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    great sports scandal involved many‚ but the most memorable and most known for it was Joe Jackson. The aftermath of the great World Series Scandal left many people questioning the character of Joe Jackson and whether or not he should have relations thereafter with baseball. There is still question today whether or not to let Joe into the Hall of Fame. 	Many people still question whether or not‚ Joe Jackson was involved in "The Black Sox Scandal of 1919." "The scandal even left

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    Shoeless Joe by W.P. Kinsella Section A: The novel‚ Shoeless Joe‚ by W.P. Kinsella is set on Ray Kinsella’s farm‚ in Iowa City‚ during the 1970’s. During the 1970’s‚ the ownership of farms was quickly decreasing because larger companies started to buy them off the small owners. The Kinsella farm had acquired great value and even though Ray’s brother-in-law Mark pushed him to sell it‚ he would always turn down the offer or suggestion. Ray had heard a voice say to him “If you build I‚ he will come

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    Shoeless Joe WP Kinsella wrote Shoeless Joe in 1982. The novel was the source for the popular movie‚ Field of Dreams‚ in 1988. Shoeless Joe is the story of Ray Kinsella‚ an avid baseball fan‚ and the journey he takes and the lengths he goes to fulfill a dream. The Journey takes Ray too many different places around the Northeast; and even places he thought his mind would never go. Ray Kinsella is your typical mid-west farmer. He and his wife Annie have a daughter and a small corn farm in the middle

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    There are over 270 recognized religions in the world‚ which give people something greater to believe in than themselves and provide them with life guidance. This direction and guidance for Ray Kinsella in the novel Shoeless Joe by W.P. Kinsella‚ is provided by his belief in the sport of baseball. To begin‚ Ray uses baseball as a belief in something greater than himself. Along with that‚ this belief gives him guidance in his life. Lastly‚ this guidance provided by baseball leads Ray to help others

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    gamblers; it was the biggest scandal in major league history. Many of Shoeless Joe’s greatest fans‚ including Ray Kinsella‚ were profoundly saddened to hear the news that their idol would no longer be playing baseball. The novel “Shoeless Joe” by W.P Kinsella and its adaptation movie “Field of Dreams” by Phil Alden Robinson are both like and unalike in terms of relationships‚ characters‚ plot‚ settings and theme. The plots of both “Shoeless Joe” and “Field of Dreams” are similar and different in a variety

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    Narrative Analysis: Shoeless Joe I. Plot The plot is pretty straight forward‚ however‚ it can be complicated at times; since Ray is the narrator‚ he tells the story‚ but he interjects his own memories and thoughts throughout the story. I believe that certain aspects of the plot could be seen as realistic‚ but overall the genre of the novel is fiction. The book is divided five parts‚ which makes it more convenient to distinguish the important events of the novel and also the traditional plot

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    In the short story “Shoeless Joe Jackson comes to Iowa”‚ Kinsella provides insight about a man who loves Iowa‚ his wife (Annie)‚ his daughter (Karin)‚ and lastly baseball. The setting of the story takes place on a rural farm in Iowa where Ray made a baseball field because he was told by a voice of a baseball announcer “If you build it‚ they will come”. (Pickering pg 740) Ray and Annie had bought this farm‚ years ago‚ to plant and cultivate corn and to raise their daughter in

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    who supplied the money to all of the players that were involved in the throwing. One particular player out of the starting nine was “ShoelessJoe Jackson‚ an all star and a future Hall of Famer. He was one of the first players in the court case who pleaded guilty for taking money to intentionally lose the 1919 Baseball World Series. After the court ruling‚ Jackson told reporters‚ “The jury could not have returned a fairer verdict‚ but I don’t want to go back to organized baseball--I’m through with

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    Jackson‚ July 1887- December 1951‚ batted a lifetime average of .357 (“Shoeless Joe Jackson). Jackson’s baseball career kicked off when he was asked to play for the local millworkers baseball team. He played for this team for a couple of years until he caught the eye of professional baseball coach/manager Connie Mack. He quit the team several times during the early years of his pro ball career due to a low self-esteem and lack of confidence. In 1915‚ Jackson was sold to the Chicago

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    Drug abuse and cheating is one of the main reason professional athletes get suspended or even banned from sports (Carroll). This abuse of rules has been seen through the eras all the way from Shoeless Joe Jackson to Sammy Sosa. People may never understand what an athlete can do with a second chance. Although many athletes are caught cheating and abusing the rules in professional sports‚ offenders should only be punished for a short while and allowed a second chance. The 1919 Major League Baseball

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