“Tomorrow is a new day but it’s not promised” ...In history is was hard for people to take a stand, due to the fact that they feared of getting killed because of their background. Jackie Robinson was a person who made a big impact on society in the 60s. He acted heroically because despite the fact that people treated him unfairly when he played he ignored them and kept his head up high.Jackie Robinson acted heroically because he had broken the color barrier in baseball. (How Jackie Robinson changed Baseball By Jessica (McBirney 2017).Miep Gies also acted heroically because she had helped Anne Frank and her family.Despite the fact that they were jewish she cared for them, risked her life in saving them, and Anne Frank’s diary. (Woman who helped …show more content…
In the reading (WOMAN WHO HELPED ANNE FRANK DIES AT 100 by Teri Schultz, National Public Radio 2010) it states “ not like being called a hero. Yet, she risked her life many times over to help the Frank family during the two years they hid from the Nazis”. This quote from the reading shows how Miep Gies acted heroically because she was risking her life but she didn’t care, her mindset was to help her friends.Miep Gies also knew the importance of Anne Frank's diary so she captured it. In the reading (WOMAN WHO HELPED ANNE FRANK DIES AT 100 by Teri Schultz, National Public Radio 2010) it states “ The diary of Anne Frank is a legacy Miep Gies gave not just to Otto Frank, but to the world. It’s been translated into some 65 languages and remains one of the best read”. This quote from the reading shows how Miep Gies acted heroically because she knew the importance of Anne Frank's diary so instead of leaving it she had captured it. Miep Gies’s mindset is heroical just in general. In the reading (WOMAN WHO HELPED ANNE FRANK DIES AT 100 by Teri Schultz, National Public Radio 2010 it states “ I could foresee many, many sleepless nights and a life filled with regret if I would have refused to help the Franks.” This quote from the reading proves how Gies’s mindset was heroical because at her time many jewish were getting killed and for her to open …show more content…
In the reading (THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD by USHistory.org 2016) it states “Perhaps the most outstanding “conductor” of the Underground Railroad was Harriet Tubman. Born a slave herself” This quote from the reading shows how Harriet tubman acted heroically. To add on Harriet and other people were from station to station an able to free slaves. In the reading (THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD by USHistory.org 2016) it states “ Slave catchers often traveled to the North to try to recapture freed slaves.” This quote from the reading shows the risk that Harriet took because she could’ve gotten caught at any moment, Another reason why harriet is heroic is because she knew the risks that she was taking but she didn’t care and kept doing. In the reading (THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD by USHistory.org 2016) it states “This was indeed risky business, because slave catchers and sheriffs were constantly on the lookout. Over 3,200 people are known to have worked on the railroad between 1830 and the end of the Civil War.Many will remain forever anonymous” Harriet Tubman acted heroically because even when she was done enslaving her family she helped enslave others
Harriet Tubman played a key role in the underground railroad. Harriet was a slave who escaped and helped many other slaves escape using the underground railroad. Harriet was a escaped slave who not only helped with the underground railroad but also had many other accomplishments. Harriet’s involvement in the underground railroad was much more than just helping people escape. Harriet not only escaped herself but also helped many others on the way.
Miep Gies was a helper in the Holocaust and kept people in hiding informed about what was happening in the outside world she would also tell them information at a lower level to not depress them more(Metselaar). Miep Gies being a helper in the Holocaust also entailed her bringing food and other supplies to the people in hiding to ensure their survival(Metselaar). Miep Gies's role also allowed her to know a lot of information allowing her to know how to properly care for the ones in hiding(Metselaar). Miep was also the people in hiding's main source of hope and cheer(Raoul Wallenberg).
Anne Frank and Miep Gies are two individuals who were directly involved in the events of the Holocaust. Anne Frank was a teenage girl who kept away a diary while hiding from the Nazis, while Miep Gies was one of the people who helped hide Anne and her family. Despite being in different roles, both Anne Frank and Miep Gies played significant roles in documenting and preserving the history of the Holocaust. They both had experiences during the Holocaust and their contributions to Holocaust history. Some many similarities and differences need to be expressed in this essay.
Everyone can be a hero and leader if they want it bad enough. You have to obtain the qualities to lead and work hard. Different people will all lead in different ways. Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, were all great leaders. They also all lead for the same cause just in different ways.
