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Dr. Maya Angelou: An Inspiration for Today’s Young Women

In a celebrity fascinated world such as ours today, the images of strong, educated, grounded and spiritual women are close to none. We have popular women rappers today, who under the guise of art and music call themselves poets. Many of the women in Hollywood are considered and attractive, but they lack the grace and […]

A Summary of Maya Angelou’s Graduation

In this essay, Angelou discusses all the emotions she experienced while attending middle school graduation separately at the Lafayette County Training School in Stamps, Arkansas. Angelou first experienced excitement and happiness as the time of graduation approached, then disappointment and hatred, then the renewal of her actions and the emancipation of her hatred towards others. […]