Maya Angelou books and poems relate to real world situations. In her poem phenomenal women it talks about how you should not live in a stereotypical way of life and have confidence in yourself. You should celebrate how remarkable you are and it makes you a champion. Being a woman makes you supreme‚ because women are a mystery and hard to figure out. She expresses you don’t need to be loud to get attention just being yourself shows who you are. Maya Angelo works states you should embrace your purpose
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Doll‚ in that a woman must meet societies standards of how women should look to be considered beautiful‚ Maya Angelou’s Phenomenal Woman explains how a woman should be free and act as herself. The speaker of the poem is self-confident when walking into a room full of men‚ “I walk into a room just as cool as you please‚ and to a man‚ the fellows stand or fall down to their knees” (322). At the end of each stanza‚ Angelou repeats the same lines‚ “I’m a woman‚ phenomenally. Phenomenal woman‚ that’s me”
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PHENOMENAL WOMEN - CRITICAL ANALYSIS Maya Angelou. Maya Angelou (1928 -2014 ) was an American author ‚ poet ‚ historian ‚ playright ‚ songwriter ‚ dancer ‚ producer ‚ director ‚ performer and a civil right activist . She was the first Black women director in Hollywood . Her contribution to film making is immense . She was also made the life time Reynold’s Professor of American studies and Wake Forest University . Maya Angelou is best known for addressing the world through the medium of her own
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Still I Rise collection cannot be admired by the reader. In the poem ´Phenomenal Woman´‚ Angelou exposes the attributes that the titular woman possesses that deem her irresistible to others‚ particularly to those of the opposite sex‚ although she does not conform to societies definition of ´beautiful´. Although Maya Angelou´s is regarded as an advocate for both racial and gender equality‚ it can be argued that Phenomenal Woman generates an undertone of arrogance and female superiority. ´And to a
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Paige James April 19‚ 2013 Professor Burgess Phenomenal Woman: Maya Angelou Phenomenal Woman is one of the most quoted poems in literary history. This poem was written in 1978 by Maya Angelou to tell a story of how as woman‚ through our many obstacles‚ we still were phenomenal. Angelou is a poet‚ historian‚ songwriter‚ playwright‚ dancer‚ stage and screen producer‚ director‚ performer‚ singer‚ and civil rights activist. She was born Marguerite Johnson‚ April 4‚ 1928 in St. Louis‚
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Maya Angelou “Phenomenal Woman” is a very strong poem. It is a poem speaking about how a conceited a women is about herself. Maya Angelou is a great poet‚ but this poem is far most the best one I have ever read. Maya Angelou Phenomenal Woman has a lot of self-confident. She goes on and on about how she loves herself and how anyone can’t tell her different. For example‚ the line where she stated‚ “I’m a woman. Phenomenally. Phenomenal woman. That’s me.”(321-322). That line itself makes me see what
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thoughts. Maya Angelou Maya Angelou is a poet and award-winning author known for her memoirs “I Know Why”‚ “Cage Bird Sings”‚ and amazing poems‚ one famously known worldwide as “Phenomenal Woman”. She is the
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The phenomenal black women What is a phenomenal women? She is a women of high standards‚ she’s a women of excellent who can’t stop because she knows she’s good at. The type of women who look you straight in the eye and does not get cold feet. She makes her thoughts into reality‚ whether perfect or imperfect. She’s the type of women‚ who is strong but can be weak from time to time‚ but that doesn’t stop her from her goal. She’s a boss at what she does‚ and everyone around her can see that she means
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| Maya Angelou | Phenomenal Woman | When given the opportunity to discuss an effective leader and role model‚ Maya Angelou almost immediately came to mind. Angelou has proven to be a leader through her tenacity‚ personal values‚ wisdom‚ humanitarian spirit‚ and extensive body of work. Maya Angelou’s life illustrates how numerous setbacks and obstacles did not prevent her from pursuing her passions and becoming an effective leader and role model. What defines an effective leader
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The woman I am in my Dreams Lexi MacConnell 1.) What we can infer about the narrator based on the contrasts she reveals is that she is a short woman‚ who wears sensible average clothing‚ she is unconfident with lack of sex appeal. 2.) The woman in the narrator’s dreams is a tall well-dressed woman who is very social; she is concerned with her own needs. This woman in her dreams is very confident‚ she is able to overcome obstacles and it’s her way or no way. We know this from the poem
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