Honesty In The Military

Another great example of standing up for what you believe in is my friend Jerry. My friend Jerry shared with me about a time

Rosa Parks - Rosa Parks is considered the mother of Civil Rights Movement. She had been a member of the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) before she became a huge issue throughout the nation in the 1950s. On Dec. 1, 1955, she refused to give up her seat to a white man who asked her to get up for him. Parks was tired that day and did not feel like giving up her seat. She was arrested for disobeying orders to go to the back of the bus. This caused the Montgomery Bus Boycott. After a year, the Supreme Court supported the court order to integrate the buses in Montgomery. This also sparked the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s.

The evening of December 1, 1955, one single woman changed the lives of many people and the way that they would continue to live. Rosa Parks exhibited one woman's courage and strength to stand up for what she believed in. Mrs. Parks's decision to remain seated and go against the "Believed way" sparked the beginning of the American Civil Rights Movement. In this paper I will discuss Rosa Parks's background, her decision against standing up, and how she started the beginning of the American Civil Rights Movement.

On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks, one of the leaders of the local branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People [NAACP] refused to give up her seat to a white person on a segregated city bus in Montgomery, Alabama, despite being reprimanded by the driver (Schulke 166). Montgomery, Alabama was known for its terrible treatment of blacks. The buses in particular had been a source of tension between the city and black citizens for many years (Schulke, 167). As a result of refusing to give up her seat, Rosa Parks was arrested. Rosa Parks' popularity among the black community, proved to be the spark that ignited the non-violent Civil Rights Movement (Norrell 2).

There were many problems in society that no one knew of until Eleanor Roosevelt brought them to light. “It’s easy to stand with the crowd. It takes courage to stand alone.” Mahatma Gandhi said. Eleanor decided to do what was right and help people instead of going along with what other people thought. Her rough childhood pushed her to help people that were oppressed. Eleanor especially knew what it was like to be ignored.

A major US figure who truly exhibits courage is Rosa Parks. Rosa Parks, or Rosa Louise McCauley, was born in Tuskegee, Alabama on February 4, 1913. Her parents separated early in her childhood, so she lived with her grandparents, Rose and Sylvester Edwards. Her grandparents were both former slaves, and were very outspoken about racial inequality. During Parks’ life, discrimination against African Americans was very common, especially in Alabama. Jim Crow laws, which

During the 1900’s while the slaves were free blacks were still targeted with violence and discrimination even though Congress adopted the Fourteenth Amendment to ensure the safety and protection of black lives in many states. Racial discrimination went nationwide setting off the Civil Rights Movement in 1955. Rosa Parks, a seamstress in Alabama refused to give up a seat to a white male. Rosa whom was considered “The Mother of the Civil Rights Movement” was detained under a city law that forced her to give up her

Just over a year later Southeast of Kansas on December 1, 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama Rosa Parks, an African-American woman, boarded a segregated bus and took her seat in the front of the colored section. When a white passenger boarded the bus and the whites-only section was full Rosa was ordered to give up her seat; she refused. When she was arrested the community became uneasy. This event sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott and the two events became the foundation of the Civil Rights Movement.

The next value that Harry Jensen Kramer Jr talk about is the need for balance. A leader may have his own set of values and opinions of a situation. But it should not obstruct his ability to see the same situation from another point of view. A good leader accepts that there are always different perspective to consider in a given situation. Many leaders tend to be headstrong in their mind set that only their opinion matters. Anyone who does not believe in his opinion is just challenging his authority. This is a clear case of an ego issue. The open-mindedness opens room for god communication between the leader and his followers. This develops trust and respect within an organisation. But it is also necessary to filter out the good opinions from the bad ones. As a leader, you must decide which is important for the organisation and not take all suggestion without due thought just to appease the teams. Doing that makes you the follower and it you will always lose credibility as a

On Thursday December 1, 1955 Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man. She was on the bus taking a ride home and a man came up and told her to move. She refused to because their are many more seats. The man told her to move to the back where black people belong. Rosa simply replied that her feet hurt and didn't want to. This started the movement for all black people being inspired.

There are many people who have made choices that have either changed history or fought for the rights they deserved. For example, Rosa Parks is someone who stood up for her herself in 1955, when many laws weren’t fair for blacks. She knew there may be consequences for her actions, but knew that standing up for herself was something she had to do. Rosa Parks also had the courage and strength to do something so brave and risky that would cause her to go to jail. While on the bus, she spoke up for herself and that alone, changed history. She changed the rights for black people and public transportation and is remembered as a courageous person for doing so. Rosa Parks didn’t give up her seat because she wanted to, she did it because she was tired of giving in. Doing what she did, in my opinion changed life for the blacks for the better.

Throughout history, many people have been persecuted for their beliefs or doing what is right. Although most people do not take action, some individuals take the initiative to do what is right, even if that means standing alone against powerful people. For example, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man on a bus, which sparked a movement to end segregation in the United States. She knew she would be persecuted for her actions, but that did not prevent her from standing up, or in her case, sitting down, for what is right. In addition to Rosa Parks, Maximilian Kolbe stood up for his beliefs, even though it cost him his life.

Rosa Parks is an amazing example of standing up for the cause. She knew she was supposed to hand over her seat to a white man. She knew that the aftermath of such an act at that time was punishable by jail time. And she did it anyway, for the dream of equal rights to all, no matter the race, color,

Courage can be defined in a multitude of ways, but the most accurate definition is doing something despite the fact that it can be fearsome or challenging. Just like Hester Prynne, Mahatma Gandhi, and Martin Luther King Jr., there are countless examples of courageous people both in history and in fiction who have stood up for what they believe although others may not have agreed with them. Being courageous is not easy and you can easily be criticized for it, but you take a stand because it is the right thing to

Rosa Parks was the center of one of the greatest civil rights movements in the mid-20th-century. She became an icon due to her calm refusal to give up her seat to a white man, which triggered the Montgomery Bus Boycott beginning in 1955 (Baggett, 2016). Rosa Parks acted with courage and stood up for what she believed in; paving the way for many American citizens to follow in her footsteps - or lack of footsteps. She stayed true to herself and inspired others to take similar courageous actions throughout the civil rights movement in America.