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ending. However, being disobedient does support social progress because it has many positive effects on peoples’ lives. There have been many changes throughout history. Changes that involved historical figures committing rebellious actions like Rosa Parks. In 1955, she committed one of the biggest acts of disobedience at the time. Colored people were segregated, because of the pigmentation of their skin. Laws such as the “Jim Crow Laws,” separated the blacks and whites. These laws were…

Lauren Boyd, On December 1, 1955, I was on the bus when Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man. I was actually sitting across the aisle from Rosa Parks when she refused the request from the bus driver to stand up. Of course I did not have the courage that Rosa Parks did. When the bus driver told me to get up, I did as he said. But looking back now I wish that I or someone else would not have moved, and would have sat with her as a way to peacefully protest civil rights for African…

Many times in history, certain groups have been limited freedom. They are seen as inferior, and are mistreated. They have barely any rights, and do not know how to get out of it, and if it will ever get better. This happened in Little Rock, Arkansas. Nine students integrated into a school of white children, and they were not treated nicely. They need to know what role to play in order to gain more freedom. Individuals play a huge part in how their futures will turn out. The most important role…

Tim Burton Timothy Walter Burton, the American director, has spent his life making important contributions to the film industry. He uniquely incorporates aspects of gothic film, horror, fantasy, and comedy to create masterpieces that shape the film industry. However, there is something special about the films that Burton creates, something that is difficult to define. I believe that Burton has created his own genre of film by blending elements of gothic film, fantasy and German expressionism.…

The Impact of Peaceful Resistance: Positive or Negative The United States of America, the land of the free and the home of the brave. This famous line from the United States’ national anthem is a direct reference to people’s freedom and their ability to act upon their rights. This idea is the basic foundation to the concept of peaceful resistance or civil disobedience. Peaceful resistance allows a protestor to use their freedom of speech to go against an unjust act in order to gain equity…

Rosa Parks, although known and celebrated for one particular incident, led a life of boldness and tenacity, which was rare for her gender and generation. On that day in 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus, when the bus driver said, “I’m going to have you arrested,” Parks simply answered, “You may do that” (Rosa Parks). “You may do that,” a short, but powerful, reply and a summary of Parks view on racial justice. Although it is easy to remember a person based on one particular…

"Life can be like a roller coaster...and just when you think you've had enough, and you're ready to get off the ride and take the calm, easy merry-go round...you change your mind, throw your hands in the air and ride the roller coaster all over again", says Stacey Charter. Most of us has been on a roller coaster one way or another. We feel the moment when we know we are up in the air and the next moment we fall down to the very bottom, just to go right-back up again. Now the ups and downs can be…

In this book we shall explore some mysteries about life. Things that are not easily noticed in the natural, yet you see, touch or even get involved in them and they impact your life on a daily basis. Infact your very success, fulfillment or survival on this plane of existence depend on them - spiritual Gates. The addiction or problem that someone is going through might be as a result of a simple or negligible, yet destructive access made available at that gate. It could be as a result of bad…

sense. An amusement park called, Coney Island was a part of the revolution against genteel culture. John Kasson in his book Amusing the Million, addresses the change that Coney Island…

Luther King Jr. ,Dorothy Height ,and Bayard Rustin. But, the person that inspired millions because of refusing an action wasn't them. It was none other than Rosa Parks, The Mother of Civil Rights and defined by differences with the strength of individuality. Even though she was countlessly wrong, according to people back then, Rosa Parks was right to refuse giving up her seat to a white man with the entirety of fighting for black rights. When looking back at Rosa Park’s past, she has done a…