Did you know? 1. The map of Apayao is shaped like a man’s head. (forestry.denr.gov.ph – pic) 2. Sagada is known for its famous “hanging coffins”. Coffins are smaller than the usual because people are buried in a fetal position‚ which represents a return to nature. Not anyone can be buried in the traditional way; you have to be married first and have grandchildren. 3. The inhabitants in the Cordilleras are called Igorots which means “people of the mountains“. They are the
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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 molested as she
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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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Lastly‚ the final chapter in my story‚ for now‚ is my oldest sister going to college. She is attending Baldwin Wallace and is majoring in physical therapy. She chose BW because they offered her a scholarship for her grades. When my sister was home‚ we did not really get along until the summer before she left. There were so many changes in our life because of the loss of our grandpa‚ her graduation‚ her attending college‚ and traveling to the Dominican Republic for a mission trip to build homes. Her
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Mr. Know-All is a story about Mr. Kelada‚ origin Oriental‚ and his cabin-mate‚ a British citizen who is the nameless narrator of the story‚ dislikes Mr. Kelada even before he sees him. However‚ at the end of the story Mr. Kelada proves to be a real gentleman when he sacrifices his own pride and reputation to save an American lady’s marriage. We will analyze some literal devices’s aspects of this story such as symbolism‚ imagery and irony. The first aspect is symbolism‚ a symbol is an image of
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Qixin Liang law1 1 period 1.FDA-The U.S. Food and Drug Administration‚ an agency of the of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. 2.FBI-The Federal Bureau of Investigation‚ a governmental agency belonging to the united states department of justice that servers as both a federal criminal investigative body and an internal intelligence agency (counterintelligence). 3.CTA-The Central Intelligence Agency‚ an independent
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Ralph Ralph is the athletic‚ charismatic protagonist of Lord of the Flies. Elected the leader of the boys at the beginning of the novel‚ Ralph is the primary representative of order‚ civilization‚ and productive leadership in the novel. While most of the other boys initially are concerned with playing‚ having fun‚ and avoiding work‚ Ralph sets about building huts and thinking of ways to maximize their chances of being rescued. For this reason‚ Ralph’s power and influence over the other boys are
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Negro where he’s been‚ he’ll tell you where he’s going’" (Angelou 164). In this paragraph Maya Angelou lets us know why Negroes at that time were so shielding of their privacy and how this related to Mamma telling them a part truth’ to cover up the real truth’ for them being sent away. Maya effectively develops Mamma through the situation that occurred when Bailey came home in horror " When I passed the calaboose‚ some men had just fished him out of the pond. He was wrapped in a sheet‚ all rolled
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and wrong. In her autobiography‚ I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings‚ she leaves evidence of her personal guilt. Maya’s shameful childhood and ethnically unjust encounters contribute to her unclear sense of morals. In her early childhood‚ Maya identifies with several different parts of her family and adapts to new surroundings. At her age‚ assuming people are kind and warm-hearted is only natural. During an act of rape‚ Maya describes as such‚ “He held me so softly that I wished he wouldn’t ever let me
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The Public Need to Know By Sarah Smith English 115 May 28‚ 2013 Research has shown that children born in the 2000‘s have a 1-3 chance of developing type two diabetes‚ and 7% of obese five to seventeen year olds has at least one risk factor for cardiovascular disease. “Over the past 30 years childhood obesity has more than tripled in the United States. According to the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry‚ obesity in children is one of the easiest medical conditions
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