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Jackie Robinson Jackie Robinson stood against prejudice to overcome racism and left a lasting impact that bettered the world of baseball for African Americans. Years after his baseball career, he combined and published his first-hand experiences with injustice in his autobiography: I Never Had It Made: An Autobiography of Jackie Robinson. In 1947, the Brooklyn Dodger president named Mr. Branch Rickey turned the tide of baseball by inviting a black player into the national ball leagues, shocking all of America. Mr. Rickey placed the responsibility of being the first African American ball player on Jackie Robinson, to be “in the hurricane eye of a significant breakthrough” (I Never Had It Made Excerpt) The moment he stepped …show more content…
Feng Ru’s life and works are further elaborated in a detailed article named “The Father Of Chinese Aviation” by Rebecca Maksel. Feng Ru started out as a 1894 Chinese teen immigrant who invented several alternate versions of water pumps, generators, telephones, and wireless telegraphs. “But upon hearing of the Wright Brothers’ success, Feng turned his attention to aviation,” (airspacemag.com) and went to work anywhere he could gain knowledge on machinery. Years later, he established an aircraft workshop in San Francisco, California, but had to relocate to Oakland due to a fire. In Oakland, his cramped workshop proved to be nothing more than a minor setback from his dream. Feng’s passion for aviation advancement drove him to develop airplanes, but a test flight mishap sent Feng Ru into hiding to keep his invention a secret. Failure and mistakes directed Feng Ru’s ever-growing desire to achieve by making him work harder to ensure he didn’t fail again. Feng Ru’s successful flights were finally revealed to the press after they had been perfected by Feng Ru. Taking these planes models, Feng Ru departed for his native land, just in time to avoid the anti-Chinese views sprouting on the West Coast. Continuing to push the development of aircraft, …show more content…
The first of her hardships came in the form of an illness that robbed Helen of her sight, speech, and hearing. At only nineteen months old, Helen was forced to cope in a world of silence and darkness. Growing up as a handicapped child, Helen transformed into a stubborn child who was unwilling to listen. At seven-years-old, Helen met the educator “who had come to reveal all things to me, and, more than all things else, to love me.” (The Story Of My Life, p. 16) Anne Mansfield Sullivan began working with Helen, fingerspelling out lessons of arithmetic, science, biology, zoology, botany, and much more, turning Helen Keller into an inquisitive, hardworking young learner. Despite her disabilities, Helen doggedly persevered through her education, attended speech classes, and graduated college at the age of 24, becoming an influential figure because of her remarkable story. Following her college graduation, Helen joined the WAmerican Federation for the Blind. There, Helen’s enthusiastic and ambitious spirit led to her participation in campaigns to raise money and support for the education of those living with disabilities. Years later, Helen was appointed the counselor of the foundation and inspired thousands of people through her speeches
Jackie Robinson Jackie Robinson stood against prejudice to overcome racism and left a lasting impact that bettered the world of baseball for African Americans. Years after his baseball career, he combined and published his first-hand experiences with injustice in his autobiography: I Never Had It Made: An Autobiography of Jackie Robinson. In 1947, the Brooklyn Dodger president named Mr. Branch Rickey turned the tide of baseball by inviting a black player into the national ball leagues, shocking all of America. Mr. Rickey placed the responsibility of being the first African American ball player on Jackie Robinson, to be “in the hurricane eye of a significant breakthrough” (I Never Had It Made Excerpt) The moment he stepped …show more content…
Feng Ru’s life and works are further elaborated in a detailed article named “The Father Of Chinese Aviation” by Rebecca Maksel. Feng Ru started out as a 1894 Chinese teen immigrant who invented several alternate versions of water pumps, generators, telephones, and wireless telegraphs. “But upon hearing of the Wright Brothers’ success, Feng turned his attention to aviation,” (airspacemag.com) and went to work anywhere he could gain knowledge on machinery. Years later, he established an aircraft workshop in San Francisco, California, but had to relocate to Oakland due to a fire. In Oakland, his cramped workshop proved to be nothing more than a minor setback from his dream. Feng’s passion for aviation advancement drove him to develop airplanes, but a test flight mishap sent Feng Ru into hiding to keep his invention a secret. Failure and mistakes directed Feng Ru’s ever-growing desire to achieve by making him work harder to ensure he didn’t fail again. Feng Ru’s successful flights were finally revealed to the press after they had been perfected by Feng Ru. Taking these planes models, Feng Ru departed for his native land, just in time to avoid the anti-Chinese views sprouting on the West Coast. Continuing to push the development of aircraft, …show more content…
The first of her hardships came in the form of an illness that robbed Helen of her sight, speech, and hearing. At only nineteen months old, Helen was forced to cope in a world of silence and darkness. Growing up as a handicapped child, Helen transformed into a stubborn child who was unwilling to listen. At seven-years-old, Helen met the educator “who had come to reveal all things to me, and, more than all things else, to love me.” (The Story Of My Life, p. 16) Anne Mansfield Sullivan began working with Helen, fingerspelling out lessons of arithmetic, science, biology, zoology, botany, and much more, turning Helen Keller into an inquisitive, hardworking young learner. Despite her disabilities, Helen doggedly persevered through her education, attended speech classes, and graduated college at the age of 24, becoming an influential figure because of her remarkable story. Following her college graduation, Helen joined the WAmerican Federation for the Blind. There, Helen’s enthusiastic and ambitious spirit led to her participation in campaigns to raise money and support for the education of those living with disabilities. Years later, Helen was appointed the counselor of the foundation and inspired thousands of people through her speeches