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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

Austin felt his stomach turning end over end as he propped dumb ol’ Judd on his horse. By the time he got the even dumber brother Obadiah on his horse, he was hurling last night’s meal. Jess walked up to Austin and offered him a cup of hot coffee. Austin said, “Thanks, Jess. I needed this.” “I know boy. I think we’d best wait a few minutes before we hit the trail. You look greener than the high mountain grass where the cattle graze.” Chuckled Jess, trying to lighten things up. Austin just

The crowd cheered, pumped by his inspiring speech, ready to build that wall. However, they could not leave, they had to see the moment which would surely go down in history books for tens of thousands of years. Grand Judge Arnold Schwarzenegger approached Donald Trump, Scepter of Destruction in hand. The Scepter of Destruction was the ultimate weapon of America Land. The Scepter of Destruction was about five feet long, and studded in gold, jewels and other valuables. The rod was made of solid gold

Caught you red-handed! Jesse James is a murderer, rebel, and serious robber, would you believe me if I said his father is a Baptist Minister? That’s right, his family came from Clay County, Missouri and his family was most definitely religious. Unfortunately, that apparently did NOT rub off on Jesse James nor his brother Frank James. Jesse James was born in Clay County, Missouri near modern day Kearney. The date of his birth was September 5th, 1847. His parents were Zerelda and Robert James and

Jesse Owens One race changed the world. One man changed the world’s faith by winning the race. Jesse Owens was an amazing athlete that changed the world of the Berlin Games. Even before the Berlin Games Jesse was already breaking records. It all began in September 12,1913 in Oakville, Alabama when James Cleveland was born. James ended up changing his name to Jesse Owens later in life. When he became six his family moved to Ohio for better education. It all started in elementary school when his

The True Meaning of Patriotism As Jesse Ventura the former governor of Minnesota would say, "Patriotism is voluntary. It is a feeling of loyalty and allegiance that is the result of knowledge and belief. A patriot shows their patriotism through their actions by their choice." That being said, what should patriotism mean to us, and what should we do to be patriotic? Patriotism means to respect your founding fathers and constrain the ideas they put forth to us which are life, liberty, and the pursuit