Downtown Los Angeles

We chose Los Angeles to be the home of the Stingrays because Los Angeles is one of the only biggest cities in the country that doesn 't have a football team there, but also Los Angeles is one of the wealthiest cities in America, and it 's also surrounded by wealthy cities such as, San Jose and Silicon Valley. The average age in Los Angeles is about 34 which means most of the people in the Los Angeles region are employed. The average household income is about $55,000 which shows that families can…

Americans Are Worth More Than 725 The American people are worth more than just seven dollars and twenty-five cents per hour. If you live in America you probably know that a big issue in politics right now, is raising minimum wage. Many people think it would help our economy, but businesses that do not care about their employees try to convince us that it would hurt the economy by paying working human beings a wage they can actually live on. Big business owners like to make the point that they…

An inspiring major change happened to the world when jack Roosevelt Robinson broke the color barrier in major league 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…

giants such as McDonald’s, Sprite, and even Nike (Biography Reference Bank 3). Furthermore, his so-called “clean” image was permanently tainted, which would be cause for even more problems, including those with his teammates Shaquille O’Neal on the Los Angeles Lakers and even with his own coach, Phil Jackson (“Kobe Bryant” Unofficial Fansite 3). Even Kobe’s business interests outside of his already dropped endorsements were completely ruined, just furthering his already destroyed image…

The color barrier in the Major League Baseball (MLB), at the time officially known as the white man 's game, was changed in 1947 when Jack (Jackie) Roosevelt Robinson would sign with the Dodgers. He would become the first person to ever do so. Many people would not describe him only as an athlete, but a social activist and a hero. In the book Opening Day author, Jonathan Eig describes Jackie’s life prior to signing with the Dodgers, through his early career in 1947. Also, throughout the book,…

San Diego Environmental Services Department San Diego, California is a wonderful city that is lively and full of many attractions for the residents and visitors of all ages can enjoy themselves. These attractions include beaches, theme parks, museums, and cruises. In addition, San Diego is immediately adjacent to the Mexico borders in which people can visit to get acquainted with their culture. According to the San Diego Tourism Authority (2014), San Diego is California’s second largest city…

The Los Angeles Dodgers is a professional baseball team that is a part of the Major League Baseball (MLB). The team is originally from Brooklyn, New York, and the name “dodgers” originated from people who were trying to dodge the trolleys in Brooklyn (Los Angeles Dodgers: Timeline). When the Brooklyn Dodgers came under new ownership of Walter O’Malley, he decided to move the team to Los Angeles, where the Dodgers played at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum for four years. In 1962, the Los…

Book Review – Pride Against Prejudice: The Biography of Larry Doby By Joseph Thomas Moore, Greenwood Press, Inc.: New York, 1988. 195 Pages. Reviewed by Zachary Sligh Larry Doby was a man that went through many harsh experiences growing up, this is best described in his years playing baseball written in a book by Joseph Moore. This is a story that goes through all the times Larry had as a child all the way up to his years of Major League Baseball and even later in life as he gets inducted to the…

The setting The story takes place around 1940/1950 in a fishing-village on Cuba and on the sea around the island. You can tell the story takes place around that time because the old man and a boy talk about baseball and how “The great DiMaggio” is going to make the New York Yankees win, “he makes the difference”. DiMaggio was a famous baseball player who played for the New York Yankees between 1936 and 1951. You can also tell that the story takes place in that period because new technology like…

Discrimination In Baseball Ever since baseball began, it has always been considered a white man’s game. The big names of baseball today are most likely white and many blacks are losing interest in America's Pastime. If the MLB is ever going to rise up with the NBA and the NFL, the unintentional segregation needs stop. Black players today are still going through struggles even after 70 years since Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier. Since the beginning of baseball, discrimination has always…