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   A biography of Maya Angelou, a poet and author who have shown through her life experience her ability to live up to the words of her famous poem, “And Still I Rise.”

 my tat is killa,

my moms tats are killa too,  

I said Im goin get another one,   

Dwayne said Im goin get one too,

tatoos are in and jerycurls are out. 

1. What does the title mean?
2. Why would someone with such a difficult childhood be able to say “Still I Rise”?
3. What words support the idea that the author has had a difficult childhood?
4. To whom is the poet writing?
5. What does the poet mean, “I’ll rise,” and what is the impact of the repetition of this phrase?
6. Why does the author ask questions of the reader?
7. What is a key word in each stanza?
8. What words does she use that reflect her personal style?
9. Find a picture for each stanza to reinforce the power and message of the poem. 

Habit 2

Yes,the US does need better gun  control . At first I thought that it would  be better if everyone had guns for pertection,but when young people start going crazy killing 30 and 40 people at schools with rifle, 9mm’s, hand guns and nives  just because some one made fun of them or wanted to make the news.I think that they should band guns from schools with secuirty guards and they should band gun from other buissness with security guards.They should band people with criminal wreckereds and mintal illness from buying guns.they should check all kids be for leting them in the schools.