“I am only one‚ but still I am one. I cannot do everything‚ but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything‚ I will refuse to do something that I can do.” -Helen Keller. December 1st ‚ 1955 is dated by many historians as the beginning of the modern civil rights movement in the United States. It was a lonely act of defiance that began a movement that ended legal segregation in America. This act was made by the one‚ and only Rosa Parks. Rosa Parks is as one of the greatest women in
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Rosa Louise Parks was an extraordinary African American civil rights activist whose heroic actions sparked the beginning of the monumental civil rights movement within the United States of America. Rosa Parks firmly stood up for what she believed and it was time for her to show the world who she was and what she believed in. Rosa was born on February 4th‚ 1913 in Tuskegee‚ Alabama. Every since she was a little girl‚ her mother knew that God had a special purpose for her. She was raised by her
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The reason as to why Rosa refused to give up her seat: On December 1st 1955‚ Rosa Parks was abiding by the Alabama state segregation laws when she was asked to stand up for a white-man. Ms Parks disregarded the order‚ and was later arrested by the police‚ and fired from her job. African- Americans made up 75% of the bus-riding‚ fare paying bus community‚ paying exactly the same fee as the white population‚ to ride the state buses. Yet‚ they were often made to re-enter through the back door
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I have done some reading in Rosa Parks. I have read that her real name was Rosa Louise McCauley she was born on February4‚ 1913 in Tuskegee‚ Alabama‚ US. After her parents divorce‚ rosa her mother and sibling to pine level‚ Alabama here where Rosa maternal grandparents lived‚ who were former slaves. Rosa attended segregated school throughout her childhood‚ which her and her sibling had to walk to while the white student in her community rode a bus. She also attended a secondary school but had
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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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Someone I admire… Malala Yousafzai Who’s Malala ? A brave 16 year old girl from PAKISTAN. Become an activist for children (especially girls) rights and education. About Malala: In 2009‚ Malala wrote a blog under a pseudonym for the BBC detailing her life under Taliban rule and her views on promoting education for girls. She began to rise in prominence‚ giving interviews in prints and on television and taking a position as chairperson of the District Child Assembly Swat. Her father is a poet
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I believe that Rosa Parks is a hero and this is why. On December 1‚ 1955 after a long day at work she took the bus back home. She noticed that it was the same bus driver from her previous bus ride from earlier that day‚ so she sat down on the bus and at the moment there wasn’t any white people. A few stops later‚ a few white people got in the bus‚ everyone but one man got a seat and was left standing up. So the bus driver said to give up those seats to of the colored women‚ gave up their seat
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Rosa Parks real name was Rosa Louise McCauley. She was born in Alabama in Tuskegee on February 14‚ 1913. Rosa Parks moved to Montgomery‚ Alabama when she was 11 and attended high school. She went to an laboratory school at the Alabama State Teachers’ College for Negroes. She later dropped out of school when she was 16 to take care of her sick grandmother and eventually her long-term ill mother. Rosa got married to Raymond Parks when she was 19 years old. Raymond was self educated and was a continuing
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Rosa Parks is an amazing hero because she refused to give up her seat for a white man at the front of the bus. In December of 1955 Rosa Parks but‚ she has made history when she refused to give up her seat. Nevertheless‚ Rosa Parks is a great hero because “I learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up‚ this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear. Each person must live their life as a model for others. Have you ever been hurt and the place tries to heal a bit‚ and
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comfortable environment of 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
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