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In “Graduation” from the Norton Reader, Maya Angelou tells the story of her eighth grade graduation. Although she consistently implies her want to continue education, the text is mostly directed towards her views on how African-Americans were treated in the early nineteen hundreds. Angelou explains graduation as such a sacred event and something supposed to be cherished and celebrated with family. When Angelou gets to her graduation, she is ecstatic. This feeling of exuberance gets shifted when…

Maya Angelou was born Marguerite Annie Johnson in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1928 to Vivian Baxter and Bailey Johnson. When her parents divorce, Angelou and her brother were sent to live with their grandmother, Annie Henderson, in Stamps,Arkansas. Angelou’s grandmother, who she called “Momma,” was the stable force in Angelou’s early life. Annie Henderson was a strong religious woman who made sure that the family went to church every Sunday. Religion and spiritual music were important in the Johnson…

In order to understand Felix De Weldon’s The Waving Girl, one must first understand the woman herself. Florence Martus was her name, born in 1869 on Cockspur Island outside Fort Pulaski. According to The Waving Girl Historical Marker, Florence spent 44 years greeting all ships that arrived or departed Savannah with a handkerchief by day and a lantern by night. Consequently, many rumors and legends arose about The Waving Girl. One of them being that she fell in love and became engaged to a sailor…

the civil rights movement and the rise of the feminist movement. Since Angelou was African American, a woman, and confident, she played a large role in advocating for rights. During this time, Angelou also wrote a book called I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. This controversial book made the best seller list, but was banned in many schools because of its inappropriate content about a sexual abuse story. This goes to show that Angelou is not only a talented writer, but she writes about what she…

“By cutting off the damage you make it possible for the tree to grow again. You watch-by the end of summer, this tree will be the strongest on the block” (Anderson 187). A person’s will to continue despite their past problems is what helps them move forward. After experiencing rape, Melinda begins her freshman year being shunned by her friends and detested by the majority of the students at her high school. She faces both inner and outer problems, but continues to grow despite them. Anderson’s…

known as Maya Angelou was a stupendous poet, dancer, playwright, singer, actress, and civil rights activist. Maya Angelou has become famous because of her talents. She has contributed many great things to our world. Her book “I know why the caged bird sings”, made literary history. It was the first nonfiction best seller by an African-American woman. I’m sure you’re wondering how her life started out, everything has to start somewhere. Marguerite Ann Johnson (Maya Angelou) was born on…

Nicole Scherzinger Wiki, Age, Net Worth, Parents, Bio and Salary Nicole Scherzinger Bio Nicole Scherzinger is a popular recording artist, actress and television personality of American nationality. Her real name is Nicole Prescovia Elikolani Valiente. She was born on June 29, 1978, in Honolulu, Hawaii, the United States. She has a sister, Gary. Her parents separated their ways when she was still a child. As per Nicole Scherzinger’s bio obtained in Wikipedia, she attended Meyzeek Middle School…

She has many poems out and many known books around the world. Three of her works are: Rainbow in the Clouds, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, and Amazing Peace. These are three of her top poems she has written. Rainbow in the Clouds has a quote saying “Be a rainbow in someone else’s cloud.” What she means by this is that it takes so little to brighten someone else's day. Yet it…

Maya Angelou was a poet, writer, actor, streetcar conductor, singer, dancer, cook, memoirist, educator, dramatist, civil rights activist and a teen mom. Where did it all start? It all started on a special day in April. Maya Angelou was born on April 4, 1928 . Her birth name is Marguerite Annie Johnson. When she was three, her parents got divorced and she and her brother went to live with their grandmother in Stamps, Arkansas. When Maya Angelou was seven, she was molested by her mother’s…

Caged Bird. It is through this poem that Maya expressed how African Americans needed to earn respect by standing up for their rights and by finding their voices. Caged Bird is a metaphor. Maya didn’t mention a particular race, but she made it known that whites were given more freedom than blacks. She starts the poem off by illustrating how the free bird, or “white race,” is untroubled. She hints how the white race ruled society and how they did so unjustly. She continues to say “the free bird…