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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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    I chose Maya Angelou because she is in most of the book also tries to help others in the book. Maya is from california but has dark skin color.She acts like a person who has through lot of bad stuff and also has feelings when she talks.Maya said in the book that she has been quiet for over couple years since she was 8 years old because she had been raped by her mothers boyfriend‚Mr. Freeman when she was 8 years old so when she speaked they took Mr.Freeman to court for rapping her. Like i said

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    Maya Angelou has dedicated her life to end prejudices faced by many black females in the 20th century. As an author‚ poet‚ and entertainer‚ she is known best for her strong portrayal of African-American women. Some of her most outstanding work is the series of autobiographies that she wrote telling about her childhood. Her work has contributed immensely to Americans everywhere. She has also broken many barriers for black women in writing‚ entertainment‚ and in film making. Maya Angelou is

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    As a child‚ Maya Angelou faced difficulties that no child should ever face. At the age of seven‚ Angelou was raped by a close friend of her grandmother. For years‚ Angelou struggled with her inner demons. When Angelou transitioned to a woman‚ stepping into her purpose‚ she embodied a sense of style in her work. In her line of work‚ she became a poet‚ an author‚ and an activist for the African American people while uniquely using her life struggles to converse to her audience in her style of poetry

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    Maya Angelou Maya Angelou‚ born Magarite Johnson‚ was and author‚ playwright‚ professional stage and screen performer‚ and a singer. She has written five volumes of autobiography‚ four volumes of poetry as well as written plays‚ screenplays‚ and numerous periodical articles. She has overcome a difficult and traumatic childhood to become a prize-winning poet and author of several best-selling autobiographies. “Dr. Maya Angelou is one of the most renowned and influential voices of our

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    This poem is written with Maya Angelou herself as the speaker. She is speaking to her audience of oppressors about how she has overcome racism‚ criticism‚ sexism‚ and personal obstacles in her life with pride and grace. This poem is historically rooted with the mentions of slavery‚ a “past of pain‚” and “gifts of ancestors‚” however she is speaking in the present having overcome all of the hardships of her past and embarking on the rest of her journey with the knowledge that she is a strong African

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    Maya Angelou could have been writing her poem‚ "These Yet to be United States‚" with many different motives or messages. This work leaves the reader open to many different interpretations and viewpoints. The many underlying tones and possible themes that are implied by certain descriptions get the reader looking deeper into the true meaning of the poem. The main focus‚ however‚ is on the United States as a whole‚ the dominance of the government‚ and the effect on the children being born into this

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    What Is The Meaning Of The Poem Phenomenal Woman By Maya Angelou? The meaning and theme of the poem Phenomenal Woman by Maya Angelou is the idea that all women are beautiful and that beauty is found in the way that a woman carries herself. Poet Angelou suggests that beauty is determined not by whether a woman looks a model‚ but whether she has her head on her shoulders‚ confidence‚ grace and the ability to not let anything bring down her pride. A woman is phenomenal because of these aspects‚ rather

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    “The honorary duty of a human being is to love” (Maya Angelou). Maya Angelou is an African-American was born on April 4‚ 1928‚ in St. Louis‚ Missouri. Maya Angelou’s five autobiographical novels were met with critical and popular success. Her volume of poetry‚ Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water ’Fore I Die was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. In 1993‚ Angelou wrote a poem for Clinton’s inauguration. In 2008‚ she earned a NAACP Award. Maya’s life growing up was not so easy. When she was young her

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    Maya Angelou’s tumultuous childhood in the South and the struggles that come with being black are the basis for her autobiographies such as I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Through her rich‚ insightful literature she is able to record the black experience and ultimately the black struggle. She “[is] always talking about the human condition – about what we can endure‚ dream fail at and still survive.”(Matzu 23) Angelou’s early life was full of hardships; making her strong and ready to fight for

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