In the turmoil of life, there are two main things that hold the human species together: dignity and recognition. Recognition and dignity can help a single person overcome a life-size problem. The two powers can help any human holder help others, and pass on recognition. Recognition and dignity are truly the pinnacle of human desires, and can withstand many different tortures and trials. In the novel, I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings, Maya Angelou …showed first 75 words of 504 total…

…showed last 75 words of 504 total…a single life. If everyone could be given as much dignity and respect as successors in life today, the world would be a better place and we, as a people, would not fight over black and white or north and south. The cloud of dignity and the storm of respect need to be broken in our world; we need to give what we have, and receive what we need: the human race depends upon it.