Oak Park, Illinois

American people able to have the respect and rights they merit. Also a very brave woman that in time because of her disobedience of not following the rules led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott a movement that is famous today and forever will be. Rosa Parks who at only 15 years old, had not only disobey the law, but spurn to give her seat up to a white men on the Montgomery city bus that day March…

Lawren Stewart Harris Lawren Stewart Harris, was born in October on the 23rd, 1885 in Brantford, Ontario. He passed away in January on the 29, 1970 Vancouver, British Columbia. When he was alive a lot stuff happened and is now considered history such as World War 1, World War 2 and when the Titanic sank in 1912, April 14- April 15. All of this stuff that happened is history and will never be forgotten. Harris was born into a wealthy family. He attended Toronto's St. Andrews College. When…

The most fun I recently had was when I went to Hershey Park in the summer. It was awesome going there even though I don’t usually like going to waterparks. It is a dynamic experience and I wish I could go there again. There were also many rides which I really liked in Hershey Park. One ride I really liked was this enormous waterslide. I was really scared of this ride at first but going down was wonderful ultimately. Me and my Brother went on all of the rides and rollercoasters, but I am not a…

“I became convinced that noncooperation with evil is as much a moral obligation as is cooperation with good.” -Martin Luther King Jr. Often regarded as one of the greatest threats to a structured society, rebellion is typically thought of to have no discernible purpose, with only the intent to dismantle the peaceful means by which citizens are expected to live by. However, can we truly decide the moral values of an action without considering the full spectrum of possibilities that could have…

unfamiliar face in front of me, along with my best friend, Quentin. Having introduced ourselves, we decided to get our day started. The first thing we did was go to a huge house. Then, we went to the movie theater. Finally, we visited an amusement park. It started when I tripped over my feet and hit my head, which caused me to black out. When I woke up I saw an unfamiliar face in front of me and my best friend, Quentin beside me. he looked as confused as I felt. The unfamiliar face then…

Royal Ontario Museum: Friday Night Live Located in Toronto, Ontario, the Royal Ontario Museum features the event “Friday Night Live” (FNL), run by Carrie Martin, vice president of programs, events and commercial services. Martin is responsible for creating a marketing plan that advertises this event in a distinctive, unique and profitable way. The overall increase in competition within the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) has generated concern as to whether the ROM night event can sustain their…

Crazy Mouse Crowds of people were walking around with tasty fried treats, cotton candy, and corny dogs. The sounds of people laughing and screaming filled the air. It was a warm Fall afternoon at the Texas State Fair. I was at the fair with my parents and another family, the Springs. We had already eaten a bunch of junk food, played games, rode some rides and gone through all the exhibits. We had enough tickets to go on one more ride before we left. I decided to try the Crazy Mouse Roller…

free society. Let's take a moment to realize that civil disobedience is a way to protest without breaking the law. There are great civil rights activist, from the twentieth century, who have positively impacted our generation. For example, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat, for a white male, on a Montgomery, Alabama,…

Civil disobedience is unjust under the law until proven otherwise. Unjust is a radical stamp set on differences because people or ideas don’t reach the “standard”. In order for a free society, the standard should not exclude anyone. For example, Rosa Parks was an incredible women who sought to bring about justice because of the oppression towards African Americans with her silent actions that shook the foundations of the people and the government. Rosa Parks’s heroic attributes to society,…

but doesn’t necessarily break a law. Odessa explores this concept in The Long Walk Home while she joins the Montgomery bus boycott to fight for equality among the races. While Odessa’s story is fictional, it is in fact based on a real event. Rosa Parks war arrested in 1955 for refusing to give up her seat on the bus to a white man. Only four days later, Martin Luther King Jr. organized the Montgomery Bus Boycott. The buses depended on African Americans for money. When they stopped riding the…