Jesse Woodson James Jesse Woodson James was born on September 5, 1847. And died on April 3, 1882. He was an American Outlaw, Guerilla, Gang Leader, Bank Robber. And he was a murder. He is from Missouri.…
Last year, The San Francisco 49ers acquired a franchise quarterback in Jimmy Garoppolo from the New England Patriots for a second-round pick. Throughout the season, Garoppolo lived up to the hype and the team rewarded him on Thursday by signing him to a 5-year deal worth $137.5 million dollars making him the highest paid player in NFL history on how much is averaging per year. With Garoppolo locked up, the question now is does he deserve the contract? In six games, Garoppolo threw for 7 touchdowns, 1,560 yards, 5 interceptions and a passer rating of 96.3.…
Jackie Robinson Lynleigh Carroll 7th Grade English Language Arts On https://www.biography.com it states, Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier for baseball in the 20th century. He played for the brooklyn dodgers, he first took the field on April 15, 1947. https://www.biography.com states, Jackie Robinson was born in Cairo, Georgia. He was the youngest of 5 kids, Mark Robinson (brother), Edgar robinson (brother), Willa May robinson(sister), and Frank Robinson (brother).…
For my research I have chosen Jackie Robinson. The reason why I chosen him was because he changed the way of baseball. In 20th century he was the first black athlete to play major league baseball. Jackie signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947 (“Jackie Robinson”). Also in 1947 he was named the Rookie of the year and national League MVP in 1949 (“Jackie Robinson”).…
Jackie Robinson used his activism and talent in baseball to change a political view on african american by being the first african american baseball player. Jack Roosevelt Robinson was born on January 31, 1919 in cairo,georgia. His daddy walked out on him, his mom and 4 other siblings. Soon after his birthday he and his mom and 4 other siblings moved to Pasadena, California. In high school Jack Roosevelt Robinson played baseball, basketball, football, broad jump, and track at UCLA.…
Jackie Robinson: [The Legend] Jackie Robinson was a famous baseball player who also the first African American Major League Baseball player. He received many honors as well as breaking the color barrier. Jackie Robinson was inducted into the Hall of Fame for his outstanding performance. Jackie Robinson was born January 31st 1919…
“He was a big league ballplayer over ten years and 1,382 games for the Brooklyn Dodgers. ”(Allen 13). Jackie Robinson an African American, former second lieutenant in the United States Army trying to make into an all white major league. Robinson breaks a color barrier for colored baseball players. Not only did he break a barrier he earned respect for the way he went about doing so.…
This ain't fun but you watch me I’ll get it done! I one of many things Jackie Robinson said to get his spirits up. Jackie Robinson was the very first African American baseball player to play major league baseball. Jackie Robinson was a fine fellow, showed stellar character, and could get the job done!…
"If you're going to play at all, you're out to win. Baseball, board games, playing Jeopardy, I hate to lose" (Derek Jeter). One of the best baseball players that have ever played the game, said that quote to his fellow teammates and competitors to show them that he wanted to win. Derek Jeter, also known as “The Captain” or “Mr. November” is arguably one of the greatest players baseball has ever seen. He played 20 seasons with the New York Yankees and won 5 World Series rings.…
“Jimmy Valentine looked into her eyes and forgot what he was”. Jimmy Valentine changed his name to Ralph spencer, and a new life came with it. Jimmy Valentine was a safe cracker and went to jail for it. Once he was out of jail he continued cracking safe, until he saw Annabelle Adams. He didn’t even have to know her to fell in love with her.…
Odalis Reyes 9-8-15 Derek Luke Biography The actor Derek Luke was born on April 24, 1974 in Jersey City, New Jersey. His acting skills come from heredity, his father, Maurice Luke was a former actor in London. As he grew up Luke was forced to fight and act tough t a very young age, he went to school where there was metal detectors. But Derek always had role models in his family.…
When I entered the seventh grade, I learned that there 's so many things that I could do with my life. There were endless amounts of clubs and activities to join. At first I found it to be immensely overwhelming, but then I realized that some activities seemed to really draw my attention. So I joined band and athletics. As a little girl band music and sports pretty much consumed me.…
Strive for greatness: What makes Lebron James a great athlete What exactly makes a athlete great? A excellent example of a great athlete is Lebron James. Over the years Lebron has been well established as one of the greatest to play the sport of basketball.…
Look at change in the world. Isn’t it time that it is viewed for the positives instead of the…
The video that you shared for us to watch, I thought, was extremely intriguing. The two men were remarkably calm and collected and showed no fear at all even though they were improvising a whole song. I found myself smiling thinking about how amazing it would be to do something like that and show no unease in my performance. The articles were also interesting because they explained the science of the fear we have and it gave very sincere discussions from people who deal with fear in many different forms. I thought it was a brave task for Charlie to post a video discussing his fear of not being liked by his viewers, and through his fans he learned that he is not alone.…