Thursday, April 10, 2008

Champion of the World by Maya Angelou

RQ: Have you ever fought someone who you had never won?
Thesis: I will be writing an narration essay on the day Jeo Louis fought a white contender at boxing game.

T.S: According to Maya Angelou, there're lots of challenge for black people in Amerca to get over segregation.
-Maya Angelou, Champion of the world, p. 88-90

First, all of black people in America wanted to get over their segreagtion even if they had little power.
  • All the Negroes around the world who sat swating and praying, glued to their "Master's voice."

-Maya Angelou, Champion of the world, p. 89

Second, even though white people as the majority segregated them, black people tried to get over segregation not throwing in the towel.

  • He's got Louis against the ropes and now it's a left to the body and a right to the ribs. My race groaned. It was our people falling. It was another lynching...

-Maya Angelou, Champion of the world, p. 89

Third, black people proved they are worthy of having the equality of human rights with white people.

  • The winnah, and still heavyweight champeen of the world ...Joe Louis.

-Maya Angelou, Champion of the world, p. 90

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