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There has been a FABulous woman that has always motivated and inspired me with her words. She is late Maya Angelou , an american poet, memoirist and civil rights activist. She was an actor, writer, director and producer of plays, movies and public television programs; definitely a jack of all trades. She was a respected spokesperson for black people and women alongside Martin Luther King. She has written various books and autobiograhies. I have learnt a few things from reading her story but one that really touched me was, in spite of the darkness surrounding her childhood and early adulthood years, she rose above it to be a light in the darkness. She gave the most she could for the black people and american citizens especially women. She was raped and sexually abused but didn't let that experience reduce who she was and rose up to be a name reckoned in American history. We can rise above the falls and pit holes of life to touch lives and pursue a purpose, be a light in this dar