Extended Writing Project: Jackie Robinson's Life

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Extended Writing Project - Halee Quinonez #24 Jackie Robinson from, If I never had it made faced a life changing experience by being the first black player in the major leagues. Melba pattillo beals from, Warriors don't cry made it so white and black kids could go to the same school. Feng ru from, The Father of Chinese Aviation became famous on the california coast for being an immigrant who made an airplane and airplane, then bring it to his homeland. All three people faced life changing experiences, that changed their lives and their countries.
Jackie Robinson made it so african american people can now play in the major league.”The first african american to break the color line and play in the major league baseball.” He faced physical harm to him and his family. He also faced racial slurs, from his fans and teammates. In the beginning of his career people did not want a black man playing baseball, so along with the attempts of physical harm, and the racial slurs people also throwing
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Along with beals robinson he faced many challenges, and obstacles. One of Feng's obstacles is having to constantly relocate, but one good thing is feng ru had invented and remade many things before so he had experience,”Feng became well known for developing alternate version of the water pump, generator, telephone, and the wireless telegraph.” So he has experience but nothing like building a plane, he had to learn a few things and that fas another challenge,” so he went east to learn all he could about machines, working in shipyards, power plants and power plants.” this shows that Feng ru faced challenges and obstacles just like robinson, and beals in order to change people's lives and his country, by introduced aviation to china. He was such an impact on china that when he died they awarded him with a military funeral because he was an impact on

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