St. Louis

So, I was like 11 or 12 and I tried out for a dance team called The St. Louis Dazzling Diamonds. When I tried out for this team is was extremely hard. We had to do all these turns that I didn’t know how to do and I thought I would never make that team. But I actually made the team. I was so freaking excited. So the coach called my mom at 2pm and said “ Good morning I would like to call and congratulate Raquel on making the fifth spot on The St.Louis Dazzling Diamonds.” My mom said “ Thank you…

Matthew Moleres 11-10-14 New Mexico History H-hour Major League Baseball in New Mexico Why is Major League Baseball so significant to New Mexico? From the start to where the association is now and the money it brings into the state, are some of the most important parts of New Mexico’s history and in current day. It brings in revenue to the local businesses and it really gives a chance for some pros to come to New Mexico that are big names. Also it provides a chance for some of…

in Mississippi. His name was Thomas Lanier Williams when he was born, He later changed his name after moving to New Orleans at age 28. Williams’s childhood was hard because although he was a happy boy, his life changed after his family moved to St. Louis Missouri. As a result of the urban life he now had, Williams turned inward and began writing. His parents were not a happy marriage, the home felt tense. All the tension in his house and the personalities his parents had helped Williams…

he finished second in the National League Rookie of the Year balloting and even garnered a few National League Most Valuable Player votes after hitting .278 with 10 homers and 42 RBI as the Braves regular catcher. In 1971 while playing for the St. Louis Cardinals he transitioned from catcher to third base and led the NL with 230 hits to go with a .363 batting average, 24 home runs and 137 RBI. For these accomplishments he was named the league’s Most Valuable Player. In 18 big league seasons…

Jackie earned the title of Second Lieutenant in the United States Army in 1943 and was assigned to Fort Riley in Kansas. Here, he was the victim of tireless discrimination and intense racial hatred, resulting in him requesting a transfer. He was relocated to Fort Hood in Texas, but things were no different here, as the racist harassment continued. Finally, Jackie had had enough. On July 6th, 1943, he was ordered to move to the back of a military bus he had been seated on. Twelve whole years…

Jaxson Ziemann Miss Davis College Prep English 2 31 March 2017 A Hero’s Accomplishments Baseball is known as America’s pastime for good reason. The sport is does many things to draw interest to the game and how it’s played. Baseball is highly competitive, complex, and difficult to master. That is why people enjoy it so much. A game’s outcome could change with one pitch, and one swing of the bat. On Tuesday, September 8th, a ball is hit and leaves the field over the left field wall. Just like…

Journal 3 Currently, I have been having problems with getting back into contact with Ann Dockery, from the St. Louis Crisis Nursery. I have turned in all of my paperwork, along with my fingerprinting information and medical checkup. The lack of response I have been getting is very frustrating to me. I am doing the steps I need to do in a timely manner, and the place I think would welcome my help seems to be blowing me off. However, I know that this is not necessarily what is happening. I am…

precipitations at both location. Although these three climate controls affects both St. Louis and Singapore, the wind patterns and air masses, the ocean currents, and the land /water contrast are more influential on the climate at Singapore than on St. Louis since Singapore is closer to the large bodies of water, which means that it is affected heavily by the ocean waters that surrounds it compared at St. Louis. St. Louis is located on a landmass, while the incoming temperature is a constant in…

neighborhoods of Saint Louis city, which creates a digital divide between the north and south of the city. Using data from the Saint Louis Metropolitan Police Department on crime statistics for the year of 2015, I was able to show a spatial representation of this digital divide between the high crime rates in north Saint Louis city, and the lower crimes rates in the south, as well as the neighborhoods with the highest and lowest crime rates. In addition…

Workers of St. Louis Transit Co. voted at 2 a.m. May 8, 1900, to strike. The bosses said that they would just take the routes if the workers wouldn’t. The Workwes and all the people who felt sad for them got together on the routes leading downtown. At 15th Street and Washington Avenue a women stood across the tracks. A large crowd at tried to hit streetcars going by with rocks and cut power lines. When a police officer arrested one person who was throwing rocks, his friends tossed the policeman…