Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Samantha Pratt Hollywood History P. Andriscin 9 January 2018 42 In the movie 42, Jackie Robinson was a legendary baseball player who played during the 1940’s. He was the first African American to play in the Major League Baseball. As the first African American, Jackie Robinson faced a lot of racism and segregatetion from the other Major League Baseball players, coaches, teams and fans. When he began playing, it was the times when different races could not interact with one another and had…

I one of many things Jackie Robinson said to get his spirits up. Jackie Robinson was the very first African American baseball player to play major league baseball. Jackie Robinson was a fine fellow, showed stellar character, and could get the job done! His legacy Personally Civilly, and Athletically changed his Country and the lives within it. Jackie had a very rough early life from neighborhood kids to rude opposing teams. Jack Roosevelt Robinson better known as “Jackie” Robinson was born on…

Althea Gibson is such a influential person because while her early life was very rough, she overcame many hardships, and she became the first African American to play international tennis. She also broke the color barrier for African American athletes and changed the world forever. Althea Neale Gibson was born on August 25, 1927 (Source Card #1). As a young child, Althea suffered many hardships. They had to live on public assistance for a while. She also had a very hard time in school (Source…

Book Review: “Jackie Robinson and the American Dilemma” Introduction; What was the American Dilemma? The American Dilemma was a detachment between the American ideals of liberty and equality and the realities of racial discrimination, segregation, and prejudice. America is known as the land of the free, yet basic rights were denied to many of its people. Much of the racism that was present at this time period stemmed from ignorance and deeply held beliefs that those not of the caucasian race…

Not The world is filled with I am’s and I will’s, but i'm here to talk about some i'm nots. Society has painted a picturesque vibe of stereotypes that just because your this or that you get all these societal expectations. I love the story of Jackie Robinson: A young man who aspired to be a pro ball player, and through so much persistence and commitment made his dream a reality. And that is just a summary that will never give his real struggle justice. The reason he is such an inspiration…

allowed to take part in the Olympics’ setting new records like Jackie Joyner kersee who has been called the world’s greatest athlete. She competed in 4 back to back Olympics (1984-1996) and won three gold, one silver and two bronze medals. She helped to show young girls that hat they can be as good as men. “If a young female sees my dreams and goals come true, they will realize their dreams and goals might also come true.”(Jackie Joyner-Kersee Quotes p 1& 2) On July 7th 2007 the international…

Sports in the 1980s were characterized by several of the best athletes known in football and basketball and the growth of interest in ice hockey. Females and the disabled revolutionize the sports industry, proving that they can perform equally as well as ordinary male athletes and even outperform them. Leisure activities often included those that were developed the decade before but did not reach peak popularity until the ‘80s. One of the most admired athletes from the 1980s is Joe Montana, a…

The two mindsets that students have in school do not determine whether or not which kid is “smarter”. Based on the book Mindset: The New Psychology Of Success by Carol S. Dweck, the difference between students that have a fixed mindset and the students that have a growth mindset are whoever works the hardest and can look past failures not as the end, but as a learning process. Carol Dweck claims that people that have a fixed mindset tend to get discouraged when they do not receive the grade…

In the article, “I won, I’m Sorry”, Mariah Burton Nelson uses an anecdote to begin her article. Sylvia Plath’s attitude, in this anecdote, focuses on conforming to men in order to make them feel comfortable and superior. This is because the anecdote describes the way women will underscore themselves in order to fit into society’s definition of how a woman should behave. Burton Nelson then shifts to write about women in sports and how these female athletes modify their behavior to fit into their…

Let’s get something straight: Any ranking of the greatest black athletes ever that doesn’t include Tiger Woods is not something I can get behind. This list, the result of public responses to surveys conducted by SurveyMonkey for The Undefeated, could be called “50 Great Athletes People Admire Most” or “Americans’ 50 Favorite Black Athletes.” But it ain’t a credible list of the greatest if it doesn’t include Tiger. You can dislike Tiger and you can dislike golf, but if you fail to acknowledge…