...when I was young, I find that many of my influences come from my closest family members. I was starting pre-school when I first started listening to how people around me were talking. I would listen to my mother and father talk on the phone or to each other and found myself starting to adopt their special language. My sister is six years older than me. Naturally children will look up to their older siblings. I, like many others, would copy exactly what my sister would do. She would say “crap” or “gosh” and sure enough I was running around using the word in complete wrong context. My mother and father were somewhat strict with how my two siblings and I talked. When I was running around yelling words that we weren’t supposed to say, it was almost a routine for me to get in trouble and eventually end up tattling on my sister. My original language came from my family, yet unlike others many slang words were absence from it. I find that many of my most strict proper...
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...Growing up I was interested in team sports. I was always the biggest girl on my team, and I didn’t really fit in with all of the other girls. They were all smaller than me and I felt out of place. I played soccer and basketball, and continued until seventh grade when I suffered a knee injury and had to put a pause on the sport I loved at the time. My rehab went well, and I tried out for the AAU travel basketball team as soon as I was cleared Heartbreak quickly followed when the coach called my parents and told them that I didn’t make the team. After going through a Winter with nothing to do, my dad took me to my first rugby game. He had learned about the sport through his chiropractor, and thought that it would be a good thing for me to go out and watch a game. I...
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...wonderful game of baseball and a different outlook on the sport. It is a popular sport in America. The rest of the world looks to America as a guiding force. They view America as the baseball empire of the world. Major league baseball is the envy of the world. Baseball has very broad cultural, social, and geographic impacts that go deeper than we think. We will briefly examine the diverse and changing social, economic, and political meanings of this activity in different countries. Baseball has failed in the promotion in many European and African societies and we will discuss why. Baseball is an international sport that brings great experiences and great memories that last a lifetime. It can be very important in the bond of family. The swing, techniques, bat and balls are important and we will learn why it’s important to have proper training. Also you will read about players that have tarnished the sport and players that have changed baseball forever. Mainly this is a view of the importance of the sport worldwide and how it has changed the world through the guidance of American baseballs influence on the rest of the world. Sport of Baseball Internationally this game is viewed as a very powerful game. Baseball is the same in many ways all over the world. Every player is aiming to knock the ball out of the park or just feel lucky to get on base. Although the game has changed, the history of the sport has been pretty consistent. Because of the different...
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...Family My life changed at the age of 9. An event occurred that I already saw coming. Screaming and arguing were going the extreme. I could not take it anymore, and then all of a sudden it stopped. My parents sat me down and told me what was going on. They explained to me that they were going to get a divorce. At first I was mad but I knew why it was happening. That’s when I thought my life was going to change forever. Things were going to be different; two parents weren’t going to be in one household anymore. I couldn’t call on daddy or mommy to come when they were no where around. I would have to wait until it was their turn for me to stay with them. That was going to be hard for me not being able to see my parents together anymore but I learned that it was for the best. While I was living with my mother during the week, my older brother took on the role of being the man of the house at the age of 14. At the beginning of the divorce everything was fine, going back and fourth to my dads and moms every weekend. But as time went by things were starting to go wrong. My father wasn’t getting me and my brother on his weekends that he was supposed to. That really hurt me because I felt like he didn’t want to spend time with me. I felt hurt and neglected towards my father. Things never changed; there would be times where I wouldn’t see my dad for 3 weeks straight. And it is still like that to this day. I feel as if my brother has been the father figure in my ...
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...Final Exam 1. There have been many different events in sports that have occurred during my lifetime that more than likely have changed my life, but I don’t want to tell you about things that other people may have done that may have caused that change. Instead, I want to tell you about my one of my top two all-time events that I personally participated in that changed my life. When I was in high school, I played football at Florence High school and I was the starting quarterback my junior and senior year. My senior year we had clinched second place in our region and we were going to host the first ever home playoff game at Florence High School, but before we could do that, we had our last regular season game against the undefeated and number one ranked in team 5A Russellville Golden Tigers. They also had the number two ranked fullback in the nation on their team. Now, we were 5-4 at the time and were looking to also be the first football team at Florence High School to have a winning record. I can remember that whole week of school hearing from students, teachers and even my own parents how we were more than likely going to get blasted out of our own stadium. It really pissed me off especially coming from the people that I thought would back us up and be on our side. When Friday finally came I read the newspaper and seen that we were picked to lose and, I can’t remember the score they predicted but I know it was at least by three touchdowns. I found it quite funny but I didn’t...
