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    such as T. S. Eliot or Robert Frost. However, one name stands out in particular, only partially because of the extreme level of discrimination during said period. Considered one of the most influential African-American writers of this time period, Maya Angelou is well-known for her various works, including screenplays and music. However, one of her most memorable works was a poem entitled “On the Pulse of Morning.” Angelou wrote “Pulse” for President Clinton’s inauguration, where she then read…

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    Prose offers readers a method of expression, some seek to inform, some to attack injustice, some to offer praise and some to be foolish. The poem, “Still I Rise” of Maya Angelou is in piercing contrast to the poem “Guidelines” by Lisa Suhair Majaj; however, they are parallel in numerous facets. They present these two works to express their experiences in their life with vile episodes that no citizen should endure. Assessing separately each poem for its connotation and the distinct elements that…

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    Still I Rise is one of 32 poems that Maya Angelou wrote in her book And Still I Rise. When I saw first saw the title of the poem I was immediately interested and reading it was inspirational, so I decided to write my art critique on it. I choose this poem because I could relate to it because no matter what happens in my life I always keep positive and know better days are ahead. I like this poem because it focuses on a hopeful determination to rise above difficulty and discouragement. Still I…

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    organized CERJ, which began July 31, 1988 and it was to defend, promote, and disseminate information about human rights. But not only that but to also recover their culture and their values. Part of her work is that she travels the highlands, organizes the Maya, and informs them of the human rights. The meetings are held in secret because the “human rights” are considered rebellious. They are educating those that don’t know what the human rights stand for. Justina was motivated to do this kind…

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    The Moche were an Andean civilization that resided in ancient Peru. Animals were popular subjects of Moche art and were often depicted on pottery as a composite creature made up of multiple animals. One of the popular uses for pottery in the Moche civilization was to create stirrup spout vessels that held chicha beer for the elite. A specific ceramic stirrup spout vessel that appears to have animalistic qualities is the Vessel in the Shape of a Crested Animal which was found in Tomb 2 at the…

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    Raydeen Cruz - Pathos Lucrezia della Pietra - Ethos Lissette Izaguirre – Logos (Lead) Dr. Leiby English 1A – 6422 14 March 2018 TITLE: TO BE DECIDED Alice Walker is an African American woman whose artistic abilities are showcased through her published novels, essays, and poems. One of Walker’s essays written in 1974, exemplifies her search for the origin of her creativity as well as the struggle for freedom of expression that women of color have experienced throughout history. In Alice…

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    Alice Walker, in full Alice Malsenior Walker was born on 9th February 1944 in Eatonton Georgia U.S. and is now one of the country’s best-selling writers of literary fiction. Alice walker’s life was life of any African American in 1940s. She was deprived of all the basic amenities and discrimination was rampant all around, which Alice later started expressing through her short stories, novel, poems etc. More than ten million copies of her books are in print." Walker has now become a focal…

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    In “The Raven” the author Edgar Allen Poe wrote about his dead wife that he can’t stop thinking about. “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” symbolizes how the African Americans were treated and how they felt during segregation, “The Raven” is about Edgar’s dead wife Lenore. Both of the texts are similar because they both include things that don’t go away. The theme to “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” there is always something good, don’t let your anger hold you back. In the story, the free bird…

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    Sue Monk Kidd always asks herself, “What does my character want?” and she makes those wants and desires the purpose of her characters’ stories. This applies strongly to her characters Handful and Sarah in her novel, The Invention of Wings. This novel closely follows Handfuls’s desire to be freed from slavery as well as Sarah’s desire to both be treated equal to men and to have a voice. Handful’s primary desire is to be freed from slavery. This is shown by the fact that the majority of the…

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    Same Fans, New Technology Eleonor S. | Female | Age 86 (Bio 1): Eleonor was born in 1931 and was raised in Haiti. As a middle child in a set of 12, Eleonor was exposed to a broad scope of opinions about music and the world she lived in. She was raised as a Baptiste and converted to a Seventh Day Adventist later in life. Eventually, Eleonor married and had six children of her own. Her father in Law, Augustin Bruno, was a successful musician playing the saxophone for the Haiti’s National Palace…

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