Student Essays
Dear Maya Angelou,
Essay written by Chrisann A.
My name is Chrisann and I am a RICH student. I have been learning about RICH principles and using them in my everyday life. The RICH principle I find most important is "I Matter." I find that particular RICH principle to be outstanding from all the other RICH principles because "I Matter" can mean a lot of things like always remembering to put me first and believing in myself
I am using "I Matter" in school and at home by keeping a positive attitude in school and showing that I want to achieve great things in life and be successful. At home I am showing that "I Matter" by respecting my parents and also showing that I am thankful to have supportive and awesome parents.
Dr. Angelou you have done a lot of great things in your life. You were the first black women to have your work published and sold in major stores. Another great achievement that I admire about you, Dr. Angelou, is that you always practiced self confidence. Growing up, people would say that you would never be anything. Instead you choose not to listen to the side and focused on all the positive things that encouraged you. You chose to use that negative energy to build you up which in turn helped you become the successful woman you are today!
The words I would use to describe you Dr. Angelou are determined, self confident and strong. I think you are a very determined individual and when I was reading your biography it talked about how committed you were to learn how to read. In learning how to read you grew to love going to the library and writing. This experience opened up your mind to a world of imagination, which helped you to become the first black women to publish a book of poetry! I also think you are self confident because to become a poet you have to believe in your work and believe that you can do it when no one else understands your vision. Having self confidence and belief that you can do anything you put your mind to is so important for me to understand because I someday would like to be very successful just like you!
Dr. Maya Angelou, you have been an inspiration to me because I have learned a lot of life lesson from reading about you. One life lesson I learned was that "It doesn’t matter what color or gender you are because you can be anything want to be."
I thank you Dr. Angelou for your hard work and continuous effort to opening up peoples’ minds and showing my generation that passion and knowing that you "Matter" opens up a world of endless possibilities.
Sincerely,
Chrisaan A.