“ Many people resented my impatience and honesty, but I never cared about acceptance as much as I cared about myself ”- Jackie Robinson , who was born on January 31st in Cairo, Georgia. He was the youngest of five children, and his middle name in honor of Theodore Roosevelt former president who had died 25 days before he was born. His family moved to Pasadena, California after their father left them and they grew up in relative poverty. Jackie Robinson is one of the best and most important
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He was born in the British-claimed West Indies of the Caribbean Sea in the mid-seventeen fifties. His mother had wanted a divorce from an abusive husband that was not granted to her, so she committed adultery with the man that became Alexander’s father. The couple
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Abraham Lincoln, born February 12th 1809. Born into a small family in Hodgenville Kentucky, Lincoln self-educated himself and be came a Lawyer and a Whig Party leader, and also became a member of the Illinois House of Representatives. He served from 1834 till 1846. He then was elected into the United States House of Representatives in 1846. He then returned to Springfield Illinois where he grew up. He then started his debates against Stephen A. Douglas against slavery. He ended up loosing his senate
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Joe Dimaggio Intro goes here Joe was born November 25,1914. He was born during World War 1. He was born in Martinez, CA. Joe lived near Fisherman’s Wharf. He had 2 brothers Vince and Dom. Both of them played baseball, and they were on his team. Joe played baseball since he was little, so he always liked it. (DimaggioLLC) Joe played baseball for the Boys League Club first. He played third base when he first started. His first championship was with the Boys League Club. He quit baseball at age 19
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The N Lackawanna Blues deals with chapter 12, The centerpiece of Lackawanna Blues is the character Rachel "Nanny" Crosby, who runs a boardinghouse and provides unflagging support to a young boy, Ruben, who is the narrator of the movie that is based upon the experiences of actor Ruben Santiago-Hudson. Ruben was born in 1956 to his Puerto Rican father Ruben Santiago and his African-American mother Alena Hudson. This movie is an American play written by Ruben Santiago-Hudson that premiered in 2001 and
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Style Essay No one can decide where and how one comes from. Being born into an awful place or situation creates a huge impact on one’s actions and choices. Oedipus, born to live a terrible fate, makes arrogant actions and ignorant choices. Although Oedipus brings Apollo’s curse to fulfillment and ultimately his own downfall, Oedipus is not to blame for his miserable life. He is an innocent man unlucky to have been born into a father’s curse. King Laius, Oedipus’s father, brings upon
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African American women's rights. She was the first African American congresswoman and even got to run for President of the United States in 1972. Also, she was a part of the House of Representatives and protested for civil rights for blacks. She fought for women's rights and influenced the life of African Americans for the near future. Shirley Chisholm was born on November 30, 1924. She was born to a black family who lived in a black neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York. Her dad served as
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some believe only a natural born citizen is fit for the highest office in the land, while others believe that even a naturalized citizen should be capable of running for president. The credence that our president shouldn’t have to be a native resident comes from the belief that it contradicts the basic American principal of equality; whether you are a native or naturalized citizen your rights are equal. As stated in the 14 amendment of the constitution “All persons born or naturalized in the United
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change to the United States was Abraham Lincoln the 16th president of the United States. Years passed and during the year of 1960, John Fitzgerald Kennedy was elected president of the United States. Although Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy were born in completely different eras and had different backgrounds, what they believed in and worked for was remarkably similar. Both Presidents had different peoples then “people down south”, their family lives were similar with their children and even wives
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|When I was born, I wasn't supposed to live past my childhood. | | | |Someone must have missed something, 'cause I lived 'til 46. | | | |It attacked my lungs; it was hard to breathe.
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