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    about if you were in Melba Pattillo Beals’s shoes when she was going to Central High? Or Brian Robeson when he crash-landed onto the lake with no supplies? Your reaction could be the same or it could be different from theirs.The reactions they had changed them and us. Jackie Robinson and Melba Pattillo Beals both helped us change our views about African-Americans having unfair rights, and Brian Robeson changed our point of view of surviving in the wilderness. Jackie Robinson, Melba Pattillo Beals, and

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    I'm making coonections to Melba Beels . She is part of the little rock nine and she goes to central high. Melba goes to an all white school other than her eight friends that are Afican American. Mean while as Melba goes to central high it was extremly dangerous and painful. Melba went through name calling to being pushed around hurt but yet she still found strength to get up hold her tears back and act like it didn’t bother her. Danny was a solider that Protected Melba but couldn’t physically hurt

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    Have you ever experienced a turning point in your life? Melba Patillo Beals, Jackie Robinson, and Feng Ru all had turning points which not only affected them, but also the countries they lived in. These characters are described in the following excerpts,”The Father of Chinese Aviation,” by Rebecca Maksel, I Never Had It Made, by Jackie Robinson, and, Warriors Don’t Cry, by Melba Patillo Beals. Melba Patillo Beals becomes one of the first African Americans to graduate from an all-white high school

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    return for another day through the crowds of hatred. However, I now think that the little rock 9 were getting stronger and were realizing how lucky they were to have protection despite the violent crowds that spooked their minds. As shown in Chapter 7, Melba and the Little Rock 9 were full of fright on their first full day at Central High and were regretting the decision. However, in

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    different ethnicities and cultures. However, in the 1950’s the world was different and the thought of integration was perceived by many as an instrumental goal. There were white and black schools, parks, water fountains, restaurants, and communities. Melba Pattillo Beals was among one of the first African-American to change the landscape of integration in schools. In 1957, Beals and eight other African American students would change the color divider for generations to come, although with change comes

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    What helps Melba have strength was for one Danny. He help Melba get through the first half of little rock central high school. She always got told to her head up , Her grandmother India always said that God had a finger pointed at their family, just asking for just a bit more discipline, more praying, and more hard work. Because he had blessed with good health and good brains. The experiences that Melba is going through while going to little rock central high school is, Death threats that was definitely

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    Section 1: It was hard for Melba to get through school. At Little Rock High, nobody liked Melba but her friends. Melba had it 20 times way harder than what we have today. Melba had it so hard she even thought about suicide. Melba only has a brother named Conrad. She lives with her grandma India, her brother Conrad, and her mom. Section 2: My mom inspires me. My mom been there my whole life. She has helped me with everything. My life isn't like Melbas. I'm not in High School. I wasn’t one of

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    and is the main obstacle for Melba. As she recalls her life as a teenager, she tells about how she suffered almost all of her school year. This is meaningful mainly because readers today need to learn about how hard her life was as a result of racism. Readers need to learn about what racism can do to people and society when it is an extreme. Melba went through hardships every day at school and still chose to go even when the she had to live in misery every day. When Melba sees how the kids at school

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    Auguste Escoffier      Auguste Escoffier was born on October 28, 1846, in the village of Villeneuve-Loubet, France. He was the son of Jean-Baptiste Escoffier and his wife Madeleine Civatte. His father was the villages blacksmith, farrier, locksmith, and maker of agricultural tools. Escoffier's childhood dream was to become a sculptor. Unfortunately he was forced to give up that dream at the age of thirteen, just after he celebrated his first Holy Communion Escoffier was told he was going to

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    I am reading Warriors Don’t Cry by Melba Pattillo Beals. I have read pages 107-150 these weeks. The prompt I have chosen this week is “ How characters react to changes that are happening.” Three claims supporting this prompt are how Melba is scared, worried, and brave when reacting to her surroundings. One way Melba reacts to her surroundings is how she is scared. Melba has gone through practically terrorism while attending Central High School and has only eight friends, whom she can barely stay

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