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When Jesse Owens was little he was often sick with chronic bronchial congestion and pneumonia. At the age of seven Owens would pick up to one hundred pounds of cotton each day to help his family put food on the table. Then at age nine he moved to Cleveland, Ohio where he got the nickname Jesse. At East Technical High School, Owens was quickly a nationally recognized sprinter, setting one hundred and two hundred-yard dashes as well as the long jump. Then in 1935 Owens set a World Record in the one

train robber, Jesse James. If I had one word to round up Jessie James it would be, a rebel. There was never a man I ever knew that was as outgoing and as much of a rebel and Jesse James. There was never one thing Jesse James would back down from. Jesse James was always best known as being part of the James Younger gang of outlaws. He walked around like he was ten feet tall and nothing would stop him from reaching something he set out to do in the first place. As a lot of people know Jesse James was born

Jesse Owens Jesse Owens was one of the greatest athletes in the world. He was a great athlete, but his running in the olympic games and in other events was more significant than just regular olympic races. It was an important event for African Americans and all of America. Jesse Owens had an impact on the whole world in his days in high school and Ohio State, when he ran in the Olympic Games, and also had an impact when he was done running. Everyone one knew him as Jesse Owens

Lolo Jones was the first woman ever to claim back-to-back World Indoor titles in the 60 meter hurdles while setting an American record in the process. She has also been to countless number of World Championships along with running in two Olympics. She says, “If there is no struggle, there is no process.” It is fair to say I am nowhere close to the level Lolo is at, but I can definitely relate to her in track, especially last track season, which was a memorable one for me. It all started with the

knows that Usain Bolt's name was no coincidence, but Jesse Owens is definitely Bolt´s side-by-side racer. These two may be from two different centuries, but they are like twins from parallel times. In the article ¨Usain Bolt vs. Jesse Owens: Here's the tale of the tape,¨ by USA today, mentions that it took Owens "10.3 seconds" to complete the 100-meter race at the 1936 games in Berlin . But the current fastest-man-alive, Usain Bolt, has Jesse Owens time beat. Scientist of this department concluded

Olympic hero for America, Jesse Owens becomes a victim to racial discrimination during the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Jesse Owens was the son of a share cropper and the grandson of slaves. At the age of 10, he was expected to pick 100 cottons a day to help support his family. In high school, Jesse started setting records for his local track team. He was known as the ‘Buckeye Bullet’ (Jesse Owens Biography) because of the overwhelming amount of records he set. In 1936, Jesse competed in his first ever

Jesse Owens James Cleveland Owens was born in 1913 in a small town in Alabama to Henry and Emma Owens. When J.C. was eight, his parents decided to move the family to Cleveland, Ohio because Jesse's pnemonia was worsening, and their sharecropper wanted more of their money. They did not have much money, and J.C.'s father was hoping to find a better job. When they arrived in Cleveland, J.C. was enrolled in a public school. On his first day of class when the teacher asked his name, she heard Jesse

Billy the Kid and Jesse James are famous for being robbers, murders and just a plain nuisance. Jesse James and Billy the Kid had only met once or twice in their life, but how much were they alike? In the early years of Jesse’s life, he was brought up by a very strong willed and independent woman named Zerelda Elizabeth Cole James. Zerelda married Robert James on December 28, 1841. Zerelda and James built a cabin in the Centerville area of Clay County, Missouri. Zee who stood 6 foot tall, worked

Jesse Jackson versus Jesse Lee Peterson James David DeBrodie National University SOC 350 Steve Albrecht September 10, 2011 Jesse Jackson versus Jesse Lee Peterson “The land of the free” is the motto of the country and the American people. This motto has made America what it is today, and has been an example of what America is known for, their freedom. The reason the American people are free is that they are protected by the Constitution of the United States

Jesse James is the most legendary outlaw that has ever lived over his life he robbed 12 banks and 7 trains and more than 3 million dollars today. From the hardships of his childhood, to the civil war has made him in to the man he was. From hi training as a guerilla fighter for the south in the civil war to getting shot twice and nearly escaping death. That is why he is the greatest rebel and outlaw in History. *note = “Jesse James Legendary Rebel and Outlaw” Robinson is the author and #95 is the