Edna won an award for her book called The Harp-Weaver; the award was called Pulitzer Prize. Edna first major book of poetry was published in 1971 called Renascence. Then “A Few Figs from Thistle” was published in 1922 and got some people attention as well as controversy with its feminist learning (Modern American
Willa Cather was an extremely accomplishing journalist and author of short fiction novels also she was an English teacher, fraught with becoming a novelist (Arnold 2). It was just common sense that her long experience in newspaper work that Cather would start her occupation in journalism, though in the 1880’s it was unusual to have a woman in this field (Forman 3).That did not stop her though she kept on making more and more novels and short stories At a young age Cather wrote more than forty so tries, at least 500 columns and reviews,etc. even after she wrote novel she kept on making short stories (Arnold 3). Now only did Willa achieved myriads of things but she also gained awards as well. Willa Cather first received widely praise as an crucial author when Cather got the Pulitzer Prize in 1923 for One of Ours (Pollard 81).
She focused on her school work and was a member of the literary honor society and glee club. She transferred to the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa and became the editor of the Rammer Jammer. During her junior year, Lee attended law school and was forced to leave her position as editor but she soon realized that her calling was writing and dropped out to move to New York City to pursue her dreams.
Living Through Literature Literature reflects many communities. Most authors get their ideals from their surroundings, which happens to be their community. Toni Cade Bambara’s, “The Lesson,” is a great example of literature and community. As I was reading this great story, it was as if I was standing in front of their apartment building gaining knowledge from Miss Moore. “A Rose for Emily,” by William Faulkner, was an interesting story about an abnormal woman in the community that everyone talked about.
After this, Castillo felt to better her life for her and her son so she went back to school. She received her masters in Latin American and Carribean studies and minored in secondary education. After graduating she went to teach English as a second language. She also taught Mexican and Mexican American history in community colleges throughout Chicago where she grew up. She taught feminist journal writing for several years and became a feminist activist herself.
Life Span Development and Personality If you speak to anyone about Oprah, they will be able to tell you that she is one of the most influential and dynamic people of our time. However, not many know of where she came from and what her home life was like growing up. Oprah Winfrey was born on January 29, 1954 in a small town in Mississippi. She was born to unwed teenagers, Vernita Lee and Vernon Winfrey, and lived with her grandparents until they were not able to provide for her due to health reasons. During her time with her grandparents, she gained a passion for reading and writing, allowing her to excel in school and surpass her other classmates (Winfrey O. , 2008).
Even though they have their difference, they all come together because they are family. Yo! (Alvarez 1997) is a book about a girl named Yolanda Garcia from Dominican Republic. The book takes you through all of the different chapters in Yolanda’s life, and talks about her struggling with finding herself and being part of the minority. The interesting thing about this book, is it is told through everyone around her.
, powerful, passionate, these are just some of the words that describe Willa Cather. A Pulitzer Prize Winning author, whose works inspired many young authors. Though some may say her final works marked the decline of her artistic power, she is still a literature genius. She wrote of women’s struggles and frontier life in her novels: Lucy Gayheart, Sapphira the Slave Girl, and Shadows on the Rock. Willa Sibert Cather was born on December 7, 1817.
Winfrey was originally named "Orpah" after the biblical character in the Book of Ruth, but her family and friends "didn't know how to pronounce it", and called her "Oprah" instead. Winfrey was born in Kosciusko, Mississippi, to an unmarried teenage mother, Vernita Lee who was a housemaid. After Winfrey's birth, her mother traveled north and Winfrey spent her first six years living in rural poverty with her grandmother, Hattie Mae Lee (April 15, 1900 – February 27, 1963), who was so poor that Winfrey often wore dresses made of potato sacks, for which the local children made fun of her. Her grandmother taught her to read before the age of three and took her to the local church, where she was nicknamed "The Preacher" for her ability to recite
I learned she faced many hard times growing up in a sharecropper family, I can only imagine what life must have been for her. But what I found most prestigious is her awards and accolades she has earned for the literature she has composed. Alice Walker earned the Pulitzer Prize award for some of her past literature so when I seen some of her work was in our text, I knew I wanted to