Father Jacques Marquette was an explorer, missionary, and reverend. Marquette made many big discoveries on his explorations and missions. On his missions, he founded settlements such as St. Ignace, and Sault Ste. Marie. Sault Ste. Marie was the first European settlement ever created, and St. Ignace was located in Michigan. Marquette’s biggest accomplishment was that he discovered the Mississippi River. Marquette passed away on a journey of St. Ignace on May 18, 1675. Marquette has been honored many times because he went on many extreme expeditions, and he studied religion to help others. These reasons are proof that Father Jacques Marquette deserves to be in the Hall of Fame because of how he shaped our world. Marquette has made many big achievements …show more content…
Marquette went on many missions and set up settlements on them. He created the settlements St. Ignace and Sault Ste. Marie. For his missions, he learned new languages to communicate with the people who lived where he visited. Marquette ended up becoming a reverend for the church. Marquette was taught at a Jesuit school, where he ended up teaching at too. He studied and taught at the Jesuit school for 12 years. He was brought into the church when he was about 8 years old in 1645. Marquette’s life was affected deeply by religion. He wanted to bring religion to other people’s lives, so he could help them. This shows that he was a good person who wanted to help other people and that he should deserve to be in the Hall of …show more content…
Around the world there are many statues of him. One of the statues is located near one of Joan of Arc. There are parks and counties named after him. Marquette University is also named after Father Jacques Marquette. Towns have been named after him, and other locations have been too. Some places named after him are Marquette County, Michigan, Marquette County, Wisconsin, Marquette, Iowa, and Marquette, Illinois. He has been honored many times for his acts, so this proves that he should also be honored in the Hall of Fame. Father Jacques Marquette deserves to be in the Hall of Fame because of how hard he worked. Marquette went on many tough and dangerous expeditions, which he was brave to do. Marquette biggest expedition was the one where he discovered the Mississippi River. He also traveled into some Spanish domains. He even went into some hostile lands. He traveled many rivers including the Arkansas River, the Michigan River, and the Green Bay River (which is now Wisconsin). His efforts to explore the world for others prove that he deserves to be in the Hall of
Samuel de Champlain, who’s known as “The Father of New France” was a French explorer during the 17th century. He also was a navigator, cartographer, soldier, administrator, and chronicler of New France. He is famous for discovering Lake Champlain, Quebec City, and he helped establish the governments of New France.
He was later inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1962. Jackie Robinson should not only be recognized for his on-field accomplishments, but for what it took for him to get there as well. Throughout all of the racism in America and baseball, he endured it and pushed through it to set himself up for ultimate success. He endured the hardships of being the only African-American in the league at the time and taking all the hate from the racists, while still putting up remarkable numbers. Even as a white man during the time of integration in baseball, you could have nothing but respect for Jackie Robinson.
able to go and properly honor this selfless pioneer who pathed the way for many people that have
There are very many people who vote for players to go in the Hall of Fame, but many people may have the same opinion as Tom Verducci who stated,
Philippe Petit changed numerous peoples’ thoughts about the Twin Towers when he performed his high wire walk between them in 1974. Before Philippe Petit walked the high wire between the Twin Towers in 1974, people weren’t certain how they felt about the construction of the World Trade Center. After Philippe performed, people began to warm up to the idea of the towers. Philippe Petit walked the high wire between the Twin Towers on August 7, 1974. This event prompted Andrew McMahon to write the song “Platform Fire” about this event for his band, Jack’s Mannequin. This song was not a hit for the band; however, fans of Jack’s Mannequin seem to have a special place in their heart for it.
Columbus does not deserve to be praised for the discovery of America. In short, if he didn't do it, someone else would have within 10 years. He was not the only one who believed that the earth was round, and the ideas of similar voyages had been previously proposed.
For more than five centuries Americans have lifted Christopher Columbus to heights of greatness and god-like. We celebrate his life as though he was a man that had done us a great favor. In resent years Christopher Columbus has come under scrutiny, his life and works being questioned more than celebrated. There have be many great men and women that contributed to the building of our great nation but they do not receive anywhere as much recognition as Columbus. When a person begins to study the actual accounts of the "finding of the New World" they begin to wonder if Columbus should adored or hated for his actions. As a child I was taught that Columbus was a great man that had accomplished great things for the sake of humanity, but in reality his agenda was not to better humanity but to better himself. He found the Americas by mere chance and he did not even know of what he found. We give him credit for "finding" the Americas but history tells of the people, that he called Indians, already inhabiting the foreign land. So you decide whether or not Christopher Columbus should be revered a hero.
In conclusion, Lou Gehrig was and will always be an American hero to many people. His ability to play 2,130 consecutive games (“Great Athletes” 11) with many broken bones and other injuries is a feat that only a few will be able to accomplish. Not to mention the many awards and records the Iron horse has set and achieved. The people that had the opportunity to watch him play are very lucky. Not many players like Lou Heinrich Gehrig AKA the Iron Horse come along often.
The Society of Jesus is a Catholic order that is still doing good work today around the world. During the age of encounters—especially during the colonization of the Americas—the Society of Jesus, also known as Jesuits, played an important role in documenting Native Americans, converting them and helping them adapt to their newly changing environment. The practice of first establishing respect, then influence, and eventually working for religious conversion proved effective at converting Native Americans in North America. Their extensive ethnographic documentation as well as everyday letters to one another have proved useful to scholars trying to understand early Native American and French encounters in North America.
Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt deserves to be inducted into the Hall of Fame because of his historic presidency and his work as a political activist helping to change the United States of America into the great nation it is today. Teddy Roosevelt made many monumental decisions and made many projects a success because of his determination and his ideas to better our great nation.
One reason is because he was a very well skilled captain and commander. He was also very good at finding routes to different countries and using the land there wisely. Some believe he was also very brave for taking the risk of sailing across the ocean not really knowing where he was going. Others think he “Opened up the America” but not started it. (Celebrating Columbus Day by: Joanne Mattern)
Today in America, we see Christopher Columbus as a hero. In school we learn that he brazenly voyaged across the Atlantic and discovered America, and valiantly brought forth a new era of history. And then as we get older, we start to learn that there are some complications. Columbus may not be simply the bold adventurer we were taught he was. His discoveries not only opened a new world for Europeans to explore, but brought a less-desirable fate upon the native people.
Although he gave away cars, cash, and gifts to friends, family, and sometimes, strangers, I can't think of any of his contributions that merits his God-like status.
...ters from eight U.S. presidents. Her fame resulted in many awards, including the French Legion of Honor and the U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom.
St Ignatius of Loyola is an inspiring person and has touched the lives of many people even now centuries after his death. Loyola has affected the lives of an uncountable number of people, either directly or indirectly. He started as an extremely brave and tough soldier and turned into the founder of a powerful religious order. He was born in 1491 in Spain and founded the Jesuits in 1540 at the age of 49.The Jesuits today are still a devoted religious order. Everything they do is in God’s name, hence their motto AD MAIOREM DEI GLORIAM this literally means “for the greater glory of God”. (Linten, Seven Things) Many Jesuits (and even non Jesuits like Pope John Paul II) sign their documents with amdg at the end to show that they do their work for God and not solely for themselves. (Linten, Seven Things) The Jesuits have survived multiple persecutions and yet have still remained a major influence in the church and in universities around the world. If it were not for an unfortunate cannonball shattering a soldier’s leg then none of this may have happened.