Analysis Of Walk Tall Talk By Jannette

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“Never ever accept ‘Because you are a woman’ as a reason for doing or not doing anything”. To me, this quotation by author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie perfectly summarizes the Walk Tall talk by Jannette Taylor. This quote explains that though someone may be a woman, she can do anything she wants to do; she can do anything that is acceptable for a man to do. She continued by saying that life is too short to not be yourself; life is too short to not take; life is too short to not strive for what you want just because others may look down upon that. You get one short life so you should live your life the way you want and not let your race, gender, or naysayers get in the way of it. Jannette expanded more on this by explaining how, even though she is a woman, she rose …show more content…
After Jannette played the video of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, she began to explain in more detail how she has lived her life by the same advice. She started at the very beginning with the start of her career. She had witnessed a double homicide in North Omaha. It seemed to her that no one cared about North Omaha; two people were shot in broad day light and nothing was done. Because she brought this concern to light, she was given a grant to start her company which was named Impact One. Impact One is a company that deals with intervention and prevention for youth going down the wrong path. Janette ended up resigning after the murder of two of her cousins. Through this experience, she learned to identify when to let go and when to take the time to care for herself. Her time at Impact One also taught her to “give from her overflow, not her cup”. This means not to sacrifice so much that you can’t take care of yourself. She continued by revealing that because she is a woman, she

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