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    The poem `and still I rise` was written by Maya Angelou in the 1960’s in America. During which time the black civil rights movement was very prominent and Dr Angelou was a very prominent part of it. Coming off the back of years of slavery of her people due to there skin colour and years of oppression she herself may have faced due to her gender Dr Angelou had a lot to say. The poem `presents from my Aunt in Pakistan` was written by Pakistani born poet Moniza Alvi who currently resides in London‚

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    extra ingredients that all women have within them. The poem “Phenomenal Woman” by Maya Angelou‚ she speaks about the elegance of a woman‚ her inner being the way she glow without saying a word Maya expressed how men are amazed by her presence “men themselves have wondered what they see in me” (line 31-32).It’s hard to put your finger on it all women were born with the power. In the poem “Still I rise” by Maya Angelou she described the struggles of life trials and tribulations you face in society

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    3) Extension Subtext-The phrases “I am a woman phenomenally” and “Phenomenal woman thats me” give the poem sub-text.Although the nararrator is not physically beautiful her inner qualities give her all the beauty she needs to be phenomeanl. Title-By reading the title you get an idea of what the poem is about.And as you read the poem you make the connection to the title and why it is important to the literal and bigger meaning of the poem. Poet-Maya Angelou is a very well known American poet

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    Bianca Hutuleac  Mrs. Mcray  AP Language  December 8‚ 2014  “I Know Why the Caged Bird Cannot Read” Analysis  In “I Know Why the Caged Bird Cannot Read‚” Francine Prose argued that high school  students are beginning to hate reading even more than before because they aren’t taught correctly  how to understand more complicated texts. ​ She blames the education system for requiring  students to read “middlebrow entertainments.” ​ Francine Prose gives many examples that go to  support her argument‚

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    Marguerite Anne Johnson (Maya Angelou) was born in St. Louis‚ Missouri on the 4th of April 1928. Even at the time of her birth‚ when she was seconds‚ minutes‚ hours‚ old‚ life was working against her. She was born at the mercy of the ignorant‚ the “traditionalists”‚ and the near-sighted (racist/sexist people). At a very young age Angelou’s parents split and she and her brother were left in the care of her grandmother in Stamps‚ Arkansas. Angelou experienced both brutal racism and unshakable faith

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    Maya Angelou is one of the most famous African-American women figures. As well as an inspiring figure as a poet‚ Maya is also well known to have been a great actress‚ educator‚ historian‚ author‚ playwright‚ director and producer. At the time of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.‚ Maya was also inspired to become involved in the civil rights movement. Maya Angelou’s former name was Marguerite Ann Johnson. Maya got the nickname from her older brother bailey‚ which had a speech issue and couldn’t pronounce

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    Alexandra Coronado Mr.Rivas IB English 11 Period 1 16 October 2014 Caged Bird Response Essay Prose exposes numerous straw man arguments with To Kill a Mockingbird. Prose critiques the novel in a confident‚ yet slightly harsh manner. She believes that the novel could’ve been different if there was just a bit more detail. Prose interprets To Kill a Mockingbird in a way that focuses on prejudice and racism. The way that Prose exposes straw man arguments is by talking about how “it is freighted

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    One common technique used numerous times throughout the essay I Know Why the Caged Bird Cannot Read is the rhetorical question‚ a strategy that uses questions with implied answers that the reader must determine by an author’s purpose and tone. When Prose uses rhetorical questions‚ she writes them after suggesting the solutions earlier in the essay‚ using the questions as a sort of conclusion. After an analysis that books such as Huckleberry Finn are only being studied in school for their racist

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    Dr. Maya Angelou is one of the most prominent and influential voices of our time. Maya was born on April 4th‚ 1928‚ under the name of Marguerite Johnson in St. Louis‚ Missouri. Her parents divorced when she was three. When she was eight‚ she was raped by her mother’s boyfriend. When she told her uncles what happened‚ they kicked him to death. Frightened by the power of her own voice‚ she chose not to speak for the next 5 years. She was constantly discriminated against for being African American

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    When Angelou wrote and recited "On the Pulse of Morning"‚ she was already well known as a writer and poet. She had written five of the six of her series of autobiographies‚ including the first and most highly acclaimed‚ I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969). Although she was best known for her autobiographies‚ she was primarily known as a poet rather than an autobiographer.[2] Early in her writing career she began alternating the publication of an autobiography and a volume of poetry.[3] Her first

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