Courageous People
By Jason Blubaugh
Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks
Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks both fought for the same cause: racism. These two people have many similarities, one example is that they both stood up for what they thought was right. They both were sent to jail for what they did. Both of them were very similar, but they also have a few differences.
Galileo Galilei
Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. started to solve racism with non-violent actions. For example, he would white bathrooms, or sit at bars that were only meant for whites. The most famous of his non-violent action was his march from Selma to Montgomery. MLK Jr. new that could be killed or put in jail, but he is done with racism and decides to risk his life. This shows that Martin Luther King Jr. is truly a courageous guy.
Rosa Parks
Another thing she did was march with MLK Jr. and others to Montgomery. She marched to try and finally end segregation. The whites were mad and finally gave up on segregation. Then at age 92 Rosa Parks died of age.
Neil Armstrong
Neil Armstrong as you may know was the first man on the moon, but he did other very courageous things in his life to earn himself respect. Going to the moon is hard, and being the first he would need a lot of courage. They were other things however that led up to having the courage to walk on the moon.
So, what did he do?
In case you didn't know, Neil was also a Korean War Veteran. He was in the American Air Force. One day when he was dropping bombs on Korea, an anti-aircraft gun shot off his right wing. Somehow, he got back to friendly territory and ejected out of the plane. He was 21 years old. Another brave event was when he was testing a new X-15 which could reach speeds up to mach 6 (6 times the speed of sound). He overshot the airport and was able to land safely, almost missing trees strong enough to damage the plane. He was testing a lunar landing research vehicle, when it was about to crash and he jumped out just in time.
Wow, he's pretty brave.
Yes, he is. He's been through so many adversities that he had to be brave through or something bad would happen, like death or severe injury. I even wonder what would be going through his head!
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