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Jackie Robinson's The Noble Experiment
The text “ The Noble Experiment,” “Montreal Signs Negro Shortstop,” and the video “Jackie Robinson and his involvement in the integration of baseball, but each author has a different purpose and includes different information to support his/her purpose. Alfred Duckett’s purpose is to inform the audience, the New York Times’ purpose is to entertain and inform, and archive’s purpose is to entertain. Evidence to support this analysis will be given. The author of “The Noble Experiment,” has a purpose and supports his/her purpose in different ways. the author's purpose is to inform the audience about Rickey's and Jackie's experience through his/her plan and informed the audience about their challenges and positive moments. Jackie Robinson was
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