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Still I rise Introduction: Good morning‚ Mrs. Roberts and classmate. Today I am going to perform the poem” Still I rise” by Maya Angelou. Firstly‚ I would like to talk briefly the poet. Maya Angelou was born in 1928. At a young age Maya had to deal with many issues such as rape her identity as a black person. However‚ encouraged by her grandmother‚ who introduced her to literature and she gradually emerged as a talented artist. In the 1960s‚ Angelou began to focus on writing. She became one
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Angelou’s “Still I Rise” The name Maya Angelou resonates with an entire race and culture. Of all her poems “Still I Rise” should be classified as the most introspective of them all. It is a personal journey into a world many of us have never seen or known. She speaks to an audience of oppressors and persecutors. She is allowing the reader to truly feel not only her pain but her boldness as well. Maya Angelou’s “Still I Rise” uses strong word choice and imagery to portray her courage to rise against these
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nonfiction best seller by and African-American woman. Throughout this poem and “Still I Rise”‚ Angelou creates a theme of perseverance even during rough times‚ by using multiple poetic devices. In the poem‚ “Still I Rise”‚ Angelou uses imagery‚ similes‚ and repetition to show the theme. The line “I rise”‚ is repeated at the end of every other stanza (4). This is to show that no matter what people do or say she will rise. Angelou shows that nothing will keep her down through the repetition of this line
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Audiovisual Showpiece Rise of the Tomb Raider looks absolutely incredible. Even though the characters both look and animate stupendously well‚ they’re overshadowed by the varied environments designed with an astounding attention to detail. In addition to touches like Lara leaving tracks in the show and the character’s mouths moving in accordance with speech in-game‚ Lara regularly reacts to the environment. It greatly contributes to immersion when Lara wades through the deep snow‚ struggles to walk
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To what extent did Stalin rise to power because of his cunning personality? Explain your answer. [12m] Stalin rose in power because of his cunning and manipulative personality. He used propaganda to manipulate the images he created for himself and Trotsky as he wanted to get more popularity and support from the people because he wanted to portray himself as the legitimate successor and destroy Trotsky’s positive image as Lenin’s chosen successor. Stalin was cunning enough to prevent
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<center><b>Examine each opening sentence carefully. To what degree does each sentence give a clue as to the story‚ which is to follow‚ and the use of language within it? Refer to the sentences of "Full Stop"‚ "Why Apes Look Like People" and "The Escape".</b></center> <br> <br>A captivating opening is half the success for any story. The opening may be descriptive‚ full of sarcasm‚ unusual or exciting. It is the same with the opening tune to a song. Besides memorable lyrics and a beautiful melody‚
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Long-term bitterness‚ anger about the loss of the war and the humiliation of the Treaty of Versailles instigated Hitler’s rise to power. Hitler was a clear nationalist and the loss of the war showed him that Germany was weak‚ incompetent. The Treaty of Versailles was hated among all Germans‚ including Hitler. They detested the Treaty and found it was unfair‚ especially Clause 231. This clause stated that Germany would be blamed for the war‚ this clause stood to diminish any national pride left. “All
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The Sun Also Rises Ernest Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises demonstrates elements of weakened masculinity throughout the novel. The lasting effects of WWI on the characters‚ Jake Barnes’ insecurities‚ and Lady Brett Ashley’s non-conformity all contribute to the minimized presence of masculinity. Hemingway began writing The Sun Also Rises in 1925 and it was later completed in 1926. Much like the novel’s protagonist‚ he too resided in Paris working as a journalist‚ after fighting in WWI. Hemingway
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other poems. The poem I read was “Still I Rise” by Maya Angelou. It is an incredibly powerful poem written by someone with such a rough background. It really shows how she pushed through life and what she did to get through everything she went through. What this poem tells me is that no matter how long or how hard you get knocked down‚ you should always persevere. The end of the first stanza says “You may trod me in the very dirt / But still‚ like dust‚ I’ll rise.” (Lines 3-4) This has a great hook into
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