Montgomery

In many places, we are taught to follow certain rules. That does not necessarily mean that everyone follows those rules. Of course, the outcome depends on the situation, and almost every situation does not have a happy 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…

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…

A hero is someone who is both courageous and brave. Like basketball and baseball hall of fames there should be a hero hall of fame. Three people who should be in the Hero Hall of Fame are Rosa Parks, Russell Wilson and Rob O’Neill. The first person who should be in the Hero Hall of Fame is Rosa Parks. Rosa Parks accomplished many things during her lifetime. She was a civil rights activist and changed the lives of many people. Rosa Parks played a big role in fighting racism in America. Rosa…

In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, Reverend Hale tells Elizabeth Proctor that, “No principle, however glorious, is worth dying for.” Hale states that it is better to lie than to die for something you believe in. I strongly disagree with this because I would rather die standing up for something than to lie. Many people stand up for their beliefs and protest in something and I think that is great because it shows their pride. Everyone should be proud in what they believe in. Back…

Rosa Parks was sitting in the first row for coloured people on the bus. There was no more seats left in the “white” section. The bus driver then told her and three others to move back, so the white people didn’t have to sit with the blacks. Rosa refused to move and got arrested. Rosa went to court and was found guilty and was fined $14. Rosa then had to overcome personal and financial hardships. She lost her job as a seamstress. She faced threats to her family and people who supported her…

Heros in the past. some of the people in the past changed history that effected the future."For Rosa Parks on December 1, 1955, courage ment refusing to give up her seat on a public bus." (Source 1) She was standing up for her rites at the time on the bus. "When Rosa parksboarded that bus in 1955, she sat down in the first row of seats designated fo African Americans. Montomery law reserved the front ten rows of seats on the bus for white passengers. Sometimes the buses became very crowded…

What tactics did Montgomery employ in the second battle of El Alamein that led to the Axis withdrawal from Africa? Montgomery effectively boosted the morale of his troops which in the end helped his 8th Army continue the fight. Coupled with determined soldiers, Montgomery also devised special tactics that allowed the Allies to break through the strong defense El Alamein provided, along with deception plans designed to reach the same goal. Montgomery also ended the battle with a relentless…

Nanjing, which forced China to cede Hong Kong and several harbors to the British Empire. The podcast has one speaker and is primarily informational with an informal tone. One event that Montgomery presented effectively was the involvement of Chinese commissioner Lin Zexu in the prelude to the Opium War. Montgomery gave a clear and concise presentation of Lin Zexu’s methods of stopping the Opium trade, such as his campaign to warn the Chinese people…

which creates history. The Civil Rights Movement was a major part of history because that was the first movement towards equality. The causes of the Civil Rights Movement such as, Jim Crow Laws, Rosa Parks took the initiative, which started the Montgomery Bus Boycott, and Martin Luther King, Jr. speaking in front of Birmingham, Alabama. These causes led to the effect, The Civil Rights Act of 1964, which called for segregation all over the nation. Segregation is the separation of humans in…

of the most significant in desegregating buses in Montgomery, Alabama, and bringing alertness to other places as well (tolerance). The Browder vs. Gayle case was started by four Montgomery women, Aurelia Browder, Rosa Parks, Claudette Colvin, Susie McDonald, and their lawyer Fred Gray. The four Montgomery women…