“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would still smell as sweet.” - William Shakespeare. So what is in a name? Or more specifically your name? Do you know? The truth is many of us don’t‚ but why? There are so many interesting things to learn about your name. Where did it come from? What does it mean? I‚ Olivia Jane Fouty wasn’t even given a name until I was two days old. I’ll explain the choices in the next few paragraphs‚ along with some new things I learned. When I was
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Maya Angelou is a poet‚ author‚ actress‚ director‚ historian‚ educator‚ playwright‚ civil rights activist‚ producer‚ and a lecturer. She was born on April 4‚ 1928 in St. Louis Missouri. She has two brothers and is the oldest of three children. Her parents were Bailey and Vivian Johnson but they did not raise her. Her parents were divorced when she was three; she was raised by her grandmother in segregated Stamps‚ Arkansas. While living with her grandmother‚ she gained pride and religion as an important
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And Your Name Is Jonah I watched the film; And Your Name is Jonah. My initial reaction to this movie in the beginning was frustration. This boy was clearly not meant to be in a mental hospital for the mentally challenged. He had the full capabilities of a normal child and it was not so hard to see. I don’t understand how a child of his capabilities could be misdiagnosed as having mental problems when clearly the only specific he had was not hearing. It makes me so frustrated because a child who
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Yankovich English 12 October 23‚ 2015 Exploring Language and Identity Question: Language is more than words put together; it is a tool of communication. What does Amy Tan author of “Mother Tongue” and Manuel Munoz author of “Leave your name at the border” say is the importance of language to them? How do they differ on their lives? Language is more than words put together; it explores the intimate use of language we share with
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SUMMARY OF THE MAYAS The Mayan civilization was the height of pre-Columbian culture. They made significant discoveries in science‚ including the use of the zero in mathematics. Their writing was the only in America capable of expressing all types of thought. Glyphs either represent syllables or whole concepts and were written on long strips of paper or carved and painted n stone. They are arranged to be read from left to right and top to bottom in pairs of columns. The Mayan calendar begins around
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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 the period they lived with their
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Are girls too mean to each other ? Are girls really “mean”?That’s the question. Many people assume girls are mean because they just don’t like that person and other people think that’s the way they were made to be. There are many disagreements on whether girls are mean or not. Girls are not mean because they might not savor you. It’s mostly because they either have a low self esteem or think their life or themselves is apathy. Some girls are just insecure and don’t know what to do so they let out
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1) In stanza one‚ Maya says three things about the mastodons and the dinosaurs. The first thing she talks about was the mastodons being long departed. By saying this she is implying that they are extinct. The second thing she states was that the dinosaurs left behind dry tokens of their sojourn. By this she means that the creatures before us‚ the dinosaurs and mastodons left us very little information about their journey through life on earth. The last thing she says about them was that they were
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The Power Of Names In the novel I know Why The Caged Bird Sings‚ Maya Angelou makes a statement about the power of names to show that names can go a long way. Names are very powerful. We feel good when someone calls us by our name. We are hurt when someone calls us an unkind name‚ or even when someone calls us by the wrong name or forgets our name. Sometimes a nickname means more to us than our given name‚ especially if it’s given to us by someone we love deeply. In this novel
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Angelou has‚ for the most part‚ utilized words from straightforward vocabulary‚ keeping in mind the end goal to encourage perusing not only for a specific class which is high-reproduced and knows about refined English but instead for all classes in the social chain of command‚ to individuals of any age. Indeed‚ even the words which are obviously mind-boggling (as far as their structure)‚ are words which are as yet basic among the majority and are utilized for everyday correspondence purposes. The
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