“A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives”- Jackie Robinson. Who else could these words come from? Of course they must come from the man who affected millions with one single life. Of course they must come from the man who proved everyone wrong, and broke down the barriers.
Harriet Tubman. The hero that is set to be on the twenty dollar bill. Araminta Ross was born in Dorchester County, Maryland. She was given the nickname of Minty ross. Minty was born a slave and grew up as a neglected weed.
It was extremely dangerous to be a runaway slave and if they were to be caught they would face punishments such as branding, whipping, amputations of limbs, or death. Everytime Tubman lead a group of slaves to freedom she faced great danger. The bounty for Harriet Tubman wanted her either dead or alive and totaled at $40,000, which is over 1 million dollars in today's money. Tubman carried two very important things with her; her gun and her faith. If someone were to get frightened and want to turn back she would point her gun at them and say "You'll be free or die a slave!"
In this essay I will examine the Underground Railroad over a period of turbulence that spanned ten years and focus on some of the key figures involved and the significance of their roles. Harriet Tubman and Harriet Breecher Stowe were both central to the movement during this time and although they focused their attention on vastly different areas of the Railroad both women had a profound and positive impact. Harriet Beecher Stowe was a white woman from Cincinnati Ohio. When the Fugitive Slave Act 1850 came into effect it ironically galvanised a new era in the Underground Railroad where Stowe, like many other whites was spurred into action. Not only did Stowe personally aid escaping slaves by welcoming them into her home temporarily
Harriet Tubman helped and saved lots of slaves escape through the Underground Railroad. Harriet Tubman was born a slave, she ran away from Maryland to freedom in the North at the Philadelphia in 1849. For 10 years, she repeated secret trips back to Maryland to help more slaves escape. Harriet helped over 300 slaves escape to the north to freedom in Canada. A fun fact about Harriet Tubman is that Harriet Tubman is not her birth name, her birth name is Araminta Ross; she then later took the first name of her mom, Harriet Ross.
“ We captured 800 people that day and we tore up the railroad,” (Document C). Even though she rescued 800 people it doesn’t compare to the 30,000 people she rescued. Plus she spent way more time working on the underground railroad rather than the short time she spent working as a spy. Finally she put a lot more effort in the underground rail and the risk is even greater on the underground railroad.
The documentary I chose was on the Underground Railroad. The lady who started it all was named Harriet Tubman also known as black moses. Never learned to read or write, She was a freedom fighter born into slavery 1820-1913. She was a strong woman due to her courage to start this and the blow to the head she took trying to stand up for a slave in her younger days.
Edith Cavell was an everyday nurse who had a strong sense of altruism and a compassion for people. Edith Cavell stands as a hero because she saved many soldiers, she had an incredibly positive influence as head matron at the hospital she worked at, and her compassion pushed her to never turn any wounded soldier away, whether they were an Allied soldier or a German soldier. Edith Cavell proved she was a hero when she successfully saved multiple Allied soldiers, despite the fact that she was in serious danger because of this. When she was alive, Edith worked as a nurse in a medical institute in Brussels during the war with the Germans. Her town was overrun with Germans who dictated the town, and even though she was aware of the charges she would face, she helped 200 allied soldiers escape.
One such slave was Harriet Tubman. Harriet Tubman was One of the most well-known conductors of the Underground Railroad. She rescued over 300 slaves over the course of eleven years. Tubman was born a slave in the early 1820’s, originally named Araminta Harriet Ross until after marriage. When she was a slave, she endured the inhumanity of repeated lashings and beatings.
According to Jesse Jackson, "When [he] took the field, something within us reminded us of our birthright to be free. And somebody without reminded us that it could be attained. There was strength and pride and power when the big rock hit the water, and concentric circles came forth and ripples of new possibility spread throughout the nation” (qtd. in “Jackie Robinson,” Notable). Jackie Robinson, a man among legends, spread hope and inspired the nation for change that had not been considered before him.
Jackie Robinson is an influential person for many reasons. He showed the trait bravery by being the first African American to play Major League Baseball. He broke the barrier for the good of this world. Now many black people play professional baseball. He also showed commitment by not giving up when lots of people doubted him.