Belsize Park

Ruby Bridges and Rosa Parks are great civil rights leaders. They were also effective in the civil rights movements. In 2014 a statue of Ruby Bridges was planted outside of William Frantz School. Ruby Bridges was one of the greatest civil rights leaders. She was born on September 8, 1954, in Tylertown Mississippi. Ruby Bridges was the oldest of Abon and Lucille Bridges. When Ms. Bridges was 4 years old her family moved to New Orleans. In 1960 Ms. Bridges was sent to William Frantz School as one…

Rosa parks childhood brought Rosa early experiences with Racial discrimination and activism for racial equality. Rosa parks was taught to read by her mother and attended segregated school in Montgomery Alabama . Usually her school lacked of supplies. Through the rest of Rosa’s education ,she attended to other segregated schools in Montgomery. One of the schools she attended in Montgomery was the city’s Industrial School For girls. But after a while Rosa stopped attending school because her…

Who is Hal Clement and why would he make the statement that "in hard sf the universe itself is the antagonist"? In order to understand both Hal Clement, his statement referencing hard science fiction and the universe, it was critical to begin my research and analysis with background information on author Hal Clement, before explaining his statement and the relationship to the theme of “The Cold Equation.” Harry Clement Stubbs, a man of multiple names, used the name Hal Clement when he wrote…

The civil rights movement consisted of boycotts, sit-ins and protests that were led by speakers and organization who played a huge role in the movement. The Montgomery bus boycott was a response to the segregated buses in Montgomery, Alabama. African Americans refused to ride city buses in order to send a message. For a year African Americans avoided taking the city buses and at the end of the boycott the court had ruled it violated the 14th Amendment, leading to the integration of city buses.…

Has one ever had the horrifying thought of death? Or where one will end up after their death? Over 70% of humans fear the thought of death, yet death is something no one can escape. In William Cullen Bryant’s poem “Thanatopsis”, imagery, symbolism, and the use of metaphors demonstrate how nature comforts people when they fear death. Bryant’s use of imagery presents a full picture of how nature is a woman who is sensitive to people’s feelings and needs. Nature is not just trees, rocks, and…

Alabama, city bus in 1955, black seamstress Rosa Parks helped initiate the civil rights movement in the United States. The same day that she was convicted many black leaders in her community formed a bus boycott which was led by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Rosa parks had become a symbol of strength for all activists that followed after her. She was completely conscious of what she was doing and did not regret refusing to give up her seat because she was not going to stand for segregation,…

Junayd is an 8-year-old third-grade student in the Paumanok Elementary School. Junayd has a current special education classification of Autism. He is educated within a Special class placement with mainstreamed for math and science classes. In addition, Junayd receives Speech (3x/week) and Occupational Therapy (1x/week). As per his IEP, Junayd’s testing accommodations include extended time (1.5), revised test directions, flexible settings and directions repeated. Junayd currently resides with…

Rosa Parks Would you abide by the law even though people aren't being treated fairly or would you take a stand like Rosa Parks? Rosa McCauley Parks, an African American women is known as “the mother of the civil rights movement” for carrying out an action that most African American women in the mid-1950’s would never do. Rosa’s nonviolent actions changed history and gave an example to people in the future that you can change issues in our society in a positive way. Rosa Parks is a pioneer of…

the modern day theme park. Of course, Knott's Berry Farm opened before my theme park, but my park is widely considered to be the first real theme park. It all started in the 1930s when I took my kids to amusement parks, such as Coney Island. "Daddy, I wanna go on that one!" My daughter Diane said, pointing to a carousel at Griffith Park in Los Angeles. I sat down in a bench watching her and my other daughter, Sharon, have their fun, and thought "What if there was a park that the whole family…

in December of 1955. Pre-1955 ensured that black Americans were very much second class citizens. Early December of 1955 Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat to a white man; all heck broke loose. A year later the black community began riding the buses once again. Eventually, the violence ended, and thing began to look up for the blacks. On December 1st, 1955 Rosa Parks was on her way home from work. She rode the bus just like any average person. She sat in the first role of the blacks…