Steve Prefontaine Research Paper

The Dred Scott Decision of 1857 ruled that African-Americans, even ones who were not enslaved, were not protected under The Constitution and could never be citizens. This brings up questions that will be answered in this paper. Should slaves be American citizens? Is it morally correct for one to own another human? Does the Dred Scott decision contradict The Declaration of Independence which states that every man is created equal?

The grandson of a slave, Jack Roosevelt Robinson was born on January 31, 1919, in Cairo, Georgia; he was the youngest of five children. Jackie grew up very poor, but little did he know that his athletic ability would open the doors for his future. After his father deserted the family when Jackie was six months old, his mother, Mallie Robinson, moved the family to California in search of work. California also subjected blacks to segregation at that time, but to less of a degree than in the Deep South. The young Jackie defused his anger over this prejudice by immersing himself in sports. He displayed extraordinary athletic skills in high school, excelling at football, basketball, baseball, and track. After helping Pasadena Junior College

Steven Barone, a Nevada resident known for his alien chasing hobbies, has finally struck gold. Barone apparently caught his first UFO sighting on two HD cameras. This would be great news, unfortunately, Barone hails from Las Vegas. The City of Sin isn't exactly known for its truthful reputation, but perhaps Barone will prove that wrong. Probably unlikely.

During the summer of 1979, Doug Sulliman was part of a bumper crop of future NHLers chosen in the opening round of the league’s annual entry draft. Included were the likes of Mike Gartner, Rick Vaive, Ray Bourque, Paul Reinhart and Michel Goulet.

While Bannister and Prefontaine set the standards for the short and medium distance runners, a new group of long distance runners was beginning to emerge, along with a new running culture. In the early and mid-1970’s, long distance American runners Frank Shorter and Bill Rodgers, joined forces with short and medium distance runners (Bannister and Prefontaine) to kick-start the running boom of running in America. It’s said that over 25 million people were active runners during this time.

Jackie Robinson’s background and childhood environment had a major impact on the ways he went about changing African American lives. He is famous for saying that “a life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives” (Jackie 1). Jack (Jackie) Roosevelt Robinson is famously well-known for becoming the first black player in the major leagues and playing with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. He was born on January 31, 1919, in Cairo, Georgia. He also was the youngest of five children and he was raised by a single mother. His older brother, Matthew, actually inspired him to pursue his dream in sports. Surprisingly, Matthew won a silver medal in the 200-meter-dash, just behind Jesse Owens in the 1936 Olympic games in Berlin. Jackie went to John Muir High School and Pasadena Junior College, which are the places where he played a various amount of sports growing up. His reputation as a household name began to gain traction during this time. He was awarded the Region’s Most Valuable

Jackie Robinson had a hard life growing up. He was born in Cairo Georgia, on January 31, 1919. His full name is Jackie Roosevelt Robinson. His parents chose the middle name Roosevelt because Teddy Roosevelt spoke out against racism. Jackie Robinson was born on a plantation where his parents were shopkeepers. Jackie Robinson was the youngest of 5 children. At birth, his siblings were Edgar age 10, Frank age 9, Mark age 5, Willa Mae 3. His mom was Mallie Robinson and his dad's name was Jerry Robinson. However Jackie Robinson's father left his mother and ran off with the neighbor's wife. Jackie Robinson wasn't even one when he left. When Frank got older he won a gold medal in track in the olympics. The plantation owner kicked them out of the plantation, which caused them to move to California. Jackie Robinson played and loved all sports. He was the best at football. He even was the starting quarterback. Because he faced so much segregation, he created the Pepper Street Gang. The Pepper Street Gang was a group of Jackie's friends who excluded all white

Growing up Jackie Robinson was raised by a single mother in relative poverty. In high school, he was an excellent athlete playing four sports: football, basketball, track, and baseball. In 1938, Robinson was chosen as the region’s Most Valuable Player in baseball. Though he grew up in harder conditions than most, he didn't use that as an excuse. His situation as a child didn’t hold him back, but rather motivated him to be exceptional in all he did. His older brother inspired him to pursue his talent and love for athletics. Continuing his education, Robinson, attended the University of California, Los Angeles. There he was the first to win four varsity letters. Right before graduation he was forced to leave UCLA due

Jackie Robinson comes from a humble beginning. Jackie was born January 31, 1919 in Cairo, Georgia. When he was six months old, his father left and his mother moved the family to California. With the help of a niece, his mother bought a house in a white neighborhood in Pasadena. As if raising a family as a single parent isn't enough she had to stand up every day to racism and horrible treatment since she lived in a white community. Jackie was very proud of his mother, she is where Jackie learned to stand up for himself and not be pushed around. As Robinson grew up he discovered he was a natural athlete. Although he still struggled, putting up with racism, he learned that through sports he could make friends with white kids. In high school Jackie participated in nearly all the sports available: Football, basketball, track, and most importantly baseball.

