Based on a some what true story
By: Luke Mozena
Richie Kornhusker was born on Jan. 15, 2012, in his hometown of Omaha, Nebraska. The legend says that he found a yo-yo in his first week on this planet. Richie has had success all his life. At the age of 2 he built his first car engine, and at the age of 5 he built his first computer. At the age of 10 he performed open-heart surgery in a crowded opera house with a ball point pen. He then went on to have more success and more fame in his life. He went to college and met his roommate. His roommates name was Gregory and Gregory also had success all his life. The only difference was Gregory was 12 and Richie was 16. One day they went to class and they got their tests back and Gregory did better on his test so Richie dropped out of college and killed the teacher with a staple remover. Richie then went on playing with his yo-yo and entered competitions and always finished second. Usually 3 days later the first place winner would end up dead on a road or under a rock in the Pacific Ocean. Richie entered a tournament in Las Vegas and the winner got $100,000. Richie defeated everybody and got to the championship in which he went up against Gregory. Gregory won in the last seconds where he flipped through the yo-yo circle he made. On the third day after the championship Richie came up from behind Gregory, except Gregory heard him and strangled Richie to death with the only thing he had with him, a yo-yo. Gregory had more success than Richie did. At the age of 3 he wrote a 12,000 page book on trigonometry and how he mastered it in 3 years. At the age of 5 he found out that he has almost every disease know except every cancer. He lived his life through the pain and went to college at age 12. He just now accepted a CEO Job at McDonalds. He accepted it because it was a great opportunity to get rich quick after he already owned 99% of the McDonalds in North and South America. He spent his life as a multi-zillionaire in the rich part of Los Angeles. July 25th was the most tragic day of his young life. James Bond came into his McDonalds and shot Gregory in the chest because his food was not ready in 007 seconds. His son took the inheritance and everything Gregory owned. His son Danny had very many friends but some of them only liked him for the things he now owned. He then died in a robbery attempt to steal all his money. The robbers died by a security alarm that blew them to pieces on the way out of his house. Nobody ever figured out who they were.
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Discrimination in the life of Jackie Robinson
Discrimination
By: Luke Mozena
In the life of
Jackie Robinson
At an early age in my life, I have been discriminated against. When I was six years old my neighbors started calling me very bad names. The neighbors were white, of course. All through school I was the one blamed for damage and I had to clean everything up. The worst day I had in middle school was in my 1st year I was at the school, the gym teacher made me run 3 miles and do 100 push-ups because I was black. He was white and from the south. In high school at Muir High I joined a gang for discriminated people. Our gang was called the “Pepper Street Gang”. The gang consisted of African Americans, Japanese, Mexicans, Chinese, and Italians. I then later attended UCLA where I had very little problems with discrimination. The worst racism I encountered was in the U.S. Army. I was shipped to Fort Riley in Kansas. It turned out that Fort Riley didn’t accept Negro officers. We were also placed in the front of the attack so we would be the first to die. I was one of the few qualified to be an officer. One time I was riding the bus off the fort and I was the only African American on the bus. There were three other people on the bus. The captain, who was driving the bus, told me to move to the back even though the whites were already in the front. I yelled “I don’t have to move seats because nobody needs my seat!” The bus then stopped and I was thrown off and escorted to the Major’s tent where I was told that charges were being pressed against me. The charges were disobedience of an order, public drunkenness, and, disrespect to a commanding officer. The charges were soon dropped because of how ridiculous they were. Then all the African Americans and I protested that we weren’t treated right. We won the protest and I then on became the head of the 761st battalion. In April of 1945 I joined the Kansas City Monarchs. They were a Negro League team and they played all over the U.S. The Negro hotels we stayed in were usually makeshift places to sleep. When we would go out to eat, the restaurants would not serve us. They gave us hamburgers and coffee in brown paper bags. We had no hot meals the entire time I was on the team. On my flight to Florida, to play the Florida Panthers, I got kicked off the plane because I was colored. I got kicked off the next three flights also. When I finally got to Sanford, Florida the police pushed us out of the town and we didn’t play the game. My second game in the Dodgers Farm System was in Syracuse, New York. A Syracuse player brought a black cat on the field and said it was my cousin. When I got to the Majors the Negro fans had to sit in a separate section. I was hated by the fans, players, coaches, managers, and even umpires. I also never got any breaks. The pitchers even threw pitches at my head. I was called very bad names throughout my career. The worst I heard was from a reporter named Jimmy Powers. He said “Jackie Robinson, the Negro signed by Brooklyn, will not make the grade in the big leagues this year, next year, or the next.” The Philadelphia Phillies were the worst insulting team to me. The last thing I remember in my baseball career was when the St. Louis Cardinals went on strike because they refused to play against me because of my race.
