Maya Angelou: The Choice To Follow My Education

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Maya Angelou once stated, ”I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” What she is trying to say is, that she believes that actions count more than what you tell them. My opinion in this position is neutral. If you say something, you can hurt feelings, nevertheless if you physically hurt someone they are damaged regardless what you may have said. Both make a great amount of damage to their mental and physical feelings. I personally have been in both situations. I had to chose between a friend and my education. I really didn’t want to chose , but my friend forced me to make a decision. Therefore I made a choice to follow my education, and I could

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