Happy Birthday‚ Rosa Parks! Rosa Louise McCauley Parks was born on February 4‚ 1913 in Tuskegee‚ Ala.‚ and became an iconic symbol of the Civil Rights Movement in the 50s after she refused to give up her bus seat in Montgomery‚ Ala.‚ to a white man. Here are some facts about Parks and the movement: 1. Parks wasn’t the first. Fifteen-year-old civil rights activist Claudette Colvin came before Parks in making news for being dragged off a bus and jailed for not giving up her seat‚ but she was pregnant
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peace.” (Achievement‚ 2010) This quotation embodies Rosa Parks’s philosophy as a person. Rosa Parks is a great example of that philosophy because of what she did. On December 1‚ 1955 Rosa Parks was coming home from a tiring day at work and was sitting on the bus. At that time the law was if a white person needed your seat‚ a coloured person would have to give up their seat for the white person. Mrs. Parks was tired of this way so she refused the bus drivers request and that small action made all the
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I’m not really sure what compelled me to spend the summer with my aunt; perhaps it was my overwhelming curiosity or the fact that I love children. In any case I had agreed to live with a woman I had only met several times throughout my life‚ but really all I remember about her from those short visits were her red toes and the way she spent money. She would visit about every four years and every visit she would always spend a pretty penny on my sister and me. I‚ of course‚ was not used to spending
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Ranthambore National Park or Ranthambhore is one of the largest national parks in northern India. It is situated in Sawai Madhopurdistrict of southeastern Rajasthan‚ about 110 km north east of Kota and 130 km south east of Jaipur‚ which is also the nearest airport. The nearest town and railway station is at Sawai Madhopur‚ about 11 km away; Kota is another convenient station as many trains stop there. RIDCOR operates a mega highway between Kota and Ranthambhore. Ranthambhore was established as the
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great amount of time doing just that. This particular story all started on June third‚ right when summer workouts started. I walked into the gym and began my pre-workout stretch. I continued to repeat this same routine throughout the summer mornings: pre-workout stretch‚ workout‚ cross country practice‚ post-workout stretch. It was a never-ending cycle that I fell in love with. Until one particular day that I just collapsed. I didn’t feel as though I was getting stronger and my mindset seemed to
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on Amusement Park When one goes to an amusement park they usually set out to be thrilled by riding all of the newest attractions. At a park you’ll find many diverse people. But in reality‚ the people that go there can be grouped into three different categories. There is the individual that knows every minute fact about every roller coaster ever made. Then‚ there are small children that have to stay in kiddy land. Finally‚ there are the fanatic families that are there for just a day. These three
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Rosa Parks Section 1 Rosa Parks‚ her full name is Rosa Louise McCauley Parks. When Rosa Louise McCauley Parks was born February 4‚ 1913‚ in Tuskegee Alabama and died October 24‚ 2005 at age of 92. She turn out to be the first lady in the nation’s history to lie in a state at the U.S. Capital. During that period in the US history‚ Blacks were not allowed to register as easily as white people. they had to take a literacy test before they were given their voter’s registration. they also were only
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paid to get high. The rest of my summer vacation was spent mowing grass‚ painting a garage‚ and in helping my dad put new cupboards into the kitchen for my mom. They never suspected that I was getting high on dolphins while I was working. Parents are pretty dumb about that stuff; they thought that I was smiling because I liked getting paid. Well‚ the pay was good too because I made enough to buy a new [insert item] at a back to school sale. On this summer vacation I learned that I want to exercise
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The book that I have chose is Rosa Parks: My Story. The book was composed by Rosa Parks and Jim Haskins. In Rosa Parks: My Story‚ it talked about Rosa Parks life growing up in the South during the early 1900s. While Rosa was growing up her family did not tolerate injustice‚ so she grew up without accepting the abuse. When she got older she ran into couple encounters with white children who would try and bully her‚ however‚ she would not back down and would even defend herself if necessary. Since
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that created the National Park Service. The National Park Service had the distinct roles of “conserving the scenery and national and historic objects and wildlife… [and] leaving [the parks] unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations.” However‚ less than sixty years later‚ the protected lands were in danger of destruction. In 1972‚ specialists at the World Conference on National Parks stated that overcrowding and overurbanization threatened the role of national parks as safe havens for both
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