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time goes on “Mrs. Flowers helps Maya to begin to have some self-confidence” (Walker) Her confidence is strong until her grandmother takes her to the only dentist in Stamps, Dentist Lincoln. Dentist Lincoln was a white man who does not take African American patients. however he owed Maya’s grandmother a favor and she thought Lincoln would heal Maya’s toothache, but Maya’s grandmother was wrong. “The three of us were crowded on the small landing ‘Annie my policy is I would rather stick my hands…

In Maya Angelou’s poem, “Alone”, discusses dark themes that are incredibly relevant to stereotypical poetry. This poem is very appropriately titled “Alone”, because it is about the speaker discussing lonesomeness. She discusses her own loneliness, the loneliness of others, then finally a call for action regarding how to not be lonely. The speaker reminisces about her lonely life using a very melancholy tone, but then shifts into a more blunt tone as the reality of loneliness arises. The…

becoming the first black female conductorette. Angelou’s writing is influenced by her past. A major experience that impacts Angelou’s writing is her encountering with segregation. Growing up during the 1930’s, a time full of oppression towards African Americans, Angelou was limited to things she could do. Well atleast that is what society told her. Society telling her to not do certain things due to her color made Angelou want to go out and do them even more. In Angelou’s writing “Caged Bird”…

influential voices of time. She has over 50 honorary doctorate degrees and became a celebrated poet, memoirist, educator and civil rights activist. Poets Life: Maya Angelou was born on April 4th, 1928 in St. Louis, Missouri. She was born by the name Marguerite Johnson, and throughout her life, she as raised in St. Lousies and stamps Arkansas. Maya Angelou was an African-American, who was very multi-talented as she was an author, actress, screenwriter, dancer and poet. Maya had a very…

The United States history in the past hundred years is known worldwide, and those such as Maya Angelou who lived from 1928-2014, were able to witness it first hand. Despite having a dreadful childhood, Angelou was able to make a stance in the world due to her work. In the height of her career she wrote “Still I Rise” which symbolically tells of how she overcome all of her obstacles with rich rhetorical devices. To begin, this poem is overflowing with hopeful determination. Angelou uses…

Maya Angelou, author, performer, and leader, is an inspiration to various people across the world. She protested the rights of inequality among men, women and race. Angelou experienced many hardships, including abandonment and abuse throughout her childhood. “It takes the human voice to infuse them (words) with the shades of a deeper meaning.” (Angelou) This quote enhances people’s views on the written language versus the spoken language. Hearing the words creates a distinction between verbal…

Maya Angelou is a very important person in our history. She was known for her famous poems, awards, accomplishments, and books.She was known for her book called I know why the caged bird sings. She was an author, civil rights activist, poet, writer, and directed. Maya Angelou has gotten many awards. She won three grammys. She got awards of best spoken word, Presidential Medal of Freedom, and National Medal of Arts. She also recited her poem “On the Pulse of the Morning” at Bill…

“Caged Bird,” by Maya Angelou Maya Angelou, a poet, a writer, a mother, and a victim of rape. (Philadelphia Tribune). Maya Angelou was raped by her mother's boyfriend, was a single mother at the age of seventeen, and was bullied because of her skin color. (Suzette A., Henke). Maya Angelou has wrote many books and poems throughout her life. Maya Angelou often binds in her emotionally disturbing childhood to her work, and even though Maya Angelou had a traumatizing childhood, her books and poetry…

“Be you. Make sure you're saying something when you're saying something. It's important to sound like you, to feel like you, to be like you. Be you.” -Erykah Badu. Just one of the many inspirational quotes said by the soulful artist. Born Erica Abi Wright later change to Erykah Badu,("kah" is an Egyptian term for one's "inner self," and "badu" is her favorite jazz-riff scat sound.) on February 26, 1971, in Dallas, Texas. Erykah was introduced into music and other arts in her early life because…

Malcolm X vs An Open Love Letter Human rights activists, such as Malcolm X believed that “The only way to stop a forest fire from burning down your house is to ignite a fire that you control and use it against the fire that is burning out of control” (Spellman, 12). Here, Malcolm was being interviewed by A.B. Spellman and was explaining about the organization he was planning to use for people of color. Malcolm brought out the discrimination against people of color and how nonviolence may no…