I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is the memoir of the great African American author, poet, and entertainer, Maya Angelou. She was born in the state of California in 1928. As a child, Maya was sent away to her Grandmother in Arkansas because her mother was having marital problems. Maya grew through m...

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English 305 Asian-American Film The Joy Luck Club A Semiotic Critique The Joy Luck Club as an exercise in semiotic critique. Luckily, the film lends it's self very well this discipline. There are four main subjects of the semiotic method: Rhetorical is the film's intentional meaning or messag...

• Word Count: 1560
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• Grade Level: High School