I. Intro A- Lance Armstrong B- Background 1) By the age of 16 Lance Armstrong was already a professional athlete. 2) During the time when Lance was diagnosed with cancer Lance created the Lance Armstrong Foundation. 3) Lance Armstrong became the national rookie of the year at the age of 16. 4) Instead of attacking Lance’s brain tumors with radiation‚ which can affect the sense of balance‚ he chose to undergo surgery. C- Lance Armstrong should be inducted into the Hall of Fame because of his
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Lance Armstrong His life has lead thousands to feel the desire to progress and to achieve excellence. Everyone knows of the struggles and trials that Lance Armstrong went through to overcome cancer and to return and win the Tour De France. He has now won the Tour de France six times. He has had a remarkable comeback‚ and it is a remarkable story. As I learned of his trials and read about his life I was amazed at what he had to endure and at the examples that he had in his life. It was a book
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Kyle Calash Lance Armstrong Case Study Sport Ethics September 20th‚ 2012 There are a plethora of different issues that have surfaced since the retirement of Lance Armstrong. Although Lance was looked at as one of the most influential and decorated athletes of all-time‚ things have changed since evidence has been brought up that prove Lance Armstrong is guilty of doping. Many athletes have been found guilty of doping and things alike‚ but‚ Lance Armstrong‚ a cancer survivor was looked to as a role
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When Bullying Leads to Believing “Following Lance Armstrong: Excellence Corrupted case study‚ written by Clayton Rose and Noah Fisher 2014‚ of Global Research Group for Harvard Business School.” When it came to the sport of cycling‚ Lance possessed characteristics that made him unique. His ability to take in and use oxygen effectively was higher than an average man by 90% and a trained and active many by 42%. Lance also produced less lactic acid than others‚ which allowed him to dominate the shorter
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for a dry run around the Moon before the landing in July. At 9:32 am on July 16 Apollo 11 took off from Kennedy Space Center. Astronauts Neil Armstrong‚ Buzz Aldrin‚ and Michael Collins were aboard. Traveling 240‚000 miles Apollo 11 reached a lunar orbit on July 19. The next day Apollo 11 had touched the surface of the moon at 4:17 pm. At 10:39 Armstrong opened the hatch and made his way down the ladder and at 10:56 he stepped off the ladder and took the first step on the moon. Their objective was
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jazz song that would play as a background song for some type of summer scene in an old movie. Then when Louis Armstrong begins to bring in the vocals with the background guitar the song drew me in. Right after the vocals end the whole song seems to shift and the trumpet‚ piano and the rest of the band gain a second wind where the song because more up-tempo and more lively. Louis Armstrong seems to play his trumpet in a very rhythmic fashion were he maintains to same rate throughout the song only to
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First Man The Life of Neil Armstrong by James Hansen James Hansen is a history professor at Auburn University who has spent 25 years studying and writing the history of space. In the book the "First Man"‚ he provided the most comprehensive analysis of Neil Armstrong. There are 648 fact-filled pages‚ which are supplemented by another 121 pages of acknowledgements‚ notes‚ bibliography‚ index‚ and photo credits. And well "First Man" is‚ as Hansen himself notes‚ "an authorized biography more candid
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Not only did Louis Armstrong changed the way music is‚ but Armstrong owned the definition of perseverance. “Musicians don’t retire; they stop when there’s no more music in them.”In this quote‚ Louis Armstrong is defining what he believes in. He is saying that you or anybody can’t quit. That you stop when you don’t believe in yourself.You stop when you lose hope in yourself to succeed. Louis Armstrong is a “Game Changer” because not only is he changing Jazz‚ but he is also changing how musicians
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Meghan Prchal Younger English 12R 1/22/14 Louis Armstrong To millions of people he is just a great entertainer but to fellow musicians he is one of the most important figures in jazz history. Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong is the preeminent jazz artist of all time. As a musician and jazz fanatic myself‚ Louis Armstrong has made an impact on my life like no other. Louis taught me that “melodies are full of things” (Collier‚ 31) and that I can make them say whatever I want. I read about Louis to strengthen
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contribution of black musician/artist in the 1930’s and the1940’s had made an affect on society by Louis Armstrong‚ Chuck Berry‚ and James Brown. Not only are these people impacts‚ but is the music genre; such as jazz‚ and blues. These topics had made an impact on American society at the time‚ and in some sense it still does to this day. In the late 1930’s and throughout 1940’s‚ Louis Armstrong was an American Jazz Trumpet player. Or may have been the most legendary‚ inspiring‚ exhilarating‚ Intoxicating
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