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    Roll of thunder hear my cry A real life person that feels the same as Stacey is Rosa Parks, because she stood up for what she thought is right and so does Stacey. This was my thought on who the most courageous character from the novel is and I hope you will agree with me, now i gotta get back to the field. Courage is shown when a character stands up for what they think and express. In roll of thunder hear my cry, Stacey shows the most courage by going to help T.J, digging the trench, and staying

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    "You see, Cassie, many years ago our people were first brought from Africa in chains to work as slaves in this country," said mama. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, written by Mildred D. Taylor, takes place in the country area of south Mississippi. Cassie and her brothers each face challenges with segregation and themselves. Being humiliated because they are black and facing nightly burnings is two of the major events that take place. The two elements would include conflict and foreshadowing. The conflict

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    Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Reflection In the novel Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor, I learned from the novel is how African-Americans were treated badly by Caucasians, and the injustice of how African-Americans were judged by the color skin of their skin instead, of their personality. In addition, I also learned there were many Caucasians were racist to African-Americans back in 1930's in the novel. Additionally, a theme which stood to me is discrimination because during parts

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    Ylana La Salle Roll of Thunder Hear My cry -Mildred D. Taylor 2/15/2016 Mr. Boyd Grade 8 Class ELA   Key Point 1: First day of school “Little Man, would you come on? You keep it up and you’re gonna make us late” (page 3 par 1). In the first chapter it introduces some of the main characters and gives a narrative of the Longans first day of school. Here is what happens. Cassie, Stacy, Christopher-John and Little Man are on their way to their first day of school. Mama makes the kids dress in there

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    Everyone undergoes unpleasant experiences, but did you know that these experiences help you grow as a person? The historical drama novel Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor, portrays the Logan family, and the hardships they must experience as a black family in the segregated South. There are four children in the Logan family: Little Man, Christopher-John, Cassie, and Stacey. One of Stacey’s friends is T.J. Avery, but T.J. later goes on to be “friends” with two older white boys, R.W

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    Courage is the ability to do something that frightens one and be strong even if it is hard. In the novel Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, Mildred Taylor uses Cassie Logan to explain how life and the world was back then through the stories her grandma had told her when she was little. Cassie proves that she has courage by standing up for her little brother, standing up to Mr. Burnett, and helps TJ even though he is a convicted criminal. Cassie has also proved that she is a sassy little brat sometime

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    Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor is a book about an African American family faced with racial injustice trying to survive off cotton in 1933.They face hardships of their land and other problems throughout the book. There are racial injustice moments in this book such as the school bus incident, Cassie in Strawberry, and Mama being fired. The first major racial incident readers see is the school bus incident. During the school bus mishaps, a white’s school bus would splash the colored

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    The book and the movie for Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry have different plot lines. They have some similar things, some different, and different orders that these things happen in. The book has more details and scenes. They talk very improperly the entire book, which is what you would imagine them sounding like in Mississippi, 1933. Also, Cassie and Little Man refuse the books that Jefferson Davis gave them because of the chart that was on the cover of the book. (page 24B) In the movie, they don't

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    Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry, by Mildred D. Taylor tells the story of Cassie, who is learning about the conflict about blacks and whites. Set in 1930's Mississippi, the main character sees and begins to understand the separation between blacks and whites, and how the whites did awful things in order to get the blacks to listen to them. Then, many bad things happen, including Mama losing her job as a teacher, and Papa getting severely injured, while the plans with the boycott did not go as they originally

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    Courage is not always easy but could sometimes cause sacrifice. In the book Roll of Thunder Hear my Cry by Mildred D. Taylor. For my courageous character i choose the very important Stacy Logan. He is a segregated 12 year old boy in 7th grade with very brown hair and wide eyes that you can tell from anywhere. Stacy's makes very courageous and strong choices made him look like her cared for what he wanted and cared for his family.. He has done many courageous acts like stopping the bus from getting

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