Bob Jones, Sr. Essays

  • Billy Graham's Life and Accomplishments

    1186 Words  | 3 Pages

    “When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened.” Billy Graham was that person, when he stood up and spoke, people sat still and listened. Billy Graham is one of the greatest evangelists who ever lived and he has impacted millions with a simple message of God’s truth. Billy was born to William and Morrow Graham on November 7, 1918, in Charlotte, North Carolina (“Billy Graham” 1). He was born on a dairy farm, in a little white house (Graham 3). Billy was born into a loving

  • Harry Belfote

    1024 Words  | 3 Pages

    Harry Belafonte is an actor, singer, and activist who was born March 1, 1927, in New York City. Harry was born to the parents Harold George Bellanfanti Sr & Melvine Bellanfanti. Belafonte spent the majority of his early years in Jamaica which is his mother's native country. There he saw the much first-hand oppression of blacks by the English authorities, which left a lasting impression on him. Belafonte returned to New York City's Harlem neighborhood in 1940 to live with his mother. They struggled

  • Iowa Wrestling - Tale of Warriors by Michael Smith

    1926 Words  | 4 Pages

    Television. Arrichion Wrestling “What's So Great About Iowa Wrestling?” http://arrichionwrestling.blogspot.com/. Blogspot. Web. 11 Jan 2014. Valenzuela, Dapzury and Shrivastava, Pallavi. Interview as a Method for Qualitative Research. 2002. PDF file. Jones, Toby. "Types of Narrative Structures." eHow. Demand Media, n.d. Web. 11 Jan 2014. Bergan, Ronald. "A History of Creative Sound in Film (Abridged)." The Guardian. n.p, 17 July 2008. Web. 11 Jan 2014 Tyson, Jeff. "How Movie Sound Works." howstuffworks

  • The Original “Death Penalty” in College Football, SMU Mustangs

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    People ask all the time, “Why does the NCAA put sanctions on football programs?” When I was young, my favorite football player was Eric Dickerson. I never understood why people criticized him about his college playing days, so I asked my dad about it. He said that Dickerson’s college was given the “Death Penalty”. The Original “Death Penalty” was put into effect at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. To better understand the original question put forth, we must first define a few key

  • lena horne

    9050 Words  | 19 Pages

    Singer/actress Lena Horne's primary occupation was nightclub entertaining, a profession she pursued successfully around the world for more than 60 years, from the 1930s to the 1990s. In conjunction with her club work, she also maintained a recording career that stretched from 1936 to 2000 and brought her three Grammys, including a Lifetime Achievement Award in 1989; she appeared in 16 feature films and several shorts between 1938 and 1978; she performed occasionally on Broadway, including in her