I cyber stalked my new favourite musician and discovered that he‚ like my mother‚ had grown up in a hardcore Evangelical household. Unlike my mother‚ Joshua Tillman was born in Rockville‚ Maryland‚ which doesn’t tempt children with sin in the same way a big city like Toronto can. He was so isolated‚ that in 1991‚ at the age of ten‚ Tillman announced that he wanted to be a pastor‚ simply because that was the closest thing he knew to performing. This ambition was soon abandoned‚ when he transferred
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“Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.” J.F.K wrote this quote in admiration of his country. Pat Tillman showed great similarity in J.F.K’s cite. While he was an extraordinary developed man‚ he was a very bright young student as well. Pat Tillman was born on November 6‚ 1976. Pat played football in high school and he ended up winning a scholarship to attend Arizona State University. With his committed mind he was selected in the seventh round of the 1988
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Patrick Daniel Tillman Jr. was a recognizable professional American athlete who played football for the Arizona Cardinals. In may 2002‚ eight months after the devastating September 11th attacks‚ Tillman turned down a three-year $3.6 million contract to serve in the United States Army. While competing various tours over the years in the Middle East‚ Tillman was redeployed in Afghanistan. On April 22‚ 2004‚ Pat Tilman was killed in the line of duty. “Tillman died courageously while charging
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into the military. Pat Tillman was a football star from Arizona State University and later the Arizona Cardinals. In 2002‚ Tillman put his NFL career on hold and enlisted in the U.S. Army to become an ranger along with his brother. With this choice‚ Tillman received a lot of attention from the media‚ but was humble and did not want to make it a big story. When his coach‚ Dave McGinnis‚ from the Arizona Cardinals was asked he answered‚ “Pat knew his purpose in life. Tillman proudly walked away from
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If you’re into sports‚ you’ve seen it happen. You’ve probably even experienced it‚ football players shaking hands after four quarters of knocking each other around‚ tennis players leaping over the net to shake hands with their opponents after a hard-fought match or Soccer players exchanging jerseys after an intense 90 minutes. Boxers touch gloves at the beginning of each round‚ and then hug after beating each other into a pulp for 12 rounds. It seems like competitors in every event‚ from spelling
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It would be extremely difficult to walk away from millions of dollars doing something you have been doing since a child to protect people that you do not even know. This is what Patrick Tillman did. In 2001 Pat Tillman was a football player for the Arizona Cardinals. He was reaching the peak of his football career. But following the terrorist attacks on September 11th 2001‚ Pat made a decision that would significantly impact the rest of his life. He decided to walk away from a multimillion dollar
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Pat Tillman was a very selfless person‚ When the attack on 9/11 happened‚ he wanted to take action right away.He wanted to take matters into his own hand. I guess you could say that he had a lot of pride for our country. From playing football to joining the army‚ Pat Pat Tillman was a very determined person. Pat was told that he should stick with playing baseball and not move over to football‚ but he provved them wrong after making it on the team‚ playing for college football‚ then finally
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superhero‚ or just someone you look up to. Pat Tillman will be remembered as a hero to many people. He was an NFL football player for the Arizona Cardinals who joined the special force team‚ Army Rangers‚ after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. He died from friendly fire while fighting. Pat Tillman is remembered as an American hero because of his determination‚ strong work ethic‚ and his modesty. Many people remember Pat Tillman as being determined. Tillman exhibited this quality by telling his Arizona
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Situation Analysis of Tillman Story Stephen Stone Black Sheep‚ Tillman’s platoon‚ had to make it to Mana on time. However‚ they had an inoperable vehicle with them that had to bring back to the FOB‚ forward operating base. Black Sheep could not abandon the vehicle. There only viable option was to bring it to a nearby paved highway for a wrecker to pick it up. Luckily‚ they came across a local who could tow it to the highway. However‚ they ran into an another problem. Whether to split the group
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Pat Tillman: A Hero or Waste of Life? Many peoples’ ideas differ about the subject of Pat Tillman. Pat Tillman‚ 27‚ was a member of the 2nd Battalion‚ 75th Ranger Regiment based at Fort Lewis‚ Washington. Tillman was a great football player prior to joining the army. He turned down a three year‚ 3.6 million dollar contract for the Arizona Cardinals in 2002‚ to join the army in the wake of the September 11th attacks. Pat Tillman was a skilled football player who was known for his smart‚ hard-hitting
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