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“Gods warriors don't cry.” Melba Pattillo Beals, a former member of the little rock nine, had to become a warrior because she entering a new world. When Melba first had the opportunity to become one of the students that got to attend the all the all white school, Central high, she jumped at the opportunity. However when school started she was in for a different experience that she had signed up for. She quickly had to drop her hopes of going to Central and having a good learning experiance, in exchange

little details she putting the book. Melba Pattillo Beals did such a great job writing this and I am glad she took her journal and decide to write about it. There are so many African Americans that I go to school with now including myself that take the right to go to school for granted. I take it for granted because it was something I never had to fight for. IN the book the fact that she put her name

The Canadian Dictionary defines perseverance as “Steady persistence in adhering to a course of action, a belief, or a purpose; steadfastness”. In the novel Eric Walters, Walking Home, his main protagonist, Muchoki restates perseverance by sticking to his goal and never giving up. Due to political disturbances between ethnic groups, his father dies in a fire caused by a mob, leaving Muchoki, his little sister Jata and his mom with no other option but to flee and find shelter in an overcrowded refugee

Oppression and Resistance Oppression and resistance are inseparable. This is the sentence comes into my mind after reading the whole novel. In the diary, the resistant power is mainly from an Indian boy named Arnold, who born with too much cerebral spinal fluid inside his brain. He was not satisfied with the situation in the reservation and decided to go to a school for white students far away from home. His action was seen as a traitor by his best friend and other Aboriginal people. He was also

important in the Civil Rights movement because they were the first black students to be allowed to attend an all-white high school. There are numerous stories and documentation of the events that took place at Little Rock’s Central High School and Melba Pattillo Beal, who was a part of the Little Rock Nine group, autobiography is a very vivid emotional writing. The most important piece of historical information that Beal’s Warriors Don’t Cry provides about the integration of Little Rock Central High

endured a life-changing event can respond positively or negatively. In the autobiography “I Never Had It Made”, by Jackie Robinson, the memoir,” Warriors don't cry”, by Melba Pattillo Beals, and the article, by “ The father of Chinese Aviation”, by Rebecca maskell, each of the individuals faced a turning point. Jackie Robinson, Melba pattillo Beals, Feng Ru faced life-changing experiences that altered both their lives and their countries. Jackie Robinson was chosen to integrate the major leagues

In the 1950s to the 1960s, there were 3,959 lynching of black men, women and children, the brutal deaths took place in only 12 states in the south of America. All of which were mainly because of racism. Melba Pattilo Beals wrote Warriors Don’t Cry to share her experience of racism when integrating into Central High. This book is to show the harsh reality of the suffering African Americans had to go through when battling racism. It shows that you should do what is right even if it is against society’s

veryone in this world has a turning point, big or small. But three people named Jackie Robinson, Feng Ru, and Melba Beals all had life changing experiences that changed their whole country.Jackie Robinson from the autobiography I Never Had It Made was the first black in the major leagues, while Melba Pattillo Beals from the book Warriors Don’t Cry was one of the first African-Americans to go to an all-white high school. Feng Ru from the biography by Rebecca Maksel “The Father Of Chinese Aviation”

of persistence and hope, and learning about where these values come from can help us bring them out in ourselves. In the novel Warriors Don’t Cry, by Melba Pattillo Beals, Melba faces numerous hardships while attending Central High School. However, her motivation to continue attending despite the hardships come from multiple different sources. Melba is motivated by strong spiritual values and the belief that God is on her side. She is also motivated by her family and friends, including Grandma India

to teach something to their readers. Specifically through the nonfiction articles we read the authors showed us faith. Faith is defined as “an allegiance to duty or a person.” Three people that showed extreme faith are Melba Patillo Beals, Malala Yousufzai, and Morrie Schwartz. Melba Pattillo Beals used her faith to become one of the first black students to integrate into an all white high school. Malala Yousufzai also used her faith to stand up to the Taliban and stand up for women's rights to education