How Did Jackie Robinson Act Heroicly

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“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

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