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    Maya Angelou Letter

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    developed in a letter to my daughter is that forgiveness, acceptance and moving on are the milestones to a better life. “I have learnt to accept my responsibility and to forgive myself first, then apologise to anyone injured by my mis reckoning.” Maya Angelou states that self-love, self respect is one step in to a better life, loving and being loved starts with loving yourself.If you don’t love yourself no one will. “It was during that time that I noticed my body’s betrayal. My voice became deep and

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    Maya Angelou Obstacles

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    To gain success, one has to go over various obstacles in order to bear the fruit of hard work. Maya Angelou’s life has been a constant example of struggles and achievements. Being sexually abused at the age of 7, had a lot of scars than the girls her age. She depicts her story through the poem, ‘Men’ , a fascinating poem which tells about a young lady's involvement in sexual intercourse. To Angelou, the opposite gender fascinated her. She used to be interested about men who were attracted towards

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    The Life of Angelou Maya Angelou, an extremely successful author taught about in almost every high school in America, did not always have a sweet life. At the age of eight, Angelou was raped by Freeman, her mother’s boyfriend at the time (“Maya Angelou Is Born” ). This event had a major effect on Angelou’s life as she recalled, “I had a voice, but I refused to use it” (Angelou) to express her devastation after the rape. It wasn’t until five years after Angelou got raped that she spoke again. When

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    Maya Angelou: The Life Of Poetry Did you know Maya Angelou and I share the same birthplace? A large beautiful city with many attractions. Obviously, many years apart, we still shared the same interests. Angelou is well known for her award-winning poetry and collections. One commonly used all around the world today called “I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings”. Many cherished her perky and strong behavior(“Maya Angelou” 2018). Our forty-fourth president Barack Obama announced after her death Angelou was

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    Angelou, Maya once said, "The idea is to write it so that people hear it and it slides through the brain and goes straight to the heart." Angelou is a fantastic poet who grew up on church. Five days a week her grandma, who she called Momma, took her there. After many life struggles Angelou gave birth to her first son, Guy, at the age of 16. Maya Angelou, inspired by Shakespeare and female artists, wrote her heart into her poetry(brainy). Maya Angelou was an amazing an American poet. Angelou was

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    Maya Angelou once said, “You will face many defeats in your life, but never let yourself be defeated” (25 Deep Maya Angelou Quotes | A House of Fun). Angelou has had an amazing recovery since she was a little girl in which many people would have been defeated. After her recovery she has made a big turn around. She is now a writer, singer, and dancer. But her specialty is poems (Maya Angelou). Angelou has won many awards, or has been nominated for some, such as, Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album

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    Maya Angelou In early years, Maya Angelou faced a very difficult upbringing for various reasons. As a result of being a black female caused her to deal with many unfair circumstances. In addition she also faced serious life obstacles from a young age. As referenced in her memoir I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Angelou experienced rape, extreme discrimination, a difficult home life, as well as many other hardships (Angelou Maya I know). These circumstances are often referenced in her later writings

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    Maya Angelou was an astonishing woman who ultimately paved the way for individuals to express themselves through various forms of art. As an established poet, dancer, actress, and singer, Maya thrived through the face of adversity and shined brighter than ever through the struggles she faced in her daily life. In spite of the racial discrimination and the tribulations faced by Maya Angelou, she was able to establish herself as an extremely successful and renowned writer and African American activist

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    Maya Angelou is known for her wise words, sweet tone, and humble hurt but, some of these traits started when she dropped out of college but proved everyone wrong by receiving more than 50 honorary degrees. Maya Angelou was born on April 4, 1928 in St. Louis Missouri she was a writer and civil rights activist. Maya Angelou is known for her 1969 memoir, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, which made history as the first nonfiction best-seller by an African-American woman. This is an important moment

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    Maya Angelou “You may write me down in history with your bitter, twisted lies- You may trod me in the very dirt- But still, like dust, I’ll rise. Did you want to see me broken? Bowed head and lowered eyes? Shoulders falling down like teardrops, Weakened by my soulful cries? You may shoot me with your words- You may cut me with your eyes- You may kill me with your hatefulness- But still, like air, I’ll rise” ( “Still I Rise”, Angelou, 1978). This paper you are about to read is just a synopsis

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