Maria Sharapova

Be it through television, radio, or toys, we are a product of our childhood. The things we experience as children daily have an enormous, impressionable impact on our lives. For me, childhood wasn’t a typical cookie-cutter situation. For me, the character that stuck with me the most during my childhood wasn’t a toy or television character; it was a tennis player by the name of Maria Sharapova. To understand my––for lack of a better word––obsession, let’s set the scene. It’s been approximately a year since my mother and I moved to the United States. It’s the first week of school and I still have no idea what I’m doing. With my flawed English and lunchbox in hand, I make my way back home from the bus stop after a tough day of first grade math. I walk into my parents’ apartment to the biggest shock of my young childhood––my dad, sitting on the couch, watching television. The television, may I clarify, had essentially become mine. Day after day, my diminutive, worriless self would camp out in front of the television watching endless reruns of the Loony Tunes. Due to my stepfather’s insistence on watching tennis, I was forced to sit down and watch the 2006 US Open instead. At first, my sentiment was one of general annoyance––I…

Maria Sharapova is one of the most well known tennis players. She became famous in the early 2000s and would stay relevant. Recently, Maria was caught up in a doping scandal that would affect her career. The scandal was the result of a recent change that impacted many tennis players. Maria Sharapova began playing tennis at a young age. She became a professional player when she was 14, competing at the junior Wimbledon and French Open. Two years later she won the singles title at Wimbledon. In…

Maria Sharapova Have you ever heard of a fourteen year old becoming a pro in sports? Maria Sharapova did just that. She started out much earlier knowing what her dreams were. She even moved far away from home, leaving behind a loved family member. Maria Sharapova was able to become a tennis pro through childhood goals, dedicated training, and winning tournaments. Maria Sharapova’s life changed on her fourth birthday, when she found a racket, picked it up, and refused to put it down (jockbio.com,…

Welcome back to the list of 15 things you didn't know about Maria Sharapova. In part one, much was mentioned about her early life and her history of many endorsements. But there's plenty more to cover here in part two, including not just the struggles she had to overcome to get to where she is today, but also the myriad accomplishments she has pulled off in the realm of tennis. Read on for more Maria Sharapova facts! Number Eight: Her Father Taught Her to Play on Public Courts He worked many…

Five-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova, 29, said she has got her "day job back" and fought hard for the truth as she prepares to return to tennis after a 15-month ban. The Russian and former World No 1, who tested positive for meldonium at the 2016 Australian Open, a medication she had been taking for 10 years within the rules before being reclassified as a banned drug. She was banned for two years last June but the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) reduced the suspension. She will…

Maria Sharapova a famous athlete in the sport of tennis was recently caught using performance enhancing drugs. Meldonium is a drug that is quite often used amongst tennis players and other athletes. As of Friday the number of positive tests for the substance in 2016 across the sporting world was up to 140, this is becoming a huge problem for not only tennis athletes but athletes across all sport codes. What do we know about the substance, why was the Russian taking it and why was it banned…

Specifically, when Anita tries to serve as a liaison between Maria and Tony by going to Doc’s shop but then ends up being harassed and called “la cucaracha” by the Jets (Sandoval Sanchez). The contrast between Puerto Ricans and Anglo-Americans is clear and the treatment Puerto Ricans received upon arrival was the complete opposite of welcoming. “Who jumped me on my first day here?” is what Bernardo said to the Jets in one of the initial scenes of the film. From his arrival, Bernardo knew he…

In the early 19th century, women were often thought as inferior to men due to their sentiment and irrationality. However, emerging feminist advocate Mary Wollstonecraft argued that women were not treated as rational beings because men would not allow them to have an education. She believed that women should have equal rights as men to prove that they were rational beings and not prone to sentiment. She wrote many works demonstrating her beliefs in hopes to evoke change for women’s rights.…

The climax focuses around Tony and Maria’s ideal society and maintaining its perfection. The wedding held in the bridal shop represents the union they will soon have between themselves and society, but fate has positioned the both of them at a crossroad. With the rumble about to happen, they need to make a choice whether or not to compromise this perfection. But Maria inevitably encourages Tony to save it because her and Tony’s heroic nature tells them they must. Maria does so by warning Tony…

West Side Story, Directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins, is a classic romantic, modern day Romeo & Juliet story. The teeming teenagers from Manhattan's upper west are filled with racial tensions which later erupt into a rival between the teenage members of two gangs. Maria is newly arrived to the violence that surrounds her brothers life Bernardo, who’s the leader of a gang called the “Sharks.” Although Bernardo’s girlfriend, Anita, countlessly warned Maria to not fall in love with Tony, who…