Jackie was born in Cairo, Georgia. Jackie’s mother, a single mom of five, moved her family from Georgia to California to escape racial tensions in the south. Although Jackie’s mother wanted to get away from racism, she also moved to the west to find work to provide for her family (“Robinson, Jackie”). Jackie excelled at sports in California. He went on to be a collegiate athlete at UCLA. Jackie was UCLA’s first official four-sport letter winner. Jackie lettered in football, basketball, baseball and track. He not only lettered but excelled in all of these sports (Swaine). He went on to set many records at UCLA. Jackie then began to play baseball in the negro leagues. Even though Jackie was getting payed to play baseball, he was only playing to get a good reputation and name for himself. His goal was to be a P.E. coach(“Jackie Robinson”). Jackie wanted to impact lives, and he thought a coach was a good way to do this. He never planned on playing in the

The grandson of a slave, Jack Roosevelt Robinson was born on January 31, 1919, in Cairo, Georgia; he was the youngest of five children. Jackie grew up very poor, but little did he know that his athletic ability would open the doors for his future. After his father deserted the family when Jackie was six months old, his mother, Mallie Robinson, moved the family to California in search of work. California also subjected blacks to segregation at that time, but to less of a degree than in the Deep South. The young Jackie defused his anger over this prejudice by immersing himself in sports. He displayed extraordinary athletic skills in high school, excelling at football, basketball, baseball, and track. After helping Pasadena Junior College

He was the youngest of five children and raised in poverty by his single mother. Jackie attended John Muir High School and Pasadena Junior College. Robinson was quickly recognized by his outstanding athletic ability in all sports that he participated in. Football, track, basketball, and baseball were all sports that Jackie excelled in. Due to his extraordinary athletic ability, Jackie was quickly transferred to UCLA. He became the first athlete to letter in four different sports at one university. Robinson was kept busy with athletics almost his entire educational career. He believed in being a part of athletics and treated it as a lifestyle. As Robinson said, ¨Life is not a spectator sport. If you're going to spend your whole life in the grandstand just watching what goes on, in my opinion you're wasting your life¨ (Jackie Robinson... 1). Unfortunately, Robinson was forced to leave UCLA due to financial hardships. Even though he was forced to leave UCLA, Jackie Robinson was still the outstanding athlete he had always been. Following his experiences at UCLA, Robinson signed a contract with the Honolulu Bears to play semi-pro football. He received one hundred dollars per game he played during his semi-pro days. However, athletics are cut short again for Robinson due to the start of World War II in the United States. From 1942 to 1944 Jackie Robinson became a second lieutenant in the United States Army. During his boot camp training at Fort Hood, Texas, Robinson was arrested for refusing to give up his seat to a white man on a segregated bus (...Biography 1). These actions of refusal showed courage and gave Robinson more of a reputation in the world of racial

Scott Pruitt was born in Danville, Kentucky but moved to Lexington as a child with his parents. He also played football and baseball, but stood out most in baseball. Pruitt earned a baseball scholarship and played second base for a year at the University of Kentucky. He later attended Georgetown College where he received a bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Communication. Afterwards, Pruitt moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma and earned a Doctors degree at the University of Tulsa. In 2010, Pruitt was elected to be an attorney general in Oklahoma. During his time as an attorney, Pruitt has supported laws such as religious freedom but was against gay marriage, abortion rights, etc. He was also a co-owner of Oklahoma’s AAA (highest level of play)

That day he won four events, set three world records, and he tied a fourth record all in forty-five minutes. He tied the world record by running the one hundred yard dash in nine point four-seconds. He then broke a world record by jumping twenty-six feet eight and one quarter inches in the long jump. Later, he finished the two hundred twenty yard dash in twenty point three-seconds for another world record. That same day, he broke a third world record by finishing the two hundred twenty yard low hurdle race in twenty-two point six seconds.(Shwartz 1) He was so outstanding at track and field, that during his junior year of college he won every single one of the forty-two events in which he competed. Three of those events were Olympic trials for the 1936 Olympics (“About Jesse Owens” 3) guarantying that he would be going to Berlin to compete for a medal.

Few athletes have transcended their sports to become a symbol of an era as did Jesse Owens. Enduring a childhood marked by grinding poverty in Alabama, Owens became a star athlete in high school after his family moved to Cleveland, Ohio. His achievements earned Owens several lucrative offers to attend college as a track-and-field athlete, and he enrolled at Ohio State University in 1933. On May 25, 1935, Owens made national headlines for setting five world records and tying another record at the Big Ten Intercollegiate Championships in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Although many historians consider Owens's performance that day the greatest achievement by any track-and-field athlete