Kentucky Derby

ordinary writer but an exceptional author at that, his work is pure, intriguing and wild. Thompson’s life journey reflected on his work as a journalist and author which revolved around alcohol, drugs and firearms. Thompson was born in Louisville, Kentucky and raised in a middle class family, Thompson then has a troubled childhood once his father had died and left his family in poverty. He never got to finish high school because he was incarcerated two months for abetting in a robbery. He also…

The lights were blinding; the crowd was waiting anxiously; I sat timidly, while my heart raced like a racehorse at the Kentucky Derby. I arrived in Dallas, Texas, on a chilly February morning. Almost an inch of fading snow, drifted to the ground and the whole city was in panic. Streets shut down, however, my team and I managed to make it to the national cheerleaders association competition. Their mantra is “the work is worth it,” but I will determine that for myself. This was like the Olympics…

that we almost had our graduation ceromony in front of our school. Every Single one of my classmates were dressed to the nine, there was so many vivid pastel colors o girls dresses and the boys suit coats or pants. It felt like a scene at the Kentucky Derby. Our Graduation ceremony went by very quick in our church, I was very surprised, it all went by in a blink of an eye. We had our reception at one of our classmates house, they had a pool and everything. I was sitting across our table outside…

Executive Summary The first section of this critique includes the definition of sponsorship and a description of the main characteristics and reasons of its effectiveness. Moreover, we can find the reference to the alcohol industry as one of the areas where sponsorship is used as a key form of promotion. The second and the third section contain a list of all the advantages and disadvantages of employing sponsorship, including some useful examples linked to the alcohol industry. Then, the…

Losing My Best Friend Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened: Anatole France My best friend was non-human. It was a horse that I had built an outstanding bond with. The bond that Dollar and I had, not even a thousand words could describe it. I had gained his trust and respect so well, it is as if he would jump in front of a bullet to save my life. I had spent six years building an unbreakable friendship. You could feel the tension between us when I had…

It all began on a humid Wednesday night late in August. Freshman orientation at Bethel College had just come to a close, and the first day of classes was looming in the distance much like a dark, ominous storm cloud fast approaching on the horizon. I, like many of my dorm mates, was very anxious about the coming year. I remember the night vividly: I was sitting on my bed listening to Twenty-One Pilots. I had just concluded an evening at the sand volleyball pit located behind my dorm. I began to…

“That’s just life and that's all part of it” “Part of It” is a song by country artist Jordan Davis. As Davis started high school, he entered relationships expecting them to result in marriage, as most teens do. When the relationship failed, he had to learn and accept the fact that everyone in his life isn’t meant to be. His dad advises him on how to move on from trauma and explains how it’s a part of life. He figures that his grandfather dies and within the will, Davis is left part of the family…

and that he didn’t believe there were cheaters in the sport’s top tier” (Macur, 2014). Despite Mike Hopkins claim, there are several examples of abuse among the racing horses that have not been left unnoticed: • Rick Dutrow, the trainer of the 2008 Derby and Preakness winner Big Brown, barred for 10 years after multiple drug violations. • Steve Asmussen, the second-winningest trainer in the United States, had multiple drug violations and served a six-month suspension • Last year [2013], Bob…

For the Good of the Horse, or the Good of the People? Sports have rules. No matter the sport, it will have guidelines that tell people how to play and to keep players from cheating. Drug usage, one of the most debated sections of any rulebook, is regulated and controlled with drug testing and hefty punishments. The entire Russian track and field team was recently suspended for a “culture of cheating” through large-scale, government influenced drug usage (Keteyian). The second baseman for the…

“There is something quintessentially American about everyone in this story. [It’s about] triumph over hardship- that’s the journey toward the American dream” (“Seabiscuit”). That was a quote form Laura Hillenbrand, the author of Seabiscuit, an American Legend, a New York Times best-seller. The American dream is the ideal that every US citizens should have an equal opportunity to achieve success and prosperity through hard work, determination, and initiative. An influential character in…