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The Media's Role In Melba Pattillo Beals 'Warriors Don' T Cry

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The Media is a common source that many people continue to use to get important information. Journalists are known for seeking out the truth and making sure the public hears it. When the media presents to their audience the details about popular events it influences the actions and mind set of many which could cause them to react negatively or positively. In the memoir, Warriors Don’t Cry by Melba Pattillo Beals, the citizens in the town called Little Rock frequently used the media as a way of getting their voices heard. From back in the day to now, the media still holds a high influence on everyone regarding important information down to the common day to day activity of others. The Media back in the days vs. the Media now a days both …show more content…

Throughout her battle with integration she was always involved with news reporters, journalists or even being mentioned in newspaper articles. It eventually led to her becoming a reporter herself in which many would be able to understand. In the memoir , Warriors Don’t Cry she would continuously leave records in her diary each day of her experiences through battle integration. As she was exposed to the media abundantly she grew an understanding about how the media works and became interested. She realized how the media helped her and the rest of the little rock nine by giving them voices outside of being in Central High due to when they were in Central High they weren’t allowed to have voices. Melba had also experienced the power in the media when her mother had lost her job due to her allowing Melba into Central High and how her mother used the media to get the people throughout the country to be on their side. Eventually she had gotten her job back which only caused Melba to really understand how strong the media is and how it could give a lot of people that don’t have a voice a voice to get their perspective on certain issues that could solve many

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Have you ever faced a life changing experience in your life. Warriors Don’t Cry by Melba Pattillo Beals, I Never Had It Made by Jackie Robinson, and “The Father of Chinese Aviation” by Rebecca Maksel. Jackie robinson, Melba beals, and Feng ru faced life changing experiences that changed their life and country. Melba pattillo beals helped african american children get the education that they needed.

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The media can be aggravating, they are constantly in someone’s business. But sometimes the media can have a positive impact on situations. In the cases of Greg Kelley and Walter McMillian the media actually had a positive impact on the results. The cases were very similar, botched investigations, little to no evidence, falsely accused, and a rally of support. When these cases were looking bleak the media stepped in and boosted the cases to the public.

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Turning points in life are often challenging times full of struggle and conflict. Throughout history people have made choices that impact not only their own lives, but also their country. This idea is explored in the memoir Warriors Don’t Cry by Melba Patillo Beals, the autobiography I Never Had It Made by Jackie Robinson, and the article “The Father of Chinese Aviation” by Rebecca Maksel. Melba Patillo Beals, Jackie Robinson, and Feng Ru all faced crucial life-changing experiences, and in doing so, helped change their countries. Melba Patillo Beals helped improve education for all African American students when she chose to be one of the first African American students to integrate at Central High in Little Rock, Arkansas.

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A prominent thematic throughout the novel, Warriors Don’t Cry by Melba Patillo Beals is self-reliance. In many instances throughout the novel, Melba must be brave and is sometimes not able to rely on anyone else but herself. There are many figures in the novel that help her overcome obstacles but in many cases, she is forced to fight the battle on her own. One could imply that the tone of the novel is fearful because she is terrified in multiple occasions and is forced to overcome these challenges. The theme of self-reliance for Melba starts when she joins Central High.

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Studies show that in 2011, 51.4 percent of black students in the Northeast attended schools where the student population was 90 percent to 100 percent minority? That means that more than half of the percent of black students attend schools that have mostly black students. In Warriors Don’t Cry, by Melba Pattillo Beals, Melba is a strong person because she listens to her elders, trusts in God, and endures physical and mental abuse. Overall, Melba was a strong person throughout the integration. Melba is a strong person, as shown in this quote, “One nigger down, eight to go” (Beals 220).

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Education is what gives us the ability to make something of ourselves. Education is a right, some many people today still have to fight for. Melba in Warriors Don 't Cry fought for her education day and night, inside and outside of Central High School. Melba was constantly threatened by segregationists during her time at Central High School while she was fighting for equal rights. Equal rights became an important issue to Melba throughout Warriors Don 't Cry, and she also became a face of change to her people.

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Melba Pattillo Beals was one of the Little Rock Nine who took a stand against segregation. Melba isn’t some person who walked the face of the earth and had a family and a job, she didn’t just have this normal life, she was special.as a result of segregation in the United States in 1950’s and 1960’s, Melba Pattillo Beals took a stand against/on segregation in the United States by integrating into Central High School in Central Arkansas, which inspired other African American people of the U.S. to help integrate other schools and stop segregation. How many people wake up everyday and face a world of hate and disrespect for their culture. Where the color of our skin makes us different, while white is just a state of mind. Beals took a stand against segregation as a young teen.

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