By: Luke Mozena
In the life of
Jackie Robinson
At an early age in my life, I have been discriminated against. When I was six years old my neighbors started calling me very bad names. The neighbors were white, of course. All through school I was the one blamed for damage and I had to clean everything up. The worst day I had in middle school was in my 1st year I was at the school, the gym teacher made me run 3 miles and do 100 push-ups because I was black. He was white and from the south. In high school at Muir High I joined a gang for discriminated people. Our gang was called the “Pepper Street Gang”. The gang consisted of African Americans, Japanese, Mexicans, Chinese, and Italians. I then later attended UCLA where I had very little problems with discrimination. The worst racism I encountered was in the U.S. Army. I was shipped to Fort Riley in Kansas. It turned out that Fort Riley didn’t accept Negro officers. We were also placed in the front of the attack so we would be the first to die. I was one of the few qualified to be an officer. One time I was riding the bus off the fort and I was the only African American on the bus. There were three other people on the bus. The captain, who was driving the bus, told me to move to the back even though the whites were already in the front. I yelled “I don’t have to move seats because nobody needs my seat!” The bus then stopped and I was thrown off and escorted to the Major’s tent where I was told that charges were being pressed against me. The charges were disobedience of an order, public drunkenness, and, disrespect to a commanding officer. The charges were soon dropped because of how ridiculous they were. Then all the African Americans and I protested that we weren’t treated right. We won the protest and I then on became the head of the 761st battalion. In April of 1945 I joined the Kansas City Monarchs. They were a Negro League team and they played all over the U.S. The Negro hotels we stayed in were usually makeshift places to sleep. When we would go out to eat, the restaurants would not serve us. They gave us hamburgers and coffee in brown paper bags. We had no hot meals the entire time I was on the team. On my flight to Florida, to play the Florida Panthers, I got kicked off the plane because I was colored. I got kicked off the next three flights also. When I finally got to Sanford, Florida the police pushed us out of the town and we didn’t play the game. My second game in the Dodgers Farm System was in Syracuse, New York. A Syracuse player brought a black cat on the field and said it was my cousin. When I got to the Majors the Negro fans had to sit in a separate section. I was hated by the fans, players, coaches, managers, and even umpires. I also never got any breaks. The pitchers even threw pitches at my head. I was called very bad names throughout my career. The worst I heard was from a reporter named Jimmy Powers. He said “Jackie Robinson, the Negro signed by Brooklyn, will not make the grade in the big leagues this year, next year, or the next.” The Philadelphia Phillies were the worst insulting team to me. The last thing I remember in my baseball career was when the St. Louis Cardinals went on strike because they refused to play against me because of my race.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Jackie Robinson's life through school
JACK “JACKIE” ROBINSON
By: Luke Mozena
Jackie Robinson was born on January 31, 1919. He was born in Cairo Georgia. Jackie had a hard life from the start. His life started out in Cairo where he never met his father and his family was very poor. His mother, Mallie Robinson, had moved the family across the U.S. from Georgia to Pasadena, California. His family consisted of Jackie, his sister Willa Mae, His 3 brothers Mack, Edgar, and Frank. Jackie was closest to his brother Frank because they were only a year apart. Jackie was the youngest of the family. He started his schooling in a sandbox at the playground outside the school. Jackie would stay their all day and play in the sandbox. Jackie started learning about racial hatred at a very young age in Pasadena. His neighbor used to call him very bad names. When he was in about 6th grade he went to the YMCA but they told him people of his kind can only use the facility on certain days of the week. He also tried to go to the swimming pool and got told the same thing. When he got into junior high he went to a movie theater and had to sit in a certain section for colored people. He joined a gang after that. They called themselves the Pepper Street Gang. They didn’t do anything very dangerous. They would usually steal fruit of the side street