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Jackie Robinson: [The Legend] Jackie Robinson was a famous baseball player who also the first African American Major League Baseball player. He received many honors as well as breaking the color barrier. Jackie Robinson was inducted into the Hall of Fame for his outstanding performance. Jackie Robinson was born January 31st 1919 In United States Cairo, Georgia Robinson's mother did various domestic jobs to earn a living, and as a boy Robinson helped by delivering newspapers and selling food…

Saint Peter’s Basilica was initially designed by Donatoe Bramante in full masonry. An Italian architect, Bramante already had immense credit for building the Tempietto, in 1506. The Tempietto was a precursor to Saint Peter’s but is regarded as an usher of early High Renaissance. Both the Tempietto and Saint Peter’s Basilica use a central plan. Bramante did not want the Basilica to have a dome and wanted it to keep it just like his Tempietto. But, Bramante died before it was completed.…

Jackie Robinson: First Black Baseball All-Star Thesis statement -- Jackie Robinson’s childhood was tough, but he was very athletic. He was good at many different sports. I learned about his baseball success and the segregation he went through. He changed the lives of others and encouraged many other colored people to join the Major Leagues like he did. Jackie Robinson was born on January 31, 1919 in Cairo Georgia. Early life for Jackie was tough, at 6 months old his dad left and never came…

The number 42 was Jackie Robinson’s jersey for the Dodgers which is now retired. Jackie Robinson was a great athlete. Jackie Robinson was the first African American to play major league baseball during his time in major league baseball completely changing the way people looked at the game. Jackie Robinson was born January 31, 1919, in Cairo, Georgia. He was born into a family of five kids, he was raised in a relative poverty by his mom who was single. Matthew Robinson, his brother, inspired…

Jackie Robinson is famous for breaking the color barrier for Major League Baseball,but first lets learn about his childhood.Jackie robinson was born January 31’st in 1919 in the city of Cairo, Georgia. He attended Muir High school, and Pasadena Junior College He was an excellent athlete playing four sports, baseball, basketball and track. He became the Most Valuable player there in 1938. His brother made Jackie pursue his sport career.He later attended The University of California. In 1942…

The glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams is a play that tells part of a man’s life named Tom Wingfield it takes place in St. Louis. Tom works at a shoe warehouse to support his mother, Amanda, and older sister, Laura. Tom and Laura’s father left years ago and he is only slightly mentioned in the play. Tom is the man of the house since his father left he is the only one with a job and the family one hundred percent relies on him for the income and to pay any bill. He wants to leave and go travel…

Prince EA, a reform artist saddened by society in this day who is hopeful for a better future, released a rap video called “I Just Sued the School System” in which he personifies the school system as an person and puts it on trial in a courtroom. The audience in the room is mostly made of young students who the school system greatly effects, however; his intended audience for the video is for the people who make up the many boards of education that create standards by which teachers are forced…

There is much depth to all forms of art, including poetry; poems offer a plethora of emotions and experiences at face value, but once more knowledge is provided, the entire perspective can change and create a deeper understanding for the reader. Katie Ford’s engaging and thoughtful poem, “The Vessel Bends the Water,” is a perfect example of this experience. The first couple of times I read the poem, I believed it to be about lost love through hardship. After briefly researching the author and…

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…