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Who was the first person to break the Major League Baseball color barrier? Jackie Robinson was the first African American to play in Major League Baseball. Busting through many obstacles such as segregation. Through all that he set the example that color or race did not matter and that you could be what you want to be no matter what color. So he changed the game of baseball by being the first African American to play in Major League Baseball. Jackie Robinson was born on January 3,1919 in Cairo,…

Michael Jordan. Babe Ruth. Tom Brady. Muhammad Ali. Almost everyone who follows American sports idealizes one of these aforementioned athletes. Superstars like these are viewed as “sports heroes”: not only are they perceived as role models for how their respective sports should be played, but they are also considered role models away from the sport as well. However, despite their accolades and high praise, these athletes are not invincible. They do not come without their own flaws as human…

good I was. Yes, I was a little cocky but you have to be sometimes.I tried to lift my teammates up the best way I could but that did not work. I knew it was all coming to an end because I did not sign with a college and I did not go to any walk on tryouts. Everyone in the community and coaches at other schools we played was mad and is still mad because they say I deserved a scholarship to play softball somewhere no matter if it was a D1 school or not. Graduating made me realize you never know…

Critical Thinking Essay #1 Seven years ago, my family suffered through a terrible tragedy. We had lost my oldest, and only sister. Practically the beginning of my sophomore year and I had to deal with high school and losing her? The inevitable began to happen: depression took over my life. I was a completely different person: terrible grades, dissipating interests, and no energy. I should have told someone much sooner than I did but I was afraid of how they would view me. My mother received…

At the end of sixth grade, the junior high band came to my elementary school and performed for us. I watched in awe as students, not that much older than me, played music with their instruments. The flute players in the front row especially caught my attention; they were right next to the band directors and held their instruments up to the side, rather than down in front of them like the others. The flute had a high pitched melody and a bright silver color that appealed to me. That day, I signed…

as the weakest debaters out of the team. However, he was very brilliant and intelligent at researching. In the beginning Jr character shows that he likes Samantha Booke, but is too shy to tell her so he keeps quite. James goes to the debate team tryouts and later finds out that he made the team. James…

academically. I recall being in the 5th grade and not meeting the expectations of the school’s standards academically. If I recall correctly I was struggling with science and mathematics. The travel team basketball season was starting and their was tryout session to determine if you were talented enough to make the travel team. I remember making the team with flying colors and hurrying up home to break the news to my parents that I had made the team. After a late school bus ride home, I arrived…

Fear impacts the way lives are lived. This is true throughout the world, and affects people of all races, religions, gender, age and socioeconomic levels. Fear has been a part of world history since the beginning of time. Most people have to deal with some kind of fear on a daily basis throughout their entire life. There are four types of fear that can affect everyone biological, irrational, deathly, and fears from the past. There are a few fears that everyone shares that are biological. The…

My role model is Andrew Albers. He is a big brother to me and an inspiration in my life. It is not only what he accomplished so far, but it was how he did it, and the actions he had to take to get to where he is today. He was successful in not only sports, but in his schooling and personal life as well. He is a great human being and presents himself well. While he has won many awards and has great achievements, he did not do this without any road blocks trying to stop him from being the…

On the north end of the University of West Alabama football field a freshman cheerleader is seen with a tiger paw tattoo on her left cheek, an ear to ear smile on her face and a grip so tight on her pom-poms it looks as if she will never let go. Hannah Grace takes in every face in the stands, the smells from the concession stand, the constant beat from the band, but most of all, finally a team to cheer for. Being a member of an organized squad is an all new experience for her. After being…