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    Ling Jiang Pd 6. Independent Reading Assignment I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou is an autobiography detailing evens in her life from when she was just five years old to when she has her first child at the age of 16. As I read the novel‚ I felt as though Angelou wrote it so that she could shine a light on the racism in America. Even though Maya Angelou is “black” and I am “yellow‚” I was able to relate to her story on a very personal level. Although I have never been sexually

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    Compare the ways in which Charlotte Brontë and Maya Angelou present male characters‚ through detailed discussion of Jane Eyre and wider reference to I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Jane Eyre is an early insight into how proto-feminists were regarded in the 19th century‚ where a women’s role was stereotypically to be seen and not heard. Charlotte Bronte uses the character Jane Eyre as a platform to express the imbalance of equality between the two genders and uses a series of male characters

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    Lee 1 Nadia Lee English 2 Mr. List 19 January 2013 I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings By: Maya Angelou 1. Before I chose this poem‚ I was thinking about choosing a couple of other ones when I finally realized that this poem caught my eye the most. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings helped me realize the benefits and consequences from both sides in life. I found this poem in Google under the category that said “poems that talk about life”. If you read this poem and take it literally‚ than it will

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    He once sent me a poem by Maya Angelou. The poem included the line “The caged bird sings with a fearful trill of the things unknown but longed for still and his tune is heard on the distant hill for the caged bird sings of freedom”. The bird fears what it will encounter outside of its cage so it never attempts to escape. This bird longs for freedom so deeply that he even sings to it but the bird’s fear of change causes him to stay in the same situation even though the bird can easily get out of it

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    "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" Maya Angelou‚ in I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings‚ tells her story of how and when she grew up. In Arkansas at the time of Maya Angelou’s childhood‚ many things were looked upon as bad or unfavored. Maya’s problem was that she was black and a woman. Her novel depicts her life in rural Stamps‚ Arkansas with her grandmother and in St. Louis‚ Missouri‚ where her mother resided. At the age of three Maya and her four-year old brother‚ Bailey‚ were turned over

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    Maya Angelou is a poet‚ author‚ actress‚ director‚ historian‚ educator‚ playwright‚ civil rights activist‚ producer‚ and a lecturer. She was born on April 4‚ 1928 in St. Louis Missouri. She has two brothers and is the oldest of three children. Her parents were Bailey and Vivian Johnson but they did not raise her. Her parents were divorced when she was three; she was raised by her grandmother in segregated Stamps‚ Arkansas. While living with her grandmother‚ she gained pride and religion as an important

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    SUMMARY OF THE MAYAS The Mayan civilization was the height of pre-Columbian culture. They made significant discoveries in science‚ including the use of the zero in mathematics. Their writing was the only in America capable of expressing all types of thought. Glyphs either represent syllables or whole concepts and were written on long strips of paper or carved and painted n stone. They are arranged to be read from left to right and top to bottom in pairs of columns. The Mayan calendar begins around

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    Running Head: MAYA ANGELOU’S TONE IN “WHAT’S YOUR NAME‚ GIRL?” Topic: Maya Angelou’s tone in “What’s Your Name‚ Girl?” Name: chia chih wei Course: Instructor’s Name: Date: March 26‚ 2011 MAYA ANGELOU’S TONE IN “WHAT’S YOUR NAME‚ GIRL?” In the better part of the story Maya Angelou’s tone is full of contempt and anger for her employer. This however‚ is not the only tone that keen readers can identify in Angelou’s story. At some point in her narration‚ the author shows pity and mildness

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    throughout the book “I know why the caged bird sings” by Maya Angelou; However‚ Maya’s and Bailey’s relationship was something that remained strong throughout the course of the book. It didn’t change much significantly‚ sure they both matured and didn’t depend on each other as much‚ but their strong connection and bond was always there. Bailey defended her anytime she needed it‚ protected her‚ and helped her when she needed advice. Bailey and Maya were very close during the period they lived with their

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    1) In stanza one‚ Maya says three things about the mastodons and the dinosaurs. The first thing she talks about was the mastodons being long departed. By saying this she is implying that they are extinct. The second thing she states was that the dinosaurs left behind dry tokens of their sojourn. By this she means that the creatures before us‚ the dinosaurs and mastodons left us very little information about their journey through life on earth. The last thing she says about them was that they were

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