Maya Angelou Adversity

A proverb stated by Martin Luther king Jr., “ The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy”. This is saying is to claim that a man will not show his true abilities and talents during contented times but during the hardships and embroilment times. I agree with the quotation about adversity from the Roman poet Horace, in that adversity has a way of triggering capabilities from dormant, adversity can encourage and change a person's point of view prosperity can not. I believe that there are greater assets in catastrophe times. In the autobiography, “ I know Why The Caged Bird Sings”, by Maya Angelou presents a message of hope, Maya was sent away by her father,with her brother on a train to Stamp, Arkansas at the age of three. She faces racism, molestation, and teenage pregnancy during her early childhood. Despite the fact of the tough challenges she faced, she learned to love herself and became an American poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist. She is best known for her books, including seven series of her autobiographies. I consider that the discomforts she …show more content…
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