Jessica Carlisle is the main character of the novel The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen, she is a below knee amputee and is a competitive runner. On the way back from a track meet, Jessica and her teammates get into a serious car accident. Jessica loses her leg and another runner Lucy, loses her life. Jessica’s best friend Fiona, convinces her to go back to school with the help of her sister Kylee, her mom and her dad. she is excited to be back at school and see her coach Kyro and the other runners and her crush Gavin.
She was only hours away from death when she received the medicine that saved her life. After she became deaf, her mother was determined for her daughter to learn to speak and enrolled Heather in dance
Also, even though her brother had a mental problem, she didn’t give up. She pursued her dream of running. As, parents or old, wise people will tell you: Pursue your passion, because late in life, when your my age, it’s very hard to find a passion. Also, in “Raymond’s Run” it was quite easy to find the moral, whereas in “El Diablo”, the moral was
And as she got older, her talents got better. There is much footage of Cathy Freeman’s sporting excellence. When she raced for the first time she described it as it felt like I never touched the ground before, and she felt like she was flying even as a 5 year old kid. Cathy Freeman also says that running is where she feels safe and free. Cathy’s first professional running coach was a Romanian guy named Mike Danila (or something like that) who couldn’t believe his luck in finding someone with so many talents that was untouched.
Sandra Kay Yow is one of the most inspirational coaches. When she was in high school she once scored 52 points in a game. Her coach then predicted that she would make history in basketball. She thought it was insane at the time. In 1965 she began coaching at Allen Jay High school.
Francie Larrieu Smith, an iconic runner has achieved and accomplished many successes in her life. The iconic champion was born on 11/23/1952 in San Francisco bay areas and later graduation from the University of California in Los Angeles. Her willing-to-do, competitive, and challenge-accepting attitude greatly played a significant rule in her victories. When she first started running, her biggest ambition was to win the Olympics medal and then quit so that she could get married and have family and kids, but she didn’t think that she would get caught in running career for more than 30 years. She started working for achieving her maxim gradually since then.
Young Elana’s dream was to be apart of the Olympic Softball team. Elana was a star athlete. She was best at softball, but was still an all- star in other sports. Track and field, soccer, and basketball were some sports she played, other than softball.
Rebuilding the Grand Old Party We were all in. As president of the local Young Republicans chapter, I made the executive decision to shift our entire political operation (all five active members) to support a longshot political novice. We were committed to working for Republican nominee Sarah Davis in her bid to become the State Representative for southwest Houston. It seemed clear to me that Sarah Davis represented the future of the Party: a refreshing young candidate eager to listen to the concerns of the next generation, a successful female lawyer ready to alter the perception of a Texas politician, a self-described “rational Republican” willing to buck her Party’s establishment in support of progressive policy prescriptions.
Wilma Rudolph Wilma Rudolph once said, “Believe me, the reward is not so great without the struggle. And I know what struggle is.” Wilma Glodean Rudolph, born prematurely on June 23, 1940, was an incredible woman. (Sanders, 2015). Born in a family of 22 kids, Rudolph had an extremely unwealthy home and life.
She was only six years old when she started to do gymnastics. It’s hard to just imagine that this year in 2016 she’s led the U.S. women to their second-straight Olympics earning them gold(Rioolympics.com). She not only has won her team the gold, but she is also a four-time gold medalist at this year’s Rio Olympics. According to NBC News, Simone was too young for the 2012 Olympics, but she has completely dominated her sport since her senior year debut in 2013.
After her convictions, her medals were striped by the U.S. Olympic Committee, meaning it was like she never won in the Games.(“What Makes Marion Jones Run?”). In the spring of 2008 she had to go to a federal prison, one that was located right outside of Dallas, Texas. Even though Jones was in prison, running continued to be a passion of her’s. She would would run on the track in the prison. Cell mates would even watch her.
America Does Not Need to Censor Her Past I thought racism was a long-dead school of thought when we first began learning about Martin Luther King Jr. in the first grade; I remembering sharing this with my parents, and the dumbfounded look they had in response to my naïveté—or perhaps my stupidity. It took me another year to come around to the idea that racism was still alive and well in this country (after all, no one that I knew was being lynched or denied the right to vote): when I first heard “nigger” used to refer to Barack Obama by my grandmother’s neighbor in South Carolina—a place where prejudice runs deep and some believe the Civil War is still being fought nearly one hundred and fifty-five years later. Since then I must have heard “nigger” used hundreds of times as a term of endearment or as a vile insult; by my black friends or by my white classmates; in song lyrics or in everyday conversation; however, each time one thing remains the same: the immense power and history behind the most loaded word in the English language. “Nigger” is not interchangeable with the word slave; slave is not the invention of American racism and it does not
Who knows what would have happened if she did not have a support system as well as she does now? Not only did she face issues at home, Simone also faced them at school. According to CBN News, Simone would wear jackets to school because she did not like the appearance of her arms. Her muscles were much larger compared to the other girls at school, especially for her age (Olympic Gold Medalist).
I am a republican because, I believe the power should be closer to the people of the United States of America, I believe in limited taxation, and I believe in a strong national defense. First, I am a republican because I believe in the federalist system of government. Basically, I believe in the fact that the power should be equally divided between the government and the people, and the people should have a say in the country’s actions. Also, I believe that the people should not have to pay too much taxes, for they work hard for their money and they should be able to enjoy their money made. I know that the country needs taxes, but just hold the taxes to minimum, and find the equilibrium where everyone agrees.
It was an early December morning. The roads were slick with a thin layer of ice. The air was crisp with a winter chill and there was a slight drizzle falling from the sky. I was riding in my dad’s truck to my grandma’s, who babysat me while my parents were at work. My little brother Kaden was also with us.
