Peoples Temple in San Francisco

A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than themselves.” That almost perfectly described my baseball coach. Joe Henning. The only thing off about this quote that's different from my “hombre” (he sometimes calls me) is that “gives his or her life.” He at least gets a 2 month break!! When baseball season comes around his plan is go to work, baseball practice then go to bed. Three times a week not counting the extra hitting practice we have on occasion. One of…

Do you have an idol that demonstrated heroism? There were many people who did heroic things before. People I believe showed heroism are Jackie Robinson from ‘How Jackie Robinson changed baseball’, Theseus from ‘Theseus and the Minotaur’, and Harriet Tubman from ‘The Underground Railroad’. This essay will show how these idols showed heroism. Predominantly, I believe Jackie Robinson from ‘How Jackie Robinson Changed Baseball’ demonstrated heroism because he became an idol by ignoring all the…

The Business CMG, better known to its customers as Chipotle Mexican Grill, owns and operates a chain of quick and casual Mexican style food restaurants. Customers are able to create up to a 1.25 pound mission burrito from a list of ingredients including chicken, steak, free range pork, beans, rice and numerous other vegetables and salsas. Catered to the everyday American, Chipotle prides itself on fresh locally grown ingredients and naturally raised meats for their products. CMG was…

of his Heisman trophy or his first overall pick in the NFL Draft. We think about the trial of the century, the double murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman. The O.J. case was one of the first cases nationally televised; being televised people got to see what happened and therefore, started the fascination with the case. But what made it so fascinating? Was it him being famous, the media, a car chase, or race? Why was everybody so fascinated with the O.J. Simpson trial? One reason…

Football League Domestic Violence has been a reoccurring issue in many major sports leagues for example in the National Football League (NFL). The topic came to the public 's attention after star football player, OJ Simpson who played for both the San Francisco 49ers and the Buffalo Bills was put on trial in 1995 for murdering his wife and her friend and was later found not guilty (Berlins). This case brought nationwide awareness for domestic violence among professional athletes. Since the…

The 12th Man “The 12th Man,” What is the first thing that comes to mind when you hear those words? I bet it was the Seattle Seahawks… What if I told you that the Seattle Seahawks did not start the saying ‘The 12th Man’, in fact the Seattle Seahawks do not even own the rights to the name. Could you guess who owns the rights to name? I’ll let you think about it…Today I will discuss the trademark incident involving the Seahawks and why it is important to them, how the Seahawks market the ‘12th…

It’s been about 20 years since the MLB has expanded. Commissioner Rob Manfred believes that an expansion could be coming soon. Montreal is most likely the next destination for a Major League Baseball team. Montreal’s rich baseball background dates back to when the Expos first existed in 1969. Bringing the Expos back to Montreal is not too far from reality. A project called the Montreal Baseball Project started by Warren Cromartie, a former player for the Expos between 1974 to 1983, is already in…

MAHENDRA SINGH DHONI(MSD)- MASTER STRICKER DHONI Indian Cricket history has many legends with the tremendous records of achievements. Cricketing fans have been celebrating their heart breakers with various sessions of their time travel. After Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar, Mahendra Singh Dhoni is the not only a name is more than an emotion for majority of cricket fans round the globe. Past of this young talented cricketer has lots of difficulties and with enormous speed breakers with the…

In the movie Moneyball (based on the book Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game by Michael Lewis), Billy Beane attempts to form a competitive baseball team for Oakland Athletics by assembling undervalued talent through a sophisticated approach of Sabermetrics. As demonstrated in the movie, a strong team can be built with empirical analysis of the game, answering objective questions and making data based decisions in athletic recruitment as against prejudice, wisdom and gut instincts. The…

When I grow up I want to be a MLB baseball player there are many reasons why I want to and what position I want to play. When I grow I want to play professional baseball. I always wanted to play baseball since I was about 5. I used to like the cubs. Then, when I turned about 9-11 years old don’t know when exactly, but I became a Yankee fan. When I was in the kindergarten, I used to watch the cubs play and learn so much. I am actually the only Yankee fan in R.O.W.V.A elementary school, not sure…