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The 1950’s are often thought of as a decade of simpler life and prosperity in America. However, this may be considered a misconception of the time period. Pop culture of the 1950’s reflected the reality of the decade where gender roles of men and women were solid in American culture and racism was still prevalent in society. Gender roles in America in the 1950’s were solidified into the culture which was largely represented in the decade’s pop culture. The reality was that women and men had…

Mayor Erin Stewart is hoping with the new baseball team coming to town, it will revitalize the city once again. However, economical experts seem to believe the New Britain Bees will not cause an economic boom as hoped for. Donn M. Johnson, a Interim Chair of Economics and a professor of Sports Economics at Quinnipiac University, suggests that bringing a new team to a town does little to none economical improvement. According to Johnson, if the people who are going to the games are largely…

Many people think performance enhancers create only positive outcomes for an athlete, but do they? Everyone has heard of professional athletes using steroids, but for high school athletes, it is hard for them to get acquire steroids. Since they can’t get steroids, they turn to other performance enhancers, such as Adderall, which gives athletes higher energy levels than they would have without them. Another drug used by athletes is Hydrocodone, which is used to take the pain away. They use this…

“The "best interest" clause developed in Major League Baseball (MLB) in response to the Chicago Black Sox scandal during the 1919 World Series, where gamblers bribed players to throw the coveted baseball championship (Kim & Parlow, pg.575).” Due to the actions of players in MLB, the organization was forced to include a clause that prohibited players from participating in such…

he was a 4 way player, he ran track,played baseball,football and basketball. Jackie was an outstanding competitor and athlete in all of the 4 sports he played. After the attack on Pearl Harbor Jackie was drafted to be apart of the U.S Army. When he refused,…

disease to affect the way people view them, so they try to hide it. They just want to be judged by their performance. Ron Santo proved diabetics can do anything they want, despite their disease, and he ended up being one of the best third baseman baseball has ever seen. In order to fight through diabetes, one must understand the disease. “Diabetes is a disease that occurs when the body is unable to use sugar properly, resulting in high levels of blood sugar” (Brill 101). Specifically, type 1…

Life changing experiences impact people through their lives and their society as to their decisions. The life changing experiences are stated in “Warriors Don’t Cry” by Melba Pattillo Beals, “I Never Had It Made” by Jackie Robinson, “The Father Of Chinese Aviation” by Rebecca Maskel who is referring to Feng Ru. Melba Pattillo Beals, Jackie Robinson, and Feng Ru all encountered life changing experiences to impact their lives and countries. Melba Pattillo Beals, an African American, changed…

achievement after a catastrophic injury. According to Tim Rohan, over 25 percent of active pitchers in Major League Baseball have had a procedure to repair a torn elbow ligament (1). This injury has been a major problem in baseball and needed to be fixed by a revolutionary surgical procedure. According to the author of the article, “Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction in Major League Baseball Pitchers,” the first surgery of this kind was performed by Dr. Frank Jobe on Los Angeles Dodgers…

let him him go with an honorable discharge (“Army Struggle”). This retaliation sparked interest for Jackie in the eyes of Branch Rickey, executive of the Brooklyn Dodgers. David Oshinsky says that Rickey was looking for an incredibly talented black baseball player who was educated, sober, and was used to playing and competing with whites; which Jackie Robinson was. Also, this player should not be a…

Barry Bonds, a seven-time National League Most Valuable Player and, 14-time All-Star, holds the Major League Baseball (MLB) record in career home run with 762. Even with these records and accolades, Barry Bonds is considered to be one of the most polarizing players of all time. This controversy stems from his history of using performance enhancing drugs (PED). In fact, from a recent Baseball Writers’ Association of America (BBWAA) ballot he received under 50 percent of the vote when he needed at…