6/19 6pm Worker went to the of fran kortkamp for a home visit. When the worker arrived at the home fran came to the door and appeared as if she has just woke up from a nap. Worker sat down at the kitchen table and spoke with fran. Fran stated that the children both have a cough. Fran stated that she has an appointment set up with a new psychologist, Jackie hall Davis, in October.…
His mother came to live with him. He had problems adapting to the NFL. In his first game he carried the ball 8 times and didn’t get any yards. After getting off to a slow start, Walter finished his rookie season rushing for 679 yards and scoring 7 touchdowns while playing in 13…
His first year at Florida, he was only a backup quarterback. He continued to work hard and became the starting quarterback for the Gators the next year and won many awards including the coveted Heisman Trophy. He lost some big games and took a lot of ridicule, but he beat the University of Alabama when it counted and won championships. Even though he was drafted by the Broncos, he ended up being traded to the New York Jets even after he played an amazing season and leading the Broncos to the playoffs.…
Overall, this research paper really changed my thought on the legendary football player, Harold “Red”…
Count Basie, an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer, was born on August 21, 1904, in Red Bank, New Jersey as William Basie. He is considered one of the best bandleaders of all time and changed the entire jazz landscape. He also shaped the mid 20th century pop music and earned the title “King of Swing”. Both of his parents, Harvey and Lillian Basie, were musicians. He started piano at a very early age with his mother giving him his first lessons and played the drums in his school band.…
Sports is what allows some individuals to express their talents and showcase their strengths. Jackie Robinson, Muhammed Ali, and Althea Gibson are all legends of the sports industry. But they were more than just athletes; they are also pioneers. In William C. Rhoden’s book, Forty Million Dollar Slaves, Rhoden chronicles a history that has revolutionized African American’s place within today’s society. He first starts off by taking us back to when plantation owners fought their slaves to today’s current state.…
The Komorowski is a family of four that lives in Richmond, Virginia at the 8th & Main Apartments. Eleanor, a single mother at the age of 47, along with her three children; Chen, Kaiya, and Sehuna. Chen, the eldest child at the age of 22, Kaiya, the second eldest at the age of 16, and lastly, Sehuna, the youngest child at the age of ten. Eleanor is employed as an Art & Art History: Assistant Professor and Extended Media, making $95, 000 a month. Eleanor chose her current job, because of her interests, abilities, and values.…
Why did Ivory have a love/hate relationship with football? Ivory Christian is from Odessa, TX; he plays for the Permian Panthers. Ivory weighed 195 pounds and ran a 4.7 in the forty even though that is the perfect size for a football player, as a sixteen -year- old he still loved the game he tried so much to hate.…
Every year we hear of a sporting scandal that shocks fans around the world. In 2016 it was the FIFA corruptions scandal, the deflategate scandal of 2015, in 2012 the Lance Armstrong doping scandal, and many more in every sport imaginable. These events are horrible for fans, as their beloved sport become ruined by the greed and evil nature of just a select few. It spoils the image of a league or organization and makes all the parties involved look bad. In all these cases, the suspects are eventually caught by the professional athletes and businessmen who have often been involved with the sport for years.…
Professional athletes have obvious talents that are adored by the public-hard working, caring, and athletic. Yet Antonio brown impact reaches beyond the football stadium. He is a role model for who he was on the field and…
A 6’5” 248 pound quarterback. This was a game changer for the Auburn Tigers. This brought the Auburn players hope. Charles Barkley referred to him as, “a physical beast.” Before the season started, no one was even considering Auburn for the SEC Championship.…
While reading Henry Louis Gates Jr.’s, essay, Delusions of Grandeur, It became clear that there is in fact an awful truth which takes place within the United States today. Throughout the essay Gates accurately depicts the truth that young African American students are being drawn towards success in sports, rather than success in school. The essay emphasizes that African American students are not the only group that needs to be aware of this issue, but all Americans as well. Although Gates has made strong points in his essay about African Americans attraction to professional sports, he is lacking in supportive text and a few key sources to really give his essay the persuasive strength it needs.…
National Football League has been a mainstay in American sports for quite some time. It has had many positive impacts on our society, however, we will explore how minority professional football players are unfairly targeted. This has occurred by a host of entities both inside and outside of the league. We will examine employer drug testing, stereotypes by the media and how law enforcement unfairly target athletes through unfair practices.…
The social awareness aspect of this project is one that I didn’t get to cover as much as I would’ve liked, because it’s not the primary focus of my question. My question specifically asks about the effect of the concussion crisis on the sport of football. I did mention that the majority (two-thirds) of NFL players are African-American, and I was able to show an image in my presentation to try and illustrate that racial disparity. But it wasn’t enough, mostly because I was strapped for time, and had to pick what I could focus on. The racial aspect wasn’t of immediate importance to the question, but it’s a huge part nonetheless.…
Koggala is a small town on the south coast of Sri Lanka near Galle. It is governed by Habaraduwa city council. Koggala became world famous for its long scenic beach and lagoon. Koggala is surrounded on one side by a reef and on the other by a huge Koggala Lake, where the many tributaries of the Koggala Oya drained. It is located about 139 km south of Colombo, and is situated at a height of 3 meters (9.8 ft.)…