One of these individuals was Billie Jean King, a woman who did not let the gender barrier interfere with her passion to become the world’s best tennis player (Cochrane). Another one of these individuals was Arthur Ashe, a man who did not let the color of his skin hold him back, but a man who embraced his ethnicity while simultaneously being the top ranked men's tennis player in the world (Collins). More recently, an organization by the name of Teach, Grow, and Achieve
Tallulah Grant. After high school, Walker went to Spelman College in Atlanta on a full scholarship in 1961 and later transferred to Sarah Lawrence College near New York City, graduating in 1965. Walker became interested in the U.S. civil rights movement in part due to the influence of activist Howard Zinn, who was one of her professors at Spelman College. Continuing the activism that she participated in during her college years, Walker returned to the south where she became involved with voter
1. In addition to your personal desire to help people, why have you chosen social work as a profession over another profession or major? There are many reasons that I feel I have decided that social work is the correct major for me. My main influence in wanting to become a social worker is deeply personal. It stems from experiences I had as a child. I was placed into foster care when I was only 5 years old, and remained there until I was 7. Even though my time in the system wasn’t very long in
Martin Luther King Jr. is a name that is known nationally and internationally. He is a leader that is looked up to; a respected man for the work that he was able to complete throughout his lifetime. According to Funk & Wagnalls New World Encylopedia (2014), “Mr. King was an American clergyman and Nobel laureate, prominent leader of the American civil rights movement, who also advocated nonviolent resistance to racial oppression.” King wanted to use his position not to belittle ones around him and
“Music can change the world because it can change people” (Bono). History is part who we are as a world, nation, and individuals; it is important to know what changed history and to know how we got to where we are now, and music tells the story of our past. Protest songs of the sixties inspired people to change the world and speak out when they had no voice. These songs had a unity and sense of togetherness held together by the voices of artists such as Bob Dylan. These songs put life in motion and