For a couple of weeks, we have been reading and working on a book called "Warriors Don’t Cry". It’s about a young black woman who goes through some hard times during her times in high school. Her name is Melba Pattillo, and she was one of the Little Rock Nine. She had some tough times during her time at Little Rock Central High. When she was going to school, she had to face mean white kids, mean white parents, segregation, bullies, and sometimes she had trouble keeping hope for herself. Everyday, she had to face people calling her mean names, people spitting in her face, hitting her, and even trying to kill her. She had to be tough, and stay strong during this time or else she'd either get hurt or probably die. One of the only reasons she probably survived the school year, is because of her Grandma India. Grandma India …show more content…
My life isn't as tough as Melba's, but I had some tough times. Sometimes my dad and mom argue and it makes me think that their going to go different ways, but they don’t. Usually when this happens, I talk to my mom about this situation and she always talks positive. She makes me inspired, if she can work, support my family, and go through some tough times, then I know that I can do anything and everything like her. I had a dog since I was 4 years old. Well, it wasn’t just my dog, it was the family dog and her name was Athena. She was a red nose pit. We had her for a long time. One day, my uncle was watching us because my mom and dad was at work, my uncle told me to take her outside and I called for her but, she didn’t come. I went upstairs to see why she wasn’t coming, and she was just laying there breathing hard. I told my uncle to come look at her and he and he told me to pick her up and take her