except in the impact it has on other lives.” This was a quote said by Jackie Robinson. He sure did make an impact on many. He helped to lead the way toward equality for black Americans by becoming the first African American baseball player to play in the major leagues. But‚ he had to go through a lot to get there. He wasn’t just good at baseball. He also was good at tennis‚ which is what he started to play in the beginning. Jackie also played football‚ ran track‚ and basketball. In track‚ he even
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Jackie Chan Jackie Chan was born in 1954‚ the son of a poor couple who had just come to Hong Kong from the Province of Shandong‚ China. When he was born‚ his parents could barely raise the money for the hospital bill‚ and were almost forced to adopt him out to the delivering doctor. His parents tried very hard to raise money to pay the hospital bill and took Jackie‚ their only child‚ home. They named him Chan Kong-sang‚ which means "born in Hong Kong"‚ to celebrate their safe arrival in Hong
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When Jackie Robinson took the field for the Brooklyn Dodgers on opening day April 15‚1947 he forever changed the faces of major league baseball. Robinson was the first African American to play in the majors in the 20th century.Jackie Robinson made history in 1947 when he broke baseball’s color barrier to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers .The impact Jackie Robinson made on Major League Baseball is one that will be forever remembered. On April 15 each season‚ every team in the majors celebrates Robinson’s
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people. Jackie Walorski was born in South Bend‚ St. Joseph County‚ Ind.‚ August 17‚ 1963. Jackie worked as a journalist before becoming a State Representative of the 2nd District of Indiana in the 114th Congress. She attended Whitcomb Riley High School and later attended Taylor University where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree. Jackie was taught to care for the well being of the community by her father‚ who was a firefighter‚ which helped her appreciate her community. Although Jackie has not
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life. In the excerpts from Jackie Robinson’s biography‚ ”I Never Had It Made‚” Rebecca Maksel’s auto-biography‚“The Father of Chinese Aviation‚” and Melba Beals’‚ “Warriors Don’t Cry‚” each person faced important turning points that changed their lives and their countries. One broke the color line in baseball and changed the United States‚ another changed aviation and industrialized China‚ and the last made it so schools were not labeled by race in the U.S.A. Jackie Robinson changed all sports
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31‚ 1919‚ in Cairo‚ Georgia‚ a sleepy Southern town near the Florida border. Jackie was the youngest of five children‚ four boys and a girl‚ born to impoverished sharecroppers Jerry and Mallie Robinson. Jerry Robinson deserted the family six months after Jackie was born. Mallie Robinson‚ a strong‚ devoutly religious woman‚ moved the struggling family across the country by rail to Pasadena‚ California‚ in 1920 when Jackie was fourteen-months old. She worked as a domestic to support her family; leftovers
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Notes for a Jackie Robinson Essay: Obstacle/barrier: Getting bullied Characteristics: Excellence and persistence A barrier i faced was being able to be myself and trying to fit in and stand out. HOOK SENTENCE:“I’m not concerned with your liking or disliking me. All i ask is that you respect me as a human being.” These famous words were spoken by the memorable and amazing Jackie Robinson. This quote is talking about the fact that even though Jackie knew he was different‚ he still wanted to be
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Keeping in mind the facts and timeline of this situation‚ discuss Jackie’s situation in term of its legal and ethical issues. Jackie’s ethical issue was that she slept and carried on a relationship with her manager Curtis. As far as legal issues‚ if Jackie was to go through with the information she was telling Leslie‚ she would be disciplined because of the employee ethics code. 2.) Discuss Jackie’s alternatives and the possible professional and private outcomes of her situation. Jackie’s alternatives
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The Negro Leagues "I’m not concerned with your liking or disliking me ... all I ask is that you respect me as a human being.” Jackie Robinson Being a colored person in the early 1920’s was not an easy situation. Trying to play baseball in a integrated national league was even worse. Black people overcame a lot before being able to play in an integrated league‚ from having to organize their own leagues to the breaking point when finally they were allowed to play in a white league. Colored
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Jackie Robinson is one of the most well known people in baseball. Without Jackie Robinson blacks might not have played baseball until later in time. Jackie Robinson was one of the most courageous people of his time for being a pioneer despite the odds. In Jackie Robinson’s time‚ African Americans were not just segregated in sports‚ they were segregated in life. For example‚ African Americans went to different schools than whites; they were not allowed to sit in the front of public transportation
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