Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Maya Angelou

Research Maya Angelou. Maya Angelou is known for her poems and books. Describe some of the struggles she overcame(4 Sentences). Respond to 2 classmates.

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  1. Maya Angelou was born in St. Louis, Missouri in April 4 1928. Her parents got divorce when she was three and moved with her grandmother. She moved back with her mother four years later. Was abused and raped by her mothers boyfriend.

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  2. Her parents got divorced when she was three, and had to live with her grandmother in Stamps, Arkansas. Four years when she decided to go back to live with her mom again, her mom's boyfriend raped and abused her. The boyfriend was put in jail and one day later he was sent out of jail, after he was release Angelou's uncles found him kicked to death. She felt she was the blame for his death. She kept silent about what happen him, she was silence for five years.

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  3. Maya Angelou is a woman who is hailed as one of the great voices of contemporary literature. She is a poet, educator, historian, best-selling author, actress, playwright, civil-rights activist, producer and director, she continues to travel the world. Angelou captivates audiences through the vigor and sheer beauty of her words and lyrics.

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  4. She has published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, and several books of poetry.Angelou's major works have been labeled as autobiographical fiction. She has made a deliberate attempt to challenge the common structure of the autobiography by critiquing. Since the 1990s she has made around eighty appearances a year on the lecture circuit.

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  5. MLK Jr. was assassinated on friend Maya Angelou's birthday (April 5) in 1968. Angelou stopped celebrating her birthday for years afterward. Maya Angelou's 1969 autobiography, I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings, is the first nonfiction best-seller by an African-American woman.

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  6. Maya was abused by her mothers boyfriend and she became mute and did not talk for four years when she was living with her grandmother. A lady named MS.Flowers helped her find her voice. Maya always wanted to join the Harlem which was aw righting thing. She had to live on her own and learn how to overcame rape and rape and how to raise her baby son. She, maya would alway stand up for what she believe in.

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  7. Maya Angelou born Marguerite Ann Johnson; April 4, 1928) is an American author and poet. She has published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, and several books of poetry, and is credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning more than fifty years.

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  8. "Maya Angelou is an American author and poet. She has published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, and several books of poetry, and is credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning more than fifty years.Maya Angelou is an American author and poet. "

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  9. The story of Maya Angelou’s extraordinary life has been chronicled in her multiple bestselling autobiographies. But now, at last, the legendary author shares the deepest personal story of her life: her relationship with her mother.

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  10. Her parents divorced when she was three and she then moved to live with her grandmother in Stamps, Arkansas. Four years later when she moved back in with her mother, Angelou was abused and raped by her mother’s boyfriend. He was convicted, but was only put in jail for one day.

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  11. She was raped by her mothers boyfriend
    She writes poems and stories.

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  12. She was raped by her mothers boyfriend. Her parents were divorced. And she was abused. In high school while world war 2 was going on.

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  13. She was the first black woman director. She was raped by her mothers boyfriend. She had a son at age 16. She wright these for black people. She was born on April 4 1928. She is a dancer, singer, song writher, pottery, books,etc.

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  14. She is a poet, educator, historian, best-selling author, actress, playwright, civil-rights activist, producer and director, she continues to travel the world. She was raped by her moms boyfriend. Her parents were divorced.she was the first black women director.

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  15. Maya Angelou was born in St. Louis, Missouri in April 4 1928. Her parents got divorce when she was three and moved with her grandmother. She moved back with her mother four years later. Was abused and raped by her mothers boyfriend.

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  16. She was born in st.louis in April 4 1928. She was also a poet,educator, historian

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  17. Maya Angelou is an American author and poet. Her parents got divorce when she was three. She was raped by her mothers boyfriend. She was also abused.

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  18. "Maya Angelou is an American author and poet. She has published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, and several books of poetry, and is credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning more than fifty years.Maya Angelou is an American author and poet. "

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  19. She was a poet that was born on April 4 1998. When she was three she moved with her grandparents because her parents got divorced. When she was 7 she moved back with her mom and was raped and abused by her moms boyfriend.

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  20. Her parents got divorced when she was three, she was raped by her mother boyfriends,she was also abused.

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  21. Maya Angelou was born in St. Louis, Missouri in April 4 1928. Her parents got divorce when she was three and moved with her grandmother. She moved back with her mother four years later. Was abused and raped by her mothers boyfriend.

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  22. Maya Angelou was born on April 4th, 1928, in St. Louis, Missouri, Dr. Angelou was raised in St. Louis and Stamps, Arkansas. She was raped and abused by her mothers boyfriend. She went to church when she was little and had very limited supply of cloths. And her mom made her clothes.

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