Jesse Williams Essay

One of the most colorful figures of the Old West became the best known spokesman for the New West. He was born William Frederick Cody in Iowa in 1846. At 22, in Kansas, he was rechristened "Buffalo Bill". He had been a trapper, a bullwhacker, a Colorado "Fifty-Niner", Pony Express rider (1860), wagonmaster, stagecoach driver, Civil War soldier, and even hotel manager. He earned his nickname for his skill while supplying Kansas Pacific Railroad workers with buffalo meat. He was about to embark on a career as one of the most illustrious prairie scouts of the Indian Wars.

This person over here with the pumpkin on his head is Dr. Daniel H. Williams III. This person (the REAL one, without the pumpkin) was an amazing scientist, doctor, and role model for anyone. This man did a lot for science, and not only that, but he allowed African American people to help him in his hospital, which, back in his day, other Americans didn’t do too often.

1876, he was famed for his "Killing of Yellow Hand". Also during this time, in

Serena Williams, an American known Tennis player was born on September 26, 1981 in Saginaw, Michigan. Born to Richard and Oracene Williams, the youngest out of five daughters; Serena and her sister Venus would grow to become one of Tennis greatest champions. Her father whom was a former share cropper from Louisiana moved his family to Compton, California although there was much gang violence and drug lords but it was no accident. Richard Williams wanted his two youngest daughters to be successful and put them in the middle of the city to show them the ugly possibilities of life "if they did not work hard and get an education." Learning what he’d gleaned from books of tennis, he would start training Venus and Serena around the age of three, practicing on a court not far from their Compton home. She entered in her first tournament at the age of four, and around the next 5 years she had already won around 46 out of 49 of her tournaments. By 1991, (10 years old) Serena had conquered an amazing record of

Parker Summers was born on April 16th, 1996 in the northwest city of Enid, Oklahoma. He was an only child who was raised by his father and mother, Shon and Tania Summers. He grew up a well to do son, and always succeeded in every activity that he participated in. His family always took care of him and supported in every possible way that they could. At a very young age, sports, academics, and music began to play an important role in his daily life. He was consistently busy with the numerous activities that he enjoyed partaking in. Signs of potential addiction were apparent in his adolescent years when he would act out because he did not get his way, usually creating chaos amongst his caring family. It was not until middle school until he was

Jessie Jones have barely moved to Miami Florida with her grandparents after her parents had died in a car accident. They were all heartbroken but Jessie was the one who was the most heartbroken because she had just lost the people she loved the most and whom she grew up with her whole life. Jesse remembered that every time she watched a movie about someone losing a loved one, they would always say, "at least they're in a better place." She thought about this for a while and she finally decided to go talk to her grandmother. "Granny, what happens after someone has died?"she asked. Her grandmother seemed surprised and said, "oh sweetie it depends on whether the person was good or bad." Jessica then asked, "well where does a good person go?" Her

Dr. Augustus White was born in Memphis, Tennessee. in 1937. He went to Mount Harmon School, and he was the captain of the wrestling team. When he went to college, he was a varsity athlete in football and lacrosse at Brown University. But when he graduated, he was a star athlete and a scholar. He was amazed by orthopedic treatment of sport's injuries, and He went to Stanford University where he was the student body president.

The respected New York Knicks playing career of Phil Jackson is a distant forgotten memory nowadays in comparison to his dreadful tenure as team president.

The election of 2008 couldn't have come sooner for many Americans. The United States was coming off one of the worst recessions in the country’s history, and Americans were eager for a change. The incumbent republican president George W. Bush had seen his approval ratings dip to the low 30s (“Presidential Approval Ratings -- George W. Bush”), and democrats could feel a victory was coming. They nominated the young dynamic Illinois senator Barack Obama, a leader who many Americans placed their hope in to change the direction of the country. Obama was a historical candidate, one of the youngest presidents ever. He would also become the first African American president in United States history, perhaps a sign that race relations in this

“You show up at the Olympics, and you’re no longer you, you’re an American Olympian. Your part of this greater whole and the individual doesn't matter” (“Shaun White”BrainyQuote). This quote was said by Shaun White when he won his first Olympic medal. September 3d, 1986 in San Diego, California a snowboard and skateboard legend was born. Also born with a congenital heart defect, White had two cardiac surgeries before age five. Known as the Flying Tomato, Shaun White is an accomplished athlete. He has racked up a total of 13 gold medals at the Winter X games, and at the Summer X games. Shaun White revolutionized snowboarding and skateboarding through his competitions at the Winter Olympics, showcasing his talents at X games and his mindset to run a successful business.

Physical education (often abbreviated Phys. Ed. or P.E.) or gymnastics(gym or gym class) is a course taken during primary and secondary educationthat encourages psychomotor learning in a play or movement exploration setting.

One reason physical education may not be present is due to the fact that colleges do not require any type of higher level physical education unless directly correlated to a specific major. Being that common core’s main goal is to teach students things that they will be expected to know and use in every field like reading and writing. While reading, writing and critical thinking will be required in most jobs it is unlikely that a high level of physical education will be necessary. It is also hard to create curriculum for students with various health conditions, accidents, and other things of that

For centuries, the field of physical therapy saw little advancement. It wasn’t until in the nineteenth centuries. Physical therapy is first founded in 1921, called the American Women’s Physical Therapeutic Association. It was led by a woman named President Mary McMillian and since then in 1922, the association had changed their name to American Physiotherapy Association and now men are working there. During the nineteenth century, the field was evolved in treating the injured veterans and by the 1920s, they were being utilized as a treatment suffering the Polio. In 1940, they started practicing the advances from doing exercise, massages, and traction. By the 1950s, the people had started to move out the hospitals and into other facilities such

In the 1960s, Tennessee plays and poem's popularity had started deteriorating owing to his bad behavior, alcoholism and wines. ("Tennessee Williams" 10). The fact that his poems were becoming less popular could be associated to the way he had changed his life and turned into alcoholism. He was on a sharp downward trend in his writing career. He needed intervention be-fore it got worse and irreversible. This influenced the composition of the Diving Bell. Hope to Williams that all was not lost. That he could dive under the sea using a Diving bell to rethink about his life, and problems (line26). He knows that nothing much happens there’ but thought is quick.’ Though he is not sure whether the step taken will solve the situation, the persona gives

Introduction: I read the book Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Leuithan. It´s a young adult problem novel where we meet two different boys with the same name. I´ve never read a book where its two different auteurs are writing for each characters. John green writing for one of the boys and David Leuithan for the other one. It was published in the united states in April 2010 by Dutton Juvenile.