Melba Pattillo Beals

In the memoir "Warriors Don't Cry", Melba Pattillo Beals has many upsetting obstacles throughout her life that are hard to deal with. As a young teen, Melba and 9 others were integrated to Little Rock Central High. Most all of the students there were racist and would mentally bully Melba. She was yelled at with harsh words, would get lethal threats, and she was physically abused by her classmates. It took a lot for Melba to be able to stay strong and continue at Little Rock. Whenever she was in doubt, Melba would think of several different things to help her get through the challenges she faced. She would often use religion to help her with what she was dealing with. She would also think of her grandma India, and her brother. Sometimes, she would even think of her guard Danny and his knowledgeable words that he had told her, he told her that warriors never give up and it inspired her to keep going. Melba and I could relate in several ways as to how we can find strength. Though I have never been nowhere near the situation that she faced we still…

Melba Pattillo Beals impressed me the most. Though many of her qualities were impressive and rare, I will be talking about two of them today. The first quality that I thought was most impressive was her kindness. Beals showed this quality throughout the book many times. One time she showed this trait was at Central High School. Beals was being spat on, abused, and called mean names. Through all of this, she would respond by saying “ Thank you “ and would not fight back. Another example of…

Melba Pattillo Beals is one of the Little Rock Nine Kids who had written a story about what happened during integration. She had to find her strengths when she was chosen to integrate into Central High School. She had found out how to find her strengths from different sources, such as her family, her religion, her friends and other African-American leaders. She had many times in her life at Central High School to find a strength on her own. Such as when the white girls in the girls bathroom…

don’t cry”, by Melba Pattillo Beals, and the article,” The Father of Chinese Aviation” by Rebecca Maksel, each of these individuals faced turning points. Jackie Robinson, Melba Pattillo Beals, and Feng Ru experienced life changing events that impacted both themselves and their countries. Jackie Robinson’s life changed when he became the first black man to play in the World Series and Major Leagues baseball, during a time segregation in America. This life-changing event challenged him…

Life changing experiences impact people through their lives and their society as to their decisions. The life changing experiences are stated in “Warriors Don’t Cry” by Melba Pattillo Beals, “I Never Had It Made” by Jackie Robinson, “The Father Of Chinese Aviation” by Rebecca Maskel who is referring to Feng Ru. Melba Pattillo Beals, Jackie Robinson, and Feng Ru all encountered life changing experiences to impact their lives and countries. Melba Pattillo Beals, an African American, changed…

countries. This idea is explored in Warriors Don’t Cry by Melba Patillo Beals, I Never Had It Made by Jackie Robinson and the “Father of Chinese Aviation” by Rebecca Maksel. The story Warriors Don’t Cry is about Melba Patillo Beals, the story I Never Had It Made about Jackie Robinson, and the article “The Father of Aviation” is about Feng Ru. These people have gone through tough conditions during the events, but have gone past them and helped their countries in doing so. Melba Beals had been a…

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…

the memoir,” Warriors don't Cry” Melba Pattillo Beals, and the article, “ The Father of Chinese Aviation” by Rebecca Maskell, each of the individuals face turning points. Jackie Robinson, Melba Pattillo Beals, and Feng Ru, all faced life changing experiences that change both their lives and their countries. Jackie Robinsonś life changed when he became the first black man to play in the world series and major league baseball at a time of segregation in America.Jackie Robinson faced a life…

How can turning points impact a person’s life and character? A turning point is when life becomes impacted greatly by an event that is either positive or negative. In the autobiography, “I Never Had It Made”, by Jackie Robinson, the memoir, “Warriors Don’t Cry”, by Melba Pattillo Beals, and the article, “Father of Chinese Aviation”, by Rebecca Maskell, each of the individuals faced turning points. Jackie Robinson, Melba Pattillo Beals, and Feng Ru all faced life-changing experiences that changed…

How can turning points or life-changing events affect lives? A turning point can be described as a life-changing event that teaches some about themselves or the world around them. In the autobiography,” I Never Had It Made “, by Jackie Robinson, the memoir, “ Warriors Don’t Cry”, by Melba Pattillo, and the article,” The Father of Chinese Aviation”, by Rebecca Maksel, each of the individuals faced a turning point. Jackie Robinson, Melba Pattillo Beals, and Feng Ru all faced major turning points…