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...Baseball Legend Stepping up to the plate, wind blowing my hair, dirt on my face. The crowd roaring with excitement. The smell of peanuts and sunflower seeds in the air. Only about .5% of men get to experience this in the major leagues. The path of success might be not as difficult as others but for one individual it was a battle between himself and white people. His name is Jackie Robinson. First african american to play in the major leagues and to do that, he had to make big steps. If it wasn’t for him the outcome for sports wouldn’t be the same. Working his way to play major league he only had a few people by his side, the rest wanted nothing to do with him as long as he didn’t play. Many people threatened him but that didn’t stop him from...
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...In A Separate Peace by John Knowles, Gene Forrester looks back on the time he spent at the Devon School and how his life was changed due to the great influence Phineas, his best friend, had on him. As a teenager, you start to get flooded by relatively new emotions. Envy, jealousy, resentment, hatred, and anger all fully develop at once. Some subdue the emotions better than others. Gene, however, was the embodiment of these emotions although trying to be discreet about the feelings until he could not take them anymore. Gene was competitive, envious, and resentful towards his best friend which led him to hurt their relationship and each other. Most sports are considered competitive games. However, one usually does have to practice at the sport...
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...First person who came to my mind with a really positive attitude is my cousin Navin Yadav. He has aura around him that makes one feel happy and energetic, so I decided to interview him. Questions I asked him are:- ME:- What is the worst thing that ever happened to you when you were in junior high or high school in these areas: work, relationships, family, school, sports, or other extracurricular activities? How did you feel about it and how did you deal with it? Navin: - I have problem in remembering thing, my memory betrays me most of the time. This problem mad me bad in studies and more over I was really good at sports, especially cricket. I used to score badly but never felt bad because all I loved was cricket. As I reached class 10th I got selected to play for a stadium team of Gurgaon, but my parents didn’t allowed me to join them and asked me to study hard as it was a board class. I felt heartbroken that day and just wanted to do nothing. As the year passed I scored well in studies but was never happy about it. Then in 11th standard they made me go for biology but I was a maths guy. I started to live saddened and just allowed to my life to pass, but in 12th I realized that life is what you make it and started living in present, made new friends, started seeing positive in everything. ME:- Do you have some regrets about thing you didn’t do in life yet? Navin: - I use to have a lot for regrets before I changed my attitude towards life but now I don’t thing...
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...Growing up, sports have always been a way for me to stay physically active. But as years have gone by, I realized that playing a sport teaches you more than just how engage in the game. I have always been very passionate when it comes to going outside and doing anything that involves exercising. With sports, learning how to manage time wisely became a lot more difficult for me. To this day, much of my personal development has been a result from my involvement in sports. My life had taken a turn once I held a basketball for the first time when I was four years old. Since then, I began playing on my elementary, middle, and high school team. Outside of school, I also joined a competitive team called the Eastside Elite Basketball League....
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...their lives. The person who I idolized growing up was my father. Being around him everyday led me to try and imitate his every move. He also taught me a great variety of different things such as playing sports, being respectful and having manners. With his guidance growing up, I knew I was going to turn out to be a very intelligent and wise young man. Little did I know that he was only going to be a part of my life for what I feel was the best 12 years of my life. The day he passed away played a significant part in my life and I didn't feel I could make it without him. So as the days went on my attitude towards this tradgey then changed, I used this as motivation to continue on the right path because I know that's exactly what my father would've wanted me to do. Him passing away really forced me to mature much earlier in my life which changed my whole aspect on life. I had to figure out on my own how I could get motivation and wisdom on certain situations such as sports or school activities. Even though it was many days when I would miss him and wish I could just here his advice on different problems that occurred in my everyday life, I still never give up because I know that's not what he wanted me to do. Never in a million years did I think as I was growing up my father would pass away. But now that I'm getting older, I can truly say I'm blessed because in that 12 years of him teaching me right from wrong and other life lessons, I still feel like I'm going to turn out to be...
