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Actress, Author, Activist, Educator, Filmmaker, Educator and Poet. Just some of the things Marguerite Ann Johnson, also known as Maya Angelou has accomplished in her fulfilling life. Most importantly though, she was a mother of all people. Whether she comforted you with advice or made you inspired by her story of hardships, she was a mother to all of us. Maya was born to Bailey Johnson and Vivian Baxter Johnson in 1928, but grew up with her grandmother Annie Henderson and her uncle Willie. In…

Comparing Maya and Inca Civilizations The Maya and Inca were one of the first Mesoamerica civilizations. The groups had similarities and differences. They were located in the same general region of the world. Religion played an important part in both religions. The governments were different in each society. The Mayan civilization started in 300 - 900 AD. It was located in what is now Guatemala, also known as the Yucatan Peninsula. In each of the Mayan cities there was a…

The Bird Caged Sings were made by Maya Angelou a strong African American woman around the 1969, and The Story of an Hour were made by Kate Chopin an American Written published in 1894. These two stories are very related because they both characters are prisoners by something or someone else and they desire to be free. At the beginning of the story the reader notice in the settings that the bird is on can a caged locket of his nature to fly by something else (racism and segregation) “his wings…

In the other side of the world, in the American continent the Maya civilization emerged in the peninsula the Yucatan and the country of Guatemala. As this great society grew in size and culture, it expanded to the north until the valley of Mexico. The Mayan empire seems to be a quite successful creating big construction such as pyramids which require more than 30,000 person-days of labor. Also it was able to to sustain a population of about 3 million. The successes of the empire can also be seen…

Maya Angelou, a poet, writer, and civil rights activist. She was born on April 4, 1928 in St. Louis, Missouri as Marguerite Annie Johnson. Her childhood was very difficult. Her parents split when she was very young. Her and her older brother, Bailey were sent to live with their grandmother in Arkansas. She had to endure racial discrimination. One day while visiting her mother, her mother’s boyfriend raped her. She was so traumatized by the incident that she became mute. Maya moved to San…

The Maya created one of the most advanced civilizations in the world here's why I think that. The Maya were around in the time 250 AD-900 AD until they suddenly disappeared. They lived in many different places such as Southern Central Mexico, Central America, and the Yucatan Peninsula. The Mayans were a highly developed, complex society because they were dominant to their neighbors and others. For example they had good soldiers and a good use of weapons. They did human sacrifices to keep their…

Spanish explorers came to the maya later in their existence, around the time their decline began. Along with them they brought many unknown diseases to which the Maya had no defence against. Smallpox is thought to be a major one, since this disease was new to the maya, they did not have proper immune systems to fight off the disease. With no way of vaccinating those who weren't yet infected, the disease…

believe that the essence and soul of a great poem grabs at reader's dark, sad feelings and lets them relate easily to it. I believe that the best poems elevate your spirit and make readers feel invincible as the poem. I decided to analyze did to me. Maya Angelou, one of the most beloved poets of our time, inspires readers, whether she is making a renowned tribute poem to Nelson Mandela or delivering the poem at the inauguration of President Obama. She was also a civil rights activist and…

Instinctively, every human craves for freedom. Dunbar yearned for his freedom by expressing his feeling as Caged bird feels. Dunbar’s Caged Bird is peeking outside his cage and see a beautiful landscape with the sun shining bright. While Angelou’s Caged bird is so angry, she represented her poem with Caged bird singing with fearful trill. They both continue the poem by stating they knows the way the Caged bird feels. The Caged bird by Dunbar tone is frustrate and forceful at the same time as…

Name Institution Instructor Introduction During the early years European nations conquered the other worlds in search of gold and glory and spreading the gospel. This had an effect on the natives since it changed their way of living, their cultural practices, social life and diminished their beliefs in their native gods. They also had a religious aim in their conquest where they aimed in the spreading of Christianity. De Las Casas was a famous social reformer and historian of the 16th century…