... , You may trod me in the very dirt But still, like dust, I'll rise. " she also says: "You may shoot me with your words, You may cut me with your eyes, You may kill me with your hatefulness, But still, like air, I'll rise. " And she ends her poem by: "Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the dream and ... . Throughout his life Tupac struggles to find his identity. He is the son of a radical political activist and a gangster living his early life as an outcast. As a rapper and movie star he lives what he described as "Thug Life" - a life of rebellion. Tupac is a symbol of black r...

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