Refused

With the language barrier, there was a new problem everyday. In one situation, there was a boy who was home-sick and refused to even enter his classroom. With the other assistants, we all worked together to make the boy feel welcome at the school. I even ended up learning phrases in Japanese as he knew almost no English. In a different instance, I worked one-on-one with a girl who refused to complete her school work. She eventually opened up to me about her family problems. I worked with her…

every day. The project, however, is designed with a route bearing directly into Indian territory. Fearing for their home, the Sioux people of North Dakota protested the pipeline and refused to leave their land. Armed with free speech guaranteed by the first amendment of the Constitution, the Standing Rock Indian tribe refused to compromise their unalienable rights. Pressure from engineers, politicians, and society couldn’t faze the Indians. After months of protests, the U.S. Army Corps of…

movies, the Patriots and the Alamo, clearly follow the model that good movies leverage viewers’ affection and compassion towards main character’s side. In the Patriots, Because of his willingness to protect his family, Benjamin Martin was initially refused to participate in the war until his two oldest sons were killed by the cruel…

kind and generous, and even perhaps dauntless for knowing the consequences of his actions. Throughout his travels during World War I, Charlie had proven time and time again how determined he was. When Charlie had lost his family treasure, Charlie refused to leave without it, due to the fact that he had promised his family he wouldn’t lose it. Also,…

first meeting. The first witch tells her sisters about a woman who refused to give her chestnuts and insulted the witch, and how she plans on torturing her husband who had just sailed away. “I’ll drain the life out of him. He won’t catch a wink of sleep, either at night or during the day. He will live as a cursed man. For eighty-one weeks he will waste away in agony.” The first witch plans on torturing the man because his wife refused to give chestnuts to her,…

PBS.org) Then in 1863, they found gold in the mines where the Nez Perce reservation was located. The U.S. government found out and took almost all the land they gave them. Then Joseph the Elder burned his American flag and bible. Joseph the Elder refused to move his tribe and sign the treaty about the new reservation. In 1871 Joseph died, and his son Chief Joseph stepped up to be the new chief. "In 1877, General Oliver Otis Howard threatened a cavalry attack to force Joseph's band and other…

When he found the pearl, he announced his news to the whole village. This eventually led to the collusion of the pearl dealers. In addition, Kino refused to let go of the pearl because he continued to believe it would do him good. Ignorant of the misfortune, he claimed that he would keep it because it was his life. Finally, Kino was oblivious of the jealousy towards him in the town. It states in the…

people to display civil disobedience. Her small act against the law has left a mark on our country, even to this day. Rosa Parks, a young African American girl, was fed up with being treated like less than the people with skin of another color. She refused to give up her seat, as she was expected to do, to a white man. This seemingly meaningless action started awareness and change for the African American community.…

forced Washington to lose 2,800 men so he ordered the rest of his army to retreat. Later on, on Christmas night in Trenton Washington forced the British to surrender and then a couple days later defeated them. This was not the end of the British, they refused to give up. On September 3, 1783 the Revolutionary Was had finally ended with the Americans finally declaring their independence from the…

even kill the terrible Gorgon Medusa in order to prove my loyalty and courage (Myths 200).” Perseus demonstrates great honor here, by putting his life at risk for the king. On the other hand Theseus “would obey Aegeus command to go to Athens, he refused to take the safe sea route”(myths 245). Theseus decided to take the route where there are…