Socialization Agents Family Orenthal James Simpson grew up outside of San Francisco, California in a low income family with three other siblings. His mother worked at a psychiatric ward to support her four children. However, O.J Simpson’s father left his family with no apparent reason when he was a toddler. In return, O.J Simpson never had an influential male figure while growing up. Because of that incident it possibly could have had a huge emotional repercussion for his decisions he would…
The Orioles recently resigned Chris Davis to a 7 year and $161 million dollar contract. As Jon wrote at the time (http://camdendepot.blogspot.com/2016/01/orioles-go-slightly-bananas-and-sign.html), Davis brings to the immediate a strong bat with a heavy right handed favored split. It’s pretty simple honestly, people like Chris Davis because he has elite power and can absolutely crush pitches. Meanwhile, CBS Sports…
It was game 3 of the 1932 World Series. George “Babe” Ruth was up to bat. With two strikes and one hit left, what he would do next would change baseball history. Baseball is a big part of today’s society. Choosing Babe was an obvious choice because of the impact he’s had on baseball. Babe showed me and the rest of the world you can do anything no matter where you come from. On February 6, 1895, in baltimore Maryland, George Hermen Ruth (who would go on to become Babe Ruth later in his…
Major League Baseball is easily one of the biggest sports that the use of statistics is very important. Many statistics such as, batting average, homeruns, runs batted in, and many more are used by every manager and every critic on a daily basis. The top four most highly sought after awards include the following: Most Valuable Player in each of the American League and National League, The Cy Young Award or in better terms, the most valuable pitcher in each of the American League and National…
“He was a big league ballplayer over ten years and 1,382 games for the Brooklyn Dodgers.”(Allen 13). Jackie Robinson an African American, former second lieutenant in the United States Army trying to make into an all white major league. Robinson breaks a color barrier for colored baseball players. Not only did he break a barrier he earned respect for the way he went about doing so. Robinson never burst into rage when hurtful words were said, he kept his cool and handled it like a true role model…
In 1947, one man changed sports history forever. Jack Roosevelt Robinson made his major league debut, breaking a baseball color barrier that had been set since 1876. Robinson set ways for future generations through his determination and courage. Robinson believed in equality, decency, morality, injustice, and ending a wrong with a right (Allen). Jackie Robinson changed American society through his dedication for civil rights. Robinson was born on January 31, 1919 in Cairo, Georgia (Swaine). He…
In the “People of the State of California v. Orenthal James Simpson” former professional football player, known as O.J. Simpson, was tried on two counts of murder for the deaths of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and Ronald Goldman in a criminal case at the Los Angeles County Superior Court in California. Simpson's celebrity status made this case a media frenzy and the TV exposure made celebrities of many of the figures involved in the trial. The 134-day trial was a televised, highly…
Progress columnist Alan Gibson died last week at his home in Bent Tree of natural causes [his obituary appears on page 16A]. Gibson had been contributing his “The Essential Bad Attitude” column to the Progress since April 2008. The author of books and plays won a first place award in the largest weekly newspaper category for humor writing in the Georgia Press Association contest for the year 2013. The Bent Tree resident has never missed a weekly deadline, still working in longhand, vigorously…
The New York Yankees on Sunday have reportedly agreed to hire the services of the seven-time All-Star and free-agent Matt Holliday by signing him with a one-year deal having a value of USD 13 million to play for the upcoming new season of the Major League Baseball (MLB). Basing from the report of the The Score, Yankees general manager Brian Cashman was said to have agreed to give the 2007 National League batting champion the deal as the American baseball executive made his second major move of…
Race the movie is directed and produced by Stephen Hopkins who was a passenger on the Mayflower in 1620, one of fortyone signatories of the Mayflower Compact, and an assistant to the governor of Plymouth Colony through 1636. The three top star of the movie is Jesse Owens played by Stephan James, Larry Snyder played by Jason Sudeikis, and Dave Albritton played by Eli Goree. This movie was released on February 2016. I watched the movie in the Boca Movie Theater called Cinemark Palace 20, I…