Maya Angelou's Influence In Modern Society

The Renaissance period was from the 14th to the 17th century starting in Italy then spreading into the rest of Europe. During that time there were many influential people such as Leonardo Da Vinci, and Galileo, who are now considered to be famous Renaissance men because of their achievements. For example Leonardo Da Vinci was a he was a painter, a mathematician, and an engineer and because of this his work is world known and his name will never be forgotten. This type of person did not just disappear as the times went on, in modern society we have people just as important and memorable who we call contemporary Renaissance men or women. A great example would be Maya Angelou. She was born April 4, 1928 in St. Missouri, was sexually abused at …show more content…
Maya Angelou is a philanthropist, a person who donates to charities. When donating to charities she is focusing on human values, and worth because she must believe that they are capable of things if she is donating money to help them succeed. Before she died in 2014 she donated to two charities, Cheerful Givers, and Hands on Nashville. Cheerful Givers is an organization that donates food to food pantries, and gives presents to parents who have no money so their children can be happy. They have their own web page and since 1994 they have made 1,006,806 children happy by giving them the birthday gifts they would have never gotten without their help. Hands on Nashville is an organization that allows people to volunteer there then sends them to all different organizations that need more helping hands. This program is in Nashville and is the reason that Nashville ranked the 22 cities with for the volunteer work that they