In the poem "Still I Rise" by Maya. Angelou‚ Angelou uses metaphorical language‚ similes‚ and rhetorical questions to convey to readers how powerful and strong Angelou has become as a person. The most effective usage of a poetic device that Maya Angelou uses is her reliance on metaphors. One use of this device that really sticks out is‚ "You may trod me in the very dirt But still‚ like dust‚ I’ll rise." Angelou’s use of a metaphor in this first stanza is effective because the readers are already
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Exploitation‚ Apartheid and South Africa Elias Van Sickle Chami 10H HB Period 1 April 8‚ 2011 Outline Thesis: The 19th century conquest of South Africa in pursuit of financial gain‚ resulted in economic‚ social‚ and political oppression of blacks along with environmental devastation. I. Introduction A. Background information B. Why time period was optimal for European rule 1. Industrialization 2. Capitalism C. Thesis II. Early apartheid roots and Boer‚ British‚ African
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Human Trafficking in the United States: Why it still Exists Slavery may have been abolished on paper in 1865 when the 13th Amendment was passed‚ but practices of exploitation‚ violation and harassment are still rampant amongst many occupations in the country. This “modern day slavery” is known as human trafficking and consequently makes up for a large amount of the American economy. In the International Labor Organization (ILO) report ‚ Profits and Poverty: The Economics of Forced Labor it confirms
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followed‚ they left behind some of the world ’s most beloved and appreciated pieces of art. Though certainly lesser known‚ two seventeenth-century Dutch artists each created a respectable body of work in the Renaissance period as well: Pieter Gerritsz and Pieter Claesz. Their works consist of primarily still-life paintings; those commonly placed in monographs include Gerritsz ’ Still Life of the Paston (Yarmouth) Collection and Claesz ’ Still Life with Turkey-Pie. The painting by Gerritsz
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Juvenile Delinquents: Can They Still be Our Future? Children that commit crimes should have an opportunity to be rehabilitated while they are still young instead of becoming institutionalized at a vulnerable age. There is still a chance that these young criminals can still be a useful part of the community. They can be reeducated in the way that society operates‚ in cognitive development‚ social skills‚ job training and marketability. They can even become productive citizens instead of a complete
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Is Britain still a racist country in the modern day? Racism is objectively defined as any practice of ethnic discrimination or segregation and is one of the world’s major issues today. Many people are not aware of how much racism still exists in British schools workforces‚ and anywhere else where social lives are occurring. It is obvious that racism is incorrect‚ as it was many decades ago but it sure has not gone away. Racism very much exists and it is about time that people need to start thinking
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grow up. However‚ based on the studies in Unequal Childhoods by Dr. Annette Lareau‚ it is shown that cultural logic of child-rearing and the general success of children’s academic studies are significantly dependent and impacted by economically societal differences and family setting. Annette Lareau invites her readers to a new perspective of child-rearing‚ where people are not just individual human beings‚ but rather class subjects. Her book‚ Unequal Childhoods provides the best means to demonstrate
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Why did Georges Braque make his artwork Still Life with Violin‚1913 with a new touch to still life? To begin‚ the painting by Braque was made in a new Modern movement called Cubism. The Modern movement‚ Cubism‚ was formed by Spanish artist Pablo Picasso and French artist Georges Braque in 1907. They made Cubism as a new way of portraying multiple dimensions and perspectives of an object or subject onto a two-dimensional canvas. In Braque’s painting‚ Still Life with Violin‚ the artwork is made by
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who are eligible to do so‚ vote to elect representatives for our state and country. As American citizens‚ we are extremely privileged to live in a country where we are free to be who we want and basically do what we want. Yes‚ under a democracy we still have laws we have to abide by‚ but overall‚ we have the most freedom out of any other country in this world. According to ait.org‚ a democratic government exists to serve the people‚ but citizens in democracies must also agree to abide by the rules
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Our Flag Still Stands On September 11‚ 2001 our country was rocked to its core. Even though I was only four years old‚ I remember seeing the shock and disbelief on my parents’ face as they watched the catastrophe unfold. I also remember seeing pictures of an American flag waving in the middle of rubble. Though our country was shaken we were also united. Citizens began to show patriotism more than ever before and display courage against our enemies. Patriotism is important to me because of my freedom
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