Stefonn Pinkston SOC 215 Sports in Society Instructor-Mark Zane The Last Shot By Darcy Frey Paper # 1 October 2‚ 2012 Growing up in Coney Island seemed to be no easy task. For many‚ basketball may have been the only way out. For Russell‚ Tchaka‚ Stephon‚ and Cory it was the way out. It was a way for them to escape the rough environment and the poverty stricken streets that they were forced to reside in during their youth. Though each individual had their own destinies
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own beauty. As she locked eyes on her soon to be husband she started walking slowly at first toward him and quicker as she got closer‚ eventually running to him in a dramatic fashion as if her lover had returned from war. Now pushed up against his unwilling body‚ she snapped her neck back with enthusiasm making sure that every last hair would not interfere with her big finale‚ a kiss from the equally handsome
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For the last two years‚ Sadie has been a vegetarian‚ which means she doesn’t consume any meat but is still able to enjoy dairy products‚ like one of her favorites‚ cheese. This was not a hard transition for her‚ although she does miss chicken every now and then. So much so that she had a minor relapse when her grandfather bought her chicken nuggets from Wendy’s‚ without remembering she was a vegetarian. That was the last time she had chicken‚ and has remained vegetarian
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the Spring sun would start a gentle thaw and my secret would be out. I’d like to say I hadn’t meant to kill young Jessie but that would be a lie. I enjoyed every moment of it‚ revelled in her clawing and screaming and the following adrenaline rush of disposing of her body. It had been my first time but I knew it wouldn’t be my last. I realise now‚ how fortunate I’d been‚ you could call it beginner’s luck. Dumping a body in the lake would not now be my first choice‚ too unpredictable‚ no saying how
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The gender that makes a more dramatic impact has to be the male for many reasons. The males are the one that ends up starting things over a family feud that we don’t even know how it started. Like at the start of the story it starts out with them trying to fight with Montaue servants just because of a family feud. Then when Montaue and Capulet come and see what is going on and they found out that their servents fighting‚ which made them want to join but their wives to them not to because they are
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The Last of Us The Last of Us is a video game for the Playstation 3 and 4‚ created by the game company Naughty Dog. It follows the storyline of two characters in a post apocalyptic world. “What is the disaster?” you ask. A zombie outbreak‚ once again. However‚ this one has a new spin on things to keep it fresh: it is based on a real infection called cordyceps created by plants‚ using fungus spores. The spores infect ants and other bugs that may be threatening the plant ecosystem. The Last of Us
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My heart sank as I heard the words leave my mom’s mouth. I had dreaded this time for all of my life previous to this moment. My initial response was one of disbelief‚ “this can’t be happening”‚ I thought to myself. She was just a little sick‚ how did this get so serious? I sat in the car seat next to my mom as we continued driving home in silence‚ utterly devastated by the news that my dog had developed cancer. Since receiving that news‚ my life was never the same. I was constantly anxious about
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I was slouching over in my chair as I listened to my theatre teacher recite difficult words from a book written by‚ what he considered an old friend of his‚ Bill; little did I know‚ Bill was going to change my life forever. Competitiveness runs through my blood so when I heard the school was hosting a monologue competition I did not hesitate to sign up. To my surprise‚ it had to be a monologue from one of the plays written by this Bill character that my theatre teacher adored so much. I irked his
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I stand on the sidelines of the football field pretending to listen to Coach Lewis give our team a lecture. We had lost our last two games due to “me not playing” as my brother Donovan claims. My mind floats to the thought of my father telling Coach to have me not participate in the next few games. My relationship with my father has never been the same since mom died. Sometimes I think he blames me for her death. Football is the only thing that comforts me ever since that tragic accident. “Did
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“Be nice Jonah‚” my father’s voice echoes through my mind‚ “After all‚ she is your sister.” Yeah‚ but an annoying one at that I thought. I look around our make-shift campsite and my eyes stop on her sleeping figure. I have to admit‚ she’s the bravest fourteen year old girl I have ever met. I haven’t seen her cry once. After the Outbreak spread‚ we’ve lost contact with our parents because of the chaos in the streets. We haven’t seen them in 7 months‚ when this all started. I fear the worst‚ but she’s
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