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The sport of baseball has always been known as America’s pastime. Since the beginning of its existence back in 1846, it gained popularity quickly as the sport grew. However, baseball was not always as diverse as it is today. People of color had to fight for their right to play in the major leagues. Their journey reached its peak during the late 1930s into the 1960s with the help of Wendell Smith. Wendell Smith was born on March 23, 1914 in his childhood town of Detroit, Michigan. Growing up in…

Yogi Berra is one of six managers to take teams from both the AL and NL to the World Series. In his almost 7 years as a manager with both the New York teams, he only had 2 losing seasons, no World Series championships, and 2 seasons where he didn't last the whole season as a manager. Yogi managed the Mets from 1972-1975 with a record of 292-296 with them and with the Yankees he managed for a little over 2 (1964, 1984-1985), with a record of 192-148. A combined total of 484-444. He had problems…

Actually, I don’t have experience with non-profit organization before. I have been playing baseball since 7 years old. Without baseball, I couldn’t be here as a graduate student. One day, when I was watching a documentary movie called Opposite field, which was about children who are trying to play baseball in the Little League World Series in America. Only one team from Africa is qualified to go to The U.S to compete with teams from all over the world. Although being a champion in Africa for…

College Essay By: Jonathan Garrison 2nd period “G&G batting cages are among the finest in the world”…These are the word that I strive to hear. Baseball has been a passion of mine for as long as I can remember. As a child I wanted to be a professional baseball player just as every other young boy in their adolescence I’m sure. I play high school ball and I put a lot of time and work in on the baseball field and in the weight room. My senior season is going to start soon and I couldn’t be…

near the National Mall. This monument is to remember the 1964 Civil Rights Act that Martin Luther had a big role in. He was one of the most well-known leaders of the Civil Rights Movement. He was a Baptist Minister and social activist who fought for equal rights and influenced the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The same year, he also received the Noble Peace Prize. In 1968, he was shot and killed at a hotel in Memphis, Tennessee. His birthday on January 15, 1929, is recognized as a national…

All Elizabethan sports tended to include an element of gaming and gambling. Billiards is a forerunner to the Pool played today and in the Elizabethan era, they gambled while playing this game. Elizabethan sports during that era are very similar to the games that are played today. Although Elizabethan era sports can be a lot rougher and bloodier, they are almost the same as some modern day sports. Elizabethan sports had more of a brutal aspect in them while modern day sports have a skilled and…

loved sports so much is that there were no limits to how long or at what time or day it was. He when he went to college he was the first UCLA student to earn a letter in four sports then he left before graduating to work at the National Youth Administration. The National Youth Administration shut down a year later and when it did since his favorite…

Jackie Robinson is so famous because he was the first African American baseball player in the mlb. Jackie Robinson some will argue had the biggest break through of all-time in sports. Many did not like Jackie coming into the league he had fans scream hurtful things , pitchers throw at his head, and even had a player step on his had when he slid into first base. But through all of the hate Jackie never gave up. Jack Roosevelt was born on January 31 1919 in Cairo Georiga. Jackie robinson was a…

The film “Stormbreaker” wouldn’t be such a great action and adventure film without the interesting characters, the quest and a sense of danger. Stormbreaker wouldn’t be such a good action and adventure film without interesting characters. In “Stormbreaker” the plot and the characters take a big chunk out of the movie as most of the dialogue is done by characters, so, you NEED interesting character for an action and adventure movie like Stormbreaker. Evidence for this is in when the movie…

As the clock ticks, I wait anxiously for it to hit 3:23 P.M. All I could think about was football practice. My first game is tomorrow and I am overwhelmed with excitement. Forgetting to pay attention in class the teacher calls on me saying “Sabin, what does the m stand for in y=mx+b?”, me being clueless I look at my notes. Being lucky, another student answers saying “m is slope”. As the bell rings, the teacher comes up to me saying “Next time pay attention instead of looking at the clock, time…