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Angelou is best known as a prolific and award-winning author and civil rights activist. In 1993, she
recited her poem "On the Pulse of Morning" at the inauguration of President Bill Clinton. She was
awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Obama in 2011.
Answer true or false to the following questions and justify your response.
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The poet mentions that she’s got (at least) three things that she considers very valuable—
things, not character or personality traits.
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What are the “huts of history?” Why must the poet “rise” out of these “huts?”
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What is the overall tone of the poem? What do you think Angelou is trying to accomplish
with her poem?
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