Charles Barkley was born in Leed, Alabama on January 20,1963. He is 54 years old. He lives in Scottsdale, Arizona. He went to Auburn University and Leeds High School. Charles Barkley’s parents names are Charcey Glenn and Frank Barkley. Charles Barkley has two brothers named John Glenn Barkley and Darry Barkley. Charles Barkley has been married for 25 years to Maureen Blumhardt. He had a daughter the same year he got married. His daughter’s name is Christina Barkley. She is 25 years old.…
Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. aka Lil’wayne was born to Jacida "Cita" Carter and Dwayne Michael Turner on September 27, 1982 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Jacida Carter was 19 at the time, in the process of graduating from high school, and involved in an abusive relationship with Turner. Turner abandoned the family soon after Dwayne's birth(he died when Lil’Wayne was fourteen). Jacida later became involved with Reginald "Rabbit" McDonald, who moved the family from the Holly grove neighborhood of New Orleans' 17th Ward to East New Orleans. Rabbit later became Wayne’s stepfather.…
There is a boy who plays hockey. His name is Tyrone. He is one of the best hockey players in the world. His friend Lil Pump and him spend a lot of money to go on a trip to Honolulu, Hawaii for a hockey tournament. Once they get to Hawaii, they get a big, suite hotel room and from there the adventure begins.…
* Background information on Olaudah Equiano and his life (who, what, when, where, and why).…
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr. on April 16, 1947, in New York, Harlem The 7 foot 2 center was named one of the greatest players in National Basketball history, and his talent was noticed in high school. Son of Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Sr. a New York City policeman, and his wife Cora Alcindor was always the tallest kid in his class. At the age of 9 he was 5 foot 8 and by the time he was in eighth grade he was able to dunk a basketball.…
Yusef Komunyakaa is a Black American poet who currently teaches at New York University. Yusef rose from being the son of a carpenter to becoming one of the most extraordinary poets writing today. In 1947, the eldest of five children James William Brown was born in a small town of Bogalusa, Louisiana. He would later grow up and reclaim the name Komunyakaa his grandfather had once lost as a stowaway in a ship from Trinidad. He was raised during the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement. He served in the US Army as a correspondent and as a specialist for the military paper, interviewing fellow soldiers, writing stories and actions on the Vietnam War.…
most dangerous outlaw and killing many important people. He went on many explorations, encountered many people and things, and exchanged more things…
Since a young age I have been a huge fan of basketball, and of course being from New York, I am a fan of the New York Knicks. The all-star player of the Knicks, Carmelo Anthony, played college basketball at Syracuse. The season of his freshmen year, Carmelo led his team to their first NCAA Championship. He also was awarded the Most Outstanding Player award. Soon after, the Denver Nuggets drafted Carmelo Anthony with the third overall pick. He then went on to achieve his dreams of playing in the NBA and has since been a nine time All-Star. Seeing how Syracuse helped Carmelo achieve his dreams, I had always wanted to go to Syracuse to pursue my dreams.…
Compare the 18th century African slave trade to a game of checkers. Played on a checkered board of 64 opposing colors, the object of checkers is to capture or block all the men of an opponent. Careful planning of attack and defense are key elements to winning. The Interesting Narrative of Olaudah Equiano does more than just detail the experiences of a former African slave, it sets forth the play sequence between the various players engaged in the slave trade, the emotions involved, the effects and consequences on the players, and the future of the game if it were allowed to continue.…
Legendary individuals are rare in our history, but if they succeed their name become immortalized within certain objects or actions. William H. Bonney was a man who did what he thought was just, but he is not remembered by any means. There is no familiarity besides misconception the he was one of the famous robber couple Bonny and Clyde, but his nickname Billy the kid is a name synonymous with such harsh descriptions as cowboy, gunslinger, rebel, and outlaw.(Billy3) No facts are famous about Billy; not even stories of his adventures. He isn’t famous for being a hero, nor a villain. Billy’s fame derives from pop culture references synonymous with the Old west only. His name and reputation have lived…
What would you do if u were forced to complete a year of high school not only worrying about what people thought about you, but also having to worry about staying alive? Melba Patillo was forced to live with this overwhelming pressure throughout her junior year when on May 17, 1954 the Supreme Court ruled in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka Kansas saying that public schools for whites and blacks were illegal. So when Melba’s teacher asked if anyone who lived within the Central High district would like to go to Central with white children Melba was more than eager to volunteer and explore all those opportunities she had missed out on. Three long years later when it came to the 1957 fall term Melba would be attending…
Due to the family’s situation dealing with their surrounding city, the five ways a family will thrive and function that we learned in class definitely pertain to “Boys of Baraka”. The family function, as we learned in class, is how a family operates to care for its members. Each family of the four African American boys that were selected to join the Baraka School in Africa portrayed the function in different ways. The first basic function is providing those basic necessities to survive, such as food, clothing, and shelter. Richard and his brother, Devon, and Montrey’s families are able to provide the best necessities that they can for their boys under some of the families certain financial circumstances. While Montrey has no father because he is in jail, and Devon struggles to deal with his mother’s drug abuse, the boys have everything they need to live a day-to-day lifestyle. Even without a father, and an unstable mother Montrey, Devon, Richard, and Romash’s families encourage the second family function; learning. The main reason the mothers fight so hard for their boys to be accepted into the Baraka School is because they care for their son’s and only want them to succeed academically. The third family function we discussed is self-respect. By devoting themselves to work inorder to help support their families, the mothers of these ten, eleven, twelve, and thirteen year-old boys also try to embodied…
Building the Nyaka School helped Jackson Kaguri find a purpose for his life. All his studies and education was preparing him for this particular part of his life. He said “We are the ones with a choice. We can ignore the problem and let these children become victims of neglect and abuse, or we can save them, one child at a time. We are the ones who must rescue our communities. We are the ones who have the opportunity to save these children. God has given us this chance and we must make the most of it.”…
“Five years ago juveniles were being tried for shoplifting, now we have murders, breaking out car windows … it all ties into gang activity. Six to eight months ago, a juvenile I represented said he wanted to be in a gang, so he robbed an elderly woman.” Juveniles should be convicted as adults for violent crimes because when they commit a crime and don't get caught or have any consequences after, they are basically walking around our streets with no one to notice they are criminals. If they did it once, they can do it again and get away with it. A crime is a crime no matter what the age of the criminal, they need to be punished.…
The key ideas or themes of Special Kev may include belonging, imagination and family and could relate to young children from the age of four to eight. The children's picture is a great book with interesting morals and lets the readers relate to Special Kev and his other relatives. I strongly recommend this book to everyone interested in reading or just looking for an entertaining read as it is a hilarious yet informative story about difference and…