Melba Pattillo Beals

Having perseverance can change your life. Persevering for your freedom can lead to your happiness. Koly, a 13 year old girl that lives in India, just got married to a boy she doesn’t know. She will have to find a way to get her freedom back. In Homeless Bird, Gloria Whelan illustrates that when you persevere, you can do anything. Koly needs to have perseverance to survive at the Mehta’s house. After Hari’s death Mrs. Mehta orders Koly around the house by saying, ‘"Koly, we need water!" "Koly…

Melba Pattillo Beals. Jackie Robinson. Feng Ru. These are the people who have permanently etched their legacy on to their countries, facing life-changing experiences that required pure bravery and strength. Have you, like these historic figures, ever faced any challenges in achieving your dreams? Their own moments are recorded in Warriors Don’t Cry by Melba Beals, I Never Had It Made by Jackie Robinson, and “The Father of Chinese Aviation” written by Rebecca Maksel, emphasizing Feng Ru as…

Perseverance is the continued effort to do or achieve something despite difficulties, failure, or opposition. Before We Were Free by Julia Alvarez is about eleven-year-old Anita, who is faced with coming of age during a chaotic time where both friends and family are faced with difficult, life threatening decisions. Everyone is living under a cruel dictator named Rafael Trujillo in the 1960s in the Dominican Republic. Anita’s family has to endure hardships as they try to overthrow the dictator,…

History is filled with examples of perseverance, because rarely to people achieve greatness without it. Nelson Mandela is a great example of perseverance he spent 27 years in prisons for his cause “in prison, he became an inspirational leader and symbol for his people”(Stutman). Despite being sent to jail, Mandela did not give up instead he continued to inspire others while incarcerated, and continued his work after his release. Walt Disney too is an example of perseverance that changed the…

Melba Pattillo is an African American that was in the little rock 9. melba Pattillo helped integrate little rock central high. She gets bullied her and were mean to her. A soldier named Dan helped her find the strength not to give up. Religion helped her not give up. A challenge that I face is my kick-flip because when I do it, I don’t commit and I land one footed. find my strength by imagining me doing a perfect kick-flip. I also watch people doing kick-flips in slow-motion. Tony…

Do you ever remember a time where you have to be brave? Think about how you had to be in high school, like Melba in Warriors Don´t Cry by Melba Patillo Beals, she had to deal with the negative comments and she missed out on being a regular teen. In Warriors Don´t cry the author show how elba shows bravery through characterization in determination, boldness, and ambious. Melba shows determination by finishing what she. Like for example,when she was writing her Newyears resolution down she said ¨I…

Perseverance is the ability to go on when things seem hopeless. Perseverance is a thing in life that people have to go through. Everyone has there ups and downs. Some people struggle more with perseverance than other people. It mostly can depend on people's emotions or how they were raised. Some examples of perseverance is Elvis Presley- Before becoming a household name, Elvis was fired by Jimmy Denny, then manager of Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry after one show saying “You ain’t goin’ nowhere,…

be like this.’ I’d said what I felt, despite the fear that it would be considered talking back to an adult.” ( Page 105) 9) Melba Patillo- “This is going to work. It will take a lot more patience and more strength from me, But it’s going to work. It takes more time than I thought. But we’re going to have integration in Little Rock.” (Page 117) 10) Melba Patillo- “I look back on my Little Rock integration experience as ultimately a positive force that shaped the course of my life.…

All About “Auguste Escoffier” Auguste Escoffier, or as otherwise known as, “The King of Chefs” was born in Riviera town of Villeneuve-Loubet, France. He was born on October 28, 1846 and his career took off at the age of 12 when he entered into apprenticeship in his uncle’s restaurant. This vastly efficient and prominent Chef spent most of his life excelling in the cookery business and essentially making a name for himself. Primarily, at the age of 19 he started working at another…

of others in their countries? Melba Pattillo Beals from the memoir, Warriors Don’t Cry, Jackie Robinson from the autobiography, I Never Had it Made, and Feng Ru from the article, “The Father of Chinese Aviation” written by Rebecca Maksel, all impacted their countries as well as changing their lives with hard work, dedication, and persever Melba Pattillo Beals helped to break the color barrier while at the same time helping African American education to excel. Melba and eight fellow black…