American University in Cairo

baseball on April 15, 1947. Being an African American man he did not have as many rights or privileges as a Caucasian man would have had during that time. Mr. Jerry Robinson and Mrs. Mallie Robinson had five children, jack being the youngest. Jack r Robinson, is well known by the name of Jackie Robinson. His middle name is in honor of former president Theodore Roosevelt, who had died 25 days before the birth of Jackie. Jackie was born January 31, 1919, in Cairo, Georgia; he was born into a…

Background Information: Jesse Hilton Stuart- (August 8, 1906- February 17, 1984): Jesse Hilton Stuart was one of the more remarkable and original writers in American literature. Amazingly prolific, with more than sixty books in a variety of genres, Stuart produced work that was largely uneven. It has been as much admired by a broad popular audience as it has been maligned, or ignored, by the mainstream of literary opinion. Born on August 8 1906, the second of seven children. Though his parents,…

standards are immensely different from those in the American culture. The reasons why they differ is another interesting piece. The Islamic religion sets most of the rules that Muslims follow, while Americans usually set their loose rules based on what society/celebrities come up with, and what the medical professionals believe at the time. This can be seen when evaluating body standards from different time periods, the different…

different sports. I learned about his baseball success and the segregation he went through. He changed the lives of others and encouraged many other colored people to join the Major Leagues like he did. Jackie Robinson was born on January 31, 1919 in Cairo Georgia. Early life for Jackie was tough, at 6 months old his dad left and never came back. Jackie, his mom (Mallie), his three older brothers, and one older sister moved to California to live with Mallie’s brother. When Jackie was only in…

from the 21st Dynasty and the other from the Ptolemaic Period. In 1909, the mummies and coffin bottoms were purchased from the Cairo Museum by Albany Institute board member Samuel Brown, a purveyor of coffees, teas, and spices in Albany. Dr. Peter Lacovara, Senior Curator of Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art at the Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, began working with. Institute staff on the Ancient…

of work experience taught me much about medicine. Ain Shams university hospital gave me the opportunity to practice many specialities, such as emergency, internal medicine, general surgery, pediatrics, obstetrics, and gynecology. Whilst fleeting, these visits to the departments highlighted the variety and diversity of the fascinating specialties medicine encompasses. After completing my studies, I practiced at the police hospital in Cairo where I worked for two years as a resident in the…

Maya Angelou was born Marguerite Annie Johnson in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1928 to Vivian Baxter and Bailey Johnson. When her parents divorce, Angelou and her brother were sent to live with their grandmother, Annie Henderson, in Stamps,Arkansas. Angelou’s grandmother, who she called “Momma,” was the stable force in Angelou’s early life. Annie Henderson was a strong religious woman who made sure that the family went to church every Sunday. Religion and spiritual music were important in the Johnson…

history and their freedom as we know it. From an early age, the Robinson's felt immediate discrimination, for they were the only black family in the neighborhood. (“Jackie Robinson”, Middle school-Gale in context) Jackie was born on January 31, 1919, in Cairo, Georgia. But, he spent his childhood and early life in Pasadena, California. (“Jackie Robinson”, Britannica school) He demonstrated an exceptional amount of athleticism playing baseball, football, basketball, and track. He was exceptional…

Jackie Robinson give more opportunities for African Americans? Jackie Robinson, an African American man that was born on January 31, 1919 in Cairo, Georgia (Witherbee 1). In 1938, Robinson was accepted into college at the University of California in Los Angeles. There at college Robinson showed his athletic ability in sports such as track and field, football, basketball, and baseball (Witherbee 1). Robinson also became the first African American athlete to earn four varsity letters in a single…

award, and he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962. Despite his skill, Robinson faced a barrage of insults and threats because of his race. The courage and grace with which Robinson handled the abuses inspired a generation of African Americans to question the doctrine of “separate but equal” and helped pave the way for the Civil Rights Movement. Jackie Robinson was an important…