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Freedom from Gerald Ford. The award is given to people who made a change and promotes world peace. Jesse said, “when i came back to native country, after all the stories about Hitler, I couldn't ride in front of the bus. I had to go to the back door. I couldn't live where i wanted, I wasn't invited to shake hands with Hitler, but i was invited to shake hands with the president”(20). That is exactly what Jesse Owens did. Jimmy Carter honored Owens two years later with the Living Legend Award. The Living

In July of 1994, a little girl named, Megan Kanka, was raped and strangled. They found her body near her home in Hamilton Township, New Jersey. The story of thing young girl has shocked the nation. The man responsible for this brutal act is named, Jesse Timmendequas. He had been convicted twice prior to this attack. He also served six years in a treatment facility and had been released. Many people said that he was a quiet man, and this left them to think he was harmless. Unfortunately, this wasn’t

Jesse James made history by making the first successful train robbery. This exchange drew attention to the infamous criminal and his gang. These high profile robberies influenced many writers to explore the idea of Jesse James being a romanticized hero, and a western folk hero. Jesse James, the notorious outlaw and alleged hero, was born September 5th, 1847, near Kearney, Missouri. He had one brother, Franklin James, and their mother was Zerelda. Their father Robert James, had left his young family

During this election cycle, America witnessed a plethora of pantsuits. Ranging from teal to lilac, speech after speech, debate after debate, Hillary Clinton––the Democratic Presidential Candidate––painted a picture of professionalism and composure in her pantsuit. After the primaries, her poise only seemed to double, not of her own accord, but because of her opponent’s (intentional or unintentional, who knows) attitude and mannerisms. In a situation like this, one would think that most American

Jesse Owens in the 1936 Olympics The Olympics, an event where the most physically fit push themselves to the extreme to win against other nations. In 1936, Adolph Hitler and the Nazis held the Olympics in Berlin, Germany. American athletes had a hard time deciding if they should travel to Berlin and take part in the Nazi Olympics. The Berlin Olympics was a personal issue for the American team, which included Jesse Owens. He wasn't sure that he should join the team because of the views that were

James Cleveland Owens otherwise known as “Jesse” was an Olympic long jumper and sprinter whose speed and inspirational defiance of Hitler shocked the world. The 1936 Olympics were held in Berlin and Adolf Hitler of the Nazi party believed that these Olympic Games would showcase the great skill of the Aryan (Caucasian) race, and the last person he would expect to show him up would be an African-American man (Barnes 1). With sixty-six U.S. Olympic contestants competing in the Games, the American

Sometimes special athletes can make a mark on the world. Jesse Owens was an African American track and field athlete who against all odds won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics. During difficult times, people can rise up and find the best within themselves to be successful. Jesse would overcome many obstacles including prejudice, sickness, and not having enough money. Jesse Owens was born into a poor black family on September 12, 1913 in Alabama. He was the eighth of nine children. His father

We Celebrate Veterans Day You are a runner and you are fast. In 1934, you set a high school world interscholastic record for the mile at 4:21.2. At the age of 19 you run the 5000 meters in the 1936 Summer Olympics held in Berlin, Germany and finish a disappointing 8th, but run your last lap faster than anyone one in history. Adolf Hitler is so impressed he asks to meet you. In 1938, you run a 4:08 mile. Many people believe that you will be the first human to break the 4:00 minute mile barrier. Your

Thirty-two streets, one mountain, one thousand one hundred and sixty-four cancer research grants and a colossal $451 737 662 have been invested in cancer research (Scrivener, 1.) However, Terry Fox is conquering the biggest mountain of them all: cancer. Terry hopes to raise awareness for a worthy but neglected cause and has now decided to run across Canada to fund a cure for cancer. Terry ran his marathon of hope with a prosthetic leg after receiving news that his right leg needed to be amputated

“‘Rudy Steiner - the boy next door who was obsessed with the black American athlete Jesse Owens,” described Death. Rudy is a young boy in Markus Zusak’s death-narrated novel, “The Book Thief”. After befriending and falling hopelessly in love with the main character, Liesel, the two endure countless adventures together. Living in Nazi, Germany this pair spent their time delivering laundry, playing soccer, stealing, and even feeding parading Jews on an occasion. Rudy loved his partner in crime until