...drive seems to take an eternity. Citi Field can be seen halfway over the Whitestone Bridge. Resembling Ebbets Field, its stunning architecture takes my breath away. In the parking lot, you realize just how enormous the stadium is. It looks so much larger than it is portrayed on television. Right outside the stadium, the song Meet the Mets is usually playing through the speakers. A loop of the PA announcer listing all the things that are not allowed in the stadium is played overtop the song. A security person gently pats your pockets and then signals for you to go through the turnstile. Inside, the Jackie Robinson Rotunda is beautifully designed with staircases and escalators to bring you to field level seats. To the right is the Mets Hall of Fame and team store. The hall of fame is filled with archival pictures and memorabilia. Straight ahead is a sculpture of Jackie Robinson’s number 42. First timers race to the sculpture to take pictures with it. At the top of the escalator, you finally get the sense that you’re at a ballpark. The aromas of hot dogs, burgers, and fresh roasted peanuts fill the air. The field comes into sight after you walk a little bit to the left or right. The scoreboards glisten from the sunlight. The dirt looks as soft as a pillow, and the freshly cut grass smells almost fragrant. The foul lines are pristinely straight and as white as a perfect pearl. Although the hotdogs are nothing special, they taste extraordinary. It’s all about...
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...see through the eyes of Jackie Robinson and experience his life and how he and Rickey Branch changed the game of baseball. Tygiel’s thesis in this book is that Jackie Robinson was the best example on how to produce a change in a society that has unfair prejudice by maintaining class and composure, never giving up in the face of racism and even harm to himself. Tygiel also refers to Robinson impact on the other African American baseball players who wanted to join the major league and African Americans as a whole to change the Jim Crow league. One of the strengths in Tygiel’s book is his attention to detail. The detail he put into this book had to have taken hours and hours of research to compile all the data he used. Tygiel tells the story the African American baseball leagues as well as Jackie Robinsons and even feeds information on how the leagues were formed and how the desegregation affected the players. One of the weaknesses of the book can be the long list of statistics. For a baseball fanatic who understands the game, the statistics may be a strength considering that the stats make sense for the book to go along. But for the average readers that might not know anything about baseball or the rules, the long list of statistics can get boring and confusing. Another strength is how the author shows how the desegregation started in the minor leagues, in the 1940’s and 1950’s. Before reading the book many readers may just assume that Jackie Robinson just appeared in the...
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...Jasmine Mince Rachel Robinson Final Professional blog Books On Screen http://booksonscreenblog.wordpress.com I was moderately confident in my writing abilities at the beginning of this course. I felt used some good writing techniques but there was definitely room for improvement. My expectations were to learn how to perfect my writing skills and to become more knowledgable in my grammar skills. I think my expectations were not met simply because I didn’t really understand the assignments given. Had I been more clear on what was expected of me in the class my expectations may have been met better. My professional critique changed in a manner of providing research that supported my opinions. I was a bit confused about what was expected from the assignment after my first draft was submitted because of the comment received in correction of the post. I attempted to be more clear in what my criteria for an excellent product was to me and provided more supporting details. I think I didn’t grasp the concept as much as I would like but I did attempt to apply the review points given to me by my instructor and classmates. I think I was an average student in this class compared to the level I would have like to been. One thing I would do differently is try to get a better understanding of the blog assignment perhaps by asking more questions or researching what exactly a professional critique blog is as I feel I really missed the point and that is reflected in my grades....
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...Jackie Robinson was the most interesting person to me because he was a baseball hero who broke the color barrier. “He was born on January 31, 1919 in Cairo, Georgia.” He was the youngest child with four siblings, he was raised by his single mother. He got his high school diploma from John Muir High School and also attended Pasadena City College where I currently attend. At Pasadena City College he was considered an superb athlete, well because he played four different sports, including football, basketball, track, and baseball. He was the region’s Most Valuable Player in baseball in 1938. Mr. Robinson went to the University of California after Pasadena City College. He was a tremendous athletic because he was the first student in UCLA history...
