Tommie Connor

Finally Catching Up December 20, 2037 AD: A wave of exasperation washed over the room as Malum reconjured the idea of leaving yet again. Shrouded by darkness, in the main building overlooking the small domed town, he thought of how a few hundred people had just managed to maintain self-sufficiency for a little over a year. They had been rushed out of their old habitat, flown here and dropped off by emergency pilots that would fly off afterwards and never return. But as quickly as they had settled

It was currently five in the morning and Connor was crying his little heart out. The air was filled with his cries and with every shriek the air stirred about. He was being babysitted by one of his good friends, Tyler, who had jumped awake as soon as he heard the high pitched wails of the brunette. Troye was busy finalizing some things with Zoella, hence the reason why he wasn 't there to comfort his little boy. "come on, Con.... your daddy will be here soon. Please don 't cry " Tyler mumbled

highway, Connor, Risa, and Lev escape into the dense forest. Second “The Graveyard” an old airplane hanger, witch homes hundreds of AWOL Unwinds. The unwinds work in exchange for complete protection from the outside. Finally, “Happy Jack’s Harvest Camp” Ronald sells out Connor and Risa, as well as himself, and they are taken to the unwind camp. The camp is full of color and uplifting music, but the children are dark and gloomy. The camp is known as “Hell masquerading as Heaven" (268). Connor Lassiter

International Olympic Committee has organized the worldwide event we know as the modern Olympic Games. The games have for a long time been a center point of many protests, revolving around the current events and arguments of the time. American sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos created one of the most iconic and socially important Olympic protests at the 1968 Summer Games, when they raised their fists up while giving the Black Panther salute on the podium. A gesture that has been celebrated, criticized

enough, other athletes supported Kaepernick for his actions however they continued to stand for the national anthem claiming it as his democratic right since he is a citizen of the country. World’s best sportsmen have led by example, for instance, tommie smith and John Carlos in their black power salutes stood against Vietnam war. Although many sports stars faced criticism for their public stand, it is in their position that they were able to fight racism that was very rampant, especially after the

Both Tommie Smith and John Carlos were banned for competing in the Olympic games. They were also banned from participating with the Olympic team. Despite the amount of hatred they received, this is an excellent example of black athletes standing up for what they

P4 describe the effects of four contemporary issues on a selected sport M4 explain the effects of four contemporary issues on a selected sport D1 evaluate the effects of four contemporary issues on a selected sport CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN SPORT DRUGS IN SPORT Evaluate the effects of drugs in sport Look into the different drugs in sport? Why are they used? • • Performance enhancement? Recreation? Read the articles handed out in class; – Discuss, what is your belief on drugs in sport? Latest

record by two tenths of a second according to the Chicago Tribune article Smith and Seagreen Win Gold Medals. (Strickler) A legacy written about both Smith and Carlos goes in great detail about what each part of their protest represented. It says, “Tommie Smith raised black gloved fist presented black power, the knotted black scarf around his neck represented pride and the box in his left hand contained an olive tree sapling which stood as an emblem of peace. John Carlos’s raised left black gloved

levels of education, gaining greater independence and in a sense challenging the patriarchal expectations of the time, films began to reflect this change. One of the genres in which this change became the most prevalent was the action film. Sarah Connors in the Terminator films and Ellen Ripley in the Alien films, serve as excellent examples. However, as female heroines become the focus of these narratives, their traditional feminine traits, such as emotional expressivity, tenderness, and passiveness

Terminator and The Matrix two of the most watched and futuristic movies. These movies contain artificial intelligence to solve life-threatening problems. In those movies the robot A.I. takes over and becomes the antagonist of the film. New technology that is being developed is not worth all of the critical dangers and risks that come with it such as, rendering the human race obsolete, unintended side effects, and is very harmful. Technological advancements should not be accessible or usable