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    Caged Bird analysisIn the poem Caged Bird by Maya Angelou‚ we can see that the themes are the lack of freedom‚ but also the hope for it. This emotion filled poem compares and contrasts the life of two birds. One symbolizing freedom‚ someone who has got it all but still wants more; and another one representing imprisonment‚ the desire of something unknown. The poem is structured by six stanzas‚ each one talking about the life of the free bird‚ or of the caged bird. This contrast creates a sense of

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    Andrew Beck Mrs. Davis English 102 January 15‚ 2014 Compare and Contrast Essay Bob Ewell and Atticus Finch have different parenting styles. Bob Ewell and Atticus have different parenting styles by a long shot. There are many reasons for this. First I what they have in common‚ they both live in Maycomb Alabama‚ on two different sides of town. They are also both fathers and have more than one child. They are also both single fathers who Lost their respective wife. Atticus

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    Compare and Contrast Essay ENG121: English Composition I Instructor: There are two types of essays‚ narrative and descriptive with one being more effective than the other. Writing effective and different types of essays has become a critical part of academic success (Feng & Checkett‚ 2014‚ p. 152). Certain essays can call for either descriptive or narrative writing. Narrative writing usually refers to recounting events‚ focusing more on the events themselves rather

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    Just after noon on Tuesday‚ April 20‚ 1999‚ I was preparing to leave my downtown Denver office for a meeting when I noticed the red message light flashing on my phone. I worked for the state of Colorado‚ administering training programs for people with disabilities; my meeting was about student scholarships‚ and I figured the message might be a last-minute cancellation. But it was my husband‚ calling from his home office. His voice was breathless and ragged‚ and his words stopped my heart. "Susan—this

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    In the birds the book and movie are really different. To me i really preferred the movie over the book but the both seemed pretty pointless and pretty stupid because like in the movie the characters have different names. In the movie there was also a lot of really bad actors. Whereas in the book you didn’t have to worry about bad actors you just would read. In the movie in the beginning the girl started off in a bird shop pretending to work there and so when a man walked in pretending to buy some

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    Many people in the world have troubles. Lie Marguerite there are many who have troubles. Though we always get saved by our elders and without them we would be scrap metal‚ but like most elders‚ Mrs. Flower in the book “I know Why the Caged Bird Sings‚” help out this troubled person by teaching her 3 lessons about way of life. The troubled person Marguerite has a trouble that she can’t speak because she got assaulted 5 years ago. It is awful that a stranger raped a young person

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    Chopin‚ caged birds are used throughout the story to symbolize Edna’s journey from entrapment to freedom‚ to then losing hope. A caged bird‚ a free bird and a broken winged bird all relate to her journey as an enlightened person‚ wanting freedom but feeling a lack of hope. During Edna’s gradual awakening‚ the caged birds are used to symbolize her feeling of imprisonment by a male dominated society‚ in which she tries to overcome to have her own freedom. In the beginning of the novel‚ caged birds are

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    the book‚ I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings‚ by Maya Angelou‚ she shows rather than tells. She allows the reader to develop a mental picture of everything she explains. The descriptions of the characters are vivid and captivate the reader’s imagination. Certain situations are explained perfectly by Maya Angelou‚ such as Momma’s discussion with Mrs. Flowers. Because of such articulate descriptions‚ the reader is pulled into the story as if they were actually there. This makes reading Caged Bird more interesting

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    did anybody fight for the freedom of poor caged birds? In “Caged Bird” by Maya Angelou‚ the speaker talks about the differences between a caged bird and a free bird. In “Under the Rice Moon” by Rhiannon Puck‚ a bird just wants to be free and fly‚ but no one understands. Everyone thinks that the bird wants to live caged and safe‚ but the only thing the bird wanted was to be able to roam around the sky without being caged. As you can see‚ in the poem “Caged Bird” by and the story “Under the Rice Moon

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    Freedom is a powerful thing. This is what these two stories focus on. The story“The worlds reward” and the poem “Caged bird” both symbolize freedom in different ways. “The Worlds Reward” shows freedom when an owner is going to put his dog asleep because the dog isn’t productive so the dog runs away. In “Caged Bird” It talks about the difference between a caged bird and a free bird. So the two pieces of literature have a common theme showing that freedom is a powerful thing. This story focuses on

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