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Bo Jackson “ Set your goals high, and don 't stop till you get there” said Vincent Edward Jackson best known as Bo Jackson the greatest multi sport athlete to ever play sports (BrainyQuote). By this quote Bo was basically saying don 't stop till you achieve your goal. Bo Jackson was born November 30 1962 in the city of Bessemer, Alabama and was the eighth sibling of his family (“Vincent Edward Jackson”).Bo was a multi talented athlete in baseball and football, but also he excelled on the…

It was an ordinary, cold, rainy, day of December, and the travelers had met the Whataburger at 281. After they enjoyed a nice hearty meal, the Gamer stood up and said “Hear ye, hear ye! For I have a tale to tell whilst we are traveling so we can all be amused,” and it went something like this Once upon a time in an olden middle school, there was the schoolboy, who was very scrawny, and weak, and very lacking in confidence. He was always trying to get everything done on time, which he did, but…

Have you ever wondered how hard it was to be in a gang? S.E Hinton’s The Outsiders tells a story about a 14-year -old boy who learns how to stick together with the ones he loves even in very tough times in life. The book starts with Ponyboy getting jumped by Socs, a rival gang, while walking home from the movies. Ponyboy describes how this gang likes to get drunk and jump the greasers, their gang, for fun. The themes of change, family, and fitting in are shown through hard changes with his best…

“Mom, I’m going out with the dogs.” Andy shouted out to his mom, Amelia, as he was stepping out the door. “Alright son,” His mother hollered back, as she just remembered something,“Don’t be long I need to meet your father for lunch.” Andy’s mom, Amelia, went into the other room. “Alright, call my phone when you need me to come home.” Andy said quietly thinking that his mom would not hear him. As Andy is walking to the dog park he is wondering is this their last move to a new home or are they…

Bo Jackson Have you ever heard of Bo Jackson? Bo Jackson was a MLB player from 1986-1994 and a NFL player from 1986-1991. Bo Jackson was one of the two pro-sport players in the world. Bo Jackson had a lot of work ethic. Bo Jackson came to fame in the 1980’s as a multitalented athlete. Childhood Bo Jackson was born in Bessemer, Alabama, on November 30, 1962, and was given the name Vincent Edward Jackson. Bo Jackson was the eighth child out of ten. It was hard for his mom to support…

Running down a dark, damp alleyway trash all around me. My long red hair pulled back into a ponytail, which was unusual for me, but I had to keep it out of my deep green eyes. At the time I wasn’t sure what I was chasing, all I knew was, it had to be stopped. I had run five blocks exhausted, I stopped to take a breather. Then I heard it a bang! A loud sound behind me. I thought if the shot had come from behind me, who was the target? I looked down and saw a gaping hole through my stomach. I…

Throughout The Bluest Eye, “Adults, older girls, shops, magazines, newspapers, window signs—all the world had agreed that a blue-eyed, yellow-haired, pink-skinned doll was what every girl child treasured” (page 20). The characters live in an the mid-1900s where only girls with blonde-hair, blue-eyes, and white skin are considered beautiful. Throughout The Bluest Eye, Toni Morrison explains that beauty is on the inside. In the novel, the influence of popular media is unveiled through the effect…

Compare and Contrast Andrea and Linda are my best friends, they are the most amazing woman I know, yet they couldn’t be more different from each other. Each of them are successful at their jobs, both have very nice homes, and they are both beautiful with fantastic looks and great style. However that is where their similarities end. Their priorities are very different from each other. Andrea is all about her family and Linda is more into her job then a family right now. Their styles…

Auburn Application Describe extracurricular activities, including leadership positions, in which you have participated. My most significant leadership role has been my position as a color guard captain and marching band leader. I have learned to be observant of negative attitudes and how to avoid allowing situations to arise in which team mates might negatively criticize each other. I have also learned to maintain a productive atmosphere when our supervisors are busy with administrative…

"Catherine! Wake up! You overslept. Don 't want to be late on the first day of school, you have 30 minutes!" My over excited mum squeaked. I was 17 and yet she acts like I am a 10 year old on their birthday. So far, I have been to literally 12 different schools in the last 3 years, so it is hard being excited for another one. After about another 5 long minutes, I decided to finally get out of bed. "Honey, you have 5 minutes before we have to leave!" My mum yelled at the top of her lungs. "You…