Sit Down

the corner, noticing the smirks of the people who sit in the streets, already used to my daily ritual. Retracing my steps, I find my way back to the polishers. The boy, trembling like a cornered rabbit, shone the shoes of the pig in front of him. A bruise, fresh and pulsing, shone on his cheek. Looking over to the other polishers, cowering under the sharp glare of the suited men, I feel pity stirring with rage. But I can’t do anything. Not yet. I sit on the kerb of the street, watching the…

floral wallpaper that embraces the wall, the flowers and the wall, seemingly inseparable companions. I sit on the antiquated couch, with the original plastic covering. I despise this couch in the summer, the plastic adhering to my legs. I ridicule the couch in the winter, it’s coverings become ice. I feel the other cushion depress hear the wooden legs creak under weight. It’s my grandmother. We sit in silence, a hollow static that does not belong in this joyous occasion. My sister has had a…

The GREENSBORO SIT-IN were a progression of peaceful dissents in Greensboro, North Carolina, in 1960, which prompted the Woolworth retail chain evacuating its approach of racial isolation in the Southern United States. Regardless of advances in the battle for racial balance (counting the historic point 1954 Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Leading group of Education and the Montgomery Bus Boycott), isolation was still the over the southern United States in 1960. Early that year, a peaceful…

hush falls over the small diner. One man sits with his sandwich suspended halfway to his mouth as his jaw drops open in shock while another woman stands up so abruptly that her milkshake plunges off the table in an apparent attempt to evade the ensuing conflict. The four African-American college students sit at the Whites-Only lunch counter in Woolworth’s that February 1, 1960, appearing almost serene in their act of civil disobedience. The 1960 Lunch Counter Sit-Ins are one of the most famous,…

2.Greensboro sit-in was a non violent protest carried out by african american students. The original students who began the greensboro where Ezell Blair, David Richmond, Franklin McClain and Joseph McNiel. They were soon known as the “Greensboro Four.” The protest began on february 1st 1960, when he nonviolent protest was carried out by the African American students mentioned above. They entered the segregated woolworth’s, Greensboro, North Carolina. They then took a seat at the lunch counter…

I was now playing on a select team and also on a premier club team. I was feeling great. During my eighth grade school soccer season, I was the top scorer for my team and I had high hopes of making Varsity soccer as an entering freshman. Two weeks prior to the start of soccer season, I broke my ankle playing indoor soccer. I was overcome with more disappointment than imaginable. I felt like the one thing I had worked so hard to accomplish was once again taken away. Similar with The Pact when Sam…

college that participated in a sit-in to combat discrimination. Jibreel Khazan, Franklin McCain, Joseph McNeil, and David Richmond were all young men, starting out college, and trying to do what was right for every one. As freshmen of the North Carolina's A&T College these gentlemen were living in a time were discrimination and racism were a commonality of that…

tests came back positive for Down syndrome. At that point the doctor asked me if I would consider aborting the pregnancy. I was shocked at how fast that became an option, but I knew from the beginning that was never an option for me. Never once did I consider if my husband wanted the opposite of what I did.…

The National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) has a question and answer program, in-depth information on what DS is, myths and truths, and language guides on how to refer to individuals with DS, as well as other resources. Another source of information would be Down Syndrome; from understanding the neurobiology to therapy written by Mara Dierssen and Rafael de la Torre (2012). It explains different…

Those who live with Down syndrome (Downs) have normal lives even if they may have a few characteristics that are different from those who do not. There are many types of Down syndrome, symptoms, diagnostic tests, and complications that characterize people who have Downs. But as shown, they are not as different to everyone else as some people may think, besides the extra 21st chromosome and a few other features. These can include physical characteristics, intellectual struggles, and a few…