Melba Pattillo Beals. Jackie Robinson. Feng Ru. These are the people who have permanently etched their legacy on to their countries, facing life-changing experiences that required pure bravery and strength. Have you, like these historic figures, ever faced any challenges in achieving your dreams? Their own moments are recorded in Warriors Don’t Cry by Melba Beals, I Never Had It Made by Jackie Robinson, and “The Father of Chinese Aviation” written by Rebecca Maksel, emphasizing Feng Ru as being the topic. Melba Beals made her mark by becoming one of the first African-Americans to be integrated into an all white school, improving education for people of her own kind, Jackie Robinson by becoming the first black person to play in the major
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Because of their hard work in achieving life-changing experiences, or turning points, they laid out the foundation for their own societies and principles of the modern world, and in doing so, changed their own lives. Although she was only a high school student at the time, Melba Pattillo Beals turned into a revolutionary figure when she became the first African-Americans to become integrated into an all white school, which improved racial attitudes towards blacks. Beals is widely regarded as being one of the keys that led to the educational standards for blacks to rise. In the excerpt of Warriors Don’t Cry, paragraph thirteen, she mentions that while making her way to Little Rock High School, she faced danger from mobs, stating that “Some of the white people looked totally horrified, while others raised their fists to us. Others shouted ugly words” (Beals). Being at the hands of white supremacists who could have taken her life in any instant, Melba took a grave risk when she chose to be on the front lines of integration. The crowd is angered by her efforts, a time when America became more and more racist than ever. Beals became an adult, moving from her childhood towards adulthood when she finally experienced first hand all of the new movements and campaigns that …show more content…
While he moved towards his goal of flight, he self-taught himself the wonders of engineering after being inspired by America’s industrialization, later working in horrible conditions in pursuing his dream. Maksel states that he was stunned by America’s benefit from industrialization, wanting the same for his home country, China. Maksel states that in paragraph six, after beginning research on multiple aviation pioneers, such as the Wright brothers, “...Feng erected his workshop—a 10- by eight-foot shack. Jammed into this small space were tools, books, journals, mechanical projects, aircraft parts—and Feng himself, who rarely finished work before 3 a.m.” (Maksel). In this quote, Feng Ru is shown to be working around the clock. The moment when he chose to begin working on aviation changed his life forever, no luxury and no comfort, part of his life-changing experience. Over time, Feng Ru kept his persistence in achieving his goals, staying focused and confident enough to finally fly an airplane, his first flight, in 1909 which Maksel states in paragraph two for, “...an astonishing 20 minutes Feng circled the Piedmont area, never more than 12 feet off the ground” (Maksel). This was his life-changing experience, which in turn,
Because of their hard work in achieving life-changing experiences, or turning points, they laid out the foundation for their own societies and principles of the modern world, and in doing so, changed their own lives. Although she was only a high school student at the time, Melba Pattillo Beals turned into a revolutionary figure when she became the first African-Americans to become integrated into an all white school, which improved racial attitudes towards blacks. Beals is widely regarded as being one of the keys that led to the educational standards for blacks to rise. In the excerpt of Warriors Don’t Cry, paragraph thirteen, she mentions that while making her way to Little Rock High School, she faced danger from mobs, stating that “Some of the white people looked totally horrified, while others raised their fists to us. Others shouted ugly words” (Beals). Being at the hands of white supremacists who could have taken her life in any instant, Melba took a grave risk when she chose to be on the front lines of integration. The crowd is angered by her efforts, a time when America became more and more racist than ever. Beals became an adult, moving from her childhood towards adulthood when she finally experienced first hand all of the new movements and campaigns that …show more content…
While he moved towards his goal of flight, he self-taught himself the wonders of engineering after being inspired by America’s industrialization, later working in horrible conditions in pursuing his dream. Maksel states that he was stunned by America’s benefit from industrialization, wanting the same for his home country, China. Maksel states that in paragraph six, after beginning research on multiple aviation pioneers, such as the Wright brothers, “...Feng erected his workshop—a 10- by eight-foot shack. Jammed into this small space were tools, books, journals, mechanical projects, aircraft parts—and Feng himself, who rarely finished work before 3 a.m.” (Maksel). In this quote, Feng Ru is shown to be working around the clock. The moment when he chose to begin working on aviation changed his life forever, no luxury and no comfort, part of his life-changing experience. Over time, Feng Ru kept his persistence in achieving his goals, staying focused and confident enough to finally fly an airplane, his first flight, in 1909 which Maksel states in paragraph two for, “...an astonishing 20 minutes Feng circled the Piedmont area, never more than 12 feet off the ground” (Maksel). This was his life-changing experience, which in turn,