“Stand before the people you fear and speak your mind - even if your voice shakes,” Maggie Kuhn. In Emerson’s “Self-Reliance” he expresses the importance of speaking your mind. That not expressing your thoughts might seem like the right act, but the greater risk lies in appeasement. Whether it’s an idea, complaint, observation, or opinion it's in your best interest to speak your mind.
However, countless people are afraid of speaking their mind in fear that they might offend or be mean to someone. They view being silent as the best choice, but they might be missing out on an opportunity or hurting themselves. While they are right, thinking about what you say before you say it is an important skill to have, however, that shouldn't stop you from speaking at all. …show more content…
On December 1, 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama a fearless Rosa Parks steps onto a bus where she denies to give up her seat to a white passenger. For her actions, Rosa Parks was reprimanded by authorities, however, this started a massive bus boycott to protest against segregation on buses. If it was not for Rosa Parks and others expressing their mind the issue of segregation would be much different from what we know it to be today. Parks was brave enough to speak her mind about injustice, a problem other people also had but were too afraid to speak up about. For her bravery and sacrifice to a cause she believed in she’s known as the “mother of the freedom movement”, and lead a movement that forever changed America and the
However, countless people are afraid of speaking their mind in fear that they might offend or be mean to someone. They view being silent as the best choice, but they might be missing out on an opportunity or hurting themselves. While they are right, thinking about what you say before you say it is an important skill to have, however, that shouldn't stop you from speaking at all. …show more content…
On December 1, 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama a fearless Rosa Parks steps onto a bus where she denies to give up her seat to a white passenger. For her actions, Rosa Parks was reprimanded by authorities, however, this started a massive bus boycott to protest against segregation on buses. If it was not for Rosa Parks and others expressing their mind the issue of segregation would be much different from what we know it to be today. Parks was brave enough to speak her mind about injustice, a problem other people also had but were too afraid to speak up about. For her bravery and sacrifice to a cause she believed in she’s known as the “mother of the freedom movement”, and lead a movement that forever changed America and the