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Phenomenal Woman

By Maya Angelou

1928–2014 Maya Angelou

     

Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.

I’m not cute or built to suit a fashion model’s size   

But when I start to tell them,

They think I’m telling lies.

I say,

It’s in the reach of my arms,

The span of my hips,   

The stride of my step,   

The curl of my lips.   

I’m a woman

Phenomenally.

Phenomenal woman,   

That’s me.

I walk into a room

Just as cool as you please,   

And to a man,

The fellows stand or

Fall down on their knees.   

Then they swarm around me,

A hive of honey bees.   

I say,

It’s the fire in my eyes,   

And the flash of my teeth,   

The swing in my waist,   

And the joy in my feet.   

I’m a woman

Phenomenally.

Phenomenal woman,

That’s me.

Men themselves have wondered   

What they see in me.

They try so much

But they can’t touch

My inner mystery.

When I try to show them,   

They say they still can’t see.   

I say,

It’s in the arch of my back,   

The sun of my smile,

The ride of my breasts,

The grace of my style.

I’m a woman

Phenomenally.

Phenomenal woman,

That’s me.

Now you understand

Just why my head’s not bowed.   

I don’t shout or jump about

Or have to talk real loud.   

When you see me passing,

It ought to make you proud.

I say,

It’s in the click of my heels,   

The bend of my hair,   

the palm of my hand,   

The need for my care.   

’Cause I’m a woman

Phenomenally.

Phenomenal woman,

That’s me.

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Maya Angelou, “Phenomenal Woman” from And Still I Rise. Copyright © 1978 by Maya Angelou.

Used by permission of Random House, Inc.

Source: The Complete Collected Poems of Maya Angelou (Random House Inc., 1994)

Imnotyou's favourite invention...

For this article « what's for you the best invention ? » I was wondering what is the best invention of all time and I found... TOO MANY ! Also I thought what is the most useless thing ?

And there's also many many but some are just crazy and ridiculous like the one I've choosen.

It is a fan for table settings !

 That is the best object for lazy people. Imagine the advertising of this product :

From 6:30 am awake, dying work, insane boss, trafic jam, rebel kids, and then the evening the only thing you don't want to do is to blow on your food ! 

Yes because you don 't have enough energy to do it by yourself. 

Thank you table setting fan ! »

Although I don't know if it was marketed. 

For sure one of the craziest creation of the 20^th century!

Lala's article...

The epidural is an anesthetic technique that involves administering medication into the epidural space, regulary or continuously through a catheter placed in the lower back.

This technique aims to reduce or abolish the painful sensations of contractions acting close to the nerves that transmit plain.

In my opinion, this invention is one of the most useful and one of the most efficient because that it has changed or improved the births of women. 

Moreover, I think that this invention is more and more used.

To conclude, women suffer less and it is even more advantageous for women who have a lot of children.

We can see that society was very changed and mentalities are changed also.

More and more, we lived in a modern society and it is very good ! 

Women also are no longer seen as an inferiority to the point where today epidural exist.

I totally agree with this invention and I LIKE IT !

YAY WOMEN !

Lala.

Tsisa's ...

Today, I’ll talk about a great invention: The bicycle. 

In my opinion, it’s one of the greatest inventions

in the world, because:

   - It’s ecological 

   - That’s soundproof or almost. 

   - People who use it do sport, and that’s 

     good for health

   - With this means of transport, peoples can

     take every path, so it can be faster than

     a car in traffic jam

   - We can have a break when we want, where 

      we want.

I also think, but this point can be discuss, that go

cycling is a good opportunity to be alone, with our thinking (or on the contrary with no thinking), so a good way to relax. I often go cycling when I’m hungry, or when I need to think about anything, and it relaxes me a lot.

But, the greatest invention in the world has disadvantages…

 - The road isn’t always flat, so it can be good when it’s in downhill slope, but when it’s in uphill slope…

 - When its rain, you should not to be a sugar.

 - When the weather is windy, it’s too hard to progres

 - When it’s cold too, we can have a coat, but our face is totally frozen.

So, in spite of the disadvantage, I think the bicycle is even though a so great invention  because of its useful and its good for the health sides.

YMCMB's article...

 I find this subject very .. weird. 

I have taken time to understand where I was going to come .. 

"Choose invention and explain why it is great" in these cases, I would say that ALL inventions are great! 

Some would say first time, internet, computer, television, mobile phone, or music, reading ..

 The Twilight Saga or even Game Of Thrones. 

I hugely reflected on this topic .. 

And suddenly .. like a flash, an idea came to me! 

