In the poem, Maya Angelou writes, “’Cause I walk like I've got oil wells, Pumping in my living room” (Angelou 2). The poet is referring to acting as though she is extremely wealthy even though she is not, which emphasizes the love she feels toward herself. The title itself also exemplifies the feeling of loving oneself. Throughout the title and multiple verses, there is a repetition of “Still, I rise” (Angelou). The use of repetition encourages the reader to continuously remind themselves, alongside the narrator that getting back up and loving oneself is a necessary component for survival. Both examples help support the idea that Maya Angelou’s poem “Still I Rise” builds confidence and empowerment for the African American community. PART III: Identify the sentence missing in the body paragraph above and craft your own to be plugged in.

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Which of the following quotations reveal an omniscient point-of-view? a. "then the king got his spear in both his hands and ran toward sir mordred, crying, 'traitor, now has thy death-day come! '" b. "and the king thought that under him, far from him, was hideous deep black water; therein were all manner of serpents and worms and wild beasts, foul and horrible." c. "but when the hosts on both sides saw that sword drawn, they blew trumpets and horns and shouted grimly, and the two hosts rushed toward each other." d."then they agreed that king arthur and sir mordred should meet between their two hosts, and that each of them should bring fourteen persons with him."

According to the author, where can we find the answer to our nation’s “most pressing problem”? does that seem logical?

Read this paragraph from chapter 5 of the prince. there are, for example, the spartans and the romans. the spartans held athens and thebes, establishing there an oligarchy: nevertheless they lost them. the romans, in order to hold capua, carthage, and numantia, dismantled them, and did not lose them. they wished to hold greece as the spartans held it, making it free and permitting its laws, and did not succeed. so to hold it they were compelled to dismantle many cities in the country, for in truth there is no safe way to retain them otherwise than by ruining them. and he who becomes master of a city accustomed to freedom and does not destroy it, may expect to be destroyed by it, for in rebellion it has always the watchword of liberty and its ancient privileges as a rallying point, which neither time nor benefits will ever cause it to forget. and whatever you may do or provide against, they never forget that name or their privileges unless they are disunited or dispersed, but at every chance they immediately rally to them, as pisa after the hundred years she had been held in bondage by the florentines. what idea is stressed in the passage? the desire for liberty the establishment of an oligarchy the dismantling of an acquired state the tendency toward rebellion