Informative Essay On Rocky Marciano

For my biography, I chose Nancy heart. Nancy Hart is most known for holding six British soldiers at gunpoint when they rudely asked for her to make them her last turkey they just killed, but this is only heroic act she had against the British. She was determined to rid the area of colonists loyal to the King. Nancy Heart was born in Orange County, North Carolina in 1735. She was a very tall muscular woman with long red hair, blue eyes, and a scarred face. The local Cherokees who lived her area called her "war woman". Nancy was not educated but still ran her house well. It's funny that she was a very good shot considering she was really cross eyed.

In the first 20 seconds of the match, I had the first take-down. I was working crossfaces, cheap tilts, and everything else I knew after my takedown. Then, I did what I do best and gave him a swift, hard crossface and cradeled him up. Squeezing with all my strength and might it took about 7 seconds of him being on his back and he was pinned! It took a total of 55 seconds to pin my first opponent at state.

Jack Roosevelt Robinson was born January 31, 1919. He was born in Cairo, Georgia and was the youngest of five children. He had a grandfather that was a slave, Jackie’s dad was a sharecropper and Mallie, Jackie’s mother, was a maid. His dad ran away from the family when Jackie was only an infant.

“Robinson faced death threats, vulgar insults, and hate-filled fans”(Jackie Robinson para 3). It’s because he was the first African-American baseball player in major league baseball and nobody liked him because of that. Jackie Robinson was a brave, hardworking men that accomplished a lot in his life for baseball and African-American community. Jackie Robinson had a positive influence on African Americans because he was the first African-American baseball player in major league baseball, he was a founder of ways to help African-American and he was a civil rights advocate for African-Americans.

There are many famous people in history, each person is famous for their own accomplishments, as well as their effect on the world we know today. Some of these famous people in history include Marquis de Lafayette, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton, these people helped change the world for the better.

The first Black to make the Whites see color in Major League Baseball. Jackie Roosevelt Robinson, born January 31, 1919, in Cario, Geoorgia. Jackie had five other siblings and of course he was the youngest. Jackie Robinson's mother Mallie Robinson raised him and his three brothers and two sisters as a single mother after his father ran off with his neighbor. His mother then proceeeded to move the family across the country to California, where jackies' Uncle Burton lived. His mother found a job washing clothes, not long after she had enough money to buy a house on Pepper street in Pasadena. They were the only black family on the street so immeadiatly they were seen as trouble.

Jackie Robinson opened doors to many African Americans to look past discrimination and focus on what they want to be. If it was not for him there might not be any African Americans playing America’s true pastime or any professional sport. Jackie Robinson changed the face of baseball and what it consisted of. He did something no one can imagine. Playing a game full of whites and facing the struggles of diversity throughout his career.

He had a hard time finding work due to his injuries. His wife and children soon left him. He became an alcoholic and died in 1929. His family thought he was buried at a grave in Albany. His relatives finally found out that he was buried in Arlington National Cemetery and that there was a giant

Vince Lombardi was the son of Harry and Matilda Lombardi (Roensch). Vincent Thomas Lombardi was born on June 11, 1913 in Brooklyn, New York. Vince spent his childhood in the city of Brooklyn. His dad Harry Lombardi had Vince’s childhood based on hard work and discipline (Roensch). Vince Lombardi wanted to play football high school, but cathedral high did not have contact sports. So Vince had to transfer from Cathedral to St. Francis Prep. Who actually sponsored a football team. Vince played as a fullback on for the team and got a scholarship to Fordham University (Roensch).

Jackie Robinson once said, "I'm not concerned with your liking or disliking me... all I ask is that you respect me as a human being." Jackie was saying that he has confidence in himself so he does not need people to like him, but he does want them to respect who he is as a person. This is something he would struggle with his whole life.

Mickey Mantle was one of the greatest baseball player in the history of the United States. He was born in October 20, 1931 in Spavinaw, Oklahoma. His Dad was Elven Mantle. "He taught Mickey Mantle how to switch hit and play outfield". His mom was Lovell Mantle. He grew up in Spavinaw, Oklahoma. At the age of four, him and his family moved to another town in Oklahoma. He was a very good athlete; he played basketball, football before he started playing baseball. In fact his football playing almost ends his career as a player. "Mantle's leg soon became infected with osteomyelitis a crippling disease that would have been incurable just a few years earlier. A midnight ride to Tulsa enabled Mantle to be treated with

He then moved onto the national stage and still Louis dominated. It came time for the U.S. Olympic trials for the Olympics in Berlin, Germany and Louis was in great shape. He qualified for the Olympics and went to Berlin to run as a representative for the U.S. He turned in a great performance which led to him meeting Adolf Hitler, which at the time wasn’t very as significant as we now know today. Louis later returned home from the Olympics and joined to the U.S. Air Force and was sent to Funafuti in the Pacific to fly missions into Japan during World War II. On one mission his plane crashed in the Pacific. He was stranded on a raft in the middle of the pacific with no food and water for 47 days with two other men. One eventually died about halfway through but Louis and Phil survived and drifted onto Japanese Islands. During their time on the raft they were attacked by sharks and japanese aircrafts but still managed to survive. They were then taken into captivity by the Japanese and sent to harsh concentration camps. One of the leaders at the camp specifically targeted Louis because he was recognized as an Olympic athlete. They nicknamed this Japanese leader “ The Bird” and his name became feared. Louis eventually lived

My hero, Kurt Swaton, he inspires me to give it my best and good things will happen to those who do their best. Kurt is not just a great runner or a great student, but he is a great person too, Kurt is an outstanding brother to me and a excellent friend to all of the people he knows. I can just see kurt at the start line of the regionals race, down in Indiana right before the gun goes off, you get that feeling that all the hard work and all the miles he has put into this race will pay off today and great things will

Hello there! How you fellas doing? My name is Al Capone. I am a famous gangster that has committed many crimes and had my gang location in Chicago,Illinois. Let me start off my story with when I was born. I was born on January 17, 1899 in Brooklyn, New York. My family had just immigrated to America from Italy. My father, Gabriel, came to America in 1894 from Naples, Italy. He was also educated there. My Mother Teresa was pregnant with me when she immigrated with my father. She also had my two brothers with her named Vincenzo and Raffaele. When my family moved to Brooklyn, my mother gave birth to me. This was the beginning of a new era.

The Capone’s moved to the Park Slope neighborhood in Brooklyn, and Al Capone came in contact with his mentor, Johnny Torrio. Torrio was the business leader of many gambling operations and the leader of the Five Pointers Street Gang. Capone was greatly influenced by Torrio and became very close to him. In 1909, Torrio left Brooklyn and moved to Chicago. This did not hinder Capone and Torrio’s communication. Although, Capone disconnected from the street gangs, and instead he had the jobs working in a munitions factory and as a paper cutter. Capone’s everyday jobs ended in 1917, when Torrio introduced Capone to Frankie Yale, a gangster in Brooklyn. Frankie Yale employed Capone as a bartender and bouncer at the Harvard Inn. During Capone’s time as a bartender, he received the nickname “Scarface”. This nickname, which he extremely disliked, came about when he got in a fight at the bar and received two scars on his left check. (Kennedy, Adrienne A., Salem Press Biographical Encyclopedia, January, 2016)