... she really loved art. Since she loved art, she got a scholarship to study dance and drama in San Francisco's Labor School. When she was 14, she dropped out of the school of dance and drama to become the first African-American female car conductor. After graduating high school she had a baby boy. She became ... a single mother at a very young age. In order to support her son, she had two jobs. One of her jobs was being a waitress and the other was a cook. No matter what she did in life, she always loved music, dance ... moved to Ghana where she went to a college of music and drama. She a...

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... Angelou is the ultimate Renaissance woman and is one of the great voices of contemporary literature (mayaangelou.com). She is also one of the most influential African-Americans in American history. Through my research and readings about Maya I have come to the conclusion that she is an American genius. Maya has ... best they could. During the time that Maya was growing up, America was just recovering from the Great Depression and it was also a time when African Americans were oppressed. Despite the odds of growing up in such a time period, Maya's grandmother was able to instill pride in ...

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... Award for her acting in Roots and Georgia. She is fluent in French, Spanish, Italian, and West African Fanti. Ms. Angelou began her career in drama and dance, and she married a South African freedom fighter and lived in Cairo. During her five years in Africa, she lived in Egypt and became ... the editor of The Arab Observer, the only English-language news weekly in the Middle East. Later she taught in Ghana and was feature editor of The African ... open in its focus on such universal issues as romantic love lost, friendship, betrayal, and loyalty. Ultimately her work is about survival, ...

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... of the twentieth century (Williams 1).Angelou is a poet, an author, a historian, an actress, a playwright, a civil-rights activist, a producer, and a director. Ms. Angelou began her career in drama and dance, and she married a South African freedom fighter and lived in Cairo. Later she also taught in Ghana. In the 1960's she said that being black, female, non-Muslim, non-Arab, six foot tall ... a decorated author. She has been nominated for two Emmy awards and has won a Pulitzer Prize. She is also a highly cultured person. She can speak English, French, Spanish, Italian, and West Africa...

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... of the twentieth century (Williams 1).Angelou is a poet, an author, a historian, an actress, a playwright, a civil-rights activist, a producer, and a director. Ms. Angelou began her career in drama and dance, and she married a South African freedom fighter and lived in Cairo. Later she also taught in Ghana. In the 1960's she said that being black, female, non-Muslim, non-Arab, six foot tall ... a decorated author. She has been nominated for two Emmy awards and has won a Pulitzer Prize. She is also a highly cultured person. She can speak English, French, Spanish, Italian, and West Africa...

• Word Count: 1089
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... of the twentieth century (Williams 1). Angelou is a poet, an author, a historian, an actress, a playwright, a civil-rights activist, a producer, and a director. Ms. Angelou began her career in drama and dance, and she married a South African freedom fighter and lived in Cairo. Later she also taught in Ghana. In the 1960's she said that being black, female, non-Muslim, non-Arab, six foot tall ... a decorated author. She has been nominated for two Emmy awards and has won a Pulitzer Prize. She is also a highly cultured person. She can speak English, French, Spanish, Italian, and West Afric...

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... of the twentieth century (Williams 1). Angelou is a poet, an author, a historian, an actress, a playwright, a civil-rights activist, a producer, and a director. Maya Angelou began her career in drama and dance. She married a South African freedom fighter and lived in Cairo. Later she also taught in Ghana. In the 1960's she said that being black, female, non-Muslim, non-Arab, six foot tall, and ... a decorated author. She has been nominated for two Emmy awards and has won a Pulitzer Prize. She is also a very cultured person. She can speak English, French, Spanish, Italian, and West Afric...

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... ", "Refusal", and "The Lesson" (Alanofdale 1). " Angelou read her poem "On the Pulse of Morning" at the inauguration of President Clinton in January of 1993" (Cookson 800). " She was the first African American to do so"(Donegal 1). "Angelou's poems celebrate black people, men and women; at the same time they bear witness to the trials of black people in this country" (Cookson ... " or "The swing in my waist" or "The ride of my breast" (Terry 1). "She does not know her beauty, she thinks her brown body has no glory. If she could dance naked under palm trees and see her image in the water, ...

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