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The citizens of Little Rock were outraged that Negroes would soon be mingling with their children. The day the court order was passed, Melba Patillo Beals was assaulted and nearly raped by a adult white male who was so infuriated by the Supreme Court’s decision (Beals, 1995). Acts of violence and hostility became more frequent towards the Nine. Five days later the Little Rock school board stated that they would integrate Central High, but not until September

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. Finally

Warriors Don’t Cry is a compelling memoir that chronicles the events Melba Pattillo faced during the desegregation of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. She was a pioneer during the civil right years. In 1957, Little Rock, Arkansas, much like other parts of the country, was not a safe place for a black teenage girl to live. Pattillo had a rough start in life. She was born on the day Pearl Harbor was attacked, December 7, 1941. A few weeks after her birth she almost died of an illness because

life-changing and can thus be examined in the memoir Warriors Don’t Cry by Melba Patillo Beals, the autobiography I Never Had It Made by Jackie Robinson, and the article “The Father of Chinese Aviation” by Rebecca Maksel. Melba Pattillo Beals, Jackie Robinson, and Feng Ru all encountered life-changing events along with turning points that changed their lives and countries. As part of the Little Rock Nine, Melba Pattillo Beals broke the color barrier in Little Rock, Arkansas at Central High School which

There are countless people in the world who have shown extremely strong values 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

before and it's was a hard time for colored people because they had to go through a lot to get to their goal. Integration was hard because white people didn't approve colored people going to the same school as them. Warriors don't cry By: Melba Patillo Beals and Remember the Titans By: Gregory Allen Howard are two big stories that have to do with integration and the process of it. Warriors don't cry and Remember the Titans are good references of integration because it tells you about the process

In Warriors Don’t Cry, Melba Patillo Beals uses direct and indirect characterization to generate Melba’s character. Melba’s characterization proposes her ideas about her search for freedom and equality. In the memoir, Beals portrays the idea that both personal strength, faith, and independence are necessary character traits in her fight for freedom and equality. In Warriors Don’t Cry, Beals depict the idea that personal strength is often hidden by fear but can be revealed unintentionally. “My heart

There are many people who have shown extremely strong values 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 many hardships while attending Central High School. However, her motivation to continue attending despite the hardships come from many different sources. Melba is motivated by strong spiritual values and the belief that God is on her side. She is also motivated

because they had a turning point in life and those turning points that they had are found from the resources” I Never Had It Made” by Jackie Robinson, “ The Father Of Chinese Aviation” by Rebecca Maksel, and “ Warriors Don’t Cry “ by Melba Pattillo Beals. Melba, Jackie, and Feng Ru all faced challenges but those challenges led them to a greater good that changed their countries. Jackie Robinson changed the way that people look at him and his race because he was a great ballplayer ,even though he

In Warriors Don’t Cry, Melba Patillo Beals writes about her own struggles during her year long journey of integration at the all white Central High School. Melba signs up to become one of the first African-Americans to integrate, eventually joining eight others in attending Central High School. Melba wages a war fighting against racial injustice during a time when racial tensions were at an all time high. Melba, along with the rest of the Little Rock Nine, encounters harassment, hate, and bigotry