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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Ling Jiang Pd 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
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Why is character important? Why is it important to be a person of good morals‚ ethics‚ and character? Can that make you more productive in life‚ family‚ school‚ business‚ work‚ etc. ? Well‚ good moral‚ ethics‚ and character has NEVER hurt anyone. President Abraham Lincoln once said‚ "Reputation is the shadow. Character is the tree." To many‚ this quote means that Character is like a tree which bears the shadow of their reputation whether it be good or bad. "I have no regrets in my life
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Our So Called High School Life By: Mekai Veterans say that the most exciting and happiest moments on a student’s life happen in high school. Honestly speaking‚ I don’t believe in this before. Ask me why? Easy‚ just because I can’t feel it! I thought‚ when I first had the knowledge about it‚ everything was absurd or let’s just say it’s true to “some” but not to “all.” But lately‚ when I tried to reminisce my past years as a student‚ starting from kindergarten when I keep praying for fevers
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This was the first time that I realized that I was being made a laughing stock because of my individuality. That day after school I went home and picked out my clothes for the next day and I asked my mother if it matched. She then proceeded to ask me why I asked her because she knew that I never matched my clothes.
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As human beings‚ we have set rules engrained into our minds called customs. Many of these vary from culture to culture but some are quite universal. One of those very universal rules‚ though the degree still varies‚ is the idea of personal space. In America‚ we have a strong sense of personal space‚ especially when it comes to strangers. In this experiment‚ I challenged this custom by invading the personal space of a couple strangers I encountered in my day to day life. I also tried the opposite
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This character analysis was based on the autobiography‚ I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings‚ written by the famous and inspiring Maya Angelou. In the beginning of‚ I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings‚ Marguerite Annie Johnson or Maya Angelou is a precocious girl and she suffered from the typical traumas associated with being a black girl in America‚ as many black girls have. But she also struggled from the traumas of displacement. Her parents gave up on their marriage‚ and soon after‚ they sent away Maya
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An Analysis of Maya Angelou’s "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" Julie Gibson Maya Angelou’s I Know Why Caged Bird Sings illustrates how an innocent and naive girl growing up in the midst of the Great Depression overcomes life’s many obstacles and becomes the powerful and influential woman she is today. Maya is a world renowned author‚ teacher‚ speaker‚ actress‚ and mother. Through this autobiographical piece‚ Maya’s use of figurative language and allusion compounds her thoughts‚ as she depicts
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The story of Mrs. Flowers by Maya Angelou is about a nice‚ intelligent‚ and elegant lady who shows a special interest on a young girl that had never been appreciated by anyone before. Marguerite is a young girl who feels lonely and sad; one example is where she states at the beginning “for nearly a year I sopped around the house‚ the store‚ the school‚ and the church like an old biscuit‚ dirty and inedible”. (Maya Angelou‚ pg. 390 of grassroots). Then she met Mrs. Flowers‚ the women that would
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Maya Angelou’s I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings chronicles the early years of the author’s life - up to age seventeen. In the book‚ Angelou poetically describes the phenomenon that is growing up black‚ in the south‚ in the time before and during World War II. I believe that you are expected to interpret this as a memoir of overcoming the odds. I believe that you are expected to regard the happenings of this book with feelings of empathy and/or sympathy. You are also supposed to marvel at the way Angelou
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