How can turning points change and develop a person and their society? A turning point can be described as an event that changes the direction of a person's life, turning points can be caused by big or small events and can have negative or positive effects. The idea of people facing life changing events is shown in “I Never Had it Made” an autobiography by Jackie Robinson, the memoir “Warriors Don't Cry” by Melba Pattillo Beals and “The Father of Chinese Aviation” an article by Rebecca Maksel. The people in these stories faced life changing events and these events affected their countries.
Jackie Robinson’s life changed when he became the first black man to play in the world series and Major League Baseball during a time of segregation in …show more content…
Melba Pattillo Beals life changed when she and eight other students were going to integrate an all white school. This life changing event challenged Beals because she faced racism, but in doing so she built confidence and character. This is shown in the excerpt “Warriors Don’t Cry” when the text states in paragraph twelve “some of the white people looked totally horrified, while others raised their fists to us, some shouted ugly words.” this explicitly shows that during the integration Beals faced racism. Because of the events and challenges Beals developed pride in her country and understood the sacrifice her country would make for her equal rights. One example is in paragraph seven when the text states “when I had more hope of keeping safe and staying alive than I had since the integration began.” she understood why the adults were crying and she was finally experiencing hope Beals responded to the events by enduring racism and persevering through challenges to get her equal education. Beals reactions effected her country to integrate a school in Little Rock, Arkansas, this had a big affect on integration in schools everywhere. Beals faced life changing events when she integrated an all white
Jackie Robinson’s life changed when he became the first black man to play in the world series and Major League Baseball during a time of segregation in …show more content…
Melba Pattillo Beals life changed when she and eight other students were going to integrate an all white school. This life changing event challenged Beals because she faced racism, but in doing so she built confidence and character. This is shown in the excerpt “Warriors Don’t Cry” when the text states in paragraph twelve “some of the white people looked totally horrified, while others raised their fists to us, some shouted ugly words.” this explicitly shows that during the integration Beals faced racism. Because of the events and challenges Beals developed pride in her country and understood the sacrifice her country would make for her equal rights. One example is in paragraph seven when the text states “when I had more hope of keeping safe and staying alive than I had since the integration began.” she understood why the adults were crying and she was finally experiencing hope Beals responded to the events by enduring racism and persevering through challenges to get her equal education. Beals reactions effected her country to integrate a school in Little Rock, Arkansas, this had a big affect on integration in schools everywhere. Beals faced life changing events when she integrated an all white