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    Perla: The spiritual healer The novel Still Water Saints written by Alex Espinoza takes place in a city called Agua Mansa. The character Perla Portollio is a women who owns her own Botanica Oshun. It’s a very popular place in agua mansa that a lot of people in her neighborhood visit for remedies‚ spiritual advice‚ and healing. She is described as a women who is “A santa‚ a divina‚ a medium‚ prophet and healer” (3). She’s well known for her work and is very good at what she does. There’s many people

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    However‚ those who are encountering racism can feel powerless‚ but can always regain a sense of confidence. This is what happens in the poem “Still I Rise” by Maya Angelou‚ and the short story “Mrs. Turner’s Lawn Jockey’s” by Emily Raboteau. In the poem‚ an African-American woman fights for her rights in order to fight back the hardships

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    Still I Rise’ by Maya Angelou: the poem You may write me down in history With your bitter‚ twisted lies‚ You may trod me in the very dirt But still‚ like dust‚ I’ll rise. Does my sassiness upset you? Why are you beset with gloom? ’Cause I walk like I’ve got oil wells Pumping in my living room. Just like moons and like suns‚ With the certainty of tides‚ Just like hopes springing high‚ Still I’ll rise. Did you want to see me broken? Bowed head and lowered eyes? Shoulders falling down like teardrops

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    situations. The purpose of this writing is to discuss a literary work through a personal experience. The poem that will be discussed in this essay will be “Still I Rise” by Maya Angelou. This is her famous poem ever known. This author is a very good writer‚ I am reading her poems for the first time and I liked her poems so much. This poem suggests that we can overcome difficulties in life‚ despite rejections and injustice. It also discusses racism and all the problems black people could have because of

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    The Sun Also Rises Summer Reading Gurkirat Singh Topic 1: Character Development Guiding Criteria: Identify 5 episodes from the text that answer any of the following questions in relation to character development: What does the episode tell you about the personality of the character? What does the episode indicate about any character changes that have taken place over the course of the story? What does the episode indicate about the character’s role in the story or position in society? What

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    hatefulness‚ / but still‚ like air‚ I’ll rise” (Angelou 1-4) this is a quote from “Still I Rise” that expresses Maya Angelou’s true feelings‚ that you may hurt her and give Maya Angelou dirty looks‚ yet she will be the bigger person. Maya Angelou uses figurative language to hook her readers with the points she tries to express. Maya Angelou grew up in the 1930’s‚living in a country plagued with bigotry‚ particularly towards women and people of color. Thesis: In “Still I Rise”‚ Maya Angelou uses

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    I shall be explaining to you about whether we should still remember Henrietta Barnett for the work she has done and the outcome of what she did and if she was a significant character of history. Firstly I shall give some basic background information about Henrietta Barnett. Henrietta was born on the 4th May 1851 shortly followed by the death of her mother in childbirth. Her maiden name was Henrietta Octavia Weston Rowland and she fortunately born into a fairly privileged and rich family. Her father

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    culture. The authors’ work provided how African Americans felt oppressed because of the effects of discrimination. The works done by both authors‚ Maya Angelou’s poem "Still I Rise" and Langston Hughes’ "I‚ Too‚ Sing America" both share similar meanings‚ but the authors use different tones and ways to tell dissimilar stories. "Still I Rise" by Maya Angelou is a poem that tells of the oppression shown to blacks and herself. At the beginning of the poem she talks about the oppression that

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    Still I Rise”‚ by Rosephanye Powell‚ was the first collegiate choir concert that I have ever attended. I enjoyed the Ball State University Women’s Chorus as well as the Mt. Vernon High School Expressions Women’s Choir. Additionally‚ I loved that they combined choirs to perform “Will the Circle Be Unbroken” and “Still I Rise”. I chose to report on “Still I Rise” due to the lyrics of the song and the solo performances. This piece inspired me to persevere through life’s difficulties‚ especially because

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    published over thirty years apart‚ the poems “I‚ Too‚ Sing America” by Langston Hughes and “Still I Rise” by Maya Angelou both address racial issues. Hughes published his poem in 1945 when racial segregation was still common place‚ and Jim Crow laws were still in effect. Meanwhile Angelou’s poem was published a generation later in 1978 when Jim Crow laws had been overturned but racial tensions were still high. Although both poems are about the plight of black people in America‚ their messages reflect

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