Growing up The sin bin or Lucy’s heart is a short story written by Lucy Cross. It was published in 2000. The author leads us into the mind of Lucy‚ a young girl‚ who lives in Cardiff‚ Wales. Lucy is perfectly behaved‚ and a straight-A student in school. Surprisingly‚ she has been put in detention-class for punching her former good friend‚ Penny. The teachers blame her behavior on bad influence from her friend Bethan. Bethan is the complete opposite of Lucy. She is the popular and tough kid in school
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The editorial “Bikies threat to public” that was published on the 7th of March in the Herald Sun shows a serious concern about bikies and their so called “wars”. It states that they (The bikies) should be taken seriously because they are a lot more powerful than the police think they are. The piece mostly uses connotation‚ attack and an appeal to safety and they make the public feel like they have to join in the “fight against bikies”. The audience thinks that they are crimaanls because of photo
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about making money and spending it on products. However‚ consuming should not be the main goal of life. Malls restrain the way people think‚ so kids today are not able to have critical thinking about their lives. For example‚ my cousin‚ Joyce‚ grew up in California. When she was little‚ my aunt‚ Joyce’s mom‚ would usually drop her in the mall due to her work. Because my aunt was unable to take care of my cousin‚ she let my cousin spend her own time in the mall sometimes after school. Everytime‚ before
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Softball runs in my blood‚ my dad played softball‚ my uncle played softball‚ my cousins’ play softball; it seemed as though almost every I knew played softball. I knew how to swing a bat before I knew how to walk. My dad and I would go to the batting cages just about every Sunday. I had previous played for the local team in my area but I wanted to be able to share the sport my family and I loved with the school I love. And although the friendships on the travel team were amazing‚ I could only imagine
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Playing Dress Up The physical and psychosocial growth and development of preschoolers: Preschoolers have good hand and finger coordination and enjoy putting these skills to work with blocks and simple puzzles. Imaginative play also begins during this developmental level. Playing in general‚ helps develop a child’s social‚ emotional‚ language‚ intellectual and problem solving skills. In the preschool years‚ brain and body development are significantly associated. Children should be encouraged
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The History of Softball By: Nicki Myers The history of softball all starts in Chicago on Thanksgiving Day 1887. A group of about twenty guys gathered in a gymnasium to hear the score of the Harvard vs. Yale football game. After the guys heard that Yale had won the game one of them picked up an old boxing glove and threw it at someone who hit it with a pole. One of the guys in the room was George Hancock‚ (later to be known as the
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Softball is another one of the most popular sports for girls. It’s played all around the world. George Hancock invented softball in Chicago 1887. Volleyball was created on Thanksgiving Day. Softball‚ at times was called playground softbound ball‚ kitten ball‚ and many other names. As it grew the bases had to be 90 feet between each base; the pitcher has to be 50 feet away. The pitcher has 5 pitches to use to warm up and no more than that. In between innings will be 3 pitches. As the players are batting
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I have been playing softball for my school’s team for the past three years. My father had always encouraged me to be active‚ and get back into softball. Even though I was reluctant‚ I still tried out. I am going to be blunt: I was terrible. I lacked the skills necessary to be on the team‚ and because of that I did not make it on the team. Instead of being sad and embarrassed‚ I decided to take action. I decided to think of creative ways to get better. After my father passed away‚ I did not really
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SOFTBALL- Variant of baseball played with a larger ball on a smaller field. Invented in 1888 in Chicago as an indoor game‚ it was at various times called indoor baseball‚ mush ball‚ playground‚ softbund ball‚ kitten ball‚ and‚ because it was also played by women‚ ladies’ baseball. HISTORY The earliest known softball game was played in Chicago‚ Illinois on Thanksgiving Day‚ 1887. It took place at the Farragut Boat Club to hear the outcome of the Yale and Harvard football game.[3] When the score
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To Kill a Mockingbird Jem acts maturely The novel To Kill a Mocking Bird by Harper Lee is about a young girl named Scout and her brother‚ Jem‚ growing up in the small‚ southern town of Maycomb‚ Alabama. Scout and Jem live with their older father‚ Atticus‚ and spend their summers playing with their friend‚ Dill. They have many neighbors‚ and one is an older woman named Mrs. Dubose. As the siblings grow older‚ they begin to drift apart and new disagreements begin. Yet‚ as Jem begins change‚ he starts
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