sets courageous people apart from cowards is fortitude. Having the will and drive to go and face those difficulties and eliminate them with passion and strength. Having such qualities is a hard thing to find. An example of courage would be Rosa Parks. Mrs. Parks was arrested and sent to jail for refusing to give her seat on a bus up for a white passenger. She went and made a statement because she was passionate about the Civil Rights Movement. A hero is a person that is brave in an extreme situation
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It all began on December the first of 1955 ‚ when a black woman ‚ Rosa Parks‚ refused to let her bus seat to a white man‚ even so she was in the "Colored zone" of the bus ‚ but still was given a penalty for it. Martin Luther King‚ a young black pastor ‚ started a campaign and encourage the boycott of Montgomery’s buses‚ that lasted 381 days‚ this was the decisive point of the beginning of Civil Rights Movement. This movement has succeeded because of the Civil Disobedience‚ the Non-violent actions
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for but in many different ways‚ as we all know in history there are no two great men that are alike. Even though they both positively impacted society‚ I feel Martin Luther King did the most productive job. Martin Luther King was a better influence on African Americans then Malcolm X because of his power in the Civil Rights Movement‚ the Bus Boycott‚ and his non-violence protest. In my opinion‚ The Civil Rights Movement was MLK’s most impacting aspect of his career. King’s prominence in
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to a white man‚ Colvin was handcuffed‚ arrested and forcibly removed from the bus‚ as she screamed that her Constitutional rights were being violated. Claudette Colvin after being arrested said “ Mrs. Parks said always do what was right” those words our very power for me because not only did Rosa Parks preach about only doing the right thing she fought for it too. And shortly after‚ 9
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“If a law is unjust‚ a man is not only right to disobey it‚ he is obligated to do so.” This quote by Thomas Jefferson shows that even though there are risks‚ stand up for what is right and just. The law is not always the right thing and people who disagree are considered‚ Civilly disobedient. Civil disobedience is standing up for what is right even if it’s the law. Two men who took a stand for their right is Martin Luther King Jr. and David Thoreau. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham
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Rock n’ Roll. Have you heard of it? Well‚ it came from the decade of the nine-teen fifties. That is not the only popular event in the decade. The nine-teen fifties had many other important and interesting events that occurred. That is why the nine-teen fifties are the greatest decade of the twentieth century. It is not just because the cool events occurred‚ but the affect it has on life today. The greatest decade of the twentieth century was the nine-teen fifties because it was the start of abolishing
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~Mrs.Parks~ Mrs. Parks was a wonderful woman. With the research that i’ve done on her I wish I could have met her. she seems like a good friend. Mrs.Parks is a wonderful women in my world. Rosa Parks was a brave and strong women who pushed herself to do what it takes. Mrs. Parks was born on February 4 ‚1913 in tuskegee alabama. She was irish and scottish. She went to a local/rural area school. Mrs.Parks had to quit school because she had to watch after and take care of her grandmother. Mrs.Parks
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of after her arrest. She was arrested by police‚ and were to stand trial. She was at first supported by Women’s Political Council‚ as well as National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. On May 6th‚ Claudette Colvin Whoever it was Rosa Park’s case that managed to unite the black community. “Colvin was considered and dismissed -- some say because it turned out she was pregnant (after her arrest)‚ some say it was because she was poor and of a lower caste in the black community (because
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Rosa Parks is one of the best in our unit. Why‚ because she never give up she always stand up for hr people. Alos she told her people to remember that she never give up so neither should they. My topic is going to be never give up because my hero did not give up. She did what was right and for her people. What I think makes a hero is when you are brave you are strong save your people stand up for your people.That’ what a true hero would do for her people.Some information about my heros is that she
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a reason behind that rule. There are instances where the rule is deemed by society as "unfair" or "bias." There are other instances where the rules can be detrimental to the people following them. Let’s take a trip back to the 60’s. Remember Rosa Parks? She was arrested for refusing to give up her seat. Remember Ruby Bridges? She‚ a black child‚ was tormented because she attened an Elementary school for white students only. Now these may seem like trivial things‚ but if these two‚ along with many
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