As a cheerleader‚ I took part in a high energy and enthusiasm activity‚ yet I craved more. “More” just so happened to be flag football. The summer before I entered the first grade I asked my parents if I could make the transition. My request was met with emotions including concern‚ intrigue‚ but most of all‚ support. My parents were not going to dissuade me from participating in any hobby‚ especially one I seemed so interested in pursuing. I showed up to the first practice with my curly‚ blonde
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Football is by far the main sport played and watched in the United States‚ and it is becoming more popular around the world. The history of the game dates all the way back to the eighteen hundred‚ with people who did not wear any equipment‚ to present day‚ having a thousand or more dollars of gear rigged onto their body. A lot of people are fans of a team or just fans of the game but many people do not know how much the game has evolved from such a simple and aggressive sport to a complex game that
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As a four sport athlete (football‚ hockey‚ baseball‚ and track)‚ I have endured my ups and downs with sports teams‚ but nothing compares to the adversity‚ leadership‚ and courage I had to muster up in the 2015 football season. The 2015 season looked bright for the hilltoppers‚ coming off three successful seasons‚ where I started and helped our football team win many games. I was a co-captain my Junior year and all-conference‚ so I was really looking forward to taking the reigns and becoming the true
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most teamwork is often required in sports. While football and baseball are both known as professional sports‚ football requires more teamwork‚ making football the more challenging sport in which to be successful. Often sports teams are often unsuccessful simply
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cave. I hear the roar of trucks as country boys rev up their engines. I see the “cool” kids sitting in their cars as they light up cigarettes. All the parents that pick up their child‚ shaking their head in disappointment. I open the door to the football locker room and immediately become overwhelmed by the smell of sweaty
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The essay “Football Envy at the UN” by Kofi Annan‚ proposes the idea that passion shown towards soccer during the World Cup should also be shown towards global issues. If people could only have the same fervency for human rights as they do for soccer who knows the impact it could have? This thought provoking idea is developed in Annan’s essay by comparing soccer’s intense competitiveness‚ teamwork‚ cross pollination and equality to the lack of with UN issues. In this easy read essay‚ Annan is able
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Jennie Yabroff the author of “In Defense of Cheering”sheds light to her audience on why Cheering should be taken as seriously as any other sport. In contrast Felisa Rogers the author of “How I Learned to Love Football” tells a story of how she once despised the great American game of football to how she grew ecstatic about its very nature. Both women have admiration for their respective sports and want to encourage others to share their love of sports through their use of ethos and pathos‚ with pathos
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After 1785‚ the production of children’s books in the Untied States increased but remained largely reprints of British books‚ often those published by John Newbery‚ the first publisher to produce books aimed primarily at diverting a child audience. Ultimate]y‚ Line however‚ it was not the cheerful‚ commercial-minded Newhery‚ but Anglo -Irish author 5 Maria Edgeworth who had the strongest influence on this period of American children’s literature. The eighteenth century had seen a gradual shift
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KINDS OF SPEECHES Persuasive Speech Persuade-to do or believe something especially by reasoning. What exactly is Persuasive Speech? -A persuasive speech is written to persuade‚ or convince the listeners‚ of the validity of the speaker’s argument. -This might involve persuading someone to change their opinion or at the very least take into account some elements that have not really been considered before. The Main Elements to Writing a Persuasive Speech 1. Credibility- establish by demonstrating
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BMAL Course Syllabus BMAL 500 Organizational Behavior Course Description This course discusses managerial competence in understanding the human output of organizations from the viewpoints of individual‚ group‚ and organizational systems levels. Emphasis is given to assessing one’s personality and values and to applying course material to one’s work environment. (Formerly BUSI 500) Rationale Without wise application of organizational behavior‚ no manager can consistently manage
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