Everyone has gone through a tough time in their life, but it’s your decision whether to push through it, or take the easy way out. The dictionary defines determination as having reached a decision or firmly resolved. Some synonyms of determination are “bound”, “firm”, “intent”, “set”. Antonyms for determination include, “hesitant”, “indecisive”, “wavering”, “irresolute”. Determination is an important trait to have because the lack of this can cause laziness or the wanting to give up. There are various people who have faced hardships in their life, and wanted to give up. For example, when someone becomes disabled or is disabled. The people who endure a disability don’t let that be an excuse to get out of everything, but use determination to …show more content…
Melba just wanted to have an education and pursue this education by going to high school, even if that meant going with white kids. She was bullied and harassed, from having paper wads on fire thrown at her to almost being blinded. On page 168 of Warriors Don’t Cry it states, “In a heartbeat, without even thinking about it, I leaped up and picked up my books as a shield to fend him off.” Melba had never stood up for herself before, but she was determined to not let anyone get in the way of her education and self protection. The white people especially made this hard for Melba, but her instincts never let her down, as she stood up for herself. The quote on page 164 of Warriors Don’t Cry says, “I picked up my books and tossed one upward as hard as I could, in a blind aim to hit my attackers.” Melba was determined to win every challenge that came her way, her instincts kicked in and she threw her heavy books at the attackers. Melba was outnumbered all the time but this didn’t stop her ambitious attitude, and determination to succeed and get past every obstacle thrown her way. Maya Angelou is like Melba, they both had hardships that they had to get past, and
Melba Pattillo Beals book, Warriors Don’t Cry, is a memoir about her experience as one of the Little Rock Nine. From a very young age Melba sees the many problems with segregation. Throughout the book she recalls several memories involving the unfairness and struggles that her, her family, and other African Americans had to go through in the South during the time of segregation and the Civil Rights Movement.
The strength to persevere and keep going are traits that are something everyone should learn to have. No matter what you are going through if you have that mentality or mind state I feel like you can accomplish anything you set your mind to. Mattie had her mind set on avenging her fathers death and wanted to do it at any cost and she wouldn’t stop until she’s had her justice. That was her motivation, maybe something can motivate you to keep persevering through the many obstacles in your life.
Melba managed to survive her days at Central High School and wrote about her extraordinary "battles" and experiences in her autobiography, Warriors Don't Cry. Melba began her story with her childhood in Little Rock, Arkansas. She lived with her mother, grandma, and brother in a strict and religious household. Her family had come to accept the fact that they would always be mistreated because of their color. In the South, this mistreatment of blacks was seen as perfectly normal, but Melba saw things a little differently.
Maya Angelou also shows the effect of oppression on the black people, and that impact on her as a child. One early example occurred when the po' white trash children confronted Mama in front of the store. They were represented as clownish, dirty, and rather silly. On the other hand, Mama simply stood like a rock and sang the Gospel. Her beauty of soul versus their disgusting antics creates a powerful scene about the nature of the oppressed and the oppressor. Marguerite, meanwhile, lies crouched behind the screen in agony at the inability of her class to command respect simply because of their color. Then, as the scene progresses, she understands that in spite of the disparity of power between the po'white trash and M...
Maya starts off her poem with “You may write me down in history with your bitter, twisted lies” (Angelou pg.1). Just like Katy Perry starts off her song in Rise “Oh, you will see me thrive. Can’t write my story” (Perry pg.1). These two authors think so much alike from being strained away from the lies and archetypes. Both know the real truth of what they’re life is really like and not just another fairytale blinding us with lies. As a slave Maya character expresses herself angry because she knows it takes courage to tell the truth about slavery. Having all those memories and seeing family being torn apart it take bravery to talk to someone about this and not break down. Americans are blinded by the truth because in or history books it tells us that the blacks deserved to be slaves since they are a different color skin as all the white people. In all honesty, we are all the same, brothers
In Warriors Don’t Cry I think Melba is a very strong Warrior. I say this because she could have not went to Central High and she could have backed out of it instead of going to all the trouble. Melba knew a lot of white people were going to disagree with integration, especially the kids at school. She knew they were going try to do anything to get rid of her and her friends. But she was prepared and ready for the kids who might or may taunt her and call her bad names and she knew if she prayed every night and asked God to keep her safe and be by her side so that she could get through this year and graduate. But when she went to Central High School, she knew that fighting with the other white people would not solve anything but she knew her
In the memoir Warriors Don’t Cry Melba Pattillo Beals illustrates the characteristics of a warrior that are required to fight for social change. Melba has to deal with continuous hatred from whites and blacks, and these unfortunate events morph her into a faithful and courageous warrior.
