Dan Torf Argumentative Essay

Did you know Manuel "Manny" Machado was the youngest major league player ever? In this essay, I will tell you about Manny's childhood, accomplishments, and who inspired him. Manny Machado is my favorite Baseball player ever. Manny was born July 6, 1992, in Miami, Florida. When he was young, he would practice by playing in his driveway.

Orenthal James Simpson, known as "O.J. Simpson". Born in San Francisco California on July 9 in 1947. He was a former American football player. Since 1985, he was a member of the Hall of Fame. He was not only a football player; he was also an actor and television presenter.

High expectations from parents can make their kids feel pressured to give up, fail , or it can make them feel motivated. In The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan and Friday Night Lights by Bissinger, Jing Mei and Mike feel pressured that they have to live up to their parents high expectations. While Jing-Mei takes the pressure badly and feels that she has to give up, Mike feels motivated to live up to his dad's high expectations. In the chapter“Two Kinds” in The Joy Luck Club, Jing Mei has high expectations from her mother to be a child prodigy. “Every night after dinner my mother and I would sit at the Formica kitchen table.

“America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand.” This quote by Harry S. Truman is something that Pat Tillman knows well. He was born November 6, 1976, Fremont, CA. He grew up in San Jose and played football for leland high school.

Greg Olsen is entering his fifth season with the Carolina Panthers and become the most underrated tight end in the league in my opinion. He has no doubt become old reliable for quarterback Cam Newton to play breaks down or he just needs to find his rhythm. Olsen is coming off his best year as a pro with 84 receptions for 1,008 yards and six touchdowns that productivity resulted in his first Pro bowl selection. 2015 I predict much of the same especially with the loss of Kelvin Benjamin and the sudden inexperience at the wide receiver position. Thank you Chicago Bears for giving us one of the best tight ends in football much

John Colter and Tom Murphy, where two men who had the same dream. The dream of exploring Yellowstone park. Yellowstone park is in Wyoming Both men had packs Johns weighing thirty pounds and Toms weighing around 70/80 pounds with every thing he need to live including... food, A portable stove, camera gear, down jacket, huge warm mittens, a small emergency kit, a headlamp, two water bottles, and a three pound sleeping bag, john on the other hand had a thirty pound pack, some ammunition and his gun John Colter's shelter was much different from Tom Murphy's . For John Colter's shelter he had a trading fort. Tom Murphy however had only a tarp tied onto a stick frame with rope.

The Heisman Award is awarded to the most outstanding player in college football whose performance best exhibits the pursuit of excellence with integrity. Each year this is given to an athlete that is deserving. Just going to college for football is a great feat but having them fighting for you to come to their college is even crazier. Having 10 offers for football but only having one in a heart in his home state, Texas A&M was an easy choice. In 2012 just being a college freshman Johnny Manziel was awarded the Heisman Award which had never happened before.

Tú me entiendes? Do you understand me, my friend says jokingly. Sí, y no deberías juzgar por apariencia. Yes, and you shouldn’t judge by appearances, I reply. I don’t look like the type of person who would speak Spanish; though, I am fluent in the language.

. One manner in which it turned into concept that slavery would possibly give up turned into through training. In Boston Massachusetts, David Walker become a outstanding black anti-slavery writer who is well known for having exerted numerous influence on the anti-slavery movement. In 1829, Walker wrote an appeal to American slaves titled An attraction to the coloured citizens of the sector, however specifically, and very Expressly, to those of the united states of the usa. This attraction “confused education as a car for lack liberation” (Howe, 424).

Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones, or Nas, wrote in one of his songs “Still i’m sayin’ why do we reside in the ghetto with a million ways to die?” DeShawn, a young boy that lived in the projects of Chicago wanted to go to school, provide for his family, and stay away from the gangs. But, he needed the money to provide for his family, and school wasn’t really leading him anywhere. So he made a choice to join the Douglass Disciples, something he never really wanted to do. I believe that DeShawn had a choice because he chose to start drinking and smoking, to drop out of school, and to join a gang.

Do you consider Beowulf a hero? I consider him as a hero. Beowulf was always ready for a fight or to try to find a solution to the problem. He always made sure the town was okay and made it safe. Beowulf never lost a battle or never got disrespected.

Baseball: A life full of lessons “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.” - Dr Suess. My first steps were with a baseball bat in my hand. Baseball was life, the rest was just details.

What is a hero? A hero doesn't have to be a person that is in a movie and saves the world, or goes on adventures. It could be someone that is brave, or an inspiration to others. My hero is Mike Trout. He is a baseball player for the Major League Angles.