Post Modernism Still I Rise" - Maya Angelou

Which ending would you like to change?

"That I dance like I've got diamonds

At the meeting of my thighs?"

Why would you change that particular ending?

In Ted Wu's view, the above line is a playful one, and has something in close relationship with women. The reason is, perhaps because the poem is about an Afro-American woman's hardships against racist treatment and general societal hatred.

Briefly explain how you would change the ending

Some similar lines such as 'Cause I walk like I've got oil wells

Pumping in my living room' 'Cause I laugh like I got gold mines

Diggin' in my own back yard'

Assist the reader figure these scenes in their mind and personify the lines. A line such as this one that we want to alter addresses a sensitive subject. Female sexuality is one of the central themes that are being addressed. It is portrayed as being used against women in the slave era period.

I would elect to alter the lines below

"That I dance like I've got diamonds

Which you chase after with cries?"

What lasting impression would this have on the reader?

The change points to the...

The stanzas resonate with the brutal realities directed at Afro-American women as part of the routine of America. The fact that they could rise from such depths could not have been guaranteed but rather, a fruit of an amazing inner strength. The images of wings with blood stain flapping against the 'savage captivity bars' managed to express in clear perspective the real power of racist practice across the world. Such influence and its existence felt as far as South Africa. Here, Nelson Madiba Mandela opted for" Still I Rise for his inauguration poem in 1994. The reader is left to wonder where one derives such strength (Cheney-Rice, 2014). Angelou noted that people forget what one says, they also forget what one does, but they hardly ever forget how they were made to feel. The reading of this poem implants deep feelings that the author injects into the words and consequently leaves the reader with a lasting impression (Brownworth, 2014).
What overall impact would this new ending have on the work?

The general meaning and impact of the work is retained. What the new ending does is to give credence to the previous evidence. The persistent questions are provocative and…