Tommie Smith

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

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

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 assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. besides, dishonoring the national anthem affects sports and insults many fans. During the playing of the national anthem, Smith and Carlos held black-gloved fists up

(Carlson). What people often forget about is the fact that Smith pulled a muscle in the semi-final two hours before the final but managed to push through the pain and still beat the world 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

Tommie Smith was the seventh of twelve kids destined to Richard and Dora Smith, transient specialists close Clarksville, Texas, a country town near the Oklahoma outskirt. His family subsisted on what they could make by picking cotton, chasing, and angling, however when Smith was six-years of age, his dad chose they could improve an existence in California, and heaped the family into an old truck. In the end, they made it to California, where, as Smith disclosed to John Maher in the Austin-American

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

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

could see the Joneses dancing while the Smith’s were taking the breaks in between the argument. When the Johnson’s switched to the stage, I originally thought that it was a new day because at the end of the smith scene they were ordering dinner and the lights seemed dim. It wasn’t until Mr. Smith made the comment about making the salmon until I realized it was still that same day, just being shown from a different house. Again I wish there was a way the audience could have at least seen a small portion

search the song and i just kept on listening to it and started to watch the show more. Rapper and actor Will Smith made this song because he got hired to do a tv show in 1990 called “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”, which aired until May 20, 1996. The audience is for all ages who wants to listen to a catchy and funny song a put people in a good mood. The song tells the story of will smith character leading to the plot of the tv show. The tone of the song is happy, goofy, funny, and really exciting

The movie “The Pursuit of Happyness”, is about a movie based on the life of Chris Gardner, who was a salesman with a strong commitment to his family. As Gardner struggles to get ahead, he faces countless adversities and found strength in knowing that he is going through this to make a better life for his son. Although Gardner and his son became homeless, he had a desire to have a better life. He also managed to find moments to help shape and mode his son’s education with teachable moments. People