Only She Would Play? The Impact of Sports Participation on Self-Esteem‚ School Adjustment‚ and Substance Use Among Rural and Urban African American Girls. Reference: Taylor‚ M.‚ & Turek‚ G. (2010). If Only She Would Play? The Impact of Sports Participation on Self-Esteem‚ School Adjustment‚ and Substance Use among Rural and Urban African American Girls. Journal of Sport Behavior‚ 33(3)‚ 315-336. Retrieved from Academic Search Complete database. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to offer
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She took a whiff of it and savored its scent‚ for nothing lasted forever. Soon she would have to set aside the cloth and never experience its calming fragrance ever again. The memories with it‚ however‚ she would possess until the day she died. Just like the day that her mother had died. It had been a bright and sunny Tuesday in September- the first day of school in fact. Everything seemed normal‚ just the same old routine she had left behind months ago in exchange for summer. Returning meant seeing
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Abraham went‚ as the Lord had told him; and Lot went with him. Abraham was 75 years old when he departed from Haran. He took his wife‚ Sarai‚ his nephew Lot‚ and all his wealth—his livestock and all the people he had taken into his household at Haran—and headed for the land of Canaan. When they arrived in Canaan‚ Abram traveled through the land as far as Shechem. There he set up camp beside the oak of Moreh. At that time‚ the area was inhabited by Canaanites. Then the Lord appeared to Abram and
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“I knew this was my moment.” “Dear diary‚” I started to write on one of the blank pages of my diary. For the past few months‚ my diary has been my only companion. These pages are where I write my stories and let my imagination run free while I pour my heart out on each page. I continued to write. “I’ve decided that‚ for today’s diary entry‚ I’ll write a story. A story I have never had the courage to write. But lately‚ it is all I have been thinking about. I need to get it out of my head and
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She touched the little box in her pocket and smiled…… Anne was playing all by her self as usual. Nobody bothered to play with her‚ for she was poor‚ so no one knew about her imaginative personality. Anne was used to it. she was roaming around the school alone‚ when she caught the sight of something shining. She ran to it-it was a little golden box with some carvings on it. She picked it up‚ trying to imagine what there was inside…..an alien? Maybe some money… or chocolates? Or better still… a
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People are too busy running away from their monsters to check over their shoulders‚ missing the opportunity to see a small shadow running after them. The novel‚ “The First Time She Drowned” by Kerry Kletter targets the theme on parental mental and physical abuse. The main idea of the novel is that the transgenerational cycle of abuse can only be broken through confrontation. Three points to help understand the main idea of the novel is‚ first‚ Cassie O’Malley’s (the protagonist) mother never truly
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I’d say she’d used muti on you. - Everything she says‚ goes. - That’s not true. If you were with Smangele‚ you wouldn’t be missing church! So why now? Dad’s unveiling ceremony. - He died a long time ago. - I couldn’t afford it. - And now you have the money? - Yes. My sister and her son are our sacrificial lambs. - We did what we had to do. - By sending my sister to a madhouse? Calm down. It’ll be fine. This woman is adamant about one thing. She says Mxolisi is the murderer. Mondli... something
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I Knew This Was My Moment I was sitting on a chair‚ tied up‚ in an isolated cabin. I felt very weary as I had just opened my eyes after a deep sleep. I had no idea of my sleeping hours‚ days or even months! It was damp and frosty inside the place. This wood cabin‚ if I were to use one word to describe it would be ‘UNKEMPT’! Spider webs clouded every corner‚ refuse scattered all over‚ hordes of flies buzzing around it‚ scavenging for sustenance. A pungent smell arose from a stale‚ discarded
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Gabby has always felt like she was in the wrong body. She had always felt awkward and uncomfortable in her own skin. She knew she belonged in a boy’s body. Gabby has been into girls for has long as she can remember. She’d always dress like a boy‚ act like a boy‚ think like a boy‚ deep down inside she was a boy and wanted to become one since she was a little girl. One day‚ she finally built the courage to talk to her mom about changing her gender and identification. “Are you sure you really want
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Narrative Essay: Moment I knew I was happy Being happy is one of the greatest emotions to express. It is sad how some people in this world do not experience happy moments in their life. Like someone who has depression‚ someone who is homeless with no money‚ and all the starving children around the world. Greed is a black hole for happiness. You can never fill‚ that’s why you should be happy with what you have. My happiest moment was when I met my girlfriend Marcelina this year. I’m sure it was the happiest
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