Yes, it is true that mobile phone or internet are fantastic inventions, that can stay "connected with the entire world," "to have a full social life," which helps to "increase our popularity" .. 

But don't forget that all that remains virtual .. 

Me I found FABULOUS invention that allows to stay connected with oneself .. the ... TOILETS. 

Yes, this small round object, where you can sit quietly, often located in a tiny room where you can unwind. 

Why I find it awesome? It's simple. 

The toilets allow, at first, to "let go", to "empty" (the thought aha). 

Time to go to the toilet is magic, it's time to evacuate all that bothers us for some time. 

Nobody can contradict me. This is a great invention! Without it, we would really be in .. (I'll let you guess the rest). 

Trier jokes. 

The time toilet is a time of relaxation, where you can reflect, be alone .. 

Where you can even read the Twilight saga or play on our laptop telephone. 

The decor also can be nice!

Color or pattern is the choice.

 Sometimes the smell is pleasant, "fir mountain", "lavender", "flower garden" .. 

 Well, now you can find me a little wacky, but I think it's a very thoughtful invention. It is true, new inventions, well, I agree that "it is the class" and revolutionary. But, where do we use, in large part, our new electronic devices ..? 

the WC!!

 With that, I hope you liked my idea, I have not offended anyone! (I'm sorry, but frankly I didn't know what to choose ahaaa) -

YMCMB

You'll recognize Rock'n'blur's style...

A GREAT INVENTION:

Hey guys! It’s RockNBlur and I’m back in a new article! Before the holidays, Mrs P. asked us to talk about a great idea or invention and to tell why it appeals to us. Well… What is a great invention to me? It would be something useful, maybe handsome, and obviously funny! What invention could gather these three criteria? ... Oh! Wait a minute! I know!

For my sake, great invention rhymes with… PlayStation!!! As you may know, I’m crazy about videogames. When I was little, with my childhood friend, we used to play with his father’s PlayStation (the first one), to games as “Crash Bandicoot”, “the Smurfs”, “Tomb Raider”, “Spyro”, etc. . I remember that we really had fun playing these games, even if we didn’t succeed in finishing some of them (we were very young and we didn’t really understand what to do).

Then, when I grew up, I have convinced my parents to buy me a PS2 for Christmas. In reality, it was for my little sister and me, but even if we had two controllers, we had a lot of “one player games”, so I made her watch me playing (what a bad sister I am). Unfortunately, I sold it to buy a Wii, and I really regret this choice now. Especially because it was a limited edition when my parents bought it, so it was rare when we sold it (it was a pink edition). But, also I rapidly got tired of the Wii, because it wasn’t my age and games were all the same (“Mario”, “Just Dance”, etc.). Now, I still have the Wii, but, I don’t play it. We especially keep it for my sister, who sometimes plays it with our cousins when they come.

My parents also bought me a PSP (a PlayStation Portable) for my twelfth birthday, with which I’ve been playing for a long time, and with which I still play today. I remember that I used to connect it with my TV to do as if it was a PS2, and it worked!

During a long moment, I also wanted to sell the Wii to buy a PS3, which has always fascinated me, because of the graphics which were awesome for the time. But, my sister wanted to keep the Wii, so I’ve never had the PS3. Nevertheless, I’ve followed a lot of gameplays on YouTube, with guys who filmed themselves playing PS3 games (as “The Last of Us”, “Tomb Raider 2013”, “Beyond Two Souls”, “Assassin’s Creed”, etc.). It was not me who was playing, but it permitted me to know what the games looked like. However, I was still praying that my sister budges, even if it never happened.

But, last year, on a 20^th of February, Sony made an incredible conference about a new game console: the PS4! I’ve seen the entire conference (even if it lasted two hours), in which the graphics, the appearance and some games of this new Playstation were revealed. At the end of this conference, I told myself “I must have a PS4”. So, I’ve been waiting nine months for its release, which was the 29^th of November, and which was very long to me. For my birthday and for Christmas, I’ve asked my family to give me money to buy it. But, for Christmas, my parents made me a surprise: they bought me the last PS4 that there was in the shop. It was a real surprise because all the stocks had been drained, and they bought me a pack with the game “Killzone: Shadow Fall” (that I didn’t really like). Now, I play to “Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag”, and I love this adventure game.

As a conclusion, I could say that, to me, PlayStation is a great invention, because it has rocked all my childhood and it continues to rock me today. It is also a great invention because its evolution (whether the way we play or the graphics) permits to escape more and more from reality. In fact, thanks to this game console, we can do everything we couldn’t do in re           ality, such as flying, being a pirate, having superpowers, etc.

XOXO

♣ RockNBlur ♣