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The ripple effect

Social change can happen with the small actions of dedicated individuals. 

This is first shown in Friday Everything Changed when Ms. Ralston hits a home run.  The action of Ms. Ralston hitting the home run on page 10, even though the action may seem small is one of the reasons that the girls become able to carry the water bucket. The home run leads to Alma and Joyce being picked to carry the water bucket. This also relates to Gandalf’s quote

 “ Some believe that it is only GREAT POWER that can hold evil in check. But that is not what I have found that it is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keep the darkness at bay. Small acts of kindness and love. “ 

Ms. Ralston is an everyday ordinary person doing a deed of kindness for the girls. I also believe that Ms. Ralston is helping the boys in a way when she allows the girls to carry the water bucket, she is teaching them equality and in the long term it will help the boys be more inclusive to people of the opposite gender. There are many other regular everyday people who make a difference in society. My aunt is a health aid, her small daily deeds include helping the elderly with their needs. Although her deed’s may not be at a large scale to help a society, she helps individuals all day. Her deeds and Ms. Ralston’s deeds are very different, but at the end of the day they are both helping to make peoples’ days better.