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    Smog in Los Angeles

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    Smog in Los Angeles Smog has been a major problem in megacities all over the world since the creation of the automobile. There are many factors that contribute to smog over Los Angeles‚ California‚ but I will focus on the automobile emissions. The word smog is a combination of the words smoke and fog. According to dictionary.com the definition is “smoke or other atmospheric pollutants combined with fog in an unhealthy or irritating mixture.” (dictionary.com). Through out this paper I will

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    player‚ and I was also involved in track when I was in high school. I graduated from high school in 1937. When I started playing professional baseball I played in the negro leagues for the Kansas City‚ Monarchs. I was later signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. I was the first African

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    Jackie Robinson Thesis

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    Jackie Robinson The Author of Jackie Robinson is Manfred Weidhorn. The book was published by Atheneum books in 1993. The book “Jackie Robinson” is a biography because it talks about his life and how he grew up as a black baseball player for the Dodgers. He also led the way and showed how he broke the color barrier. The subject of the book is Jackie Robinson. The main idea of the book is how Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in an era where whites dominated the sport of baseball. Jackie

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    He was the first african american to play the major leagues after he played his first game for the Brooklyn Dodgers. The Downfall while playing for the Dodgers was Jackie was discriminated throughout his whole career just because he was a different race than another player. He was haunt for playing baseball. But now today all African Americans are allowed to play game today without

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    Jackie Robinson undoubtedly changed organized baseball forever‚ but he could not have done it without the help and guidance of Branch Rickey. Rickey’s exploration of the limits of baseball’s color line led to a widespread exchange of ideas‚ largely contributing to more tolerant attitudes in both baseball and throughout the United States. By the mid-19th century‚ baseball had reached an “unprecedented” popularity in America.[5]. Organized teams and leagues were created‚ along with the establishment

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    Jackie Robinson was the black person to play on an all-white baseball team. Jackie was a man to stand up for his rights and stand up against segregation. He was taken on the Brooklyn Dodgers as the first colored man on an all-white baseball team. He had many great values such as perseverance. One of Jackie Robinson?s greatest values was his perseverance. I have had to show perseverance all throughout my life. I really had to show perseverance when I moved in between third and fourth grade. I lived

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    took a great leap in breaking color barriers in America. He was the first African-American to play in Major League Baseball in the 20th century. It all started after Jackie was signed on with the Montreal Royals‚ the top farm team of the Brooklyn Dodgers‚ by Branch Rickey. Jackie led the Royals to victory in the Little World Series with 40 stolen bases and a batting average of .349. Afterward Robinson was chased by mobs of white and black fans. Though there were those who loved Jackie‚ there were

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    The government subsidized Jordan Downs Housing Projects in the Watts district of Los Angeles consist of 700 units that are home to some of the poorest residents in the entire state of California. Recently a measure was unanimously passed by the LA City Council that calls for the demolition and redevelopment of the projects‚ leaving a gravely uncertain future for the nearly 2400 low income residents that currently occupy Jordan Downs. The poor condition and high crime rate have caused nearly unanimous

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    Ebbets Field

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    baseball fan‚ and a player here at the college I enjoy this painting because of how I can relate to it so easily. The tradition that the great American sport of baseball provides its fans with‚ are all shown through Sorenson’s painting of the old Dodgers stadium Ebbets Field. "Ebbets Field was one of the most revered ballparks in the history of baseball (Sorenson)." Even though this baseball stadium was around in the 1900’s and torn down by a wrecking ball in 1960‚ Sorenson was able to capture the

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    Invisible Men

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    Invisible Men: Life in Baseball’s Negro Leagues American History Through Baseball Johnson Randle “Invisible Men” by Donn Rogosin was a very interesting book with a lot of information I never really knew about with the game of Baseball. He goes into good details describing what it was like for these men back in the day. Also‚ learning the true roots of the Negro league and where it all began for the Negro players was awfully intriguing. After reading the book a lot of different types of arguments

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