Ursa Minor

The Professor and the Madman, is a tale of tragedy, insanity, and academia. The book tells the story of two men, Dr. James Murray and Dr. William C. Minor. These men were very similar in nature, but led very different lives due to circumstances of environment and mental health. Dr. Murray was a lifelong academic, always pursuing education. Dr. Minor was a surgeon for the Union Army in the United States Civil War, who grew increasingly madder until he murdered a man in the streets of London,…

The person that I interviewed had a job title by the name of Rawlings director of pro baseball services. That job is working directly with players and executives of teams directly in Major League Baseball. As a part of the job, during the season you are required to be at as many games as possible and in the offseason, there is never a day that goes by where you will not be in contact with multiple players or executives of teams. Another aspect of the job is to recruit baseball players to sign…

although Jack Elliot’s team was called the Dragons, the logo and colors oddly resembled the Brooklyn Dodgers. Japan even has a Baseball Hall of Fame, just like America. Audiences are used to seeing films with players being traded between major and minor league teams, but this was an unusual twist going from American to Japanese baseball. The main character, Jack Elliot, represented society at the time because of the way he completely overlooked Japanese players. Just like Americans, he walked in…

In the play Fences, August Wilson divides this play into two acts, One and Two, with four and five scenes respectively. It raises issues that the African-Americans faced mostly on racism. The main character is a man named Troy who has a rough time providing for his family. When he was younger, he was arrested for accidentally killing someone else during a robbery gone wrong. In his time in prison, he practiced baseball and became very good at it. He then plays baseball with the hope of earning…

The Great Life of Mickey Mantle Number 7. A baseball Hall of Fame number that will always be remembered in professional baseball. However, a number is just a number without the man who made it great. That man was Mickey Mantle. Born during the Great Depression, this did not define Mickey Mantle, who seemed destined to have a stunning career in baseball, but Mantle will also be remembered for his life outside sports and his legacy. Mickey Mantle grew up a normal boy in rural Oklahoma. He was…

the war and was killed. Hugh has six children, Everett, Irwin, Peter, Kincaid, Winifred and Beatrice. He is a good father, even though he does drink sometimes and is always smoking. Hugh was injured early in his baseball career and was stuck in the minor leagues. As he is still trying…

Brian Dudley a 16 year old boy that was recently hired to be the batboy for his favorite major league baseball team, the Detroit Tigers. He lives with only his mother but misses the presence of his father Cole Dudley. Who himself had pitched for the Detroit Tigers and several other major league baseball teams himself. His father now plays in Japan where he looks to revitalize his chances of playing in the big leagues again. Ironically Brian Dudley despite having the baseball genes and…

Jackie Robinson made a big impact on all sports especially baseball. He broke the sport's color barrier in 1947. He played for the dodgers for 10 years. On 1947 April ,15 Jackie made his debut for the Brooklyn dodgers. He batted 0-2 with 1 walk and 2 stolen bases. Jackie Robinson was a big impact on sports. Jackie Roosevelt Robinson was born January 31, 1919 in Cairo Georgia. He was the youngest of all 5 of his siblings. When he was 6 months old his father left. His mom , Millie raised all her…

In the beginning of the novel, Holling is reliable and respectful, towards Danny. Danny wants to be seen as a good person and someone who stands up to bullies. In the middle of the novel, Danny supported Holling by going to watch his play even though Holling had an embarrassing part. Danny stood up to Mickey Mantle when Holling said “I held out the perfect white baseball and whispered,“Can I please have your autograph?” And he took the ball from my hand and held his pen over it. And then Mickey…

California is an interesting place to visit. There are numerous amounts of sites to see. In 1850 California became one of the 50 states and was one of the most popular states at the time and still till this day is one of the very many must see places to go. I think California is one of the most interesting places to travel. California has many landmarks to discover. One of the most interesting landmarks is seeing the Golden Gate Bridge. The Golden Gate Bridge was built on January 5, 1933 and was…