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...Growing up I was always a fit child, I played several sports and was very athletic, until I got into the second semester of grade ten, when everything changed. I made the hardest decision, which was quitting the one sport I was passionate about, that sport was gymnastics. Gymnastics was the one sport where I felt I was good at. It wasn’t a sport where I didn’t have to worry about parents or coaches getting mad at me because I missed the ball, or that I didn’t get the ball into the basket, it was a sport that allowed me to feel confident in myself not just mentally but physically. After making the decision to quit gymnastics, my confidence left, I started eating food that wasn’t good for my body and the thought of “working out”, never crossed...
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...Everyone has a dream for when they grow up. Different people have different goal in life. Some people have people they look up to and want to be just like them. You can set those goal and reach them if you work hard enough. When I grow up, I want to go to the NFL. I have this dream because I have a passion for the sport of football. Football to me is more than a sport. This sport is something I grew up with and it will always be a part of my life. In football, there are so many people that are looked up to because of how good they are as a player. Some of these players will start their own donation organizations to help people that need it. Brett Farve is one of man that come to my mind when I think about this. Farve is trying to make the NFL realize that concussions are changing lives. Concussions can cause brain damage and have a big impact on your own life. If people were to realize that concussions are causing many life changing problems, then the parents that have a child in football may want them to stop playing....
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...This interview is of Sharon Beverly, Debra DeMeis, and Richard Lapchick. The interview is all about Title IX, while Sharon Beverly was a basketball player, and then a coach during the development of the law. Debra DeMeis talks a lot about how it is not solely about sports, but is also about woman being accepted in jobs, and into school inspite of their gender, as well as other instances. Richard Lapchick talks about whether these laws that are to help woman in sports are affecting men in sports. They use real life experiences, and educated opinions about this to debate on it. This is very useful for my research. This once again gives perspectives of people that were alive during this time and were effected directly due to this. This is another...
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...Max Britt Dr. Kurt Steinbaugh 20 Seconds of Joy In my Freshmen Seminar class, my class has been watching several different documents involving extreme sports and giving our opinion about each one. Today we watched a documentary about a woman named Karina Hollekim who is a famous base jumping from Sweden. At first I thought it was not that extreme of a sport but after watching the film, it totally changed my opinion. A sport where one little mistake could end your life right then and there and why people do this sport just amazes me. The film is all about this one particular jumper who is a female named Karina Hollekim that is, in my opinion, nuts simply because she just goes out and just jumps off cliffs like it’s nothing! According to a base jumping website, the chances of dying while base jumping is 1 in every 2,300 jumps! When Karina was asked about if she just does not care about death, she responds with “I don't want to die. I want to live. I am pretty good at running away and B.A.S.E. jumping is my escape." It is evident that she is just simply addicted to base jumping and the adrenaline rush it gives while performing the sport. The video continues to show video of Karina base jumping until one day she faces a traumatic base jumping accident where she ends up basically destroying her whole right leg in the accident. Doctors said that she would never be able to walk again, but with her determination and support from others, she would recover but with a metal rod placed...
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...aware of my actions. I am more mature than before because I am in 8th grade, a year before high school. High school is one of the most important years of my life and I need to make mine. It would get me closer and closer as an adult. I want to great career ahead of me and I am proud that I reached my goal to act and be more mature. When I get accepted to Phillips Exeter Academy, I can’t depend on my family. This will also teach me how it really is to be independent. I will never be alone, because Phillips Exeter Academy will be my 2nd home. It wouldn’t feel like I left my home because I am surrounded by people who love me. Two of my best friends, Adrian Costa and Kennedy Fana, are applying to Phillips Exeter Academy. This definitely wouldn’t make me feel like I left. Even in whichever home I am, I will be my own person. Exeter will even teach me even more things that I would like to learn on my own. There is still 5 years ahead of me when I am legally an adult, but at this time I don’t want to be known as the little 13-year-old girl. I want everyone to recognize me as I smart, bright young woman. I hope when I graduate from Exeter, I will be only known as a smart, bright young woman. Writing all of this even makes me feel independent and responsible because I choose to apply to Phillips Exeter Academy. It wasn’t a demand, I choose it. I made sure that everything was completed in time and that makes me really proud of all of the actions I have done. One of my favorite sports is gymnastics...
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