In Warriors Don’t Cry, by Melba Beals, integration is happening at Central High School. Nine colored students are being put to the ultimate test; they must go through an all white school and not give up on their families to prove to everyone else that they can overcome integration in Central. Melba and the other colored students must go through days of torture to discover that hope can guide a person through the hardship of integration. Melba has hope to guide her through her days at Central High School. However, where Melba has hope, she also has Danny.
I lived in my elder sisters hand-me-downs for many years. This has taught me, not only the value of money and material items, but also how to be patient. I can now employ patience within my work place, and can understand why life might be financially challenging for some of the elderly people that I look after. I was always considered as being a bit of a 'soft touch' when I was younger, constantly letting others have their way. In my older life, and particularly within my job role, this has taught me that I can be emphatic and sympathetic towards people.
He was able to help bring my mother back to her children. In the beginning it was rocky getting to trust him, but eventually I began to trust them both. Today, I have back my nurturing, loving, and God fearing mother. In conclusion, a memory of heartache and tragedy no longer has a hold on my life. Witnessing my mother going through her struggles and overcome her addiction crack to gain her life and family back has helped me to see there is a future.
Retelling the incident in her journal, Mary writes, “It is hard to write this, feeling as I do, afraid to set down what happened for fear of what comes next. I want to cry out, I will not stand for this, but I’ve stood for worse, that much is certain, and I’ve no right to speak now. Nor have I ever” (162). Mary admits that she is scared to speak out against what happened between her and Hyde. She claims she has stood for worst and she had no right to speak then and has no right to speak now.
She had to go through the struggle of a home, school, and social life. This is why I loved this book. Sometimes I want to be invisible, but others won’t let me. Melinda goes through this every day. I kept reading and reading because I wanted her to have the happy ending she deserved.
It took me a long time to figure out where I was supposed to be and how to get there. Also, because I was nervous and shy I couldn’t ask anyone for help. I remember walking around the hallways trying to ask someone for help, but was too frightened to. I felt embarrassed
Every time she was faced with hardship, she remembered the struggles that her parents faced and it gave her strength to continue on her journey. In addition to everything happening in high school, she was also very involved with her church. She sang in the choir, taught catechism, created a youth group and attended many retreats. This all taught her how to deepen her faith and have better time
I’ve been president twice now, and I didn’t want to do it either time. I tried to quit the first time, but the country was in trouble and every single person around me begged me to stay on. I’m glad to say we’re pretty much in the clear now and I can get out of here without getting screamed at or letting things fall apart completely. I told you when I started what I thought of the job. All I’m going to say is that I did my best to set up the government right, but the more I do this the more I realize how dumb I am, and so maybe it’s okay if I let someone else take over.
I was so happy that I didn’t have to worry about the stress of this topic anymore. My parents were so proud that about how determined I was. Now I realize that it wasn’t until I completed the Geometry class in my junior year that I passed the regents in June of 2011. I believe this is because Geometry was the necessary class to take before Algebra II Trigonometry but the curriculum in my school district wasn’t set up that way, causing many students to fail. Many students who failed were “A Students” and never failed a test before this.
Soon we will have charges pressed against us just for breathing each other’s air. For example, my little sister who is thirteen years old, recently entered into a science fair. As I see her constantly working on her project, she is always improving her project every time she works on it, working very hard and making the family proud. Finally, the day of the science fair was here. I have never seen her so excited to go to school and show-off all her hard work, time, and effort she has put in this project.