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Derrick Smith Professor English 16 September 2015 Football is one of the most popular and electrifying sporting events in the world! According to Nolan Feeney, “A total of 114.4 million people watched the New England Patriots beat the Seattle Seahawks 28-24”. The championship game, known as the Super Bowl, has broken a majority of the records in television views in the United States. However, football has come a long away. Many people in the United States did not always like the game of…

In the 17th and early 18th centuries, America was struggling to unite. Many attempts of a union were made, but each for different reasons. In the beginning, colonists created governments that ran by the rules of God, not the people. Most settlers in America were religious, especially the ones who settled in the northern colonies, so they had theocratic governments. Also, these governments were much more simpler and basic. Later, however, there were more democratic governments because Americans…

A great injustice has been bestowed upon our Sister in Christ, Anne Hutchinson. The General Court has given Governor Winthrop a bully pulpit to condemn a true guardian of religious liberty. Accused of heresy, she stood before the court defending her right to practice her faith within the confines of her own home, in the company of other like-minded community members. A right for which many of us, including Winthrop, sought refuge in the New World. Such a censure reflects Winthrop’s failure to…

In the early to mid-1900’s sports journalism in America was quickly becoming more and more popular. Two of the most prolific journalist were Grantland Rice and W.C. Heinz. Both had differing writing styles, Rice leaning towards more exaggerations and Heinz relying more on facts and letting the subject tell the story. Rice’s myth-making and overall exaggeration of sports was entertaining, Heinz’s more realistic and use of dialog resulted in overall better and more clear articles. One of Rice’s…

On Friday night, the New England Patriots played the Detriot Lions in a preseason game. Even though the team won the game, the biggest story coming out of that game is not good news for the team. During the first quarter, Wide Receiver Julian Edelman suffered a knee injury when running a route and he had to be carted out of the game and did not come back. Last season in 16 games, Edelman had 91 receptions, 1,106 receiving yards, and 3 touchdowns. Leading up to last season, the Patriots were…

he Shakers were originally located in England in 1747, in the home of Mother Ann Lee. They developed from the religious group called the Quakers which originated in the 17th century. Both groups believed that everybody could find God within him or herself, rather than through clergy or rituals, but the Shakers tended to be more emotional and demonstrative in their worship. Shakers also believed that their lives should be dedicated to pursuing perfection and continuously confessing their sins and…

Character: Bill Snyder Chronological/Timeline Hook: The architect to the "greatest turnaround in college football history". Snyder has not only turned this Kansas State Wildcats team around not once, but twice. Background info (birthplace, birthdate, any relevant childhood info., relevant relationship info., etc.): Bill Snyder was born October 7, 1939. His birthplace was St. Joseph, Missouri. Snyder attended the University of Missouri for one year before enrolling at William Jewell College in…

and the schedule was expanded. Also, the NFL expanded into twenty-eight teams with the Buccaneers and the Seahawks being added. Beginning in 1970, the team who won the super bowl was given the Vince Lombardi Trophy, named after the legendary Green Bay coach following his death earlier that same year. During the years of football during 1970-1989, many star players emerged which led to lots of attention from fans and the media. The dolphins had quarterback Bob Griese and running back Larry…

Do you have a favorite football team? I’m sure you do. My favorite football team is the Green Bay Packers. Did you know the Packers won the very first Super Bowl in NFL history with one of the greatest coaches in football history Vince Lombardi. After that day they won they named the Super Bowl trophy after him, they call it the Lombardi trophy. There is a lot of reasons you should be a fan of the Green Bay Packers. Vince Lombardi once said, “Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase…

Winthrop’s idea on keeping peace with the Puritans decided to make their government a democracy. Luckily, Winthrop was elected governor more than once and picked eleven other members of the Massachusetts Bay Company to create laws and authority.(Morgan,77) It is one of the best ways to start a community by making laws because it makes the Puritans have ordered and not be sloppy. When starting a community, you want to have everything under control and set…