George Herman "Babe" Ruth was an American icon or symbol just as Uncle Sam was; the Babe started it all. He was the best pitcher in his day and still remains the strongest slugger in the game. Ruth had power‚ strength‚ an appetite and a desire for the game that no other player would ever have. It was "Babe Ruth‚ a hero of prowess who had achieved greatness by the sheer extent of his extraordinary ability" that put a smile on all the youngsters faces. No matter where he was the fans would follow;
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which produced some of the greatest black baseball players ever. Hank Aaron‚ Ernie Banks‚ Cool Papa Bell‚ and finally Jackie Robinson. These black baseball players set the bar high for black athletes across the country and world. #42 for the Brooklyn Dodgers did more for the black community than he ever thought was possible. Jackie’s “grandfather was raised in slavery” and he understood that‚ thats not what he wanted to do for his entire life. During his lavish career‚ the fans fell in love with him because
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Jackie Robinson Jackie Roosevelt Robinson was born in Cairo‚ Georgia in 1919 into a family of sharecroppers. His mother’s name was Mallie Robinson and she raised Jackie and his four other brothers and sisters by herself. Jackie was the youngest. His mother worked several jobs to support Jackie and his siblings. Jackie Robinson graduated from Washington Junior High school in 1935 and then went on to high school at Muir Tech where he got interested in playing sports. At Muir Tech he played basketball
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such a high pedestal? That is not only because it is apart of our culture but because those events bring in bank. And what is more important to us than money? Sports are very vital to our societies economy. Millions are spent on athletes‚ arenas‚ stadiums‚ sponsorships etc‚ and
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Robinson played the first season with the Brooklyn Dodgers‚ as expected‚ Robinson’s presence produced a barrage of racial insults and name callings‚ especially from the Philadelphia Phillies‚ a club notorious for taunting opposing players. Despite his fiery temperament‚ he could not answer back but went through the season proving himself in fine style. At the end of 1947 season‚ Robinson won the Rookie of the year award‚ and assisted the Dodgers to the World Series against New York Yankees and later
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Running head: DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS PAPER Descriptive Statistics Paper Mickey Gahan‚ Tony Goss‚ Gerry Camacho and Rob Jacobson University of Phoenix Research Process Paper Few sports have had the social impact that baseball has had over the years. Baseball has long been the all-American pastime. Baseball parks in most major cities across the U.S. attract families including children with dreams of becoming
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runs away to London. Here he is picked up by Jack Dawkins or the Artful Dodger as he is called. The Artful Dodger is a member of the Jew Fagin’s gang of boys. Fagin has trained the boys to become pickpockets. The Artful Dodger takes Oliver to Fagin’s den in the London slums‚ and Oliver‚ who innocently does not understand that he is among criminals‚ becomes one of Fagin’s boys. When Oliver is sent out with The Artful Dodger and another boy on a pickpocket expedition Oliver is so shocked when he realizes
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When Jackie Robinson first played baseball‚ no one knew how good he could be‚ but soon‚ he played up for the Brooklyn Dodgers‚ and he became the best baseball player. That was the sound when Jackie Robinson played in his first ever game. Home run! I chose Jackie Robinson because he is the best baseball player ever‚ and he was the first black baseball player! He also inspired many black people to do what they love to do. My essay will provide facts and and things that happened when the great Jackie
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person‚ but it also applies to a group of people. Take the Dodgers for example. The Dodgers are primarily famous throughout the hispanic communities but also in California itself since that team has been placed there. As commuters are driving down the freeways in California‚ they are most likely to drive by a billboard with three large words printed across‚ “Live‚ Breathe‚ Blue”. Automatically‚ the word blue is affiliated with the Dodgers‚ being that their team color is blue. This billboard contrasts
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