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In this compelling autobiography, Rosa Parks wholeheartedly analyzes the meaning of civil rights while illustrating her hard times of segregation, discrimination, and bigotry throughout her life. Rosa lived 92 years, born on February 4, 1913 and dying on October 24, 2005 (History.com Staff). Throughout her long life, she made an impact on people through personal relationships, as well as making a legacy in civil rights in the American nation. Parks may not have been a politician, but she made a…

I remember when I was in third grade our teacher had great passion for the arts. She introduced us to many artists and one of the one Jackson Pollock, an American abstract painter. His art amused me because to many all those splattered paints meant absolutely nothing but a “mess” some would say but to me this art had so much expression in it. The fact that he took different meaning to everything he painted was what made me admire him. I even remember the class doing group projects and my group…

Telesforas Valius was the youngest of his family, born July 10, 1914 in Riga, Latvia. Being born in a Lithuanian family, the family returned to Lithuania in 1918. Telesforas entered the Kaunas Art School after being encouraged by his art teacher in grade school. Telesforas studied woodcuts in Japanese when he took his brief visit to Paris. Telesforas worked in art his whole life after school, beginning with his part time job as an artist at Kaunas Textile Company. Later in 1942 he became a…

being civilly disobedient, which is the defiance of governmental laws in a peaceful, non-violent way. Modern civil disobedience occurs in the articles, “ A Leading Pioneer”, “Saudi Arabia Women Defy Authorities Over Female Driving Ban”, and “Rosa Parks Leaves Challenge to consider Justness of Laws”. These stories…

My personal collage is an embodiment of who I am and what I believe in. It acts as a small account of my identity and, in a way, immortalizes what makes me “me.” Each object that I placed in my collage and the way I placed it means and stands for something that contributes to who I am as a person. The collage acts as an insight to my unique experiences and outlooks. In this project I show the teams who I support , a deep connection due to past personal experiences. The “Rise of the…

In Chapter one, I discovered a commonly known New Year's tradition in my family actually originated from slavery. To emphasize, eating black-eyed peas and other related meals ensures a prosperous new year ahead in my family. However, black-eyed peas was in fact fed to enslaved africans to help them survive and sustain their fearsome voyage. Black-eyed peas symbolizes a form of luck. Correspondingly, I discovered the “Rice Culture” in the United States was based on the expertise from the people…

President Dwight Eisenhower reluctantly ordered the National Guard to protect them. The efforts to integrate Central High School made headlines around the world. In early December 1955, after the arrest of the seamstress and local NAACP secretary Rosa Parks for refusing to…

As the United States was entering the last half of the 1900s, it was apparent that Black citizens had to get involved in unorthodox measures and methods to gain equality. The Montgomery bus boycott was not only a direct challenge to segregation but also the first successful example of mass nonviolent resistance in the United States. The boycott symbolized African American rising frustration and impatience with the denial of their rights as American citizens. The boycott’s success meant the…

St. Louis is a really fun place to visit. It has a lot of different tourist attractions for all ages. I have lived in St. Louis my whole life, and I love it! Some of the most popular places in St. Louis are the Zoo and the Arch. I live in Kirkwood, a small, busy town with many activities for families. One exciting place in St. Louis is The St. Louis Zoo. The Zoo is a really fun place to visit and there are tons of animals to see and activities to do. I have been there several times and I think…

When life becomes too much or I just want to have fun and relax my number one place to go is the ball fields. The field is where I go, because it is where my heart belongs. The ball field’s best feature is its green inner diamond shape, with grainy, brown dirt surrounding it, and the always freshly cut, stripped green grass making up the outfield. You’ll be able to smell the fresh cut grass and the cool breeze constantly flowing by to keep you calm and relaxed while you’re playing. When you…