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... Many people have heard of the legend the great Bambino. Babe Ruth was a hero because he was a person of distinguished courage. He was admired for his brave soul and total determination for greatness, but who really was Babe Ruth? He was one of the best baseball players in our nation. Sixty-eight years after his death and he is still seen as one of America’s greatest heroes. It all began around 1902 when Babe Ruth was seven years old and sent to live in St. Mary’s Industrial School for Boys, a catholic orphanage and reformatory that became his home for the next 12 years. Ruth was especially close to a monk named Brother Matthias, who quickly became a father figure to the young boy. Ruth was introduced to various sports through many monks including Matthias. Out of all the sports Ruth was introduced to he truly fell in love with baseball. When he was 15 he showed great skill both as an exceptional hitter and pitcher. By 19 Ruth caught the attention of Jack Dunn, the owner of the Baltimore Orioles. At that time, the Orioles prepared players for the team the Boston Red Sox, Dunn saw a promising future in Ruth’s athletic ability. He was with the club for only a short time though before he was asked to the Majors in Boston. Babe Ruth was an unbelievably good baseball player. He was one of the best hitters of all time. It’s crazy to think that people would actually pay to watch him swing a fifty-two ounce bat even if he was to strike out. In his first season...
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...Jackie Robinson, the first African American to play in the MLB. Jackie was drafted into the MLB in 1947, and in 1955 he helped the Brooklyn Dodgers win a World Series Championship. Jackie Robinson should be remembered because he broke the color barrier when he became the first black athlete to play Major League Baseball. Jack Roosevelt Robinson was born on January 31, 1919, in Cairo, Georgia(Jackie Robinson Bio). Jackie also had 4 other siblings. Robinson was raised only by his mother because his dad walked out on them when he was young. He attended John Muir High School and Pasadena Junior College, where he was an excellent athlete and played four sports: football, basketball, track, and baseball (Jackie Robinson Bio). Jackie continued his education and went to college at UCLA. Where he became the university's first student to win varsity letters in four sports (Jackie Robinson Bio). Robinson was forced to leave UCLA just shy of graduation due to financial hardship. He moved to Honolulu, Hawaii, where he played football for the semi-professional Honolulu Bears (Jackie Robinson Bio). In Hawaii playing football he played running back. In 1942 to 1944, Robinson served in the United States Army, as a second lieutenant. During boot camp at Fort Hood, Texas, Robinson was arrested for refusing...
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...What were the roles of blacks and women in 19th century baseball? The legendary game of baseball, the roar of the crowd, the crack of the bat, the hot dogs and peanuts, and most of all the excitement is why America's pastime has had a long history filled with great moments, heroic players, and breakthroughs in our modern society. The first Negro Leagues contained baseball teams comprised of African American players who, after being rejected by “white baseball”, decided to start their own league. After the American Civil War, free African Americans pursued their dream of playing professional baseball. However, there was an unofficial ban on African Americans, which meant that they couldn’t play in major league baseball even if they were talented. In 1884 Moses “Fleetwood” Walker became the first African American player to play in the major leagues for the American Association Toledo Blue Stockings. Unfortunately he was met with much racism, which eventually saw him taken off the team. The International League voted to exclude African Americans on July 14, 1887. Today, African-Americans play on teams equally alongside players of other cultures and races. African-Americans are now able to play baseball freely without racism, hatred and segregation. The first documented mention of women playing baseball anywhere in the United States was in a letter from Vassar student Annie Glidden to her brother on April 20, 1866. "They are getting up various clubs now for out-of-door exercise...
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...Jackie Robinson was born in Cairo, Georgia with his five siblings. He was raised in poverty with his mother. He attended John Muir high school, and later on went to Pasadena college. During his college years, he was an excellent athlete. In fact, he was such a great player that he played four sports: football, basketball, track, and baseball. Robinson was inspired by his older brother to go into sports. His brother, Matthew Robinson, went to the olympics in Berlin, Germany. Later, Jackie continued his education at the University of California. Here, he became the university’s first student to receive varsity letters in all four sports. However, Jackie was forced to leave UCLA due to a financial issue. Because of this, he moved to Honolulu, Hawaii to play for the semi-professional Honolulu bears. His admission to the bears was cut short due to World War II, when he had to be enrolled into the army. Jackie served two years in the army but never saw combat. Also, at a...
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...Roosevelt Robinson was born on January 31, 1919 in CAIRO GEORGIA his father Jerry Robinson and his mother Mallie Robinson He died on October 24, 1972 due to a heart attack has was 53 and currently in Stamford Hospital he was pronounced dead at 7:10 am he had 3 kids Sharon Robinson, Jackie Robinson Jr, and David Robinson and he was married to Rachel Robinson. The main event that he lived through was segregation this event or time period lasted from 1896 to 1954. Segregation was the separation of different colored people which means that only certain colored people could use certain things or go certain places. An example of this would be restaurants they would have a separate entrance for blacks. When Jackie was 20 World War II started...
