you can’t practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically‚ but nothing consistently without courage.” – Dr. Maya Angelou. This inspiring poet‚ novelist‚ historian‚ educator‚ actress‚ filmmaker‚ producer‚ memoirist‚ dramatist‚ and civil rights activist has had a superior impact on today’s American society. (A&M TV) Maya Angelou is an African American woman who went from poverty to international success. Born Marguerite Ann Johnson in Saint Louis‚ Arkansas to Vivian
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Schilling Thursday 9‚ 2 ELA 9 This is a quote from the famed poet maya angelou “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said‚ people will forget what you did‚ but people will never forget how you made them feel. Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles‚ leaps fences‚ penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope. If you don’t like something‚ change it. If you can’t change it‚ change your attitude.” Maya angelou. Born: April 4‚ 1928 St. Louis‚ MO ‚ Died: May 28‚ 2014‚ Winston-Salem
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inspire others. Born into the prime years of segregation and suffrage‚ it wasn’t easy for an African-American woman like Maya Angelou to change the views of so many people like she did. She began as a civil rights activist‚ but later became a much greater symbol‚ representing the voices of all women who wished to live in a more equal and accepting society. Throughout her life‚ Maya Angelou has published seven autobiographies‚ three books of essays‚ several books of poetry‚ and many plays‚ movies‚ and television
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it’s a world. Each person sees and understands it in their own way. Experiences‚ environment‚ and people whom one interacts with play a big role in one’s life and attitude towards life. In each of the two stories “Graduation” by Maya Angelou and “Salvation” by Maya Angelou a very young person has assumptions from a particular experience that differ roughly from what adults in both stories expect. Feelings such as excitement‚ anticipation‚ and anxiousness can be found in both stories. However
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Everyday people experience racism in the world. Like the quote by poet and author Maya Angelou once said‚ “If you don’t like something‚ change it. If you can’t change it‚ change your attitude.” People need to change their way of thinking about others. People need to start understanding others feelings. Also people need to start standing up for each other. In order to combat racism‚ people need to get to know someone before they start judging them. Even if someone looks different than you‚ chances
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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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person “Graduation” is Maya Angelou’s account of her eighth grade graduation and how reality doesn’t always meet expectations. Using allegory‚ allusion and changes in tone‚ Angelou builds her story‚ giving the reader a sense of the excitement and anticipation she felt‚ inequalities in gender and racial prejudices of that time‚ and how those inequalities and prejudices encroached upon her graduation‚ ruining her expectations and leaving her feeling defeated. Furthermore‚ Angelou gives the reader a feeling
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Maya Angelou creates excellent word choice throughout her book. She knows how to show instead of tell‚ and when to provide detail‚ so that the reader gets a sense of what is happening‚ without being disinterested by unnecessary detail. One small detail that stood out to me in these first chapters was the use of the words momma and mother. When she is talking about her grandmother she uses the word momma‚ which seems more endearing and fond. Whereas the usage of mother‚ when talking about her mother
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Maria Alejandra Silva Ms. Bailey English I Block A 17 January 2013 Maya Angelou‚ within amazing stories has revealed the importance of perseverance‚ staying strong in moments of struggle‚ having the will to overcome difficulties‚ as well as having dreams that sometimes seem unreachable and yet believing that it is a gift to survive. In many of her motivating quotes‚ she expresses‚ “I’m always inspired by men and women who rise…That ability to rise is nobleness of the human spirit.” This clearly
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"Woman Work" by Maya Angelou is the story of the women of all over the world. It tells us about the duties of women which she has to attend in their homes. They perform dull drab‚ and extremely uninspiring and boring tasks for the good of their family. In majority of the cases these are thankless tasks performed by uncomplaining and dutiful women. The fact of the matter is that they perform such chores to make the lives of their dear ones less burdensome and more enjoyable. But even these uncomplaining
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