Being A Hero In Sonnet By James Weldon Johnson

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Heroes, people say don't be them, because it risks your life and it is not worth it, afterward you don’t get paid, you don’t get powers, you're just you by the end of the day and does something some people call dumb. Of course, ..., but being a hero is not just Rafael at a fair to become one, rather to be one is to do what's right even when everyone is not. not to mention to do it for the better of life, in any event not for glory, at the same time for anything that drives you to keep going.
In spite of all heroes are different, not to mention heroes come from the same roots about how they do what they do. We are going to dig deep into that reason why soon. Although Mr. Johnson, Mr. McKay, and Ms. Wells had many different experiences, …show more content…

Now, this poem was about hope and resilience as is shown here, “Look up, and out, beyond, surrounding clouds, And do not in thine own gross darkness grope,
Rise up”. to clarlify Mr. Johnson goal was to give people to stand up even after a beat down.
The further reason of why Mr. Johnson move was heroic is that the whole text is wise, well to be clever with word and be wise to pretty strong. In case everyone will not understand if the text is just normal saying, you don’t need to understand everything so that people can understand you. Be Strong and Brave, it can be creative …show more content…

Wells” by Shannon Moreau 1999. Before we continue I would like to say this article was made in 1999 and this story takes place between (1862-1931) and was published by Shannon Moreau, Ms. Moreau documented Ms. Well heroic work. We begin the story starts off with a little bio and about to be in her prime of her life, then she happy and excited about her cheered as a journalist, out of the blue something pop up on her radar, little did she know about a personal tragedy that comes coming up like a fuse on a firework, in contrast, this moment didn't make her coward away but instead raise national awareness about hatred against black people. This tragedy was about when she lost her friend Thomas Moss to lynching (a mob that kill someone with or without legal trial). let rewind the tape, Ms.Wellswas born in hard times, born in Mississippi 1862, 3 years before the end of the Civil War, Ms. Well's parents had 8 kids, after she was old enough, Wells went to school until age 16 because she had to take care of her 6 brothers and sisters due to the lost of Well’s parents and baby brother. Later in 21, she went to go live with her widow aunt. Afterwards she experiences more racism as shown now, “In May 1884, Ida was traveling from Memphis to Woodstock when the conductor approached her. “I can’t take your ticket here,” he told her. “You have to move to the smoking car.” “I have a first-class ticket,” Ida replied. “This

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