equally uncomfortable shorts that resembled the jet black of my jersey‚ I block out the cheers of the crowd while attempting to perfect my form. Swish! The basketball floats through the air‚ gliding perfectly‚ hurdling through the air into the net. The referee blows the whistle. It’s time. The loud cheers of the crowd fill the old gym as the rough leather ball flies into my hand. A stampede of the other team sprints at me. Hands fumbling
Premium Free throw American films
September 4‚ 2010 My eyes and ears open to the sound of chirping birds outside the dew covered window and my alarm buzzing behind my head. I sense that my room is still messed up from the night before after I threw my gym bag down from practice yesterday night. I stretch my arms and legs as I prepare to get out of my warm bed. I was so sore from practice it felt as if my muscles turned of and I couldn’t move for the whole time. I started to get the feeling back into my body and I put my hand against the
Premium Sleep English-language films Bed
dressed very slowly‚ pulling a brush through my hair. The cuffs of my cosy cardigan suddenly felt itchy and irritated against my skin. As I reached to get my hairspray‚ I knocked a photo off. It landed upside down on the floor. I bent down to flip it over. Big mistake. It was Grandma‚ Mum‚ I laughing when we were at Joss Bay in Kent. Water started pooling in my tired eyes‚ but I rubbed them furiously‚ forcing them to store in the back of my dry throat. There will always be this perpetual
Premium Family Tears Grandparent
Basketball is a fun and unique sport to learn and play. Basketball has brung hope and dreams to many young kids and families. Even learning the sport has brung happiness to many people. For these reasons‚ being inspired by great basketball players‚ learning the history behind this marvelous sport‚ and the NBA. Basketball is sport with many great things. Basketball history Basketball has evolved over the many years it has been
Premium Basketball YMCA United States
difference between soccer and basketball not much but the size and maybe weight. Some similarities are they are both sports‚ they both have goals‚ they both pass to each other‚ and they are both used for recreational activities. In basketball there is two hoops and in soccer there is two goals. Basketball you play inside and in soccer you can play outside or inside. In soccer you can pass the ball to a teammate the same way you can pass the ball to your teammate in basketball. In soccer you can also shoot
Premium Association football American football Basketball
CRITICAL THINKING IN THE HISTORY OF BASKETBALL Critical Thinking in the History of Basketball Andrew T. Brough Colorado Tech University Online Abstract The Socratic Method helps Leaders use critical thinking to their advantage to Influence and persuade other people. Using the Socratic Method one can lead an Opponent to draw a conclusion that contradicts his own viewpoint according to Tucker‚ A. (2007) Leadership by the Socratic Method: Air
Premium Critical thinking
Throughout the semester‚ I have learned a lot about the English language. Some of the tips that I have learned in this English Composition Class is how to write: Argumentative Essays‚ Analysis Essay In each topic or type of writing‚ I have learned a lot of new skills that I have not been told before. For instance‚ in an Argumentative essay‚ in this type of essay‚ you are supposed to introduce the readers to the topic and what is your opinion on it. Then‚ include all reliable sources that support
Premium Writing
Kristel Miley Miley 1 Dr. Palacios English Composition 12 September 2016 Writer at Heart From an early age‚ I have always loved to write. Writing was my passion‚ my niche. It was the one thing I could do and do well. I could never play sports; I hated playing piano; I struggled with math. However‚ when it came to English or writing‚ the words could not seem to come out of the end of my pen fast enough. I remember starting my first journal at the age of six‚ but that was by no means the
Premium Pen Writing Paper
In 1846‚ Edgar A. Poe wrote an essay: The Philosophy of Composition; his intention was to write an account of the deliberate method used when writing his successful poem The Raven. Poe discussed within the first three paragraphs of the essay what he understood as the ‘radical error’ in the usual method of creating a story‚ explaining: ‘Either history affords a thesis- or one is suggested by the incident of the day- or‚ at best‚ the author sets himself to work in the combination of striking events
Premium Edgar Allan Poe Poetry The Raven
college scholarship from The New York Times. Liz was accepted to Harvard. It began with The New York Times and led to the Oprah Winfrey Show. From there Liz knew “Yeah‚ I have something I need to share with people. A gift‚ a calling‚ something. It’s my belief that your gift doesn’t belong to you. It’s something you’re supposed to share." (Murray‚ 2012‚ p.1) Liz left college to do just that. Then‚ in 2006‚ Liz returned to
Premium Oprah Winfrey The Oprah Winfrey Show Homelessness