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    So we went in and saw darkness everywhere then remembered i brought a flashlight i turned it on when our eyes finally adjusted to the light we saw that there was dust everywhere but there was a bunch of new stuff like some consoles and some tv’s it kinda looked like someone’s hangout it was pretty cool then we heard something moving in the room i jumped and austin ran i laughed because that was just me throwing something and he ran back in and laughed then we made it to one part of the cabin where

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    Wenji Li CWRT-102 Georgia Van Vlient 11/8/2012 “A Song Flung Up to Heaven”‚ which was published in 2002‚ begins with Maya Angelou’s return from Africa in 1965‚ shortly before the assassination of Malcolm X‚ with whom she had intended to work with. The book covers those devastating periods of her life in civil rights work as the northern coordinator for Marin Luther King‚ as well as other events of the 1960s. People died and get injured‚ and thousands of people got arrested. Angelou

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    effectively teach me everything I know‚ from showing how to hold the door open for a woman‚ to teaching me to respect others opinions regardless of race‚ religion‚ sex‚ nationality. I would follow in his footsteps as he went out into the world. My uncle would go on to do many good things in his life regardless of his circumstance. He would go on to become a US Navy Seal‚ Harvard Grad‚ established businessman‚ and now US Congressman. He would travel the world and meet with people of many different

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    poem ´Phenomenal Woman´‚ Angelou exposes the attributes that the titular woman possesses that deem her irresistible to others‚ particularly to those of the opposite sex‚ although she does not conform to societies definition of ´beautiful´. Although Maya Angelou´s is regarded as an advocate for both racial and gender equality‚ it can be argued that Phenomenal Woman generates an undertone of arrogance and female superiority. ´And to a man‚ The fellows stand or‚ Fall down on their knees.´ is a physical

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    Many Things influenced Maya Angelou’s writing. The hardships she went through was because of the color of her skin. She was born into a segregated world and is black. She was born in St. Louis‚ Missouri but was raised by her grandparents in Arkansas due to her parents getting divorced. Both of these places were segregated. Her and her brother were both treated unfairly by everyone around them. Her grandmother taught her manners and disciplined her until she was a polite and mature person. She

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    Joshua‚ a fellow CIT shared‚ "So I went outside a little earlier because I didn’t know if we were all going to be meeting outside of the the cabin‚ or at the beginning of the paintball range. I walked up to the paintball range‚ and no one was there no one was there‚ or outside of the cabins so I decided to take a nap." he shrugged. "I made sure to lay down in the middle of the street so that the boys cold see me and wake me up. Jorge your turn." "So at 5 am I woke up and when I went outside I saw

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    Uncle Tom’s Cabin Essay True freedom of thought is being able to observe‚ ponder‚ and draw one’s own conclusions unaffected from other situations‚ whether what one thinks is aligned with the law of the land or not. Such unrestrained thinking was especially hard to apply for people during the time of Harriet Beecher Stowe‚ when the slavery issue prevalent in America. Then there is freedom of action—the ability to act and do whatever one desires. These two elements of freedom are interconnected

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    you more than ‘t will me! Do the worst you can‚ my troubles’ll be over soon; but‚ if ye don’t repent‚ yours won’t never end.” (pg. 358) In Harriet Beecher Stowe’s‚ Uncle Tom’s Cabin‚ the values of her Christian beliefs play a major role in a central theme of salvation through Christianity. As the story is centralized around Uncle Tom‚ who epitomizes and embodies Christ’s image‚ it is meant to display what slavery can do to the purist of human spirits. This quotation from Tom summarizes the strength

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    Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel‚ Uncle Tom’s Cabin‚ portrays females as strong lead characters throughout the story‚ but what is this purpose? Stowe was able to depict the horrors of slavery and create a vast impact on the views of the controversial subject. The women within the novel have social roles and gain importance through their interaction and impact on the male characters in their lives. Stowe created a direct contrast in the ways that the women acted in comparison the men‚ as well as showed

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