American University in Cairo

accolades, but where would they be without Jackie Robinson. He changed the world in a positive way. He broke the color barrier in 1947 and helped in the Civil Rights movement. Jackie Robinson was born January 31, 1919, in Cairo, Georgia. He was a star athlete at the University of California Los Angeles in four different sports, and he became UCLA’s first four letterman for his multisport skills. Robinson served as a second Lieutenant in the United States army from 1942 to 1944. Robinson finally…

be elected the next president, he would meet with anyone wanting to mend relations with Iran. This included Iran’s president at the time, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. On June 2, 2009, President Obama called for “a new beginning” during his speech at Cairo University. When there, he addressed the fact that “Iran has played a role in several acts of violence against U.S. troops and civilians.” After stating this, he insisted that the U.S. was “prepared to move forward” if Iran was willing to reciprocate.…

For centuries, scientists have searched for life beyond the Earth, looking for extraterrestrials. The mystery of Hollow Earth is where the Earth is made up of a hollow shell with mystical creatures living inside, some stories suggest this world is where UFOs come from. Theories about the Earth’s core are ever changing, and while there is no concrete proof about what is hidden beneath the ground with such a world existing, many theories have passed along through the generations such as, the inner…

the door for other black players to play alongside him. He was a great baseball player and also a great person. Jackie Robinson was one of the greatest baseball players ever to have played the sport. Jackie Robinson was born on January 31, 1919, in Cairo, Georgia. The youngest of five children in a rather poor family, Jackie was also the most talented and athletic. Shortly after Jackie was born, his mother moved him and his family to Pasadena, California, in hope of a better life (O’Hern 1).…

Jack “Jackie” Roosevelt Robinson was born in Cairo, Georgia on January 31, 1919. He was the son of Jerry and Mallie Robinson, and was accompanied by four other siblings. His parents were not very wealthy at all, working as tenant farmers until the couple split and Mallie was left to work as a maid. She did just enough to provide for her children, and it showed throughout their high school careers. While most of her children became very successful, Jackie could be considered her biggest…

Kentucky, less than one-hundred miles from each other. Lincoln had very little schooling, was known as a storekeeper, country postmaster, rail-splitter, flatboatman, and a captain in the Black Hawk War.1 Davis was went to school at Transylvania University and then on to West point. Davis saw service in the Black Hawk War as a minor officer in the Wisconsin army post.2 Before the War started; both…

who decide to travel to the Guggenheim Museum to research the departments of Fine Arts in Bilbao, Spain. Therefore, the goal for Mrs. Tulip Pineapple and Silhouette is to find wonderful origami and collage drawings at the Guggenheim Museum through American Literature, Scriptures and Literary Developments.…

Angelou overcame a difficult and traumatic childhood to become a prize-winning poet and the author of several best-selling autobiographies, including her celebrated first volume, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1970). She was also the first African American, and the first woman, invited to read a poem at the inauguration of a president of the United States. Born Marguerite Johnson in St. Louis, Missouri, on April 4, 1928, Maya was three when her parents were divorced. She and her four-year-old…

When I first think of Egypt all I can picture are the pyramids located there and miles of hot desert. I learned a lot about Ancient Egypt while I was in school. I also watched many documentaries about Ancient Egyptian history and the pyramids themselves. I never pictured people living there or even imagined anyone living in Egypt. The only people I imagined to be in Egypt were archaeologists and tourists. But, approximately 92 million people do call Egypt home. In movies and documentaries, Egypt…

an athlete since he was in high school, and he excelled at football, basketball, baseball, and track. He later became the first African American to play in the Major Leagues. Along with his impressive stats, he also set an example for civil rights activists and influenced many other sports to integrate blacks and whites. Jack Roosevelt Robinson was born in Cairo, Georgia on January 31, 1919. He had 4 older brothers and an older sister. His parents,…