political History Margaret Thatcher Sahibzada Rabbani 24/03/2013 What made Margaret Thatcher one of the most influential Prime Ministers in the twentieth century? Was it the strength of her personality‚ length of time in office‚ her politics‚ or combination of all of these and more? INTRODUCTION Margaret Thatcher was the longest serving Prime Minister of U.K in the twentieth century (1979 to 1990). Lady Thatcher was born on 13 October 1925 in Grantham‚ Lincolnshire. The daughter
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Maya Angelou is such an inspiration. Her career encompassed a multitude of titles from author‚ playwright‚ and poet to stage and screen performer‚ director‚ and human rights activist. Angelou was awarded the Presidential Medal of Arts in 2000 and the Lincoln Medal in 2008. She has received three Grammy Awards and some 50 honorary degrees. In 1993‚ she read her poem On the Pulse of the Morning at President Bill Clinton’s inauguration‚ at his request. Although she did all of these amazing things one
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She was an author‚ actress‚ screenwriter‚ dancer and poet. Born Marguerite Annie Johnson‚ Angelou had a difficult childhood that later became the inspiration for many of her autobiographies. Angelou’s early career was in the theater‚ and she co-wrote Cabaret for Freedom to raise funds for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference‚ for which
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