I In the essay‚ “Sister Flowers‚” the writer‚ Maya Angelou‚ shares a personal experience and tells us a beautiful story. The girl in the story‚ Marguerite‚ visits an older woman in her community who shows an interest in her personal development. Sister Flowers makes Marguerite feel special. The older woman has observed Marguerite’s interest in words and books and invites her to share the written word vocally as well as in print. Sister Flowers reads Marguerite a passage from a book and the language
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Johnson‚ and her relationship to Mrs. Bertha Flowers. Marguerite was an intelligent girl who liked to read books and did well in school. The only problem she had was that she was not a very outspoken person‚ and kept quiet in class. There was a woman‚ named Mrs. Flowers‚ who Marguerite looked up to and admired. It was brought to Mrs. Flowers attention that Marguerite had looked up to her‚ and that she shared a common interest in reading. Mrs. Flowers invited Marguerite back to her house for cookies
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Journal 1: “Sister Flowers” The essay I choose to write about was Maya Angelou’s “Sister Flowers”. I believe that the purpose of this essay was to describe an important part of this person’s life that helped them to become a better writer/poet/reader and also describe what I think to be this persons mentor. This essay talks about how Mrs. Bertha Flowers decides to take Marguerite Henderson home with her to give her good books to read and to read her an excerpt form a book. I think it is a very well
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In the essay "A View from a Bridge‚" the author‚ Cherokee Paul McDonald attempts to describe the world through words to a boy with no sight. McDonald uses very detailed descriptions of this account and in turn realizes that beauty is too often overlooked in everyday life. In McDonald’s essay‚ he uses his experience fishing with a blind boy. While he uses first person‚ he also uses dialogue to explain what’s going on. This allows the reader to get a feel for what’s going on. Through the important
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Descriptive Essay: “Sister Flowers” by Maya Angelou * ------------------------------------------------- From beginning to end‚ the author paints a very descriptive picture; from how she sees herself‚ to how she sees Sister Flowers in comparison to other people around her. At first‚ the author describes herself as a dirty little girl‚ almost without purpose in life. In contrast to this‚ the author describes Mrs. Bertha Flowers as the epitome of beauty‚ grace‚ and all that is good in the world
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“Mrs. Flowers”‚ an excerpt from Maya Angelou’s “I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings”(1969)‚ depicts the profound effect that an adult can have on a child. Fortunately in this situation‚ the effect is a positive one. Mrs. Flowers was not known to be the warmest of people. As a matter of fact‚ in Marguerite’s eyes‚ she was almost beyond approach. In Maya Angalou’s descriptive writing pattern‚ you can almost feel‚ taste and smell the reverence for Mrs. Flowers almost as much as you can feel Mrs. Flowers
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In the essay "A View from a Bridge‚" the author‚ Cherokee Paul McDonald attempts to describe the world through words to a boy with no sight. McDonald uses very detailed descriptions of this account and in turn realizes that beauty is too often overlooked in everyday life. In McDonald’s essay‚ he uses his experience fishing with a blind boy. While he uses first person‚ he also uses dialogue to explain what’s going on. This allows the reader to get a feel for what’s going on. Through the important
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Maya Angelou Maya Angelou paved the way for many of today’s black poets. She is famous for her poems and series of autobiographies. Angelou has had an interesting life filled with many accomplishments. Maya Angelou was born as Marguerite Johnson on April 4‚ 1928‚ in St. Louis‚ Missouri. (Encyclopedia of World Biography‚ 2nd Ed.) Her parents divorced when she was 3‚ she then lived with her mother. (Shaw‚ Taylor) At age 8 her mother’s boyfriend‚ Mr. Freeman‚ raped her. Angelou hid her dirty
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In “Sister Flowers” by Maya Angelon‚ I can connect with the main character in the text‚ because she was a teenage girl who received support from a person when in a time of depression. To me‚ I can understand this reading and also agree with most of what it had to say regarding the views of the world; I can connect this to what I consider is important‚ and I can explain why I enjoyed reading it. Although‚ I did not have the same experience as Marguerite‚ I understand that having someone there next
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Maya Angelou Name: Institution: Instructor: Date: Table of Contents Table of Contents 2 Introduction 3 Reasons for Choosing Maya Angelou 3 Early Life 4 Educational Life 5 Angelou’s Influence in her Early Career 5 Angelou’s Influence in Africa 6 Angelou’s Career Peak 7 Later Career 7 Qualities That Make Angelou A Great Leader 8 Analysis of Angelou’s Leadership Style 9 Application of Angelou’s Leadership Style to Hospitality Industry 9 Leadership Lesson on Angelou Essential
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