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toc Rosa Parks-

= Article =

Rosa Louise McCauley Parks was born to James McCauley and Leona Edwards in February 4, 1913. She was born in Tuskegee, Alabama, U.S.A. She was seamstress in a local department store in Montgomery. She passed away at the age of 92 on October 24, 2005.

Rosa Parks learned in rural schools until the age of eleven, and then she transferred to an Industrial School for Girls in Montgomery where she took academic and vocational courses. In 1932 she married, Raymond Parks. Then, she become an active  American civil rights activist In the early 50s of the 20th century and worked as a secretary of the Alabama branch of the N.A.A.C.P. ( National Association for the Advancement of Colored People).

While she was traveling home, she sat in the middle of the bus, but when a white man got on the bus the driver told her to get up and give him the place. She refused. The driver said that if she wouldn't get up he will call the police. She said: "I won't get up. You can call the police!" The driver called the police and they arrested her.

Meanwhile, Martin Luther King Jr., a black activist, called for a boycott on all public transportation, including busses, trains and so for over a year no African Americans used the busses in Montgomery. The black communities in the United States began to act. They boycotted the bus company for 13 months, at the same time they appealed to the Supreme Court and demanded to revoke the lawthat blacks were allowed to travel only in the back part of the city buses.

All African American's joined the Montgomery Bus Boycott and supported the cause Rosa Parks was fighting. The African American's were very receptive of her leadership. This is actually what persuaded the Supreme Court to discuss this issue and decide that it is unconstitutional. It was very important that all this was done peacefully and without provocation. Personally, Rosa parks paid a price. She had a hard time finding a job since people didn't want to be involved with a trouble maker. Later, she was considered the mother of the Human Rights Movement.

She was a simple woman, she was a brave woman, she was a leader. She single-handedly managed to change a whole system. She, single-handedly, managed to say "enough" to the discrimination in Montgomery. Together with others and sounding to Martin Luther King's speech, she got millions to stop using all public transportation until the law was changed.

She felt that everyone has to have rights. She said that people were all born equal and must be treated that way. Many people just went along with the rules and were afraid to make changes. All she tried to do was make a difference. She hoped others would do the same.

= Identity card = __Full name:__ Rosa Louise McCauley Parks. __Parents' Names:__ James McCauley and Leona Edwards. __Year of Birth:__ February 4, 1913. __Year of Death__: At the age of 92 on October 24, 2005. __Where Born:__ ,Tuskegee, Alabama .U.S.A. __Location (place of work):__ Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.A.  __Profession:__ seamstress in a local department store. __What she is famous for:__ She refused to give up her seat for a white man.

= interview =

** 1. ** Where did you learn in elementary school? ** __Rosa____:__ ** I learned in rural schools until the age of eleven, and then I transferred to an Industrial School for Girls in Montgomery where I took academic and vocational courses.

** 2. ** When did you marry? ** __Rosa____:__ ** I was married in 1932, to Raymond Parks.

** 3. ** When did you become an American civil rights activist ? ** __Rosa____:__ ** In the early 50s of the 20th century I became an active American civilrights movement and worked as a secretary of the Alabama branch of the NAACP ( National Association for the Advancement of Colored People ).

** 4. ** What started the Montgomery Bus Strike? ** __Rosa____:__ ** While I was traveling home, I sat in the middle of the bus, but when a white man got on he told me to give him the place. I refused, the driver said that if I don't get up he will call the police. I said: "I won't get up. You can call the police!". The driver called the police and they arrested me, than the Montgomery Bus Strike started…

** 5. ** What happened next? ** __Rosa____:__ ** During my arrest, Martin Luther King Jr, a black activist, called for a boycott on all public transportation, including busses, trains and so for over a year no African American used the busses in Montgomery. The black communities in the United States began to act. They boycotted the bus company for 13 months, at the same time they appealed to the Supreme Court and demanded to revoke the lawthat blacks were allowed to travel only in the back part of the city buses. ** 6. ** Weren't you afraid to refuse the white man's request? ** __Rosa____:__ ** I don't remember feeling that afraid, but I did felt determined to take this asan opportunity to let it be known that I did not want to be treated in thatmanner and that people have endured it far too long However, I did not know at the moment of my arrest any idea of how the peoplewould react ** 7. ** How did people relate to your act? **__Rosa__****__:__** All African American's joined the Montgomery Bus Boycott and supported the cause we were fighting. They were very receptive of our leadership. This is actually what persuaded the Supreme Court to discuss this issue and decide that it is unconstitutional. It was very important that all this is done peacefully and without provocation. Personally, at first, I paid a price. I had a hard time finding a job since people didn't want to be involved with a trouble maker. Later, I was considered the mother of the Human Rights Movement.

