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    Danielle Davis Eileen Thompson English 121 SL May 9‚ 2012 “Graduation” Critique “Graduation” was written by Maya Angelou in 1969. Angelou was born in Missouri‚ but after her parents divorced‚ she was sent to live with her grandmother in Stamps‚ Arkansas. While in Arkansas‚ Angelou attended the Lafayette County Training School. The school is the setting for her essay “Graduation.” Angelou graduated from eighth grade at Lafayette with top honors and went on to graduate from high school. After

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    As I am approaching my tia’s house‚ I hear the roar of the music from the backyard‚ a mixture of air and percussion instruments like drums‚ trumpets‚ and clarinets. One could hear the laughter and sense of love amongst everyone at the party. Everyone is enjoying the delicious food‚ holding hands‚ dancing with one another‚ cheering on those who are displaying their love of our culture. In this community‚ you feel a sense of belonging and welcoming the moment you walk past the door. We honor and praise

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    Since graduating from Pittsburgh Technical Institute in January 2015‚ I have been working at a nursing home and recently a hospital to help build my experiences in the nursing field. I have also been studying for the NCLEX. Unfortunately I have failed the test twice already‚ but this will not stop me from pursuing my dreams of becoming a labor and delivery nurse. I know that I have to study three times as hard as other students and I will not let a minor road block stop me from reaching all of my

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    High School Graduation Day Many people have experienced the over whelming excitement that you feel as you approach high school graduation day‚ and for me‚ that’s a day that I will never forget. The amount of emotions that you feel on graduation day is unbelievable‚ and I have yet to experience anything else like it. I can remember feeling anxious to celebrate the big day with my friends and family‚ while at the same time I was panicking thinking about having to walk across the stage in front

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    In Maya Angelou’s chapter “Graduation” from her autobiography I Know Where the Caged Bird Sings‚ captivating symbols and literary devices enforce the words on paper to spring to life. Taking place in an era of prejudice‚ several symbols and literary devise disadvantages of injustice and segregation for the African Americans. Additionally‚ multiple literary devices and symbols complete the ideas of the pride in culture and unity tied through Marguerite Johnson’s graduation. Several symbols

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    Graduation Day Like once said by Mahatma Gandhi‚ “Be the change you wish to see in the world”. Throughout the story Graduation Day you could really tell that this quote applied to Maya Angelou in a huge way. The story is based around the eighth grade graduation of Maya Angelou. Her main point reflects the unfair treatment of african americans during that time because they were not valued for their educational intelligence. She does an amazing job telling the story by changing her tone and feelings

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    In Maya Angelou’ article “Graduation‚” she explained that a gap of education between black people and white people because a few of black people could had opportunities to go to college. Firstly‚ she talked people of Stamps felt excited and proud‚ and they did a lot of preparation and tradition activities about the graduation of the eighth grade before the graduation came in Stamps. For example‚ Angelou got a lot of gift and some money from her family and friends because people gave a gift to their

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    Good evening and welcome to the graduation of the class of 2011. It’s my pleasure to have all you here. Hello‚ everyone‚ my name is..... I am honored to speak here at Thomas Jefferson Middle School. Today we also have many special people that have been with us all the way through this journey‚ which we finally have conquered. I specially thank the entire staff of teachers‚ our guidance counselors‚ our principle Mr. Sciolaro‚ our vice principle‚ and all the friends and family that have come to see

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    6.08 Revolutions Module Project Name: Avianna Walden Teacher: Ms. Cawanzia Hughes What to do?  You explored many events in this module such as movements of independence and reform. The lessons included revolutions‚ new ways of thinking‚ and examples of imperialism. Use this knowledge to create an illustrated timeline that highlights five of these events. 1. Latin American Independence Haitian Revolution The Haitian Revolution was a slave revolt in the French colony of Saint-Domingue‚ which

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    mom “What are they doing what’s with all the faces showing up on the screen” and then it hit me deep down inside and at the bottom it said U.S combat deaths in Iraq. I stood their staring at the faces and realized that this had been on T.V for many years now‚ but I’d always been building my Lego’s never looking up to really absorb what was happing. These men where dying‚ I realized‚ oversees in a country that they didn’t know and I was here playing with my Legos. My dad said “ Those are the men that

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