Suggmaster

Jesse Hunter

Mrs. Fraser

Creative Writing

September 11, 2015

Writers dreaming.

Question: Angelou says, “There’s a world of difference between truth and fact.” What do you think she means by that? Do you think the same?

Answer: I agree with Angelou there is a huge difference between truth and fact. Fact is more like proof, or something that is proven. Truth is more of a moral, it’s more about what’s right and what is real.

Question: After going through major trauma at age seven, Angelou didn’t talk for almost five years. Could you live this way? Do you talk too much or too little? What could you learn if you listened more and spoke less? How could you grow as a person by speaking more?

Answer: I believe that I could live this way, but it would take me a long time to get used to. I am a quiet person usually, I find myself observing and listening a lot more than I would talk. When you don’t speak you are learning from everything and everyone around you by just listening and observing. When you talk you are teaching other people and sometimes you do learn something new from talking to people about things. I find that when I listen I find out more about other people and things. I enjoy being in nature when it is quiet and you can just be away from all the distractions and stuff going on and just focus on yourself and your surroundings. Doing this will help you become a better person and also help you find out who you are.

Question: Angelou mentions being told that “one can’t really learn after one is twenty-five.” Do you think the older you get the harder it is to try or learn new things? Or do you think being older means you’re more focused on what’s important and not distracted by things that keep you from learning?

Answer: I believe that you can learn new things no matter what age you are. That statement is ignorant and probably said by someone who never even valued knowledge. I learn new things every day, about myself, other people, my surroundings, and other things. Age is not something that limits you to never learning anything, this is probably the most ignorant thing I’ve ever read. Are older people wiser because they stopped learning when they were twenty-five? No of course not, you can learn something new every day for the rest of your life if you wanted to. Though you may not learn something new every day, you will continue to learn throughout your whole life.