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    I remember during a trip to Korea‚ my aunt invited me to visit an ancient Buddhist temple in the mountain. It was without a doubt the swastika was an ever present symbol throughout the entrance‚ doors‚ floors‚ and lanterns. I do not think it is too hard to find a swastika mark represented in an old art book or in mythology and many different cultures throughout the world. It is one of the oldest symbols of mankind “that predates the Egyptian ankh (symbol for ‘life’)”. When the Nazis used the swastika

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    I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings “Whatever the contest had been out front‚ I knew Momma had won” (p. 33) In Chapter 5‚ three “powhitetrash” girls come to the Store and mock Annie Henderson. They call her by her fist name‚ showing a great lack of respect for their elder‚ crudely imitate the way she hums Church songs‚ and pouch out their mouths like hers. Marguerite‚ watching the way in which these three girls demean her grandmother‚ becomes infuriated. But what makes her even more upset is

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    Journal #3 (Chapter 21-27) |Quote # 13: "At eleven years old‚ death is more unreal than |My Opinion: An eleven year old is less focused on death because | |frightening (Angelou 160)." |it is more unreal then frightening. Death is one of the last | | |things on a child’s mind because they are more worried about | | |today

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    The poem “Sympathy‚” by Laurence Dunbar‚ visibly expresses how African Americans were “caged” during the callous times of slavery. This poem was meant to symbolize those who have felt trapped at one time in their lives‚ with a metaphoric caged bird. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings‚ a memoir by Maya Angelou‚ also exemplifies the anguish people have felt during times of desperation and “confinement.” More specifically‚ Angelou portrays this grief by contrasting similar characteristics between certain

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    the first impression if one dares to expand their minds outside of their normal thought range. “I know that He exists” is a substantial poem that twists the ideas and opinions of our views about God and the life we were created to live. The theme of the poem is based from God “hid[ing]” from mankind. In the first line‚ the persona uses “He” referring to God. The persona knows “He exist” but does not know where he is. Emily using imagery in line three “He has hid his rare life‚” and in line six “the

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    The five-part essay is a step up from the five-paragraph essay. Often called the "persuasive" or "argumentative" essay‚ the five-part essay is more complex and accomplished‚ and its roots are in classical rhetoric. The main difference is the refinement of the "body" of the simpler five-paragraph essay. The five parts‚ whose names vary from source to source‚ are typically represented as: Introduction a thematic overview of the topic‚ and introduction of the thesis; Narration a review of the background

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    continuously. My essay will mainly focus on the issues raised by our society and how these issues were resolved. For instance‚ Maya Angelou’s poem‚ I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings written in the 1960’s is a prominent depiction of how African-Americans were able to overcome racism through perseverance. To further expand my understanding towards racism‚ I have also chosen the film American History X set in contemporary American society‚ these two literature effectively reminds us that not only is racism

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    <b>1. What Does Marguerite observe about the cotton pickers?</b> <br>She notices that their attitudes depend on the time of day. She says in the morning they are full of life and in the evening they are tired out and dismal from all the work. <br> <br><b>2. Why do white people seem un-real to Marguerite? </b> <br>She said white people ’s feet were too small‚ and their skin was see-through‚ and they walked on their heels‚ not on the balls of their feet. <br> <br><b>3. Explain how their education in

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    problem! Geometry (Ancient Greek: γεωμετρία; geo- "earth"‚ -metri "measurement") "Earth-measuring" is a branch of mathematics concerned with questions of shape‚ size‚ relative position of figures‚ and the properties of space. Geometry is one of the oldest mathematical sciences. Initially a body of practical knowledge concerning lengths‚ areas‚ and volumes‚ in the 3rd century BC geometry was put into an axiomatic form by Euclid‚ whose treatment—Euclidean geometry—set a standard for many centuries to

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