How would you react to a life changing experience that impacted your life, as well as your whole country? Life changing experiences could either have a positive or negative outcome. The memoir written by Melba Pattillo Beals from Warriors Don’t Cry, the autobiography written by Jackie Robinson from, I Never Had it Made, and Feng Ru from the article,“The Father of Chinese Aviation” written by Rebecca Maksel all faced life changing experiences. Only through perseverance were they able to impact their lives and countries.
Melba Pattillo Beals was one of the first African Americans to help integrate schools in America. Beals was chosen to be in, “Little Rock Nine” one of the brave African Americans to integrate Central High School in Little Rock, …show more content…
Feng Ru was inspired by the success in America to become the first to fly a plane off of chinese soil, also being known as, “The Father of Chinese Aviation”. One of the challenges he had to face was, mechanical failures, the language barrier, and death. “For an astonishing 20 minutes Feng circled the Piedmont area, never more than 12 feet off the ground. Suddenly, a bolt holding the propeller to the shaft snapped, sending Feng tumbling to earth, bruised but otherwise unharmed” (Maksel). As you can see, when Feng faced a mechanical failure, he had to persevere through it in order to meet his goal. “But upon hearing of the Wright brothers’ success, Feng turned his attention to aviation, laboriously translating into Chinese anything he could find on the Wrights, Glenn Curtiss and, later, French aircraft designer Henri Farman” (Makesel). Feng being the first in China to be a self taught engineer was a challenge in itself. Furthermore, he was from a different country then the rest of the aviators in America, he had to work even harder to translate everything into Chinese. “ His aircraft smashed into a bamboo grove, and his injuries included a pierced lung. As he lay dying, he reportedly told his assistants, ‘Your faith in the progress of your cause is by no means to be affected by my death’” (Maksel). Feng faced many challenges, but it all came to an end when he
Melba Pattillo Beals was one of the first African Americans to help integrate schools in America. Beals was chosen to be in, “Little Rock Nine” one of the brave African Americans to integrate Central High School in Little Rock, …show more content…
Feng Ru was inspired by the success in America to become the first to fly a plane off of chinese soil, also being known as, “The Father of Chinese Aviation”. One of the challenges he had to face was, mechanical failures, the language barrier, and death. “For an astonishing 20 minutes Feng circled the Piedmont area, never more than 12 feet off the ground. Suddenly, a bolt holding the propeller to the shaft snapped, sending Feng tumbling to earth, bruised but otherwise unharmed” (Maksel). As you can see, when Feng faced a mechanical failure, he had to persevere through it in order to meet his goal. “But upon hearing of the Wright brothers’ success, Feng turned his attention to aviation, laboriously translating into Chinese anything he could find on the Wrights, Glenn Curtiss and, later, French aircraft designer Henri Farman” (Makesel). Feng being the first in China to be a self taught engineer was a challenge in itself. Furthermore, he was from a different country then the rest of the aviators in America, he had to work even harder to translate everything into Chinese. “ His aircraft smashed into a bamboo grove, and his injuries included a pierced lung. As he lay dying, he reportedly told his assistants, ‘Your faith in the progress of your cause is by no means to be affected by my death’” (Maksel). Feng faced many challenges, but it all came to an end when he