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    Everyone fought for freedom and for slavery to end‚ but did anybody fight for the freedom of poor caged birds? In “Caged Bird” by Maya Angelou‚ the speaker talks about the differences between a caged bird and a free bird. In “Under the Rice Moon” by Rhiannon Puck‚ a bird just wants to be free and fly‚ but no one understands. Everyone thinks that the bird wants to live caged and safe‚ but the only thing the bird wanted was to be able to roam around the sky without being caged. As you can see‚ in the

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    "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" is an utmost bona fide‚ descriptive memoir. This piece has a vast amount of stylistic devices that draw attention to the theme of Angelou’s autobiography. When summoned together‚ these devices add up and make up beautiful life story. Just as a sweetly sung melody dances through the wind‚ Maya Angelou’s style flows fluently throughout her writing in her autobiographical piece‚ "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings". As the silent listener lets the tune seep into their

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    The “Caged Bird” and “World’s Reward both express a theme. “Caged Bird” and “World’s Reward” express the the theme of freedom. The passages use the theme in different ways to show freedom. In the passages‚ they treat the theme by wanting physical and spiritual freedom. They have spiritual freedom‚ but they want physical freedom. The “World’s Reward” states‚” the master wanted to dispose of him.” Since the owner wanted to dispose the dog‚ the dog left his owner. The dog found company and “the

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    Running head: MAYA ANGELOU 1 MAYA ANGELOU 11 An Important Historical Figure: Maya Angelou Name Institution Date Introduction Born on the 4th of April‚ 1928 in St. Louis‚ Missouri‚ civil rights activist and writer Maya Angelou is popular for her memoir titled “I Know Why

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    Graduation Day Like once said by Mahatma Gandhi‚ “Be the change you wish to see in the world”. Throughout the story Graduation Day you could really tell that this quote applied to Maya Angelou in a huge way. The story is based around the eighth grade graduation of Maya Angelou. Her main point reflects the unfair treatment of african americans during that time because they were not valued for their educational intelligence. She does an amazing job telling the story by changing her tone and feelings

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    literature back then‚ due to Maya’s honesty about being sexually assaulted at a young age. In 1954 and 1955‚ Maya toured Europe with the opera Porgy and Bess. She also studied Modern dance with renowned Martha Graham‚ danced with incredible inspirations like Alvin

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    accents really made the reading experience so much more realistic. There are many sentence fragments in the autobiography‚ but to me‚ they bring me to a place inside her head‚ where I know what she’s thinking. (Possibly because my thoughts are often like debates of “yes to this‚ but then again no” in my head). I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is written in chronological order‚ which makes the events in her

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    An Interpretation of “On The Pulse Of Morning” The poem that Maya Angelou chose the read at President Clinton’s inaugural in 1993‚ delivers a message of hope. It uses the metaphor of morning or dawn to show that people can create their dreams and bring them to life. Maya Angelou has been a national celebrity since the reading of this poem. Her writings have a way of embracing people and successfully state her thoughts and emotions. “Pulse” is a call for hope and opportunity in part of our history

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    Good Morning Maya Angelou is a stunning writer who has a way of capturing her readers to the core. In her poem “On The Pulse Of Morning” she uses a voice of renewal of hope for mankind. She used this poem in a speech that in the moment‚ introduced a former President of the United States. This poem was used to motivate a nation of hopeless and ungrateful people. Angelou’s tone in this piece is one of power and love. She is very consistent in communicating the truth of peoples destruction

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    Maya and Bailey

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    There are many changes 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

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