Warriors Don T Cry, By Jackie Robinson

Have you ever faced a life-changing experience that impacted yourself or the world around you? In the past, there were three people who impacted both their lives and their countries, and this is presented in the memoir Warriors Don’t Cry by Melba Pattillo Beals, I Never Had It Made by Jackie Robinson, and “Father of Chinese Aviation” by Rebecca Maksel which talks about Feng Ru. Despite the many obstacles they encountered, Melba Pattillo Beals, Jackie Robinson, and Feng Ru faced life-changing events that impacted both themselves and their countries. Melba Pattillo Beals integrated education for all African-Americans in Little Rock, Arkansas. On the morning of September 25th, 1957, Melba Pattillo Beals and eight others were escorted by

Feng Ru changed his country by going to America and learning about industrialization. When Feng Ru saw how great America was, he understood that it was because of industrialization and wanted to to bring it to his country, China. In paragraph four of “The Father of Chinese Aviation,” it states, “He was staggered by America’s power and prosperity. He understood that industrialization made the country great, and felt that industrialization could do the same for China.” This quote explains that Feng Ru wanted China to be as powerful as America. Later on, Feng Ru became an engineer and heard about the Wright brothers and their plane, he “turned his attention to aviation”(Maksel). In paragraph four, it states, “So he went east to learn all he could about machines, working in shipyards, power plants, machine shops, anywhere he could acquire mechanical knowledge.” In addition, in paragraph five, it states, “But upon hearing of the Wright brothers’ success, Feng turned his attention to aviation, laboriously translating into Chinese anything he could find on the Wrights, Glenn Curtiss and, later, French aircraft designer Henri Farman.” These quotes explain that Feng Ru was a well known mechanic, but heard about the Wright brothers and started researching more about planes. Feng Ru was a self-taught flyer and as he was building and testing, he often faced natural and self-caused fires that resulted in him moving around often. In paragraph six of “The Father of Chinese Aviation,” it states, “San Francisco’s massive earthquake and resulting fire forced him to relocate to Oakland instead” In addition to this quote, in paragraph seven, it states, “During one test flight, Feng lost control of his airplane (not