an African-American woman. The poignant work also made Angelou an international star.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 works which she recited at President Bill Clinton’s inauguration in 1993. Angelou received several honors throughout her career‚ including two NAACP Image Awards in the outstanding literary work (nonfiction) category‚ in 2005
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Moses Cooper is a son‚ father‚ cousin‚ husband‚ friend‚ and leader in the book April Morning. Moses’s father‚ Abraham Cooper passed away‚ and his mother lives with Moses and his family. Moses Cooper has many traits‚ different personalities‚ and a very dramatic death. Moses Copper was described as a strikingly handsome man. Moses’s son Adam describes Moses with “massive brown arms” (Fast 70) and “…a surprisingly young man‚ his wide brown face‚ serious and intent…” (Fast 70). Adam never noticed how
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Operation Valkyrie: The July 20‚ 1944 Attempt on the Life of Adolf Hitler By Katherine Stumpf During the period of Hitler’s rise to power in Germany‚ few people were aware of the opposition to him and his party within Germany. During this period of time the world believed that Hitler had the total support of the German people. This was not entirely true; within Germany there was opposition to Hitler. Between 1921 and his death in 1945‚ there
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Life had to be Altered Imagine your whole world changing in a matter of hours. The author of the book‚ April Morning‚ is Howard Fast. The setting takes place in Lexington‚ Massachusetts‚ all over the course of one day‚ April 18‚ 1775. The book explains the beginning of the Revolutionary War through Adam’s point of view. Adam is the protagonist in the novel that is shown to be both round and dynamic. In Adams life‚ there is order and chaos‚ before‚ during‚ and after the war. Before the war Adam’s
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Should schools start later in the morning? I think that the school day should start later in the morning. Most middle and high school students need about 9 hours of sleep per night. Most students don’t get the recommended amount of sleep as the should‚ and many students only get about 7 hours of sleep. My three reasons why school should start later in the day are‚ students would get more sleep‚ higher concentration levels‚ and better grades. Students don’t get the amount of sleep as they should
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The Importance of the Comic Sub-plot in The Tempest The comic sub-plot has various uses for the play. It brings light relief&ndash without it‚ it would be a very dramatic play‚ if not boring.As because Prospero controls the whole island we know that nothing can really happen that he doesn&rsquot want to‚ so the play is lacking tension and the comic sub-plot prevents it from being a very boring play. Drunkness is amusing anyway‚ they fall about and say stupid things which is entertaining for
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Mothers of "Fences" and "Bright and Morning Star" August Wilson‚ the author of "Fences" and Richard Wright‚ the author of "Bright and Morning Star" produced writings that made a significant impact on the culture of African American literature as we know it today. Both authors centered their works around African Americans‚ illuminating issues within the communities‚ and specifically‚ the family unit‚ or lack thereof. With Rose in "Fences" and Sue in "Bright and Morning Star"‚ both were mothers that
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This story takes place in an unnamed coastal city in India during 1975-1984. This novel is told in third person and is about a chain of circumstances that tosses four very different people together into one small apartment. A college student‚ Maneck Kohlah‚ rents a room in the apartment of Dina Dalal‚ a widowed seamstress in her forties. Dina also has two additional boarders; Ishvar Darji and his nephew Omprakash; tailors fleeing low-caste origins. They do not get along but as a series of unfortunate
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1. Find 8 adjectives to describe Scrooge. The eight adjectives that I found best describes Scrooge at the beginning of the novel would be greedy and unfriendly‚ even though he donates‚ I still feel that he is somewhat greedy at the beginning of it. Following would be grumpy‚ miserable and cold hearted. As the novel progresses‚ he definitely begins to be more thoughtful and friendly. By the end I feel he is a happy old man and glad those ghosts came to him. 2. How does Scrooge live despite enormous
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The Nine Guardians �Nine Guardians� takes places in the State of Chiapas‚ in Mexico‚ where from the remains of the Mexican revolution came the presidency of Lazaro Cardenas. His presidency takes places between 1934 and 1940‚ during the time this novel takes place. Cardenas expropriated foreign-held properties‚ distributed land to peasants‚ and instituted reforms to benefit indigenous people and Mexican workers. Cardenas found it unfair for the Indians to not be treated as equals‚ so he demanded
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