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monastery (Jordan, 188-193). From 1173 till 1202, a monk named Jocelin of Brakelond recorded different events in his monastery in St. Edmunds, England. His work was later published as Chronicle of the Abbey of Bury St. Edmund. Jocelin discusses how the former subsacrist, Samson, becomes the new abbot, and his interactions with the king as well as the townspeople in the Bury of St. Edmunds. Jocelin’s writings allows us to understand and imagine what daily life in a monastery and the social…

Religion and pilgrimage to holy sites was developed into an integral part of the society during the 12th century. The Christian believed in the resurrection of Christ and the afterlife that depended on the actions of an individual over the course of their lifetime. In order to gain salvation Christians at the time made pilgrimages to holy sites in order to please their God and attain salvation from hell and find a place in the abode of God; the heavens. As the favored place of pilgrimage was…

Kaden Cox Mrs. Wells 14 October, 2017 English Composition 101 Juiced: Jose Canseco Introductory Paragraph This book was written by Jose Canseco, a former MLB player who was caught using steroids. Canseco was onto a promising start to his baseball career when he was caught using PEDs. He won Rookie of the Year, MVP, and was a multiple time All Star before he was caught using the banned substance. Along with many other MLB players, his greatness on the field may be overshadowed by the fact that…

Major iconic players caught the attention of the game of baseball all over the world. Japan caught onto the sport fairly quickly. In the the film Mr. Baseball, audiences get to see the similarities and differences in the game of baseball between America and Japan. The themes of culture and globalization reappear to bring forward the idea of major league players to be traded but also among countries. Not many were involved with Japan during the late 19th century. Baseball integration into Japan…

How Jackie Robinson Affected how people saw black people In 1947 Jackie Robinson was the very first black to play in the MLB. He played for the Brooklyn Dodgers.In that same year he was the rookie of the year. In 1949 he was the league MVP and in 1955 he was the world series MVP. In this time period the MLB was very segregated and it was not allowed for blacks to play professionally. But Jackie Robinson changed that forever. He spoke out against segregation and proved that black people are…

Early Life Jackie Robinson was born on a plantation near Cairo, Georgia, on 1919. At the age of 6 months old his father left, and his mother moved him and his family to California. Jackie’s parents’ names were Jerry and Mallie Robinson. He also had 4 siblings Mack, Willa, Edgar, and Frank Robinson. He was also the youngest. Also because of his mother not making much money he had to make his own way in life. Jackie went to the schools of UCLA, Pasadena City College, John Muir highs school,…

Groups and Teamwork in Moneyball Group 1: Christian Demopoulos Gregory Klassen Michael Langford Nicole McEwan Rebecca Ranieri Patrick Trochaniak BU 288, Section E Instructor: Dr. Jessie Zhan December 9th, 2015 Groups and Teamwork in Moneyball Moneyball focuses on the struggles endured by the Oakland Athletics’ general manager Billy Beane in putting together a competitive baseball team. Faced with the imminent departure of the team’s star players to free agency, Beane…

The leader I chose is Jackie Robinson. Jackie Robinson was an African American man who erased the color line by allowing African Americans an opportunity to play sports no matter what was said. Jackie Robinson was born in Cairo, GA. Robinson went to school at Washington Middle School, John Muir High school, Pasadena City college, and ending with University of California, Los Angeles. Robinson’s occupation was an American Major League Baseball Second Baseman. He originally started out with the…

played a majority of the second half of his career at first, cleating stepping on someone’s leg with the spike of your cleat- was not uncommon. One cleating incident was so serious is was reported, “One Southern player, Enos "Country" Slaughter of the St. Louis Cardinals, spiked Robinson particularly brutally, causing a seven-inch gash” (PBS). Umpires were helpless to any injuries caused to Robinson as if they choose to defend Robinson against a white man it could mean dire consequences.…

Jackie Robinson was a baseball player that lived from 1919 to 1972. People know him for destroying the color barrier and making history when he became the first black athlete to play Major League Baseball in the 20th Century. Jack “Jackie” Robinson would soon come to be one of the world’s most valued players in the world of Major League Baseball. This would be the beginning of a legend in the making. Robinson was born on January 31, 1919 in Cario, Georgia. Jackie was raised by a single…