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    The Merry Adventures of Robinhood is a novel by a man named Howard Pyle. This book consists of the many different adventures of a young lad named Robinhood and all of his many merry men. For the past two months, we have been reading this novel in English class. We have taken many notes, and have almost finished the book. Since we have read so much of this novel, we have a pretty clear idea of who Robinhood is and how he is as a person. Throughout the story, we see Robinhood grow as a character

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    Robin Hood Greed

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    In the story Robin Hood, this story is about a character who has many adventures with his merry men. Robins merry adventures basically came into detail of how his life was, and who he really was. But like all great stories, they all come to an end, but we haven't gotten there yet so, that's put on hold. This story also comes into realization of how Robin Hood gave to the poor, but he also stole from the rich. How Robin helped people in need in all their problems and even when they were

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    Headed down County Line Road in pure darkness. We cannot see one hundred feet in front of us, and the roads are completely abandoned. Snow is falling from the sky at a steady pace, and the temperature is rapidly dropping. My life rests in my brother’s hands as he attempts to drive us to safety on this frigid winter night. He assures me everything will be fine, and I shall not worry. All I can do is sit back and pray. My brother and I have been through everything together. Like any other sibling

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    1) Summary of Character Traits  a) School smart (Maya is smart. When she moves to San Francisco from Stamps, Arkansas, she is skipped a grade.)  b) Caring sister (she always talks of her devotion to Baily)  c) Determined (she wants to get a job with the streetcar company and she keeps bugging them until they finally give her a job)  d) Proud (she lives with the junkyard kids instead of going back to her father’s; she slaps Dolores for calling her mother a whore)

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    Essay on Maya Angelou

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    Maya Angelou was born April 4, 1928. Her real name is Marguerite Johnson, but she later changed it to Maya. She was born in St. Louis, shortly after her birth her family up and move to Arkansaw. Maya grew up there in the rural parts of Arkansaw, and later married to a South African Freedom Fighter. She lived in Cairo with him, there she began her career as editor of the Arab Observer. At the request of Dr. Martin Lutheran King Jr., she became the northern coordinator for the Southern Christian Leadership

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    Maya Angelou is a poet and award-winning author known for her acclaimed memoir I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and her many poetry and essay collections. So many things happen to Maya Angelou but she was amazing and a brave woman too not everyone would be same after what happen to her. Maya Angelou has become the most amazing singer, dancer, actress, poet and writer she is even an author of autobiography “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” a book that tells the things that setback and helped Maya to

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    Marguerite Johnson later known as Maya Angelou was born on April 4th, 1928 in St. Louis, Missouri. Marguerite Johnson was raised in St. Louis, Missouri as well as Stamps, Arkansas. According to her website, Stamps at the time that she was raised, was the frontier of the South During the 1930s and 1940s when Johnson was growing up, Stamps ran rampant with racial discrimination and physical brutality. Marguerite was raised by her grandmother from 4 years old to 8 years old. Johnson came to live with

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    The author of “Phenomenal Woman,” Maya Angelou is a jack of many trades. This multi-talented woman is not only an award-winning author and poet, but also an actress, screenwriter, dancer, and civil rights activist (Maya par 2). Maya Angelou’s amazing gift of writing was so powerful and inspirational. Although she no longer walks the earth, her works continue to live on and be the food for our souls. She was truly a living example of the phenomenal and confident person that we should all strive to

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    Alice Walker and Maya Angelou are two contemporary African-American writers. Although almost a generation apart in age, both women display a remarkable similarity in their lives. Each has written about her experiences growing up in the rural South, Ms. Walker through her essays and Ms. Angelou in her autobiographies. Though they share similar backgrounds, each has a unique style that gives the readers, the gift of their exquisite humanity, with all of its frailties and strengths, joys and sorrows

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    Maya Angelou was an american poet who wrote “Still I Rise” and was well-known and respected for being an author, actress, dancer, speaker, and civil rights protester. She was born on April 4, 1928 in St.Louis Missouri.“I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings” was an book she wrote that made history due to it being a very successful non-fiction written by an African American. Unfortunately, her parents got divorced 1931 and Maya and her brother, Bailey Johnson Jr. were forced to live her father’s mother,

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