...During the 2017-18 school year, I've read so many good books that it is hard to choose one favorite. However, the book I read for the memoir project, Warriors Don't Cry by Melba Pattillo Beals, stood out from the others. The memoir was so beautifully written that I never wanted to put it down. I'd never felt so captivated by a book assigned for English class, and this book drew me in until I felt as if I were a part of Melba's world. The book helped me realize the trials and suffering that racial inequality has caused since the beginning of time. Even though I had learned about the civil rights movement before, reading Warriors Don't Cry was an eye-opening experience. I'd never learned about that era with such detail and brutal honesty. Each...
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...Introduction(refer to pages 93-94): \ Turning points are life changing experiences and can be difficult. This sentence is proved by "Warriors Don't Cry" by Melba Pattillo Beals, "I had never had it made" by Jackie Robinson, and The Father of Chinese Aviation by Rebecca Maskel. Feng Ru Jackie Robinson, and Melba Beals faced life changing experiences and changed their country. Jackie Robinson integrated the major league baseball. This was a big deal during that time in 1947 because only white players were allowed in the MLB. “ I had become the first black player to play in the world series”. He broke the color barrier and was the first black player. This was dangerous back then because people were racist and said racist things. Some people liked the idea of blacks coming into sports that were normally only played by white people. Some did not like the idea of blacks and rejected him. “ I had been forced to live with the snuffs and rebuffs and rejections.” Some people hated the idea if a black man coming into the MLB. The fact that some people were so against blacks made Jackie word harder to prove them wrong. Robinson was overall a great human with great strength to stand against everyone....
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