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    Maya Angelou

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    ingredients that all women have within them. The poem “Phenomenal Woman” by Maya Angelou‚ she speaks about the elegance of a woman‚ her inner being the way she glow without saying a word Maya expressed how men are amazed by her presence “men themselves have wondered what they see in me” (line 31-32).It’s hard to put your finger on it all women were born with the power. In the poem “Still I rise” by Maya Angelou she described the struggles of life trials and tribulations you face in society and

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    Dr. Maya Angelou is one of the most prominent and influential voices of our time. Maya was born on April 4th‚ 1928‚ under the name of Marguerite Johnson in St. Louis‚ Missouri. Her parents divorced when she was three. When she was eight‚ she was raped by her mother’s boyfriend. When she told her uncles what happened‚ they kicked him to death. Frightened by the power of her own voice‚ she chose not to speak for the next 5 years. She was constantly discriminated against for being African American

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    Irony

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    Irony Matt looked on as Mr Lensher was handcuffed by the police. The wrinkles on his face were suddenly so detailed that Matt suspected if he had made the right decision. Aged sixty‚ a sentence for theft would have caused to die in jail. Ironically‚ Matt could remember the exact same words Mr Lensher once told him‚ "No matter how old or young a person is‚ or whatever reason he has for committing a crime‚ if he breaks the law‚ he deserves to be punished. " It was these exact words that made Matt

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    Okay‚ It is time to make a review of Nic Clear’s lecture about the animation and drawing. To be fair I didn’t know who is this guy as well but this thing does not matter. His main idea and purpose is “using film and animation in the development and representation of architectural ideas and architectural practices”.He was a teacher more than twenty years. Nic seemed that he really loved what he was teaching his students and really proud of their work. I really enjoyed Nic’s lecture for several reasons

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    Authors of short stories use elements of style to make their stories interesting. There are many elements of style used by authors. Irony and theme are often used in short stories. This is clearly shown in O. Henry’s short stories such as: “The Gift of the Magi‚” “The Lickpenny Lover‚” “The Midsummer Knights Dream‚” “The Cop and the Anthem‚” and “Ships.” The short stories of O. Henry use the element of theme to bring about ironic endings. In “The Gift of the Magi” there are elements of theme throughout

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    Graduation by Mya Angelou

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    circumstance of the grand ceremony‚ but many times the graduation is not as exciting. In the moving essay‚ "The Graduation‚" by Maya Angelou applies three strategies - an expressive voice‚ illustrative comparison and contrast‚ and flowing sentences with imagery - to see the truth about humans caught in the line of racial discrimination. In a great voice‚ Ms. Angelou pictures a small black community waiting graduation day fifty-five years ago. She describes the children‚ "visibly with anticipation"

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    People began to appreciate the fashion in recent years. Today everyone wants to look beautiful. It explains why fashion is getting more and more popular. How do fashion influence the life of people? In my opinion‚ fashion is important in some cases. First of all‚ people that do not follow fashion‚ are not interested in modern world. Consequently‚ fashion mirrors the modern society. As e result‚ fashion is an essential instrument for showing the world who we really are‚ how beautiful we are both

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    Cofer’s Paragraph Childhood toys advance either social or gender constructs to propel the concept of gender identity. Lego is a perfect example of a gender-neutral toy. Lego consists of colorful interlocking plastic bricks and an accompanying array of gears‚ mini figures and various other parts. Lego began manufacturing interlocking toy bricks in 1949. Since then a global Lego subculture has developed‚ supporting movies‚ games‚ competitions‚ and six themed amusement parks. In 1978‚ Lego produced

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    Irony

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    Irony: the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning (Merriam Webster Dictionary) Of the four soldiers wandering behind enemy lines after the Battle of the Bulge‚ Billy Pilgrim is the least soldierly and least likely to survive. He’s the only one who survives. He also survives the incineration of Dresden‚ not bad for an unfit prisoner of war. He is also the lone survivor of an airplane crash. Edgar Derby is tried and executed for plundering

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    Headwords Other words in the family. Definition* abandon abandoned‚ abandoning‚ abandonment‚ abandons‚ e.g. abandon abstract abstraction‚ abstractions‚ abstractly‚ abstracts‚ e.g. abstract academy academia‚ academic‚ academically‚ academics‚ academies‚ e.g. academy access accessed‚ accesses‚ accessibility‚ accessible‚ accessing‚ inaccessible access accommodate accommodated‚ accommodates‚ accommodating‚ accommodation accommodate accompany accompanied‚ accompanies‚ accompaniment

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