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    “Anything you can do I can do better…” was a famous quote by Annie Get Your Gun that’s been used for many years‚ and has become relevant in the debate of softball versus baseball. The game of baseball was invented during the summer of 1839. Softball was later created in 1887 when a group of men joined together in Chicago ’s Farragut Baseball Club to listen to the Harvard-Yale football game. Although these two sports seem identical they both have their own significant differences‚ but the game of softball

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    United States‚ baseball has been integrated within us since it was founded in 1869. Major League Baseball (MLB) is a sport that drew nearly 24 million people in terms of TV viewership for the 2016 World Series between the Chicago Cubs & Cleveland Indians. The MLB is made up of 30 teams spread evenly between two leagues‚ the American League (AL) and the National League (NL). The World Series‚ which is a best-of-seven championship series‚ determines the supreme team in all of baseball and can be traced

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    Light and Dark Motif In order to portray the overall theme of The Scarlet Letter‚ Hawthorne uses motifs‚ which are recurring concepts or contrasts. From the beginning of the novel and throughout‚ there are clear examples of light versus dark that are used to set tone and mood‚ and used for character development. Hawthorne utilizes the idea of light versus dark‚ or day versus night to convey the theme of covert sin and overt abomination. In the beginning of the novel‚ Hawthorne displays this contrast

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    Baseball as a sport is considered to be America’s pastime. Nothing beats sitting at your favorite ballpark‚ with a hot dog smothered with ketchup and mustard in one hand and an ice cold beer in the other hand. This scene is symbolic to the American culture. Baseball has seen its fair share of changes‚ from the dead ball era‚ to the expansion era‚ where we see different races from around the world coming to america to play this great game we know as baseball. Baseball has always been popular in the

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    Baseball has been America’s pastime since the late 1800’s. White men were the only ones who played the sport. Major League Baseball denied the access of allowing black players to play on the same field as the white players. They believed it would increase the amount of black fans coming to the stadiums and push away the white fans from coming to watch baseball anymore. In 1945‚ a new commissioner of baseball was hired‚ Happy Chandler‚ and he was more supportive of integrating the major leagues. People

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    Dylan Missel Cass 2nd block Science Fair Conclusion Baseball vs. Aerodynamics Conclusion For Science Fair‚ Steven Bowman‚ my partner‚ and I decided to test which mass baseball would travel farther when launched from a pitching machine. We decided to use three different types of baseballs. We used an official baseball‚ a tee-ball (rubber ball)‚ and a plastic‚ hollow ball (wiffle ball). Before we started the experimentation we researched all the theories that were involved in the experiment. Aerodynamics

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    then I get the game winning hit to seal the deal. This I believe: baseball. I use baseball for more than just playing I use it for my entertainment. When it’s a nice summer day and I have nothing to do you can go outside with your friends and family and just have a wiffle ball/baseball game. Another way I use it for my entertainment I watch it on tv to learn from pros and to watch my favorite team compete. Another way I use my baseball for my entertainment is to join a fantasy league and play against

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    hers was basketball and I told her mine was baseball. “Baseball is boring to watch‚” she said. Hearing someone say this about my favorite sport that I have been playing throughout my life irritates me and it brings my attention to wonder why people find this sport boring. People similar to this woman‚ believe that baseball is a boring sport yet they do not realize that it is actually one of America’s most exciting sports! People who believe baseball is boring must not comprehend the variables to

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    identity development is more influenced by nurture in Fences and in reality. In the play Fences‚ Cory and his father Troy demonstrates the development of nurture in a way the reader can understand from a father and son perspective. Using text to self inferences‚ nurture is the key influence to my identity development passed down from my parents. Troy want’s Cory to get a job based of his feelings towards him playing football. Troy previously played baseball when he was younger and he feels it was unfair

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    Throwing of a Baseball There are many different factors that come into play when you are learning to throw a baseball. Some of these factors are the grip of the baseball‚ the proper throwing position‚ the delivery of the throw‚ the follow through and other throwing mechanics. Learning to grip the baseball correctly is a key to throwing well. Grip the ball firmly but not tightly. You are not trying to choke the baseball. You want to place your thumb under the baseball and your forefinger and middle

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