Throughout her experience, Melba’s views and attitudes changed quite a bit. When she first volunteered to be one of the first black students who would attend Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, Melba was full of excitement. She filled her thoughts with the better education she would be receiving as well as the huge step she would be taking in making sure all people of color would eventually receive a better education. She wondered about the white friends she would soon be making. Above all, she felt proud, knowing that she deserved this chance at a better life.
Wake up with determination go to bed with satisfaction. Determination is the act of deciding or as the act of coming to a decision or of fixing or settling a purpose. Determination is a noun. Some synonyms are persistency, bravery and courage. Determination is a very important part in everyone's life. There is no one that in perfect and that has never failed at something in life. Some people have things that are easier than others. When you fail at something in life which as you may already know is bound to happen. If you true want to succeed at what you are doing you are going to need to be determined to complete it. There are many different ways that determination could be used. For example, tonights football game is going to be very difficult
Maya Angelo’s "champion of the world" is much more than the chapter of the book. During 30 's people of the black ethnic group were not much worth. "Champion of the world a black boy. Some black mother 's son “defines the struggle of the black people at that time. The battle against white contender was not just an ordinary victory. It was a victory of the black defeating the system.
Many people can take their determination to great lengths, risking virtually everything they have to achieve something that they want. Some people may find having a lot of determination dumb or stupid. They may think that the reality of risking everything you have for something that you may never get and that may seem unlikely to be able to receive or achieve.
She faced the inevitable racial oppression of being an African American woman in a racist society. “Double jeopardy theory suggests that black women may face additional challenges because their race is devalued” (Buchanan 2008). She was also oppressed because of her gender, “For all women, gender is devalued and ascribed a low status” (Katz,Joiner, & Kwon 2002), and religion. Through these struggles Angelou strived to make a difference in her life, she continued to build a strong family relationship that helped assist in developing confidence against her intrapersonal oppression. Throughout Maya's life she continued to work to break racial barriers and she worked for equality non-violently. “Her search for roots, her involvement with the politics of her people in the United States and Africa, give her work a depth that is absent in many other such works” (Cudjoe 1990,304). Maya’s social identities of being an African American woman led to boundaries to her success. However, she was determined to achieve much more regardless of the difficulties she
In Maya Angelou’s “And Still I Rise”, Maya Angelou presents herself as a soulful African-American woman that will not be oppressed. She writes herself as a person that is above all the racial discrimination. Maya Angelou weaves a beautiful poem that embodies the resilience that is held by all the African-American people, and she even adds remarks about her sexuality. During this time period, African-American people were greatly oppressed, and they fought back for equal treatment. However, women were treated just as badly, and if someone happened to be both African-American and female, they were viewed as the lowest of the low. Even though Maya Angelou was an African-American woman, she was proud of her race and her gender, and she made that
Thesis Statement: Maya Angelou wrote this poem to help woman to rise above the discrimination and disrespect they receive. This poem is the inward silent cry of everyone who has been discriminated against at some point in their lives in some shape or form, individually or collectively and it characterizes the
A determination is a driving force that helps people through rough times in their lives. Without determination, people would no longer strive for their goals. Throughout the short story, ‘Then Later, His Ghost,’ Sarah Hall shows how strength and determination can get you through these tough times. This theme is made clear through the severe setting the characters are faced with and her use of symbolism.