Travis Pastrana Essays

  • Travis Pastrana

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    Travis Pastrana [IMAGE]Travis Pastrana hit the professional motocross scene like a tidal wave only two seasons ago, sweeping everyone up with his enthusiasm and hard-charging riding style. Pastrana promptly took his Suzuki RM125 to several wins in the AMA 125cc Eastern Region Supercross Series, and followed that up by claiming the prestigious AMA 125cc Outdoor National Championship. He became the youngest rider ever to win a National title, and was named AMA Rookie of the Year for his efforts

  • Travis Pastrana And The Nitro Circus

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    Trevor Kollis Mrs.Den Boer Writing May,19.2014 Travis Pastrana and the Nitro Circus Travis Pastrana is known for his crazy stunts, positive attitude, and the Nitro Circus. Travis had to work hard to where he is today, he had to get a crew together, sign contracts and make sure that his live show would pan out. (zooom productions) Pastrana’s Idea of the Nitro Circus Started when Travis became a big deal at the X-Games. Travis, Winning the X-Games Freestyle Motocross on August 4, 2000, he performed

  • The Sport of Motocross

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    The Sport of Motocross Its time for more people to begin to find out more about this fun and interesting extreme sport called motocross. The sport is composed of riders, their dirt bikes, and an extremely challenging, high-flying racetrack. The tight, fast action and out of control airtime is what keeps the fans coming back and has also translated in to financial success for many of the sport's top competitors. Sponsors such as MCI and 1-800-COLLECT have allowed for these stars to make up to

  • Exploring Diverse Heroism: Henry Ford, Travis Pastrana, and Hank Williams Jr.

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    relations, Henry Ford, Travis Pastrana, Hank Williams Jr.. Henry Ford is one of my heroes because he is the founder of Ford Motor Company, and I like to go fast and not be broke down. He did not make the first car but he did make it so most middle class individuals could afford one. The assembly line decreased the amount of time and made

  • Fred Gipson's Old Yeller

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    climax develops quickly by telling stories and adventures of a boy named Travis and his old stray yellow dog named Yeller.At the introduction of the book Travis is plowing corn in the garden when an old yellow darts bye and causes the mule to jump. He chases the dog out of the garden and curses at him. Then a few days later the stray dog ate some of the deer meat that was very important for the family’’s survival. Travis was very angered and threatened to kill the mischievious yellow dog, but his

  • Childhood Depression

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    1994). Some Psychologists believe that the reason that young males are more likely to suffer from depression because of the stigmatism of being a male and being taught by adults that expressing there feelings are wrong. According to Carol Wade, Travis, Depression (Major Depression) is a disorder that is sever enough to disrupt a person’s ordinary functioning (Physiology filth edition, 586). The diagnoses of depression might be the same for adults and adolescents, but the behavior of depressed

  • Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun

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    insurance check and buys a house for the family. At the beginning of the story all anyone can talk about is if Mama has received her check in the mail. Everyone just keeps asking each other about it. Whether it is Walter asking or even his son, Travis, it is the only thing everyone in the house can think about. The check that Mama is getting is an insurance check from the death of her husband. When the check finally does come all anyone can talk about is what she is going to do with the money

  • Raisin in the Sun Essay: A Dream Deferred

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    get rich quickly by investing the money in a liquor store, but his sister, Beneatha, would rather use it to finish medical school. Mama and Walter's wife, Ruth, both want to leave their worn house in the ghetto for a nicer one where Walter's son, Travis, can have his own bedroom and a yard in which to play. The dreams of these characters, however, are deferred for so long that frustration grows inside them and eventually bursts out. Each day Walter has to continue working as a servant, his internal

  • Comparing Power and Control in A Raisin In The Sun and Juno and the Paycock

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    play Walter deliberately oversteps Ruth's authority just to spite her and show his power as head of the family. Travis, their son requests fifty cents for school, and Ruth denies his request because they don't have the money. Walter enters and gives his son more than enough money with his eyes completely transfixed on his wife, who looks at him with utmost scorn and disapproval: Travis-she won't gimme the fifty cents... Walter-(To his wife only) Why not? Ruth-(Simply, and with flavor) 'Cause

  • Heartless Love

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    The Accident Death. Blood. Murder. Hate. However, for all of those he had: Hope. A Savior. Love. All except one could be replace and that was blood. He craved it insanely and the fountain of the red beauty was coming out of his chest. However, our story does not start here for we have to go back in time to when this first began. A regular Romeo and Juliet were they. Anthony was a 22-year-old Major in 1510 Switzerland. He had risen within the ranks quite quickly in 4 years, and had people twice

  • Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin In The Sun

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    A Raisin In The Sun A dream deferred is a dream put off to another time, much like this essay. But unlike dreams sometimes, this essay will get fulfilled and done with. Each character from A Raisin in the Sun had a deferred dream, even little Travis although his dream was not directly stated. Their dreams become dried up like a raisin in the sun. Not just dreams are dried up though; Walter Lee and Ruth’s marriage became dried up also. Their marriage was no longer of much importance, like a

  • Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin In The Sun

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    how the author can address many themes of the play in one scene or even just a few lines; She addresses such themes as dreams, prejudice, and family. Mama is the head of the household where she lives with her son Walter and wife Ruth with their son Travis along with Walter’s sister Beneatha or Bennie as some like to call her. The passage tells the reader that Mama went out and did something to destroy one of Walter’s dreams. Mama explains that she did what she did to save her family from falling apart

  • Narrative- Water Slide Experience

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    down and realized mine were sweating too. On my left was the girl who spoke for the three of us. She was the big cheese. Anna was without a doubt, the most daring of the three of us. She was the one who started the famous food fight of '95 in the Travis cafeteria. She told the entire school that her sister ran away to join the circus in '96,and in '97 she broke a boy's arm, wrestling. It was obvious that she was going to ride the infamous "death slide." In fact as soon as we jumped out of the car

  • Free Raisin in the Sun Essays: A Happy Ending

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    whites in the community are upset that they have come to be with them. Their direct neighbors who have a son that is Travis's age no longer lets her son play with Travis and he become hurt and confused. Walter has to explain that many people that are white beleive that they are better then those who are black. Travis who is stay in dismay and is confused waits at home while Walter goes over to the neighbors house to talk to them about what has happened. Walter is, in good reason

  • The Alamo

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    the true story of the Alamo. I am a firm believer in the fact that the best stories are true stories, and the only way to make a great movie about the Alamo is to tell the true story. When referring to the Alamo three names come to mind: Bowie, Travis, and Crockett. These men played a very influential role in the battle of the Alamo. Along with these men are some unsung heroes. The characters themselves are more important than the actors that are cast to play the roles. When drafting the characters

  • Boston's Bicycle Commuters Have Their Reasons

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    exercise, bicycling can help with weight problems. It lowers cholesterol and the heart rate. It is a mood enhancer, as well, proving it's physical and mental benefits. "You don't have to wait for anything, you don't have to pay for anything," said Travis Farrenkopf, a music industry middler at Northeastern University, who is also a bicycle messenger. "You can go anywhere –- straight to where you want to be. You can't do that on the T." Many people don't consider a cycle commute to work because

  • Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin In The Sun

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    The play depicts the feelings and thoughts of the people of their time. Their feelings are different then what we see today in our lives. The family had to deal with poverty and racism. Not having enough money and always being put down because of the color of their skin held them back from having a lot of self-respect and dignity. I think that Mama was the one who had the most pride and held the family together. Ruth was being prevented from having a baby because of money problems, Walter was bringing

  • Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin In The Sun

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    two small rooms. The little one had to sleep on the couch every night. The house needed a great amount of fixing up; everyone was ready to move out. Ruth Younger is about thirty years old. She is married to Walter Lee Young and they have a son named Travis. “ Ruth is a pretty girl, even exceptionally so, but now it is apparent that life has been little that she expected, and disappointment has already begun to hang in her face. In a few years, before thirty-five even, she will be known among her people

  • Symbols and Symbolism in A Raisin in the Sun – Dream Symbolism

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    generation. She believes in striving to succeed while maintaining her moral boundaries. Money is only a means to an end for Mama; dreams are more important to her than material things, and her dream is to own a house with a garden and yard where Travis can play. The following quotation occurs in Act I, scene ii when Mama asks Walter why he always talks about money. Walter then replies "money is life," explaining to her that that he believes that success is all about how much money you have. This

  • Characters Dreams Deferred in Raisin In The Sun

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    also could not for fill her dreams since she did not have enough money to do so. Her dreams were even more shattered with the death of her husband, but when she got the money from her husband’s death her dreams then became a reality again. Mama wants Travis to be happy and play in the garden but she cannot do this since they live in a dirty ghetto. Ruth, whose dreams are the same as Mama’s, get deferred when the family are forced into there small apartment and there lack of money. Since she has no