Out Of My Mind By Sharon M. Draper

Everybody in the world faces adversity in life, and finds ways to overcome it in their own way. In Out of my Mind by Sharon M. Draper, Melody is unable to speak or walk on her own accord. “Ruby Bridges Biography” describes a black girl who is picked to integrate into a new school. Despite all the troubles that we face, perseverance will help us push through our troubles, even when there’s more to come after. Melody is an intelligent individual with a strong mind, but was unfortunately diagnosed with cerebral palsy. She cannot walk or communicate her requirements and emotions through speech. At a doctor’s visit to find out how smart she was, Dr. Hugely presents her with a cow, an elephant, camel, and a whale and asks which one has a calf. Melody

She was chosen to integrate into William Frantz Elementary, an all-white school. Ruby Bridges took a test with many other black children to decide who would be best suited to go to a new, more educational and cleaner school. Only she and five other kids passed, and two parents took their kids out of the endeavor. Every other child chosen went together, but Ruby went alone to William Frantz. Many of the parents took their children out of school, refusing to let their child go while a colored girl was enrolled. In this article, Robert Coles, a children’s psychiatrist that helped her through these hardships, has a quote that says the following; “I was just so thunderstruck by her by that mob and her stoic dignity…” (Tejvan Pellinger) It shows that even though she was young, she could stand strong against the angered public who wanted to keep segregated schools. This assists her and other children to better schools in the future. Because of how controversial the decision to send Ruby Bridges to an all-white school was, she and her family became hated among their community. Her father, Albon, lost his job because of it. Despite all this, they’ve never taken her out of the school. Eventually, a girl named Pam returned to the school, and others followed. They learned to accept her, and this leads to where

One of my most common adversities in life is trying to get past my last name, Cherry. Throughout Kindergarten and now, people have made fun of and commented on cherries to get a reaction. An example of this would be when people say that cherries are too tart or yucky. Another common example would be whenever cherries are served at lunch. People usually pick one up and eat it in front of me and say they’re eating my family. I went along with it for a while, but it quickly became irritating. One thing I’ve learned with time is that ignoring it doesn’t always work, however, I’ve done my fair share of pretending not to mind. Whenever I get too heated about it, I vent to my friends. They often agree with me about how annoying and inconsiderate it is, and it calms me down. I can get through the school day without any big issue, and by the time I’m home, I feel fine again. This is only one of many times I’ve had to keep my cool and stay strong. As well as this, I’ve always struggled with my own anger issues. I tend to shoot back salty comments or say something I don’t mean, like a slur based on appearance or intelligence. This has gone on for a while, but lately, I’ve found sanctuary in the knowledge that a fight is pretty much pointless. I’m better at accepting that I’m wrong or forgiving others for their insults or flaws. I handle things more calmly, both