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Pete Maravich was one of the greatest basketball players of all time. His spectacular moves and awesome footwork helped him to get better everyday. His incredible passes and being able to control the court caused his teammates to like him even more. “His playground moves, circus shots, and hotdog passes were considered outrageous during his era” (NBA Encyclopedia Playoff Edition). His love for basketball was instilled by his father Peter “Press” Maravich. Pete was born on June 22, 1947 in Aliquippa

The Significance of Pete Seeger to American History Pete Seeger is an extremely talented artist who is very well known for his contributions to folk music. Pete Seeger is an absolute inspiration to many people around the world today. Not only was Pete Seeger just a singer/songwriter, he was also an important political activist, the author of several dozen books, an environmentalist as well as a peace advocator. He plays a very significant role in terms of historical influences. As a man of many

Pete Rose: The Undeniable Truth Thousands upon thousands of men have been scouted, drafted, played, and even managed in Major League Baseball. Yet, a name, synonymous with numerous records, is mostly associated with controversy. Enter Peter Edward “Pete” Rose Sr. Pete Rose grew up in a middle class family, struggled as a student, and then eventually excelled as a baseball player/manager. Even though Pete Rose lived for the sport and broke so many records during his professional career, it was

Publisher: Rodale Books Copyright: 2004 Pete Rose was born on April 14, 1941 and grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio with his parents Harry and LaVerne Rose. His father Harry could be described as hard-working, tough, and hard-nosed, especially when it came to sports. Harry played semi-pro football and always pushed Pete to give 110% at all times. This attitude and effort that Pete was exposed to growing up with a man like Harry stuck with Pete his entire life and as a result he earned the nickname “Charlie

successors of the song, Pete Seeger. (It is important to mention that Eugène Pottier (born in France) was the original author of the song who composed it somewhere at the end of the 19th century, and due to its popularity, has gone all around different musicians afterward). Of course, Mr. Bragg could not resist the offer, and so he created an English version. It is well known that sometimes the translation changes and varies from artist to artist, yet two (Billy Bragg and Pete Seeger) collaborated so

Hello, Cincinnati! All you baseball fans are probably familiar with a famously, ugly baseball player named Pete Rose. Those of you who haven't heard of him, boy, are you in for a treat! We'll explore his early life, along with his baseball career. We can't forget his falling from grace, which caused him being banned from baseball for life! What a story! Get your popcorn, hot dog, and other concessions for your enjoyment. Sit back, and put on some chapstick for the kiss cam. On April 14, 1941, a

Pete Seeger In a 1979 interview for Frets magazine Pete Seeger expressed the driving force of his music in one word--responsibility (Hood 30). In his view there are no causeless songs; each one has a message. Seeger dedicated his life to challenging the status quo and combating the establishment with his favorite weapon, the banjo. Inscribed on his banjo were the words “This machine surrounds hate and forces it to surrender”.  Pete Seeger became one of the leaders of the folk revival, rousing his

Title Slide: Our Names w/pics related to our case (MLB Logo, MLB Commissioner, baseball) Summary w/picture of PR: So, who’s here heard of Pete Rose? For those that don’t know Pete Rose, he was a professional baseball player in the MLB from 1963 to 1986 and managed from 1984 to 1989. Over the past years, there has been controversy on if he’ll be reinstated by the league, however, that never will likely happen, since he violated MLB rules when he bet on games when he was player as well as when he was

Musician, song-writer, and social activist, Pete Seeger wrote the hit “Turn! Turn! Turn!,” which was popularly covered by the American rock band, The Byrds. Seeger adapted the lyrics from Ecclesiastes chapter 3. Before delving deeper into the meaning of Ecclesiastes 3 in class, I would have seen little to no difference between the meaning of the Bible and the meaning of the Seeger song. For me initially, both the song and chapter expressed the notion of life’s beautiful and dark times: the time for

During the 1940’s I will be taking about how Pete Seeger became a successful musician, and how he made a difference in the music industry. Pete Seeger was a smart man when it came to politics and being a musician, he got accepted to Harvard University, although he wasn’t your average college student; he couldn’t study which lead him into feeling his classes and dropping out. After Seeger dropped out of school he went into politics, Seeger always had a thing for music and politics; he had a lot of