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Colin Shafer Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination President Abraham Lincoln was the first United States president ever to be assassinated while in office. He was president during the Civil War and had many people that did not like him. John Wilkes Booth did not like Abraham Lincoln and was responsible for the President’s death. Abraham Lincoln was born in Harden County, Kentucky on February 12, 1809. His parents were Thomas and Nancy Hanks Lincoln. In 1818, his mother died while he was just nine years

Isaiah Beaver English 10 Mrs. Wintrow 10 April 2015 The Life of Larry Bird Many people wish for greatness; Larry Bird worked for it until he achieved it, particularly in basketball. Basketball has always been a fast-paced, exciting game to watch. The sport has even been nationally televised for decades. The game has gained special popularity because of its superstars. National Basketball Association (NBA) superstars are recognized by many as the most recognizable pro athletes. Larry Bird was

Dennis Price hopped on the bus in his usual persona as a normal high school student, while not looking forward to consent torment from his peers. He never thought highly of himself, but thought he was an average person deserves respect. “Why must I go through this”, he said to himself as he finds a seat, while they looked at him in a dishearten fashion. He finds his seat as the bus begins to take off to the school and he heard a familiar voice whispering in his ear; “why don’t you do all of us a

officers of the confederate army. (Chapter 17, Page 712 ). But before he could see the seeds he planted bear fruit he was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth on April 14, 1865. Lincoln 's death elevated his Vice-president Andrew Johnson to the White House. Like Lincoln, Johnson also had plans on how to restore the U.S; his

Thanh Do Professor Rehner English 1980, Tutorial 1 24 March 2009 Personal Context Essay: All Falls Down Kanye West produced the popular song “All Falls Down” in 2004. He is well known for creating many wonderful tunes but this one stands out above the rest. While his other songs contain bass-heavy instrumentals and contain lyrics about money and women, this one is strays away from the previous structures. “All Falls Down” catches the attention of youth, with its mellow melody

he stepped into the spotlight of the United States; he has always represented our country with great pride. One case would be in the 1992 summer Olympics, Jordan along with several other basketball greats like, Charles Barkley, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson dominated the Games with such finesse that it was a great treat just to watch these individuals win the gold medal. Even with

greatest team in sports ever assembled joke, pose, and finally play its way to the gold medal at the summer Olympic games. The team was named the "Dream Team" and it featured eleven of the NBA's best players. Names like Michael Jordan, Earvin "Magic" Johnson, and Larry Bird headlined the games and the play of Scottie Pippen and "Sir" Charles Barkley stole the show. After only eight games, the world of USA basketball would never be the same. Since 1992 two more teams called themselves the "Dream Team"

pronounced dead this morning. Although John Wilkes Booth has not been found every public, private, and other government officials are on the hunt for Booth. Here with me for a first exclusive interview is vice president Andrew Johnson. Thank you for being here with me Mr. Johnson. I know you are very busy but can

Earvin “Magic” Johnson is known to be one of the greatest athletes on and off the court. This is showcased in his autobiography, My Life, which follows Johnson’s life mostly through the 80s and early 90s. The 1980s is known to many people as NBA’s best decade. This era featured a combination of the best style of basketball, as well as some of the greatest players of all time. Magic Johnson headlined this elite group of players. Because of the immense amount of talent in the game at this time period

The Hook Shot It was my junior year and football season was over. We had won the state championship. It was time to relax and enjoy basketball season. Basketball season was always a fun time. I was a grade younger than most of my friends who were on the team. I was always the kid that was brought up to sit on the bench or be the sixth man. I never really got too much playing time, however, sometimes if there was a big man on the other team, or some sort of foul trouble for one of the seniors