 **__Rosa__****__:__**  If people want to honor me, I don't mind but I want people to know that I didn't work alone, but I was part of a group of concerned citizens.
 * 1) Should you be honored for all you have done?

 **__Rosa__****__:__**  I feel that everyone has to have rights. We were all born equal and must be treated that way. Many people just go along with the rules and are afraid to make changes. <span style="direction: ltr; display: block; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed;"> All I tried to do is make a difference. I want others to do the same.
 * 1) <span style="direction: ltr; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; tabstops: list 36.0pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">What message do you have for others?

<span style="direction: ltr; display: block; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed;">** 10. ** Do you think there are new issues for the Human Rights Movement to fight? ** __Rosa____:__ ** We don't have enough young people who are concerned and who are exposed to the civil rights movement, and I would like to see more exposure and get their interest. I think it should just be history, period, and not thinking in terms of only Black History Month.

= speech =

Dear students, We are here today to celebrate a special event, the opening of the first multi-racial school in south Montgomery, Alabama. Today, we will name this school the Rosa Parks School. There should be no difference between people. Our children all deserve a proper education.

Who was Rosa Parks? She was a simple woman, she was a brave woman, she was a leader. She single-handedly managed to change a whole system. She, single-handedly, managed to say "enough" to the discrimination in Montgomery. Together with others and sounding to Martin Luther King's speech, she got millions to stop using all public transportation until the law was changed.

What is the message of the school? Rosa Parks stood for a person who wants and demands change. We can do that too. We must educate our children to accept others, to rethink unfair laws and to dare to change when they don't agree.

In this school we not only accept everyone, we hope to make this change and keep doing what Rosa started… Come join the Rosa Parks School and make this dream come true. Let's make this school a place of learning and fun…

Thanks for coming, We hope to see you in the new Rosa Parks School.

= rationale =

The class chose to write about Women of Valor. We chose to write about Rosa Parks because she was a simple, brave and smart woman. She did a little act that changed a whole system. We identify with her way to get equal rights in the world. She was, and still is, a very important and influential in the world. After we studied about her we appreciate her much more.

=reflection=

<span style="direction: ltr; display: block; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed;">__ We learned that simple people and acts can change a whole system and Rosa Parks was one of these people. __
 * 1) ** Here you must explain what you have learned about the subject (in short). **

** Has it improved your: ** <span style="direction: ltr; display: block; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 75.7pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 39.75pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -21.85pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> £ ** searching skills ** <span style="direction: ltr; display: block; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 75.7pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 39.75pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -21.85pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> £ ** summarizing skills ** <span style="direction: ltr; display: block; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 75.7pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 39.75pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -21.85pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> £ ** writing skills ** <span style="direction: ltr; display: block; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed;">** * Vocabulary level ** <span style="direction: ltr; display: block; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 75.7pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 39.75pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -21.85pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> £ ** English language skills **
 * 1) ** Then you explain what you learned from working on the project. **


 * 1) ** What was difficult for you in the paper? **__ To translate the words __ __ from Hebrew to English __

<span style="direction: ltr; display: block; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed;">** b. Did you get enough help and support from your teacher? **__ Yes…………… more then enough __ <span style="direction: ltr; display: block; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed;">** c. Did you understand the instructions? **__ Most of the time. __ <span style="direction: ltr; display: block; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed;">** d. Were the assignments clear and fair? **__ Yes. __
 * 1) <span style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; tabstops: list 36.0pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">** a. Did you have enough time for the paper? **__ Yes… __

** 5. Choose one of the following: ** <span style="border-bottom: windowtext 1.5pt solid; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; display: block; margin-left: 36.85pt; margin-right: 0cm; mso-element: para-border-div; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;"> <span style="direction: ltr; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm; text-align: left; text-indent: -36pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">__ I enjoyed working on this project because it was nice to learn about simple and important women. __

<span style="direction: ltr; display: block; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36.85pt; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed;">**__ I would have enjoyed the paper/ learned more if ___**

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= ﻿bibliography =

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"Rosa Parks Biography Pioneer of Civil Rights." //achievement.org.// American Academy of Achievement., 14 Oct 2010. Web. 10.11.10. <http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/par0bio-1>.

Wikipedia contributors. "Rosa Parks." //Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia//. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 5 Jan. 2011. Web. 26 Jan. 2011. >[]<

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