Second hour October 30‚ 2014 Colin Kaepernick The starting quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers‚ Colin Kaepernick‚ had a hard life to be able to get where he is. In Milwaukee on November 3‚ 1987 Colin Kaepernick was born to his mother‚ Heidi Russo‚ a 19 year old girl. Colins Kaepernicks dad soon left and never came back after he found out that Heidi was pregnant. While she was pregnant she thought all the time about giving the soon to be born baby up. When Colin was born Heidi was thinking
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this country. Colin Kaepernick is doing just that. Kaepernick did what many hero’s do; risk everything while preserving and sticking with what he believed in‚ even if it resulted in him getting blackballed in the NFL. Colin Kaepernick is an example of a modern-day hero‚ through risking everything‚ starting the conversation‚ and not backing down. Colin Kaepernick risked his entire career through taking a knee during the National Anthem over a year ago. In an article titled‚ Kaepernick is asking for
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Colin Kaepernick‚ a known San Francisco 49ers quarterback‚ is now also known for another reason: he sparked controversy. According to‚ “In the ‘land of the free’ are you free to sit out the national anthem” people find his action to be either inspiring or offensive. He sparked this ginormous controversy by simply by sitting down during the national anthem‚ an act that is considered treasonous by some‚ but others consider his methods a necessary action in order to bring attention to the cause that
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The leader whom I researched is Retired General Colin Powell. He grew up in a tough neighborhood‚ educated in the public school system and went to City College in New York. After completing the schools ROTC’s program and graduating‚ Colin Powell was commissioned as an Army second lieutenant. He held many leadership positions to include National Security Advisor during the Reagan Administration‚ becoming the 12th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff‚ the highest position in the Defense Department
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This past year Colin Kaepernick did an act nobody in the National Football League had ever done. To protest the American Flag by kneeling down to the national anthem in response to the police brutality on minorities in this country. Race and Economics are the main subjects on this prompt In a historical context minorities such like African Americas‚ The Irish and foreigners from different countries were perceived to be at the bottom. Things weren’t fair‚ and lots everyday activities were divided
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com/usnews/news/articles/051031/31powell.htm Encyclopedia Britannica. Colin Powell. (2009). Retrieved November 19‚ 2009 from Encyclopedia Britannica Online: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/473238/Colin-Powell General Colin L. Powell. (2009‚ January 18). Retrieved November 15‚ 2009 from the Academy of Achievement official website: http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/pow0bio-1 Major Player: Gen. Colin L. Powell (Ret.). (2000) Retrieved November 16‚ 2009 from
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It Takes a Small Step to Be Big Colin Powell life is interesting because he was the first African-American Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff. The commencement speech Powell gives at Howard University show his willingness and determination to overcome challenges. Not letting his race put a limitations on what he could or couldn’t do‚ shows that anyone can do anything and be anyone in this nation. It also shows how times have changed from the past from African Americans being slaves to running
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Ret. General Colin Powell As a Non Commissioned Officer in the Pennsylvania Army Nation Guard‚ I realize the importance and value of good leadership. A leader has to be able to understand and support their men‚ have initiative‚ be quick on their feet‚ and accept responsibility for their actions. The personal traits that I look for in a leader are courage‚ commitment‚ candor‚ competence‚ and integrity. Out of these the most important one to me‚ is integrity. A man’s word is his bond and the most
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importance of respect when you’re just a child. You should show respect everyday rather‚ it’s a job‚ school‚ or your family. Yet star athlete Colin Kaepernick has failed to show respect where it is most deserved. By refusing to stand during our national anthem‚ he showed disrespect to our military‚ our veterans‚ and our country. Star athlete Colin Kaepernick‚ the quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers‚ refused to stand for the “star spangled banner”. Unfortunately‚ this disrespectful act is not
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The Devil Holds the Pitchfork Ref: The Casebook of Forensic Detection‚ Colin Evans Author Statement: To show DNA evidence was used to convict Colin Pitchfork. The fifteen year old girl‚ Lynda Mann‚ was found dead on the morning of November 22‚ 1983. She was located in a footpath in Narborough‚ England by a hospital porter making his way to work. She had been raped and strangled the night before‚ while headed to a friend’s house. Traces of semen showed that the murderer was a Group A secretor
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