Why We Fight

just because of how you look? Have you ever been labeled because of something that happened to you? Have people ever judged you for something that is completely out of your control? If so, then you’ll understand exactly how Marguerite feels in I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou. This book is an autobiographical narrative of Maya Angelou’s life with herself as the main character. Other important characters include her older brother Bailey, her grandmother, whom she calls Momma, and…

recognised her creative talent. Manora says that the women in Angelou’s life “influenced the woman Angelou became”. She applied Carl Jung’s theory of the collective unconscious and categorised these women into archetypes or primitive mental images that we have inherited from the earliest human ancestors. These include Angelou's mother Vivian, her grandmother Annie Henderson, and Mrs. Flowers, a neighbour who helped Angelou find her voice again after she was raped. Manora says these three women…

Maya Angelou is a very important person in our history. She was known for her famous poems, awards, accomplishments, and books.She was known for her book called I know why the caged bird sings. She was an author, civil rights activist, poet, writer, and directed. Maya Angelou has gotten many awards. She won three grammys. She got awards of best spoken word, Presidential Medal of Freedom, and National Medal of Arts. She also recited her poem “On the Pulse of the Morning” at Bill…

Angelou. Angelou is known as one of the most influential African women of all times. She is best known for her famous poems about injustices, tribulations, and experiences that she went through. For instance, Still I Rise, Phenomenal Woman, and I know why the caged bird sings, are some of her examples. Angelou was not only a famous poet, but an inspirational speaker, book writer, civil rights activist, actress, and dancer. One of her most fascinating accomplishments is being the First African…

Introduction and background The Spirit Level is an exploration of the impacts of inequality on society. The book argues that inequality has a causal link with social ills, including but not limited to obesity, teenage pregnancy and crime. It also argues that everyone benefits from greater equality, even the rich. The authors, Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett, have academic backgrounds in epidemiology. A field to which Pickett has devoted her entire career, Wilkinson meanwhile, initially…

duel, and Mercutio dies. We chose to reenact this scene because it causes a most of conflicts and it lets us see the different sides of the characters. Additionally, it separated Romeo and Juliet, leaving them heartbroken. We interpreted Romeo’s character as we did in our play because he is ecstatic that he just married Juliet, which also explains why he skips around the stage. It’s also the reason why Romeo tries to make peace with Tybalt, his new cousin-in-law, and why he’s saddened when…

put in combat situations. There are a few reasons why that I think this way. First, if we gave them the right to join let them. Second, some women want to be in that kind of situation. Finally, because women can be very crazy. I think that it would be okay to let women join the military even if they are put in dangerous combat situations. The reason why I think this is for one, we gave them the right to join in the first place. Why should we try to take them out of combat situations when…

of war on our country and has dealt with the consequence. America has been involved in many wars that we didn't need to encounter in. The Vietnam war being just one of them is my example of the problem. As one of the biggest countries in the world we should always stay neutral until the problem starts affecting us. In the past, countries other than America have been brought into wars to fight alongside one country or to try to relieve the problem. One of the biggest examples of this has…

Why We Honor Our Veterans What is a veteran? Some definitions say it is someone who has fought in a war or someone who has extensive experience in a certain field. Others may say it is someone who fights for our rights and freedom as Americans. However, none of these explanations quite capture the essence of what it is that veterans do. They fight for their lives as well as ours, our country as well as our families, and our present as well as our future. This is why our veterans deserve the…

them not to fight.” I said. “Well it is worth a shot kid brother. We have to try.” He answered. “Tomorrow before the rumble I guess I will try to convince everyone then.” I responded. I just do not know why they think this will help. How will this rumble be any different from the last one? I have to stop this. “Today is the day kid.” Darry tells me. “Let’s get over to the lot.” I say holding the door open for Darry. Soda is with us too. We explained to him why we don’t want this fight…