Analysis Of The Book ' Toni Stone Sammi '

Throughout the entire world there are many small girls looking to play softball their entire life. Starting out in T-ball, and working their way up until finally every little girls dream, playing College softball. That has been my own personal dream since the very first time I picked up a softball when I was four years old. I am a typical softball player because; my dream has always been to be able to play college softball somewhere. One way I am not a typical softball player is because everyone says all softball players are homosexuals or lesbians. In my case, and most other cases softball players are straight, there are very few lesbian girls on one specific team. Most statistics are biased, and say that men throw harder than women. In some cases, that is very true given the circumstances, that a baseball weighs less than a softball and is significantly smaller than a softball which is approximately the size of a grapefruit. I believe that a woman can outpitch a man, given the right circumstances. Typical softball players are usually said to be either really short and good, or

Georgia. She had also went to a baseball camp there. Other teams showed great interest in her, the Memphis Chicks offered to trade their two outfielders for her, but were declined, because they considered her too valuable.

Also in the article “Barbara C. Jordan it states, “Jordan graduated magna cum laude from Texas Southern University in 1956 and was accepted at Boston University’s law school. Three years later, Jordan earned her law degree as one of only two African‐American women in her class.” They both did what they thought was right, and that is what caused more fame and awards for

Florence Griffith Joyner had a tremendous impact in Track/Field. She set world records that are now, still not broken. At the 1988 Olympic trials, Florence

Florence Joyner also known as “Flo Jo” was born as Florence Delorez Griffith on December 21st, 1959 in Los Angeles, California (Biography.com Editors, “Florence Joyner Biography”, The Biography.com website). In 1987 Florence Griffith married her spouse Al Joyner which was a fellow athlete and the brother of famed athlete Jackie Joyner-Kersee (Biography.com Editors, “Florence Joyner Biography”, The Biography.com website). Florence broke records and even set records due to the speed that she carried with her. Later on in her career she and her coach Bob Kersee were under the media speculations because a rumor was out that she she was using performance enhancing drugs to improve her times (Biography.com Editors, “Florence Joyner Biography”, The Biography.com website). In september of 1998 at the age of 38 Joyner died unexpectedly after suffering from an epileptic seizure(Biography.com Editors, “Florence Joyner Biography”, The Biography.com website).

Clearly, Laurie’s biggest accomplishment is performing in the 2016 Rio Olympics, but nobody know what led up to that. Laurie met Maggie Haney when she was only six years old at her first gymnastic class. It was then Haney pushed Hernandez to attend the USA Gymnastics development camps at age nine, which, of course, she excelled at. (Laurie)

Sheryl Swoopes was born March 25, 1971 in Brownfield, Texas. She spent her childhood in Texas with her three brothers and her mother, Louise Swoopes. She never had a father growing up because her mother and father, got a divorce before Sheryl’s first birthday. As a child Sheryl played basketball with her three brothers and their friends. When she was a kid, her brothers never let her play basketball with them. When they did let her play, they went too easy on her. Once she showed improvement

She began to take part in athletics at an early age, taking the title of state bowling champion when she was only ten years old. Eventually, a new law would give girls the same sports opportunities as boys, and she immediately jumped into basketball (Hasday 1). Her outstanding performance on the court and in the classroom helped her gain entrance to Southeastern Louisiana University on scholarship, and she left the school as the third highest scorer in the history of the school’s women’s basketball program (“Robin Roberts” Notable 1). Because women’s professional sports was not very established at this time, Roberts knew she had to pursue something else. “Robin decided to combine her love of basketball with her strong interest in journalism. She gave little thought to the barriers facing women who wanted to work in sports, nor was she deterred because she is not only a woman, but also African-American” (Hasday 2). She landed her first job as a sports reporter for a radio station in Louisiana and worked her way around the South for a while before getting a call from ESPN two years later. When she joined the network, Roberts was the first African-American female anchor (“Robin Roberts” Notable 2). She was an instant hit with fans and critics, and by the end of the year, her versatility as a sports reporter was shown through many different aspects of

In her book, Babara Demick follows the lives of six different North Korean defectors in South Korea, mainly focusing on the economic downturn and famine in the 1990s. She concentrates on their lives before, during and after their defection from North Korea. However, there is a gender imbalance in the defectors interviewed; four out of the six defectors are women. Through this, Demick manages to subtly portray the gender imbalance of North Korean defectors which is skewed in favour of females. The reason to this is that ‘The Gender dynamics of East Asia and in North Korea, as well as women’s smaller bodies, made women more likely to survive and defect during the economic downturn and consequent famine.’ In this report, I shall first

Her parents were not very supportive of this dream that Lyle had. She proved to the manager of the Saint Louis Cardinals that she belonged in his summer camp where she would learn how to play for real. Even though Street did not want to bring a girl to his camp, she was dedicated. Her dad and mom later supported her decision. In 1953 she played professional baseball for the Negro League Indianapolis Clowns. This was a good source because it explains how women were treated different from men and she was playing during my time of

Lucy Stone was a crucial suffragist, abolitionist, famous U.S. orator, and a major activist for women’s rights. Her courage to fight for what she believed in not only made her a strong leader, but it also influenced people from all around the world. Lucy’s beliefs for women’s rights made her into a legacy.

There has always been that stereotype of boys being more athletic than girls. The gender segregation of sports reflects more than just physical differences between men and women. It reflects the way men think about women and sports. When someone throws a baseball in a nonathletic way, a friend would yell, “Stop throwing like a girl!” Being reminded of this

Allie Latimer is a woman to be celebrated. According to www.thehistorymakers.org, www.thewomenshalloffame, and www.theamericanbar.org, She accomplished many things in her lifetime and is still doing so. She contributed to civil rights, working conditions, and many other things that changed society. She was put into the Women’s Hall of Fame in 2009, and is currently 89 years old. With three resources I used, I was able to write many of the accomplishments she has done in her lifetime.

In the 2000 Sydney Games, she pitched the USA team to a victory over Australia and the gold medal game against Japan. While in the olympics, she established an Olympic single-game strikeout record with 25 in a round robin game. In 2004, not only was the the best pitcher but she was the best hitter on the USA team with a .545 batting average. For the 2004 games she pitched the final out for a 5-1 win against Australia and the title of another gold medal. Later she was chosen to play in the 2008 Beijing games where they received a silver medal. Away from the USA Olympic Team she was apart of the Pro-Fastpitch X-treme tour. In 1999 she was named the USA/ASA Softball Athlete of the Year.

Jalapeno bagels is about a boy named Pablo whom cannot decide what to take to school for International Day. He wants to bring something from his parents’ baker. He wants something that represent his heritage but he cannot decide what to bring. His mother who is Mexican baked pan dulce and change bars. His father who is Jewish baked bagels and challah. Both of the bake good were good but while helping his parents with the bakery on Sunday morning, Pablo made a decision on what to bring. He decided to bring jalapeno bagels because they are a mixture both of his parents and just like him too. The multicultural representations in the story line is Mexican and Jewish. The pictures that were drawn in the book, the family has the same color of skin even though the parents are different cultures and the main character is mixed. There were no different skin colors.