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Extended Writing Project - Halee Quinonez #24 Jackie Robinson from, If I never had it made faced a life changing experience by being the first black player in the major leagues. Melba pattillo beals from, Warriors don't cry made it so white and black kids could go to the same school. Feng ru from, The Father of Chinese Aviation became famous on the california coast for being an immigrant who made an airplane and airplane, then bring it to his homeland. All three people faced life changing…

Jackie Robinson was the first African-American to play in the major leagues, signing with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. Robinson was the most talented baseball player on the field, and he helped his team to the championship. Robinson made a difference in the community by showing that blacks and whites can play the most popular sport together. That was a problem that Robinson was on the field, but his teammates eventually treated him like he was somebody because of how the opposite team and crowd…

After the Chicago Cubs won the 2016 World Series, several teams in the Major Leagues are looking for a better way to develop their rosters similar to the 2016 Champions. The key in doing so starts with changes in the front office and then the team manager. Those two positions need to be filled before you can even think about what players you need to work the system. One of the teams that are looking to develop a roster similar to the Cubs is the Atlanta Braves. The Braves finished their 2016…

Sports was not always a fair environment when it comes to race. In this era, around the 1945’s, blacks and whites were not able to play with each other in any sport or allowed to socialize since everything was segregated. Famously, Jackie Robinson was the first African American baseball player to play in the Major League Baseball. He played as a shortstop in his African American league and was an outstanding hitter and base stealer. Each game, he would steal many bases without getting caught.…

Life in the United States as a minority can be extremely challenging and discouraging at times, but Jackie Robinson set a hopeful example to many people that the color barrier could be broken as the first African American to play for the Dodgers in a major league sport. Throughout my life I have been faced with odds that have not been in my favor, and with casual racism, but I have prevailed in a similar smaller scale. I attend a small high school of five hundred thirty seven students, and…

The country had been in debt,World War 1 took a toll on the government's economy. It also took a toll on the people.Baseball,a new source of entertainment for the veterans and people of the 19th century.After the tiring war many were looking for a new source of entertainment,quickly baseball became the new hotspot for the people.Many would dress up and go to the newly renovated stadium and enjoy their day. Many would also bet on the game. This would turn a pretty profit for the owners and the…

Williams, the best hitter in the history of baseball, was wildly popular at the time. Williams had won two of the last four Most Valuable Player awards in the MLB and was fresh of his 1949 MVP campaign (Montville p. 148). He also was placed in high regards after serving as a pilot in the Marines during World War II. However, once Williams returned from World War II, he was placed on inactive reserves. Williams and the public had largely forgotten about his status as an inactive reserve until…

Denton "Cy" Young lived from 1867-1955 and played professional baseball for five different teams throughout his career. He is arguably the best pitcher ever to play the game of baseball, being the only pitcher ever to win 500 games (Baseball Reference). In 1937, Young was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame (Baseball Almanac). Cy Young's tombstone effectively uses both ethos and logos through statistics to convey the message of his credibility in the game of baseball as one of the top…

Gianlorenzo Bernini’s David is a historical piece of marble art that shows great emotion and engages the viewers in action. Bernini’s David could possibly be mistaken as a major league pitcher throwing a 95 mile an hour fastball. He gathers all his strength for each one of his pitches and puts all his effort into it. But this specific life size piece of marble sculpture has a different meaning to it. Some may not know exactly, but the emotion in Davids face tells a whole different story. The one…

As one of the most popular sports in America, bowling is known fondly as an intersectional competitive activity, hobby, and form of entertainment (Mullin, Hardy, & Sutton, 2007, p. 199). This was one of the many facts Carter Olson, B.S., manager of King’s Lanes Bowling Alley, alluded to. Located in Norfolk, the business has a relatively short history, opening in 1981. As manager of the alley since 2007, Mr. Olson has gotten very acquainted not only with the entertaining side of bowling, but also…