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Originally posted by bgtg19
We may not "save" the world, but we might make it a better place. Write the letter.
Rosa Parks, who Rut rightly eulogizes in his signature line, took a simple - yet courageous - stand because it was the right thing to do. In doing so, she showed all of us that the simple actions of regular people (like us) DO make a difference in the world. None of us, alone, can "save" the world, but we can "change" it, little by little. Write the letter.
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What Rosa Parks did was against the law and was trying to take a stand for social significance to change the law. Also what Rosa Parks did was just a spark, the actions afterwards were of bigger significance. Also remember Ms Parks worked with the local NAACP Board at the time and her stand was very enlightened and calculating. Writing a letter about a coach that uses a word has little or no large social significance. If I got upset every time someone used language I found objectionable, I would be writing letters all the time. You have to learn to know when to fight certain battles, for me as an African-American it would not be one of them.
Peace