Maya Lin

Maya Angelou, born April 4, 1928 in Missouri, was a Civil Rights poet and activist and was an inspiration to many. Maya Angelou served as a voice during the Civil Rights Movement as she showed the brutality of racism, highlighted in her poem, “Still I Rise.” “Still I Rise” is written towards the white oppressors as Maya shows her defiance in overcoming their oppression and speaking up for a change. Maya Angelou lived an eventful life that inspired the themes of many of her poems. Maya Angelou…

The autobiography I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings works by singer, poet, writer, and actress Maya Angelou, it is one of the most widely read and taught book by an African American woman. The title of the book comes from Paul Laurence Dunbar's poem, "Sympathy." The connection of the poem with the novel is where a little persistence bird (Marguerite) struggles against the bars of the cage life barriers , but she gets up, she rises and pushes forward. Although I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings covers…

my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the hope of the slave” Born as Marguerite Johnson on April 4th, 1928 in St. Louis, Missouri and raised in St. Louis and Stamps Arkansans, Maya Angelou became one of the most renowned and influential voices of her time. Multi-talented barely seems to cover the depth and breadth of Maya Angelou's accomplishments .She was an author, actress, screenwriter, dancer and poet. In Angelou’s work a lot of thoughtful reflections are going on. By the mean of writing,…

like, a depressing discussion. Far from working out how to make their dreams come true, they’re worrying about all the things that might go wrong. They’re worried that even the things they have will be taken away from them by some cruel twist of fate. Maya Angelou’s poem, “Caged Bird” presents a metaphor of two birds that are thought to represent the controversy between optimists and pessimists. The first…

similar to the Egyptians. Not only were the Mayan’s known for their incredible architectural monument building, but they were also known for their calendars and astronomical structures. In the beginning of 250 AD the period is defined as when the Mayas were building large monuments with long count dates. These calendars were used for religious beliefs and were similar to what we call prophecy, the foretelling of the future. The Mayan’s would study the sky and use their knowledge of astronomy…

Joy Harjo Poetry is an awesome and beautiful way for many people to express their feelings. There are many types of poetry and some convey deep thoughts, while some others are more lighthearted. Native American poetry reflects the feelings, the emotions, and the warmth of the poet but also, the way of life of the Native American tribes, and what they felt and dealt with during the fight for their land and way of life. Joy Harjo is one of the best known Native American poets and according to her…

of literature contain some or all of these tenets, the ones i’m going to discuss and analyze today are Still I Rise by Maya Angelou that focuses on self-reliance and stanza 1 and 52 from Song of Myself by Walt Whitman which focuses on all tenants of transcendentalism (and that you will be discussing about the one that's most important 2 you). The poem Still I Rise written by Maya Angelou has a main focus of self-reliance, but can expresses all tenets of transcendentalism…

Maya Angelou’s “Still I Rise” is an iconic poem that portrays the importance of self confidence and self-esteem. By using sarcastic diction, personification, similes, and repetition Angelou conveys that with self confidence, she can overcome everything. In the sixth stanza Angelou says, “You may shoot me with your words, you may cut me with your eyes, you may kill me with your hatefulness, but still like air I rise.”. She uses personification to present how the things people say, look, and do…

The Americas – Period 2 consist of North America and Latin America 600-600 CE. Many changes happened whether they were political, economic, or social. Changes over time for North America included trade expansion, tribal government, and agriculture. For South America changes were in the pyramids, Mayan astronomy, and village organization. North America's change in trade expansion and continuity in village life, nomadism, polytheism, and shamanism. Latin America's change in Pyramids, ceremonial…

Sincere Selfhood It is fair to say that in today’s day and age our identity is often defined by rather shallow attributes such as name, age, or appearance. A common example would be the basic information, like height, weight, and home address that is required on a driver’s license. With that said, one could make the argument that these everyday societal formalities and public perceptions, which are mostly out of our control, do make up our full identity. However, identity is not something given…