Jackie Robinson was born in Cairo, Georgia in 1919 to a family of sharecroppers. His mother, Mallie Robinson, raised Jackie and her four other children on her own. ... While at UCLA, Jackie Robinson became the first athlete to win varsity letters in four sports: baseball, basketball, football, and track. ... Jackie Robinson was drafted by the coach of the Brooklyn Dodger, a team part of white baseball, and helped integrate black and white baseball together. ... Due to all of his great success in 1962, Jackie Robinson was put into the Baseball Hall of Fame. ...

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The number is 42, and it belongs to the first African-American to play Major League Baseball, Jackie Robinson. ... The point is, that without the efforts of Jackie Robinson, the world would have been denied the opportunity to witness the accomplishments of these exceptional athletes. ... I mentioned earlier the courage of Jackie Robinson, who was one man against the world. ... Both races of students showed the same courage and passion as did Jackie Robinson. ... These high school kids did all of this without the same life's knowledge as Jackie Robinson. ...

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That all changed with a man named Jackie Robinson. It is extremely important to be knowledgeable of Jackie Robinson because he was the man that paved the way for professional sports as we know them today. ... A quote by Red Smith best sums up the character of Jackie Robinson. Red Smith said, "The word for Jackie Robinson is unconquerable. ... Another professional color barrier was broken the same year that Jackie Robinson entered Major League Baseball. ...

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There are many interesting topics to choose from when writing about changes in society. One being the Civil Rights Movement that was started in 1955. It has forever changed the society of the Twentieth Century. Many people fought for equal rights for African Americans prior to the movement, but t...

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The Agony and the Ecstasy: The Civil Rights Movement Throughout its history the United States has wrestled with civil rights issues. Even at this country's birth, its Founding Fathers incorporated the Three-Fifths Compromise, ending a dispute over slaves" votes, into the United States" very Constitution. Since 1863, at least fifty-eight riots in America have been related to racism (Duncan 6). Winona LaDuke tells of more than 1,000 tailings and slag piles from uranium mines dumped in Native American Din land (3). "Nearby the land is the largest coal strip mine in the world, and some...

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