markets. When they went to the golf course, players would hit long drives and the gang would run and steal the golf ball and sell them on the street afterward. Most customers bought their balls again and again. They did the same thing with baseballs at the local baseball games. The gang consisted of many races. They had African Americans, Japanese, Chinese, Mexican, and whites. In high school he was considered aggressive because he never wanted to lose. He only lost 2 football games in his freshman and sophomore year. When he was a junior at Muir High School, he quit the gang because his teacher said this, “You know in your own heart you don’t belong in that gang- at least, not with a crowd that might steer you into trouble. Most of you youngsters who fall into the gang habit do so because you’re afraid to be considered different. It takes guts and Intelligence to go your own way, to be different, to stand up on your own to feet. You’ll not only be a much better kid, but better off too, if you resist doing wrong and don’t worry about being called chicken.”
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By: Luke Mozena
Jackie Robinson was born on January 31, 1919. He was born in Cairo Georgia. Jackie had a hard life from the start. His life started out in Cairo where he never met his father and his family was very poor. His mother, Mallie Robinson, had moved the family across the U.S. from Georgia to Pasadena, California. His family consisted of Jackie, his sister Willa Mae, His 3 brothers Mack, Edgar, and Frank. Jackie was closest to his brother Frank because they were only a year apart. Jackie was the youngest of the family. He started his schooling in a sandbox at the playground outside the school. Jackie would stay their all day and play in the sandbox. Jackie started learning about racial hatred at a very young age in Pasadena. His neighbor used to call him very bad names. When he was in about 6th grade he went to the YMCA but they told him people of his kind can only use the facility on certain days of the week. He also tried to go to the swimming pool and got told the same thing. When he got into junior high he went to a movie theater and had to sit in a certain section for colored people. He joined a gang after that. They called themselves the Pepper Street Gang. They didn’t do anything very dangerous. They would usually steal fruit of the side street markets. When they went to the golf course, players would hit long drives and the gang would run and steal the golf ball and sell them on the street afterward. Most customers bought their balls again and again. They did the same thing with baseballs at the local baseball games. The gang consisted of many races. They had African Americans, Japanese, Chinese, Mexican, and whites. In high school he was considered aggressive because he never wanted to lose. He only lost 2 football games in his freshman and sophomore year. When he was a junior at Muir High School, he quit the gang because his teacher said this, “You know in your own heart you don’t belong in that gang- at least, not with a crowd that might steer you into trouble. Most of you youngsters who fall into the gang habit do so because you’re afraid to be considered different. It takes guts and Intelligence to go your own way, to be different, to stand up on your own to feet. You’ll not only be a much better kid, but better off too, if you resist doing wrong and don’t worry about being called chicken.”
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Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Baseball
Baseball season is on its run. Opening Day started April 5th at 1:00. Opening Night started April 4th at 8:00. Baseball season started in Boston, Massachusets at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox played the New York Yankees. Boston-New York is the biggest rivalry in Major League Baseball. The rivalry started when the Red Sox traded their best pitcher Babe Ruth to the Yankees. Babe Ruth later became the best power hitter of his time. Babe Ruth then turned into an alcoholic and ended his career with 714 homeruns. Opening Day started in Cinncinatti with the St. Louis Cardinals and the Cinncinatti Reds. In the first inning the greatest power hitter of all time Albert Pujols hit a 3 run homerun to start his career. Then in the fifth he hit a single and in the 7th he hit another homerun. The cardinals won after the 4th inning and in the 9th Yadier Molina hit a grand slam. (the first of the season.)
Transactional
Please tell me what i did good on.
Transactional
Please tell me what i did good on.
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