conflict. History shows that many famous individuals have showed courage by displaying peaceful protests‚ and which these protests turned into success. Courage has always been part of history through the protest of Gandhi‚ Martin Luther King Jr‚ and Nelson Mandela which lead to a better world for these courageous people. First example of a courageous person who choose to face their conflict with a more peaceful resolution is Gandhi. Gandhi faced nearly impossible odds when he took a stance on the Britain
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The Long walk Mariah Martinez The Long Walk of the Navajo‚ or also known as the Long Walk to Bosque Redondo which was a deportation of the Navajo people from their reservations in 1864 from what is today’s Arizona and New Mexico by the United Stated Government to be forced walk to Bosque Redondo. The Navajos were aggressively moved from place to place at gunpoint from the United States soldiers and even their homes were being raided leaving behind cattle‚ land‚ and their personal belongings . Threw
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Gie Gie‚ from A Long Walk To Water by Linda Sue Park and The Water Princess by Susan Verde‚ go everyday to fetch water. They have their similarities and they also have their differences‚ they both go and get water for their families and Princess Gie Gie has one trip to the pond and Nya has two trips to the pond a day. For example there similarites are that they both go to the pond and collect water‚ they both have to walk a long way‚ but Nya walks by her self and Princess Gie Gie walks with her mom
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friends and family‚ you can overcome any obstacle. Richard Pierce is the author of the movie “The Long Walk Home” which illustrates the effects of
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South Africa and I wasn’t going to let these people get away with what they were doing but it was going to be a long struggle for freedom again. The struggle was mentality tough for me since most of my fellow peers look up to me as there leader for freedom in this beautiful land‚ but there was a slogan I remember and still use today that wanted me to lead us black South Africans back to freedom ‘who will watch the watcher’ I knew that if I did this for my fellow peers they will support what I was doing
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Lexi Kuecker 1st 4/10/11 Many people tell their kids‚ friends‚ and family that “you never really understand a person until you climb into his shoes and walk around in them.” In most situations people want to start judging other people before they really know what they go through every day‚ or their perspective of seeing things. In To kill a Mocking Bird Atticus tells Jem and Jean Louise‚ Scout that they need to stop bothering Boo because they do not know what really happened. Atticus really
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In the book a Long Walk to Water ‚ there are two themes that I think are the most important ‚ one of them is perseverance . Salva is taught the importance of perseverance and how to persevere‚ to never lose hope‚ never quit and always continue until he reached his goal‚ attain his goals by his uncle . Salva uncle is an amazing example of perseverance . In the desert of Akobo ‚ near the end of the first day after several hours of walking Slava’s feet started to burn and hurt because of all the thorns
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Many themes can be found in the novel A Long Walk To Water. Responsibility‚ love‚ and family are of those many themes‚ but the one that each of these connects to is perseverance. The definition of perseverance is ‘‘steadfastness in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success.’’ Since many others found this main theme I have decided instead of talking about Salva the obvious example of perseverance‚ I will be talking about some of the other characters in the book that you may
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person to make a difference. In this case it was Nelson Mandela. A man who became irritated with the way blacks were being treated and took a stand for what he believed in. Nelson Mandela is one of the most courageous human beings in history to make a difference. (Encyclopedia) Nelson Mandela was born on July 18‚ 1918 in Mvezo‚ the Transkei‚ South Africa. In 1920‚ the family moves to Qunu Village and in 1926 he starts elementary school where the name Nelson was given to him by his teacher. In 1927‚ his
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In Fountain’s novel‚ Billy walks around the stadium before and during the Cowboy’s football game‚ many people thank him and call him and his fellow soldiers heroes. Billy‚ as a very analytical and thoughtful individual‚ understands that most of these people do not know what exactly
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