California Hall of Fame

except in the impact it has on other lives” - Jackie Robinson. Jack Roosevelt Robinson was an African-American from Cairo, Georgia. Robinson grew up in Pasadena, California and played for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Cesar Estrada Chavez was a Mexican-American from Yuma, Arizona. Chavez strived for alliances of grape farm workers largely in the California area. Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball. Cesar Chavez won unionizations for farm workers. Jackie Robinson and Cesar Chavez had

Chris McCandless was a young man from a wealthy family , he had a serious idea about finding inner happiness. To do so he believed he had to hitchhike across the country with nothing but the clothes on his back, he burned his money, ditched his car, and abandoned his parents. The question we ask now after reviewing the life of McCandless’s was this a selfish move by Chris? Yes, Chris was selfish and ignorant when he left on a trek across the country including Alaska. The definition of selfish is

A Heart Behind Words Authors empower our understanding of the world through compassion and empathy. Meaning to make readers share and understand the feelings of another. In “Harvest Gypsies” by John Steinbeck the author informs of two families and their tussles for survival.In the same manner, Kevin Starr in his excerpt titled “Endangered Dreams” tells of a family and their daily troubles. Both taken place during the great depression they both depict the hardships of migrant families trapped in

Imagine doing the rest of your day without your arms. Normal, everyday things made 1000x more difficult. Tying your shoes would be difficult, but imagine flying a plane! That's what Jessica Cox does everyday. Cox was born with a very rare birth defect that was non-genetic. (Today) But that doesn't stop her from accomplishing her goals and that is why she's my role model. Jessica Cox has accomplished many things. Lots of them you are probably thinking she couldn't do, like having a pilot's

to Portola Junior High and then Birmingham High School but graduating from a private school called the Westlake School for Girls in Los Angeles. Ride went to Swarthmore College for a little bit then took a few physics classes at the University of California, Los Angeles. Then transfer over to Stanford University and graduated with a bachelor's degree in English and physics. In 1987, Ride went to back to Standford to get her PhD in physics.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees the best rock and roll artists ever, but they forgot the Doobie Brothers. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame should induct the Doobie Brothers. The Doobie Brothers formed in San Jose, California in 1970. Patrick Simmons, John McFee, and Tom Johnston are the current band members. They are one of the few bands who successfully alternated their genre of music. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame should induct the Doobie Brothers. In the first place, the Doobie Brothers

One of the greatest bands has been put into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and they are soaring! The Eagles didn't just get introduced to the hall of fame they also won 13 Grammy awards, but there was a few bumps in between. They broke up during an album. They said “ we would get back together if Hell froze over”. The Eagles had some of the best musicians. They also won many awards. This is why The Eagles are one of the best bands. The Eagles worked together at Linda Ronstadt’s backup band. They

important position and played by the top skilled people in the MLB. One of the best catchers of all time, Gary Carter, was a greatly skilled man and lived to the fullest he could be in his career of baseball. Gary Carter was born on April 8th, 1954 in California. As a kid, Gary was a paperboy and always did the job right. For such a job like that, he perfected how he delivered the paper and his accuracy. A famous quote said by Gary was a remarkable and one of his most famous quote, “I was going to be the

Sally Ride was born May 26, 1951, in California. After high school, she went to Stanford University in California. She earned degrees in physics. Physics is a type of science. Sally Ride was the first American woman to fly in space. For fun, she liked to run. She also played tennis, volleyball and softball. Ride wrote science books for children. The books are about exploring space. NASA began looking for women astronauts in 1977. Sally Ride was a student at the time. She saw an ad in the school newspaper

John Paul Larkin, better known as Scatman John, born in El Monte, California created a new style of music introducing scat music and dance music into jazz music. With his hit song,‘ Ski Ba Bop Da Dop Bop’ he sold millions of recordings worldwide, he won ‘Best New Artist’ in the Echo Awards in Germany and Japan. He reached number one in many countries worldwide, he was a worldwide star by the age of 53. From the time of when John learnt how to speak he suffered from a severe stuttering problem, for