Marguerite St. Just

Following Marguerite Blakeney, formerly Marguerite St. Just, on a wild adventure filled with suspense and danger, The Scarlet Pimpernel is a fast pace book that captures and holds the interest of readers. The one character of the book who stood out the most as being frightened was Marguerite Blakeney. Throughout the book there were instances of her being frightened and not knowing how to proceed when first her brother and then her husband were in danger. In saving her brother, Marguerite was forced

People may think that she is doing this because she really is right, but sometimes her judgment might be clouded. For instance, when she doesn’t let her daughter see Marguerite (Orczy 11). In conclusion, Comtesse de Tournay has a sharp personality though others may say otherwise. Although the Comtesse’ personality has some flare, Marguerite Blakeney provides a personality that is completely

Maya Angelou was born April 4, 1928 in the famous city of St. Louis Missouri. Maya Angelou was born Marguerite Annie Johnson in St. Louis, Missouri, to Vivian Baxter and Bailey Johnson. Angelou also enjoyed a close relationship with her brother, Bailey, who gave her the name Maya. Angelou faced a severely traumatic experience when she was just seven-and-a-half years old. During one of her visits to her mother in St. Louis, a boyfriend of Angelou’s mother raped her. When her mother’s brothers found

Women during the era of the Protestant Reformation had many different life styles. Women in that century started being viewed as temptress (Eve) to a virgin (Mary). During those years, their standard of living turned in to being a biblical housewife. They rapidly turned into the focal point, that men needed to survive. After Martin Luther realized that, he made his famous quote: “Imagine what it would be like without woman….” (Wellman.) Back in the 1500’s, women had many restrictions. Currently

through methods of stoning and interruptions of worship. Leading up to The St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre, tension was already high between the Huguenots and the Catholics. Massacres took place throughout France and the three religious wars showed no sign of an end to the violence. In hopes to gain power over the Protestants, Queen Catherine de Medici organized a marriage between her daughter, the king’s sister, Marguerite of Valois and The Protestant Prince Henry of Navarre. This alliance although

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings In the beginning of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Marguerite, later known as Maya begins to tell the story of her childhood. When her parents divorced, they sent her & her brother, Bailey to live in Stamps, Arkansas with their Grandmother (Momma) and their Uncle Willie. The kids go to school in Stamps and work in the store that Momma and Uncle Willie own. One year, while they were in Stamps, their father came to visit. When he was getting ready

makes it harder for her. “Wouldn’t they be surprised when one day I woke out of my black ugly dream, and my real hair, which was long and blond, would take the place of the kinky mass that Momma wouldn’t let me straighten?” (page 2, introduction) Marguerite believes that the beautiful people are the white girls with long blond hair and blue eyes. Since she is the opposite she feels that she is ugly, “…who was understandingly jealous of my beauty turned me into a too-big Negro girl, with nappy black

her amazing list of plays, movies, and television shows that had a span of over 50 years. She was and for many more lifetimes will be a woman that people look up to. Many people know her as Maya Angelou. Born on April 4, 1928, in St. Louis, Missouri she was named Marguerite Johnson nicknamed “Maya” by her brother; her surname is an adaptation of that of her first husband. Due to the breakup of her parents' marriage, her brother and herself had moved to live with their grandmother in Stamps, Arkansas

Maya Angelou was a gifted woman with one of the greatest voices of African American literature. Previously known as Marguerite Johnson, she was one of the most important women of our time. She was best known for her autobiography I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Not only was Maya Angelou able to overcome all the racial discriminations and interferences that she endured growing up, she was also able to prove to many people what a successful African American author and activist she was. She was a woman

On August 24th, 1572 approximately 7,000 protestants were murdered in France. This horrific event was named the St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre. Marguerite de Valois, Queen Catherine de Medicis daughter was arranged to marry Henry of Navarre on August 18th. Marguerite and the rest of the Valois family were extremely Catholic while Henry was a Huguenot (Calvinist Protestants). This marriage was an attempt the break the religious tension and join together the religions in peace, or so they thought.