Can turning points in one person’s life impact a whole society? A turning point could be described as a life-changing event that helps someone realize something new about themselves or about the society around them. People who endure a life-changing event could respond positively or negatively. In the autobiography I Never Had It Made by Jackie Robinson, the memoir Warriors Don’t Cry by Melba Patillo Beals, and the article, “The Father of Chinese Aviation,” by Rebecca Maskell. Each of the three individuals within the stories faced turning points. Jackie Robinson, Melba Patillo Beals, and Feng Ru had enough courage to respond to the life-changing experiences that altered their lives and the society around them.
Jackie Robinson was chosen to …show more content…
On his path to become the first black player in the Major Leagues, he had to endure many challenges, such as racism (expressed by insults), physical harm, and pressure (from his teammates, baseball owners, and fans). In paragraph three of the text, Robinson states, “It hadn’t been easy. Some of my own teammates refused to accept me because I was black.” This quote supports that people did not accept Robinson because of the prejudices that other people believed. Another example of this would be in paragraph three, which states, “It hadn’t been that easy to fight the resentment expressed by other teams or by bigoted fans screaming “n--.” The hate mail piled up. There were death threats against me and my family and even out-and-out attempts at physical harm.”On the contrary, this supports that people did not tolerate him because other people sent “death threats” and acted in prejudice because of the way his skin color was. Overall after all the racism he faced, Robinson grew and developed because of the support, encouragement, and love shown to him by his supporters-the black baseball fans, the young baseball fans, and his wife-.In addition, in paragraph 4, which states,“Black people supported me with total loyalty. They supported me morally: they came to sit in a hostile audience in unprecedented numbers to make the turnstiles hum like …show more content…
During Melba’s journey, she had to endure the racial comments by white segregationist mobs and move on. In paragraph fourteen, the text states, “Sarge said they were doing crowd control一keeping the mob away from us.” This quote infers that the “mob” were the white segregationists. Another example of this would be from paragraph sixteen, which states, “There is a reason that I salute the flag. If these guys just go with us this time, everything’s going to be okay.” This quote supports that Beals was moving on from the events that happened in the previous paragraphs because she “saluted the flag” or felt that the people who were protecting Melba, were helping her move on to be proud of what she was doing. In addition, in paragraph eighteen, the text states, “Step by step, we climbed upward-where none of my people had ever before walked as a student. We stepped up the threshold into that place were angry segregationists had forbidden us to go.” This quote supports that Melba was moving on by finally integrating into Little Rock High School in Arkansas because she “crossed the threshold into that place where angry segregationists” forbaded her to go.This sums up the third paragraph of the comparison between Jackie Robinson, Melba Patillo Beals, and Feng
Jackie Robinson was chosen to …show more content…
On his path to become the first black player in the Major Leagues, he had to endure many challenges, such as racism (expressed by insults), physical harm, and pressure (from his teammates, baseball owners, and fans). In paragraph three of the text, Robinson states, “It hadn’t been easy. Some of my own teammates refused to accept me because I was black.” This quote supports that people did not accept Robinson because of the prejudices that other people believed. Another example of this would be in paragraph three, which states, “It hadn’t been that easy to fight the resentment expressed by other teams or by bigoted fans screaming “n--.” The hate mail piled up. There were death threats against me and my family and even out-and-out attempts at physical harm.”On the contrary, this supports that people did not tolerate him because other people sent “death threats” and acted in prejudice because of the way his skin color was. Overall after all the racism he faced, Robinson grew and developed because of the support, encouragement, and love shown to him by his supporters-the black baseball fans, the young baseball fans, and his wife-.In addition, in paragraph 4, which states,“Black people supported me with total loyalty. They supported me morally: they came to sit in a hostile audience in unprecedented numbers to make the turnstiles hum like …show more content…
During Melba’s journey, she had to endure the racial comments by white segregationist mobs and move on. In paragraph fourteen, the text states, “Sarge said they were doing crowd control一keeping the mob away from us.” This quote infers that the “mob” were the white segregationists. Another example of this would be from paragraph sixteen, which states, “There is a reason that I salute the flag. If these guys just go with us this time, everything’s going to be okay.” This quote supports that Beals was moving on from the events that happened in the previous paragraphs because she “saluted the flag” or felt that the people who were protecting Melba, were helping her move on to be proud of what she was doing. In addition, in paragraph eighteen, the text states, “Step by step, we climbed upward-where none of my people had ever before walked as a student. We stepped up the threshold into that place were angry segregationists had forbidden us to go.” This quote supports that Melba was moving on by finally integrating into Little Rock High School in Arkansas because she “crossed the threshold into that place where angry segregationists” forbaded her to go.This sums up the third paragraph of the comparison between Jackie Robinson, Melba Patillo Beals, and Feng