8A/Sales ~ Independent Reading #1 VIOLA DESMOND, HARRIET TUBMAN, HAYLEYS' JOURNEY, MICHELLE OBAMA, RUTH GRAVES WAKEFIELD, ROBERTA BONDAR, MISTY COPELAND.
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She's fighting for her rights.
She stood up straight.
She gathered her friends and told them black people are equal and they deserve better. -
She led many enslaved people to freedom on a journey known as the Underground Railroad. She saved many people who should have been sold because of the color of their skin. She did not waver and fought for their rights.
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Despite all the hardships she faced, she continue to follow her dreams.
Her dreams were fulfilled and she became a famous author. -
She wanted to be a hero so she practiced a lot to become a hero and after a year of practicing and working hard she became a hero by winning in Olympics. She stated that women can do everything that men do.
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She makes the cookie very popular in the world.
Her cookies became famous that she traded her cookie recipe for a lifetime supply of nestle chocolate. -
During a special girls scouts trip, Darlene gets to camp out of the front lawn of white house.
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She become a doctor and trained to be an astronaut and she got lucky to be chosen to go to outer space Soon she was travelling to schools to talk about her trip.
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She became the first African American to become a principal dancer in American Ballet Theatre. Many people idolizes her because she was very good at dancing.
