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    The Sacrifice for Equality At the age of twenty-five‚ a recently ordained Baptist minister entered the city of Montgomery‚ Alabama. When Rosa Parks was forcefully taken off the bus in 1955‚ Edward D. Nixon‚ a leader of the NAACP realized that this could be a rallying point for the people of Montgomery to stand up for racial discrimination. Martin Luther King Jr.‚ that same Baptist minister‚ was chosen to lead these people because of his wit and his great ability with public speaking. King believed

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    Sacrifice‚ so many people sacrifice their lives‚ their loves‚ their future. However Tayla was different‚ Tayla didn’t believe in sacrifice under any circumstances. She had been raised by her mother in a one-bedroom apartment in the center of New York City. For a 16 yr. old girl growing up in near poverty‚ sacrifice was not an option. Tayla took upon the duty to look after her mother. She would cook breakfast‚ clean the apartment and also get herself ready for school. Her mother‚ Judy‚ was extremely

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    Progress is not possible without sacrifice. In the book‚ “The Giver” by Lois Lowry‚ Jonah‚ the protagonist‚ and all the members of the community lives a “perfect” live with total security. Everyone is assured a job and all insecurities and choices were eliminated such as music‚ color and even family members. Nevertheless‚ Jonah was willing to sacrifice this perfect‚ black and white world for a life of freedom and choice after discovering so much after given the job of the giver. In the end‚ when

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    The Giver is the best book I have ever read. The Giver is amazing because there is sacrifice‚ courage‚ and love. Those are all thing that I think make a story fantastic. There is sacrifice an example of it; is when he left so that the community would have the memories which benefits them and puts him in danger.Jonas left the community so that he could be free from the control of the community. He had to leave all of his friend‚ his family‚ and the giver behind which would be hard. Jonas also shared

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    band auditions ‚ she has offered to teach students cursive handwriting in case they have not already learned it ‚ and she supports many students in their extracurricular activities and sports by attending their home games . These are just a few sacrifices Mrs. Gibson has made for her students . She

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    free. If they come back they’re yours; if they don’t they never were.” In Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House‚ the couple that never shines light within the story is Krogstad and Kristine. Krogstad and Kristine as a couple is a good representation of sacrifice‚ which is something that Torvald and Nora lack in their relationship. Torvald and Nora have a good life and are prosperous‚ but they do not compare to Krogstad and Kristine. The experience that Krogstad and Kristine encountered throughout their lives

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    Her Sacrifice Growing up‚ I noticed a lot of discussion about financial problems between my parents. It’s not that we were becoming poor‚ it was because of our growing family needing more supplies. My mother just gave birth to my little brother when I started noticing the financial issues my family were facing. As a little girl‚ I do not know how our finances worked all I knew was many bills were due and I knew it because when I was a little girl I liked to practice reading and those bill statements

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    points out that the people that were graduating had their way paved for them by African Americans that had to fight and struggle in life threating situations in order to obtain their rights to an education. “Their sacrifice is your legacy”‚ Michelle Obama 294. Because of the sacrifices made back then paved the way for the education that is available today. She challenges the graduates to make the world a better

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    during‚ and after the Civil Rights Movement . A lot of people had to make sacrifices in their lives to be a part of the Movement. People became unemployed‚ were abused countless times by the police‚ southerners‚ and people who disagree with segregation. They also sacrificed their education‚ children (teenagers and college students)‚ and their right to defend themselves. Using sources‚ this essay will show the numerous sacrifices and challenges that were made by Civil Rights activists‚ and the successes

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    It’s that simple” (316). When the citizens are in need of somebody to help‚ the town of Maycomb always searches for Atticus Finch because they know he is the perfect man for any task that he is called upon to endeavor. The best way to honor the sacrifice of Atticus Finch is for readers to believe in him as well. Atticus is a man who risks his reputation in order to prove a man’s innocence. Throughout the book‚ Atticus is perceived as a role model because

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