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Anyone who saves someone or something is called a hero meaning murderers, criminals, ordinary people could be heroes. These individuals get recognized as a hero just because of their one deed. They step up once and are assumed heroes. Some of those men and women could be anti-heroes, as in heroes lacking heroic qualities. This does not mean a hero has to do something drastic to be a hero; it simply means not everyone is a hero. A hero is a concrete or abstract entity who/that influences a life…

if to cry, but when the tears came, they were real. Moreover, once started, they were hard to stop. “Here, here, let us change the subject,” said Eli, placing an arm around Allie‘s shoulder. “Let’s talk about something that’s not so depressing. Are y’all going to the Colonel’s birthday party? It is always a display event. Everyone will be there- please tell me you’re coming…

Holmes Elementary was a Black school, which helped me transition into Brownsville, a predominately Black school. One hundred and one students from several places received the invitation to participate in the Brownsville Middle School Magnet program. Of course, I did not get an invitation. I was thrust into that station with good reason and a glad heart. Thanks to Mrs. Rivers, I would have a chance at a normal life free of bullying, right? I had the time of my life for the semester that I went to…

A Fighter I’m sitting in some loud, smokey, old bus on my way to my first real competition. I couldn’t tell my dad, he doesn’t mind me liking boxing but the last thing he needs to worry about is why I come home from a weekend away with a black eye. So I told him it was a class trip. Technically I wasn’t lying. So here I am with the same merry band of misfits that had become like a second family to me, they supported me through all the crap this last month. “GO BACK TO IOWA YOU BUCK TOOTH…

opening. “I’d hate to fall off into that,” said Henry. Charity and Charles both tiptoed to see what Henry saw, before they continued following the passageway. About fifty feet past where the water ran alongside them, Henry suddenly stops and asks, “Do y’all hear that?” A flutelike noise could faintly be heard above the constant din of the other noises. “I hear if, Papa,” said…

Segeant Waters finds Wilkie to be drunk, and proceeds to take away all of his stripes (later said to be an extreme punishment) in order to make him an example. He says, “Colored folks always runnin’ off at the mouth what y’all gonna do if the white man gives you a chance – and you get it, and what do you do with it? You wind up drunk on guard duty…” (Fuller 25) Sergeant Waters says that he does not blame the whites for this, as he cannot blame them for not trusting the black…

discussing “someone ‘finessed’ them”. I giggled because I thought to myself “ these dummies got played”. They was furious though, they hated if someone played with there money. Not knowing who it was my brother Booboo left, saying “ I don’t trust y’all right now.” It was nothing new though, he always got mad like that when it came to money, but all would be forgiven the next day. He never held a grudge. Ad came in the kitchen telling me to hurry up because he’s tired and wants to leave. I argued…

It’s the time of destruction and there wasn’t much left in the world at the time of all the chaos that had been happening for years now. Sammy wasn’t the smartest person in the world but he had survived from the chaos by staying in the shadows and staying in a group if not in the shadows. he had my main group which consisted of most of my good friends that he had known before any of this chaos had broken out. It was an ordinary day the usual trying to find food to survive and he had stumbled…

4.1 Intrinsic Element In understanding the play, intrinsic element is the most important aspect. It is show the reader about the basic story in a play. The elements of the Hansberry’s play include plot, characters, setting and theme. 4.1.1 Characters There are eleven characters that played in this story, such as : 1. Lena Younger (Mama) Lena is an old woman in early sixties. She is full-bodied and strong woman. She has two children ; they are Walter and Beneatha. She is mother-in-law of Ruth…

“The journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step” and Rosa Parks, an African- American civil rights activist, took that one single step that would change the course of history of her people for generations to come. Set at the background of rampant discrimination Rosa Parks stood as an inspiration for Black people, particularly women. .This research paper throws light on the heroic role of Rosa Parks in fighting against the civil rights of Blacks in African- American society. It also…