Poem Interpritation

Poem: I Know Why The Cage Bird Sings

The poem represents how people had no freedom and all they had to do to past the time was sing. Singing symbolized cries for freedom and cries to be treated with respect. This picture resembles the poem literally and figuratively, the heart on the bird represents how big hearts break easy. Like in one line he says "But a bird that stalks down his narrow cage can seldom see through his bars of rage."

This poem can be compared to the Triangle Factory because it resembles how the people had no freedom to change the conditions under which they worked. They worked very long hours for little pay and had horrible managers that didn't treat them with respect.

You may find information about working condittions at the Triangle factory at http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/trianglefire/

Values

Example:
Tupac Shakur valued life because he was barely alive because of everybody that hated and he valued success because he grew up poor and in a bad neighborhood.

Why are values important?
Values are important because they are what is most important to you in life and what you would do anything for.

Glory Road

1. Can you identify other groups that face discrimination today?

Yes the Mexicans because of the Swine Flu that came from Mexico.

2. Do you think sports contributed to the civil rights movement during the 60's?How?

Not really but they were as affected as everybody else sometimes even worse because of their publicity.


3. What might you think is an appropriate theme for this movie?

I would say the theme is "Talent is in everybody no matter the skin color"

4. Can you identify any other movie or book with a similar theme?

Maniac Maggee I don't know how to spell but it was about a white kid that loved to play baseball and practically every sport he played he's was good at because of his speed. The thing was that he was white and he didn't have any parents and he was running away from his aunt and uncle that always fought and he ends up around a Spanish neighborhood.