instance, Philly Lutaaya greatly used his music as a medium to spread the HIV/AIDS message throughout Uganda (Isabirye 29). HIV/AIDS is regarded as one of the major epidemics in the world. With people having scarce knowledge about it, Philly Lutaaya decided to give a helping hand in spreading the message. Other than being eulogized as one of the founders of Ugandan contemporary music, Lutaaya’s legacy is majorly in the pioneering campaigns about HIV/AIDS in Uganda (Isabirye 29). Lutaaya used his music
The Texas Rangers (78-67) absolutely embarrassed the Houston Astros (77-69) tonight, slaughtering the Astros by a score of 14-3. Many were wondering how the Rangers would respond to going from the hunter to the hunted, and they responded mighty well. Martin Perez (3-5, 4.96 ERA) pitched brilliantly and got the win for the Rangers, while Dallas Keuchel (17-8, 2.56 ERA) was humiliated while taking the loss. Martin Perez came into this game struggling, getting absolutely roughed up in his last couple
nailed my knee, and I screamed in pain. I was carried off of the field, and the trainers told me that I had tore my A.C.L. on opening day of my senior year. Today, I want to go to the big leagues, and to win the World Series with the Philadelphia Phillies. “With the 963rd pick in the M.L.B. Draft,” Hall of Famer Tom Seaver announces,”The New York Mets select Ryan Simmons from Villanova University!” At first, I remembered that the Mets were not a very strong team, and I was a little concerned about
Do you like Craig Kimbrel and the Atlanta Braves as much as I do? At the age of 4 Craig Kimbrel started off his baseball career. He didn’t play tee ball like most kids, he went straight to coach pitch. Between the ages of 4-12 Craig played with the Civic league team in his hometown of Huntsville, Alabama. He played in the Babe Ruth league from the age of 12-16. Growing up through baseball Craig’s positions were 3rd base and outfield, not pitcher. Kimbrel played high school ball for Lee High in Huntsville
While visiting the hall of fame for a particular sport one would expect to see exhibits, busts, and plaques showcasing the most significant people and various record-holders in the sports history. Thus to the casual observer it may come as a quite shock that the baseball player with the most hits in baseball history is absent from it’s Hall of Fame. The Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York contains no mention of the game’s career hit leader because Pete Rose, he of a record 4256 career
the golden years of Ryan Howard and the Phillies as Howard has played his last game as a part of the franchise, marking the end of a glorious era. Ryan Howard had been overlooked and taken for granted while the Phillies were dominating the N.L. East and competing in the postseason consistently year after year. The World Series in 2008 was special and after that, the Phillies slowly declined and each player moved on from that team. Eight years later, Phillies fans say goodbye to the last player from
Buck is an interesting story about a young boy from Zimbabwe, who moved to Philadelphia and gets caught up in the sex, drugs, and violence that are in the streets of Philly. Life gets pretty hard for him as his family goes through tough times and he is forced to find his way through the world on his own and of course he manages to do so. For this book report I have chosen chapters 1-3 to summarize and express how these chapters connect or influence me as a college student. Chapter 1 begins right