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    experience?People have impacted not only themselves‚ but also their countries.  This idea is analyzed in the memoir Warriors Don’t Cry by Melba Patillo Beals‚ the autobiography¨I Never Had It Made¨ by Jackie Robinson‚ and “The ¨Father Of Aviation” by Rebecca Maskell.  Melba Pattillo Beals‚ Jackie Robinson‚ and Feng Ru faced Challenges‚discrimination‚and turning points.  This impacted not only them but their countries too.     Melba Pattillo Beals one of the Little Rock nine to integrate an all white

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    What Defines a Hero?

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    Heroism A hero. Let me guess‚ you just thought of superman‚ batman or spider man. Sure‚ they are heroes. But they are not the only heroes. Many people cant see past that fog to the real heroes. Heroes are selfless. Every second of the day‚ people are out their risking their lives so that we can have a happy life. Soldiers are taking bullets and Firefighters are being burned to death saving us. Even your mom is a hero in some ways. Without her there might be no dinner on the table or clean

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    a game of baseball with their family. Jackie Robinson‚ the most iconic name in baseball since 1947‚ when he debuted for the Brooklyn Dodgers‚ was the first African-American athlete to compete in an all-white Major League. He remained steadfast in his active fighting of racial injustice on the field. Demonstrating to everyone that talent wasn’t defined by race or cultural background but rather the player wearing the uniform. The revolution that Robinson had assisted Martin Luther King Jr. with;

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    Turning Points In History

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    in the article‚ “The Father of Chinese Aviation” by Rebecca Maskel‚ the memoir by Melba Pattillo Beals‚ Warriors Don’t Cry‚ and the autobiography‚ I Never Had it Made‚ by Jackie Robinson. These people experience a life-changing moment through struggles and heart-warming thrills. Feng Ru‚ Melba Pattillo Beals‚ and Jackie Robinson all changed history throughout their life-shifting experiences. One example of a history-changer is Feng Ru. Feng Ru was the first aviator in Chinese history.

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    had to fight through the race barrier and face up against unbeatable odds to be able to do what they love. Jackie Robinson‚ Jack Johnson‚ and Jesse Owens are all African American athletes who went through the segregation of pro sports to help pave the way for future pro athletes such as Usain Bolt‚ Michael Jordan‚ and many more famous African American Athletes in today’s world. Jackie Robinson was the first African American baseball player‚ Jack Johnson a heavyweight boxing champion of the world‚ and

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    game that Branch loved was unfair to others that also loved the game‚ and he was determined to fix it. His determination turned out to be a crucial turning point in not only Branch’s career but also for America. Jackie Robinson was also a crucial part of this plan for integration. Though Jackie endured most of the hardships‚ Branch was the one risking his career and reputation to do this. Dictionary.com defines taking a stand as‚ “adopting a firm position about an issue”(Dictionary.com). Branch Rickey

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    Jackie accepted the contacted offered by Branch Rickey and he signed it during October of 1945 a day that broke the color barrier between baseball athletes. Jackie started with the Montreal Royals a minor league team associated with the Brooklyn Dodgers. During the beginning of the season‚ the Montreal Royals players were surprised and upset of accepting a black player to play with them. They never expected a black player would ever play in a major league baseball team. Jackie faced a lot of

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    Robinson Crusoe

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    Robinson Crusoe From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia For other uses‚ see Robinson Crusoe (disambiguation). |Robinson Crusoe

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    Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe. “Defoe often advocated a plain style‚ believing that “that speech or that way of speaking which is the most easily understood‚ is the best.” (Faller‚ Lincoln B. 1993 (p.78) Defoe writes Robinson Crusoe in the language of his readers. In this way‚ the novel form is a private individual reading. We experience a private sphere of thought rather than a public shared experience like the play. Unlike Shakespeare’s plays or many poems‚ the novel Robinson Crusoe conveys

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    42 Movie Summary

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    Megan Hetterick’s 42 movie summary. Jackie Robinson‚ 42‚ first black man to play on a team of all whites and make it to the world championship. He rocks. His number is retired and people wear the number 42 on their jersey every year for one day because of him. All of this information I got from the movie 42. The movie was amazing and very good! In the beginning when it showed how he became selected was different than what I imagined it would’ve been done. During the movie there were threats from

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