Jackie+Robinson

Dan Cunningha m

Jackie Robinson and I share many similarities but also a few interesting differences. One similarity that the two of us share is that we both try to do something if there is something that we know is wrong. Another similarity between us is that we both enjoy playing many different types of sports. However, there are a few major differences between Jackie Robinson and me. One of these differences is that Jackie often had an extremely feisty temper and got into many different fights. Jackie Robinson and I are two unique people who share a few similarities and differences. First of all, Jackie Robinson and I both try to do something about anything that we think isn’t right. Jackie knew that it was not right that blacks were treated as inferiors to whites, and therefore he tried to put a stop to it. One way that Jackie did this was when he was in the Army. Jackie met a professional boxer named Joe Louis while he was in the Army who was also African American. The two of them worked as a team to attempt to rid the Army of hate and prejudice against blacks. Although they were not necessarily very successful, they did make a difference in motivating other African Americans to do something about prejudice against blacks. Another way Jackie did something about something he thought was wrong was when he joined the Major League Baseball association. Jackie knew that it was not right that blacks had to play in a separate league than whites did and he therefore did something about it. He quickly became the first African American to play professional baseball. I am also a kind of person who knows when something is wrong and I try to correct whatever is wrong. I am never afraid to speak how I feel about something that is wrong or unfair. Jackie Robinson and I are both similar in the fact that we will attempt to put a stop to anything that is wrong. Another similarity between Jackie Robinson and me is that we both greatly enjoy playing many different types of sports. When Jackie Robinson was a child, he was outstanding in a multitude of different sports. He excelled in many different sports such as baseball, basketball, football, and track. In fact, when Jackie went on to UCLA, he became the first athlete there to play four different sports in a single year. Jackie greatly enjoyed playing these sports and spent a vast majority of his life growing up in California playing sports. I have also greatly enjoyed playing a variety of sports ever since I was a little kid. Throughout my life, I have greatly enjoyed playing sports such as basketball, tennis, baseball, swimming, golf, football, and lacrosse. I spend a lot of my free time playing sports, just as Jackie Robinson did when he was my age. Jackie Robinson and I are two people who get great pleasure from playing an assortment of entertaining sports. Although Jackie and I may have a bunch of similarities, there is one major difference that we share with one another. Growing up, Jackie had an extremely feisty temper. Although he often defused his anger by playing sports, Jackie still got in many fights with people who ever tried to make fun of him. Jackie even got in an extremely heated argument with a police officer one time in his mid-twenties. Jackie got so mad at the officer that the officer had to get away from Jackie before the two of them got too carried away. Meanwhile, I am a very calm person who would never get into a fist fight with anyone. I am generally able to resolve my conflicts by simply talking with another person about the problem that we are having. Even though Jackie had a very feisty temper, he amazingly held in his anger while he was in the Major Leagues. He matured as he grew up and realized that he had to hold in his temper in order to be a decent human being. Jackie’s temper in his early years was very different from the personality I have. Jackie Robinson and I are two interesting people who, although we have many similarities, also have a few key differences between us. Jackie and I both realize when something is wrong and we learn to try to correct that problem whenever we get the chance. Jackie and I also love getting involved in many different athletic activities. Finally, Jackie and I are two very different people in the way that he had a feisty temper while I am generally a very calm person. These are just a few of the large list of similarities and differences between me and Jackie Robinson. ​ __ Bibliography __ . ||  || || //http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/BioRC//. Web. 19 Nov. 2009. . ||  || || . ||  || || . ||
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