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...Jackie Robinson Jackie Robinson was a kind man who got racist comments put towards him because of his race by the fans of Major League Baseball I feel like Jackie Robinson is not just a baseball hero but also I feel like he is a hero in general. Some facts about Jackie Robinson are that he had a normal life like everybody else Jackie Robinson was born in Ciaro, Georgia on January 31,1919 Not long after he was born him and his family moved to Pasadena, California Robinson had four siblings growing up. His siblings names were Edgar,Frank,Matthew,and Willa Mae Having Robinson being the youngest Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier when he became the first black athlete to play Major League Baseball in the 20th century He played his Major...
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...Extended Writing Project - Rylee Royster Melba Beals (Warriors don’t Cry), Jackie Robinson (I Never had it Made), and Feng Ru (Father of Chinese Aviation) all had dangerous and life threatening experiences. These experiences had an impact on them and their countries. Beals integrated schools, while Robinson integrated major league baseball. And lastly, Feng Ru was the first Chinese man to build a working aircraft and bring aviation to China. Jackie Robinson from “I Never had it Made” integrated baseball in the major leagues. Robinson also was the first black player in major league baseball. Lastly, Robinson changed the attitudes of the fans toward future and present baseball players. Robinson had faced many death threats and fans screaming racial slurs, in the beginning of the story, but he kept playing. “Bigoted fans...
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...In order to play sports, you need to be athletic or talented. However, that’s not all you need to be when you played professional sports. Before athletes like Jesse Owens, Jackie Robinson, Earl Lloyd, Kenny Washington, and Jon Taylor there were no minority athletes playing professional sports or participating professional sporting event competition. It wasn’t until 1900 when Constantin Henriquez de Zubiera became the first minority athlete to compete in the 1900 Olympic games in France. But in 1908 Jon Taylor became the first African-American to win a gold medal in the US relay team. In 1946, Kenny Washington became first African-American football player. A year later, in 1947, Jackie Robinson broke baseball barrier. Then in 1950, Earl Lloyd became the first African- American basketball player. However, it took a long time for minority and African American athletes to gain respect from fans and other athletes....
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...When Jackie Robinson first stepped up the plate in 1947, MLB fans everywhere would not accept the fact that African Americans could play in the major leagues. They wanted to make sure that this change never occurred. Robinson withstood all of the racial slurs and the threats against his life, and MLB fans started to take notice. They realized it wasn’t a bad thing to let change happen. People accept and resent change from happening all the time in the real world and in books. This is illustrated In Chinua Achebe’s book, Things Fall Apart, and Benjamin Hoff’s novel, The Tao of Pooh, where the authors demonstrate acceptance of change leads to restoration, while resistance to change leads to destruction, which they portray through the characters...
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...conducted in the white house. Sheila will host the very first film festival in Middleburg, Virginia. ("A Day in the Life of Sheila Johnson." WSJ. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Apr. 2015). In 2006 she was named Global Ambassador for care, a leading humane organization that fights against global poverty by entitling women. In May of 2011, she joined the AOL the Huffington post media as an advisor for multicultural and african american people. Also in 2011 she was a member of Accordia Global Health Foundation’s International Council, who helped the concern of the diseases in Africa, by helping the people who lived there. Mrs. Johnson is also a board member in the new school of design in New York, the Sundance Institute, the Tiger Woods Foundation, the Jackie Robinson Foundation, ANNIKA Foundation, and the University of Illinois Foundation. ("The New School." PARSONS. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Apr. 2015). ...
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...Pattillo Beals, I Never Had it Made by Jackie Robinson, and “The Father of Chinese Aviation” By Rebecca Maskell. Melba Pattillo Beals, Jackie Robinson, and Feng Ru changed their countries by going through different hard challenges while risking their lives doing it. Melba was the first to integrate an all white school, Jackie was the first to integrate Major League Baseball, and Feng was the first Chinese man to fly and build his own air plane. Melba Pattillo Beals was an African American that wanted to improve other African American’s education. Doing so she was one of the first Little Rock Nine to ever integrate an all white school. Melba went through threats to her life by a mob and protesters. In paragraph thirteen it states, “ Some of the white people looked totally horrified, while others raised their fists to us. Others shouted ugly words.” But Beals was glad because...
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