<p>My title explains it all...
Grades/comments/opinions on my following essay would be greatly appreciated:</p>
<p>Subject of the Essay: "If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude. Don't complain."- Maya Angelou
Do you agree with Maya Angelou that it's pointless to complain? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue.</p>
<pre><code>Many people believe that complaining about a situation will not alleviate it in any way. They think it is pointless for one to rant about something one does not have the will to alter him or herself. I belive this is true in several aspects. Two contrasting examples to further elaborate my opinion are Rosa Parks and my fellow classmates.
Rosa Parks, a leading woman in the African- American civil Rights Movement, was a prominent figure during the time of the revolution. She acknowledged the injustice of the current political system and possessed the bravery to take a stand. She did not simply complain about the fact that African Americans were not receiving equal rights. Instead, Rosa took matter into her own hands and showed her justified indignation by sitting in a "caucasions only" seat on a local bus. This action proved Rosa's boldness and sparked a type of courage a mere complain would never be able to instigate.
On the other hand, my classmates possess the exact opposite type of attitude. they hold their belifs that complaining about school uniforms will assist in modifying the dress code policy in any way. Contrary to this, it only creates feelings of aggravation for the teachers, the parents, and the students alike. Despite the relentless requents to abolish school uniforms, the policies remained unchanged.
In conclusion, my prior examples support my avid belief that complaining about something will not change it, and may in fact cause it to worsen. the only steps you may take to alter something is to take a stand, like Rosa Parks did. Only through sheer determination and an unyielding amound of courage may one bring about an alteration.
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<p>Thanks for reading! I know the fact about the "Caucasions only" seat was distorted, but I am not proficient at African-American history to begin with ;d</p>