Edwin Arlington Robinson

crashed over him; the next day he was on a island. This story is about a man named Alexander Selkirk. Alexander Selkirk was a famous explorer, survived on a deserted island for 6 years by thinking flexibly, and became the inspiration for the book Robinson Crusoe. Alexander was born in 1676. What caused him to go out to sea or become a sailor was his brother pranked him and he drinked sea water. Which resulted in a family fight and Alexander Selkirk decided to go be a sailor to make a…

I'm a very private person. My life story isn't for everybody.” (BrainyQuotes, 2015) Well I feel like everyone needs to know your story to see what almost every black baseball player goes through. I`m pretty sure everyone knows because of Jackie Robinson. Barry Lamar Bonds was born on July 24, 1964 in Riverside, California. Bonds is one of the best baseball players of all time. Bonds started his career in the National…

In the novel, “The Swiss Family Robinson”, by Johann David Wyss, a Swedish family is shipwrecked on an uninhabited, tropical island. They find that they are the only survivors of the crew so they set out to explore the island and colonize it. Using resources from the wrecked ship, they construct a magnificent abode high in the trees called Falconhurst. With constant vigor and determination the Robinsons find many wonders of natural beauty, while facing numerous perils and over the course of…

Jackie Robinson despite being faced with many threats and insults throughout his time in the Negro Leagues, joining the MLB, and his retirement showed people how one man can make a change. Jackie Robinson, the man who broke the color barrier, journey was not an easy task as people may think, with many struggles in his path. By “breaking the barrier at the age of twenty-eight” (Linge 56) and being able to fight through his struggles and not giving up showed how much strength he had. These…

1940s Sports David Ortiz is an African American baseball player that makes more that 15 million a year; it would take an average american to match his 1 years wage with 294 year’s of work. At 1 point athletes didn't make that much and were not recognized as much as they are today. In fact athletes didn't have the same grip on society as they do now because of the amount of attention the press gives them; or by social media. At 1 time sports, jobs, churches,communities were very segregated and…

In the 1920’s, George Herman Ruth Jr., also known as the greatest baseball player of all time, “Babe Ruth” is one of the many cultural icons of the 1920’s. A cultural icon, in this case, is a person who represents a great cultural significance to a wide majority of people. The 1920’s was a time where people felt at ease. Instead of living on farms with a set way of life, people started living more in cities where life was more outgoing and energetic. A person of the 1920’s got to experience a…

Marvin Gaye makes a lot of bold statements in his song, “What's Going On”. His song is a timeless piece of work that will always be relevant no matter the year. The song was made in the year 1971, which was a decade littered with war. Coincidentally, the song can be applied to 2016 with the current news of hate crime. Marvin Gaye says, “Don't punish me with brutality. Talk to me. So you can see. What's going on.” I chose this line because it really speaks to me. As an Indian American, there is…

Ghandi. Jackie Robinson saw a problem in the world that’s gone unsolved for quite some time now. Professional baseball has been a white man’s game for a while now. Robinson wanted to break the color barrier in professional baseball, so he went on to try out for the Brooklyn Dodgers and he did start to play. Robinson was treated as less than human whenever he made an appearance, but he did not abscond from his problems, he fought to surmount them. As other whites started jeering Robinson when…

a player that had honor, integrity, athletic skills and discipline. Emphasis on how a player was picked with the self-control to not fight back when times were unfair. That player picked was a Black American named Jackie Robinson. Having a strong belief in equality, Robinson had to promise not to retaliate in any fashion. He faced many forms of racial discrimination such as fans yelling at him, people cleating him, throwing at him and even his own team refusing to play with him. At the time,…

Ben is a very active guy with a strong career and many life goals. He is currently working full time and attending classes to receive his MBA. Ben has always been involved in sports and fitness his entire life. He grew up playing basketball, baseball and lifting weights. He has backpacked in different countries and enjoys the outdoors. After high school, Ben enjoyed playing league softball and the challenge of bodybuilding. However, he had to stop playing softball because he was starting to…