Quiché Maya The piece of literature‚ The Wooden People from the Popol Vuh‚ a Quiché Mayan myth‚ is a representation of the life‚ times‚ and cultural values of the Mayan culture of Mexico in the 16th century. The exact year it was written in is unknown. This myth is a Mayan creation story translated by Dennis Tedlock. The wooden people in the story refer to the first humans that the Maker‚ the Quiché Mayan god of creation‚ made out of wood. He grew displeased with his creation however‚ and so he
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Maya Angelou was born April 4‚ 1928‚ in St. Louis‚ Missouri.Through her childhood shoe encountered many racist threats. At age 7‚ Maya was raped by her mother’s byfriend. Maya’s uncle killed the boyfriend and for many years Maya never talked. During 1941‚ Maya moved to San Francisco where she got a scholarship to study dance and acting. Maya Angelou had several jobs to survive by herself and her baby. In the mid 1950’s Maya had a big break being a performer. Maya organized and performed in the musical
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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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Say What You Want to Say in the Maya Angelou’s poem “Sounds like Pearls” Sounds‚ as written in the first line of the first stanza in the Maya Angelou’s poem “Sounds like Pearls”‚ start to emerge in the mind as we start to read the poem. Sounds are something that we can hear‚ enabling people to communicate‚ socialize‚ interact with other people. Moreover‚ the art of spoken communication had been invented long before the written communication was invented. In the first stanza‚ by comparing sounds
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The "One Girl at the Boys Party" uses a mathematical metaphor throughout the poem. I believe this is to portray how members of the opposite sex at a young age are as complicated as math problems to each other. Mathematics is considered a universal language‚ but that is only if you understand it. The poem is seen from the eyes of a mother after she drops her daughter off at a pool party‚ and because of the mothers age and experience‚ she is able to understand the complexities that go on between the
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In Maya Angelou’s I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings‚ there are multiple role models who help Maya through her hardships. Momma‚ Mrs. Flowers and Miss. Kirwin impacted her by their actions. Momma remains tranquil and patient during the difficult times of being downgraded because of their race. Mrs. Flowers helps Maya out of her silence‚ giving Maya another opportunity to be herself again. Maya’s favorite teacher‚ Miss. Kirwin respects her without judgements. These three women allow Maya to view her
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Analysis of the poem‚ “Still I Rise” Maya Angelou’s poem‚ “Still I Rise” may contain different meanings depending on the reader who interprets it. It is a poem that talks about keeping one’s head up no matter how hard the situation they come from and not being affected by the problems on the side. Maya Angelou was part of a generation wherein the black race was still seen as “inferior”. During that time‚ the “truth” is usually kept hidden favoring the more superior groups of people. Hence‚ the
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Maya Lin was born on October 5‚ 1959 in Athens‚ Ohio. Her parents‚ both taught at Ohio University‚ her mom‚ Julia Lin‚ was a poet and her dad‚ Henry Lin‚ was a ceramist. They had fled China in 1949 right before the Communist Revolution. She also had an older brother Tan‚ who was also a poet. Growing up Lin enjoyed reading and building miniature towns‚ she also excelled in mathematics. She didn ’t have many friends‚ and enjoyed staying at home and studying over going out with friends. In high school
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viewpoints‚ different groups of individuals share different common viewpoints. In "Cry of the Kinky Haired Girl‚" de Burgos portrays her Black female pride by breaking down the societal perception that portrays her as an object. She says "...I cry and I laugh at the thrill of being a black statue...my white teeth flash like lightning" (Willis‚ 2003‚ p. 45). In these lines de Burgos
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Jamaica Kincaid’s poem “Girl” seems to be a mother guiding and teaching her daughter about life and how to do many things. “Girl” makes me think of southern mothers including my own. My mother has taught me how to sew‚ cook‚ and to be polite and treat everyone equally. This may seem like the classic standard women are held to but‚ to me‚ it is much more than that. Being taught to sew has enabled me to be independent in being able to mend my own clothes. This allows me to help my family so they do
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