Warriors Don't Cry

The last topic is about the strength of quality. African Americans over the time has become united as one and tried to follow their dreams. Her poem is a prime example of how some egos are bigger than others and how it can also blur someone’s

When Lola was in the sixth-grade things went better for her, she was achieving good grades and she was able to maintain these grades and even made some friends. She won a contest and did some modeling for a local department store, she was able obtain clothes from this and attention She felt as if not people were jealous of her and her peers were envious.

Melba Pattillo and eight other African American students became soldiers on the battlefield of equality at a young age. When entering Central High School, Melba had to become a warrior in order to survive the school year. She had to be a warrior to fight for what she believed in and not give up. Melba created a warrior inside herself to rise above the pressure and scrutiny from her peers, community, and nation. She was a warrior of civil justice and equality for the future generations of kids who only wanted a fair chance. Melba’s mother told her, “there’s a price to be paid for freedom; we pay it now or we’re in ‘ball and chain’ forever.” (Pattillo. 104)

Through it all she still excelled in high school and was an excellent basketball player, while using these things as a means of escape from the violence that surrounded her. She decided to spend the summer in New Orleans. She worked in a chicken factory as a strike breaker then found work in a restaurant making more money than she ever had before.

Melba Pattillo Beals helped change education for all African Americans. She chose to join the Little Rock Nine and by doing so she helped pave a new education for all African Americans. On September 25, 1957 Beals and eight other African American students came across uniformed soldiers of the 101st Screaming Eagle Division, In paragraph 1, the text states, “I saw them, about fifty uniformed soldiers of the 101st.” The soldiers were there to protect them from the hostile mobs and from the Arizona Coastal Guard. They led the students through the doors of the Central High

Melba Beals, a young African-American, was part of the Little Rock Nine: a group of nine African-Americans who integrated into Little Rock’s renowned all-white school, Central High. In Beal’s memoir Warriors Don’t Cry, the main character Melba desperately survives through the acts of prejudice brought towards her in her white environment around her. These terrifying experiences throughout Melba’s journey reveals to the reader that a successful journey of one is always heavily assisted by important figures around that person.

In the story Warriors Don’t Cry, Melba is described as a very strong willed young lady. She decides to go to Central High even though people advise against it. She said, “I can be who ever I wanted. I could be white. I could be free (Beals page 6).” She is saying that she should be free to do what she wants and not be fouled because of the color of her skin. She also said, ”We have a right to go to that school and I’m certain our governor, who was elected to govern all the people will decide to do what is just that (Beals page 57).” She honestly believes that everyone should be given the same rights which is very strong willed.

She was one of the 9 Students said in paragraph students who helped all africans americans have the same education as white people. Melba Beals also faced many different challenges. One challenge melba Beals faced were white people “ Raising their fist.” ( Beals), and they were also “ Shouting ugly words.” ( Beals), As you can see this was very similar to Jackie Robinson. Another challenge Beals faced was people looking at her even though they knew her well. As said in the story “ Warriors Don't Cry” Melba says “ Even those who know me well ,were staring as though I was different from them” . This caused Melba to feel a little concerned. The last challenge Beals face was “ Angry segregationist mobs” ( Beals) That forbidden black students to enter central high school.Despite all the challenges Beals faced, She grew by being determined and showed courage to achieve her goal of black people having equal rights as white. All of these challenges helped beals to learn to appreciate what good people are in the world to protect her. All of this help give all african americans equal right as white people in

Have you ever experienced a life changing experience that impacted you and others? Melba Pattillo Beals, Jackie Robinson, and Feng Ru all faced life changing experiences in the memoir Warriors Don’t Cry by Melba Pattillo Beals, the autobiography I Had Never Had it Made by Jackie Robinson, and the article “The Father of Chinese Aviation” by Rebecca Maskell. Melba Pattillo Beals, Jackie Robinson, and Feng Ru changed themselves and their countries in the life changing experiences that they faced.

“It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things,” Leonardo Da Vinci explains. In the 1950s, racism and equality was a big problem between blacks and whites in America, especially in the south. Melba Pattillo Beals and eight other African-American students in Little Rock, Arkansas stepped up to integrate the all white Central High School and they were forever remembered. As shown through the experiences in the autobiography Warriors Don’t Cry by Melba Pattillo Beals, Melba is characterized as a religious, determined, and considerate young woman.

This essay will be about warriors don’t cry and remember the titans and how they are similar and different in many ways. They are both like the civil rights movement in many ways because the a both have segregation,integration the book and movie. The author of warriors don’t cry is Melba Pattillo Beals she was part of the little rock nine. Boaz Yakin was the producer of remember the titans.

This quote relates to the information stated before about segregated places in the community. Melba and her mother had to find a restaurant that served blacks. They finally found a place to eat but the food wasn’t the best quality. The book was filled with tons of surprises and action. The part that caught most of my attention was when Link gave Melba his car to run away from Andy and his crew ““You don’t have any choice,” he whispered. “Go!” … Even if that boy Andy got me later for stealing his car, I was alive and on my way for now” (p.172-173). I thought that part was meaningful because it proved to Melba that not everyone was out to get her. Melba had her doubts whether Link was just messing with her and trying to get her or if he actually cared about her safety. Another section that I thought was powerful was Melba’s relationship with Danny. I believe that Danny helped mold Melba into a warrior because without him I don’t think Melba would have stayed at Little Rock Central High. ““What’s the matter?”… My body was wearing out real

As part of the Little Rock Nine, Melba Pattillo Beals broke the color barrier in Little Rock, Arkansas at Central High School which helped improve education for all the African American students. It all

To tell Melba what happened, would put up quite a barrier between us. She is still young and I don't want to ruin her childhood and hope since so much has already been taken away from her. Now, she wants to go to Central High and I don’t know if it will go her way. No matter the instance, I am proud of Melba for standing up for herself and trying something

That year, her freshman year of high school, was marked with three more hospitalizations, bringing her total time spent in the hospital, and not spent in school, to seven months. She was discharged from her last hospitalization in late June, when all of her friends were finishing their final exams of freshman year. She continued to fight and struggle,