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Response to writing prompt Feeling trapped or imprisoned can be very dangerous feeling. They can make you do things you might not want to do. It could make you feel depressed or powerless. They can even cause you to lose respect from friends or family. Nobody deserves to have to feel that way. Some people don’t have the choice, but some do, I know if it were me I’d make the right one. The passage “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” is a very powerful passage. It illustrates feeling trapped or imprisoned very well. I like how well the writer shows that the bird did not have a choice of being trapped. Maya angelou states in the passage “his wings are clipped and his feet are tied” which shows he was forced to be kept in the cage. The passage

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