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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…

Mayan Society Peaceful as Mayan society may have seemed, brutality was also common in their culture. Torture and sacrifice were part of religious ceremonies, and warfare often broke out between city-states. But that is all part of humanity, is it not? This essay will highlight Mayan culture, their mysterious disappearance and decline, as well as the impact the ancient Mesoamerican civilization had on modern times. The following paragraphs will expound on these points. To begin, Mayan culture…

tribesmen that joined them. The Aztec empire was the most powerful and advanced empire of Mesoamerica, and their buildings, religion, and inventions are some of the most progressive pieces of the Aztec’s legacy. The Aztecs were a great people, like the Maya, the Toltecs, and the Olmecs, and they were more militaristic. The Aztecs settled on Lake Texcoco and founded Tenochtitlan, their capital, there (Britannica School, “Aztec”). The Aztecs used their…

Maya Angelou once said, “We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.” This strong statement came from a woman who overcame many trials and tribulations. Maya Angelou is one of the greatest figures in American literature. She is known for writing poetry which she used to spread the word of equality for many African American women and for others who were oppressed. Maya Angelou went through many hardships, but through hard work and her love for literature, she became one of…

You probably have heard of her, but under a different name. Does Maya Angelou ring any bells? Dancer, actress, singer, writer, playwright and poet, this phenomenal woman strode past many of the societal barriers of her youth, as well as her own personal inhibitions. Maya did not have an easy life, by any means. She was raped multiple times by her mother’s boyfriend, kept silent under threat for her brother’s safety. After the crime was revealed, Maya’s uncles murdered her rapist. The guilt from…

American poet and Pulitzer Prize Winner, Gwendolyn Brooks, National Book Award Winner, Ai Ogawa, and Emmy Award Winning Poet, Kwame Dawes are all essential components of the time of which they wrote. Writer Gwendolyn Brooks is a unique poet who is publishing poems that withstands the Civil Rights Movement. The poem “We Real Cool”, written by Gwendolyn, talks about seven young pool players whom left school to live the fast life and die young trying. Ai Ogawa develops poems with substantial…

Lono and Kū are two Hawaiian gods that were most often represented through feathered basketry and wooden sculptures. Lono is known as the god of agriculture, plants, rain, pigs, peace, and most often connected to the idea of genealogy; while Kū is well known as the god of war, forests, canoes, houses, and crafts. These are two opposing gods in Hawaiian culture and are dependent on each other because of their juxtaposition to one another. They complete a sort of higher balance between each other…

poet at president Bill Clinton's 1993 inauguration. Maya was also well known as a great educator, historian, author, playwright, director, and producer. Angelou had a distinguished career in film as well as television. In 1971 her Georgia, Georgia was the first movie screenplay by a black woman to be produced. She was nominated for Tony Award in 1973 for her performance in look away and for an Emmy Award in 1977 for her performance in Roots. Maya was active in the Civil Rights Movement and was…

In her poem entitled “Human Family,” Maya Angelou writes, “I've seen the wonders of the world/not yet one common man...but we are more alike, my friends,/than we are unalike...We are more alike, my friends,/than we are unalike.” Angelou is correct in saying people are often more alike than they think. One of the most common human characteristics is possessing the desire to feel accepted, which, in turn, forces most people to conform to society’s standards. University professor and…

is taken away it serves as a conflict and it makes one feel as if they are worthless.In “Sympathy” Paul Laurence Dunbar talks about a bird that is isolated in a cage from its habitat and makes an effort in trying to escape the cage. In “Caged Bird” Maya Angelou compares a free bird to a caged bird and their how different their lives can be when in two different scenarios. In both of these poems the birds are alike in many ways and also very different. In “Sympathy” and “Caged Bird” both of the…