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    them is Rosa Louise McCauley Parks‚ best known as Rosa Parks‚ a Civil Rights Activist. Rosa Parks was born to Leona‚ a teacher‚ and James McCauley‚ a carpenter‚ in February 4‚1913 in Tuskegee‚ Alabama. She has a younger brother- Sylvester McCauley. When Rosa was still young‚ her parents separated‚ so she with her mother and brother left and went to live on her grandparent’s farm. Rosa’s mother wanted her to get a high school education but it wasn’t easy for her since she was an African-American girl

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    Rosa Park’s life story is not only impacting‚ but also motivating towards others. She lived her life in such a way that it affected the lives of the people around her. Living as an American civil rights activist‚ she impacted segregation‚ fought for equal rights‚ and started the Montgomery Bus Boycott. To many‚ Rosa Parks is brave‚ courageous‚ and loving. By standing up for what she belied in‚ she put her life in a dangerous situation. She was considered the “Mother of the Civil Rights Movement”

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    Informative speech outline- courtesy of Tiffany Smith who gave this speech right after Rosa Parks died. Title: The Life & Legacy of Rosa Parks Speech pattern: Topical Attention-getting technique: Provocative statement Introduction: “ We are asking every Negro to stay off the buses Monday in protest of the arrest and trial…You can afford to stay out of school for one day. If you work‚ take a cab or walk‚ but please children and grownups‚ don’t ride the bus at all

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    of Rosa Parks Debra Jander Composition I - 200 Instructor: Janet Smith August 31‚ 2013 Rosa Parks

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    Rosa Parks Racism has always been an issue in the United States. African Americans were always treated badly and were denied basic rights like eating at a certain restaurant or even sitting at certain place in a bus. However on December 1st one woman had had enough of the unfair treatment and finally took a stand. Rosa Parks refused to move from her seat and give it to a white bus rider and was arrested. Her arrest ignited a bus boycott lead by Martin Luther King and for 381 days African

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    Rosa Parks Rosa Parks was a great and peaceful woman and she loved her husband and her family. She never got in trouble with the law and always followed the rules until one day. Rosa Park was born on February 4‚ 1913 in Tuskegee‚ AL. She married Raymond Parks in 1932-1977. Her parents were Leona McCauley and James McCauley. Rosa refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man on the bus. Rosa didn’t want to give her seat up own the bus to another white men because she was tired and also she

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    The Mother of the Civil Rights Movement Rosa Parks is one of the most famous people in the history of the American Civil Rights movement‚ for her refusal to “move to the back of the bus” on December 1‚ 1955. Although her moment of protest was not a planned event ‚ it certainly proved to be a momentous one. The nature of Rosa Park’s protest‚ the response of the authorities of Montgomery‚ the tactics adopted by the civil rights leaders in Montgomery‚ and the role eventually played by Federal authority

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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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    what’s right. A woman named Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus. Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus. Risa Parks is an African American who entered a bus. She was asked to stand from her seat but did not obey. She violated the laws to defend herself and others. “Parks knew the risk when she defended her right and others’ (Source 1‚ Para. 2). In the year 1995‚ African Americans did not have the same privileges as other residents do. African Americans weren’t allowed into same

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    Hailey Bila 4 November 15 Second Hour ELA Mr. Parks Fun in the Upper Peninsula It was in the middle of the summer when my mom started planning a trip to Pictured Rocks in the Upper Peninsula. When it had finally came to the day before we left‚ I was very excited to start packing so we could leave the next day. My mom and dad told me and my sister‚ “Don’t pack too much.” I said‚ “That might not happen‚ but we will try.” We still went a little overboard. The next day we put all of our things

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