Civil rights activist Rosa Parks was born on February 4‚ 1913‚ in Tuskegee‚ Alabama. Her refusal to surrender her seat to a white passenger on a Montgomery‚ Alabama bus spurred a city-wide boycott. The city of Montgomery had no choice but to lift the law requiring segregation on public buses. Rosa Parks received many accolades during her lifetime‚ including the NAACP’s highest award. Civil Rights Pioneer Famed civil rights activist Rosa Parks was born Rosa Louise McCauley on February 4‚ 1913
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A Positive Deviant When I think of the term positive deviant and who one is‚ I think of many people. There is one woman in particular who stands out in my mind‚ Rosa Parks. Some people may think of her negatively because of her refusal to obey the law‚ but to me‚ it was for a good cause. Rosa Parks is known as the “First Lady of Civil Rights” and the “Mother of the Freedom Movement”. Before she became so well known‚ she was labeled as an unknown seamstress in Montgomery‚ Alabama. The reason she
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Rosa Parks Outline Rosa Parks affected history by contributing to the NAACP‚ by helping begin the Montgomery Bus Boycott‚ and by helping during the Civil Rights movements and fighting for equality for African Americans. I. Introduction A. “The only tired I was‚ was tired of giving in.” 1. Rosa was the youth adviser in the NAACP group‚ and taught her students to resist segregation whenever they could. 2. She was admired in the black community as a dedicated volunteer who served as secretary
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for me since I became matured. Many people consider him as a very intelligent guy. He is very persistence‚ has got the quality of listening with empathy and is very flexible with his thoughts. He has got this great ability to listen to another person‚ to empathize with and to understand their point of view. The example of one of his intelligence is when I was in my adolescence period; I was confronted with the problem of self definition and identity. I was so frustrated once that I became isolated
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The people that I admire most are my parents. They are those people who do everything with excellence and tenacity‚ and they putting their heart to everything they do. My parents are extremely positive in their thinking and actions. Also‚ they had the courage to educate and guide their children in the best way. These are just a few qualities that my parents are possess. So‚ for their tenacity‚ positivity and courage they are an example to follow in my life. My parents are tenacious entrepreneurs
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A person I respect and admire To me there are three most important ingredients in a relationship - Love‚ Respect and Admiration. But there aren’t a lot of people in this world that contains all ingredients to maintain a relationship. No one loves us like our mothers; no one is willing to sacrifice everything for us like our mothers. My mother is a person that
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The Person I Admire The Most Movie stars and singers‚ who make a lot of money and are famous‚ are teenager’s admiration. However‚ they don’t even know the person or their personality. To me admiration is a kind of respect. But there aren’t a lot of people in this world who have that kind of respect from me. My mother is the only person who has entered my life and made me look at things differently. The first reason that I admire my mother is she teaches me about experience. Experience is what
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The person I want to describe is my mother. She’s 55 years old‚ medium-built‚ and she’s about 166 centimetres in height. She has an attractive face and looks younger than her age. She has round face‚ big eyes‚ and beautiful eyelashes. She likes wearing casual clothes unless she’s at work when she normally wears lady’s formal wear. My mother works as an accountant in a trade company. She studied accounting at Fudan University and she has always been working as an account since graduation. She’s
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the case. Many people’s kindness makes them a great leader. For instance Rosa Parks showed bravery and courage when she refused to leave her seat even though she knew she would be arrested and kicked off the bus. This shows that she was a great leader because she did what she thought was right. So many people believed the same as Rosa Parks‚ and this small act led to something greater called the bus boycott. Rosa Parks wasn’t the only exceptional leader of the civil rights act. We have all learned
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THE PERSON I ADMIRE MOST “ If you can’t excel with talent‚ triumph with effort. “ This is the philosophy my mother always stands by‚ and the guidance that leads us through life. Although she is no other than just a common person‚ she holds special significance and has the deep attachment with me. That is why she has always been an inspiring example and the person I admire most in my life. My mother leads a very simple life without any luxuries. Neither does she has any desire for material gains
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