The Generous Game of Baseball “The difference between winning and losing is most often not quitting.” - Walt Disney People say everyone’s a winner. I really didn’t believe that when I was little. So when I was still playing tee-ball (baseball that little kids play with a tee) and I was in the championship game‚ I was going for blood. It was late 2008 and I was playing for the GBSF (Green Baseball Softball
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Although‚ civic engagement is the ideal ingredient to a preferable democracy it can imply a significant cost to the government as a result of implementing plenty of resources in order to engage the community. Also‚ it is worth to mention that with more citizens participating eventually will lead to disputes between stakeholders with different interests and objectives. In addition‚ citizens could not be civic involved due to numerous factors. For example‚ social exclusion is one of the factors that
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Why do Certain Pitches in Baseball Curve? Scientifically‚ it seems humanly impossible to hit a 95 mile-per-hour straight fastball‚ but we see the professionals do it all the time! Your brain only has 125 milliseconds to decide whether or not to swing at the pitch‚ let alone making healthy contact with the ball (Griesmer). And remember‚ it is not always a straight fastball shooting out of the pitcher’s hand. Sometimes pitchers hurl in an off-speed pitch with movement to throw the hitters off their
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Devoted‚ pious‚ and selfless are three words that people think of in connection to Mother Teresa. Many people know that Mother Teresa was a charity worker‚ but she was so much more. As a religious woman‚ Mother Teresa showed the world that through prayers‚ devotion‚ and selflessness‚ that even in the worst of times that there is still hope. She left a legacy as a hardworking nun. Mother Teresa changed the world by being a devoted missionary leader‚ and left as a saint‚ religious figure‚ and one of
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Crinkle‚ winkle‚ finkle. Finally! I have had that da@& plastic on for years! Today is finally the day that I am going to play in the game. My parents will be so proud that I finally got in. Dad was the ball for the 1987 World Series and mother was the ball for the 1991 World Series. I am no hero like them‚ but I still made it. Today I am the ball for the Twins and Tigers game. I do not know if I am anxious or scared! I wonder if it will hurt when they hit me? Will it feel soft and smooth when I roll
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This is an event of a group of brave young men who won a baseball championship‚ two days of grueling hot weather‚ the ability to fight through injuries‚ and the satisfaction of winning the championship. The two days were tough hot and grueling‚ how did the boys pull it off? Many injuries on the team but no setbacks. The satisfaction was worth all the pain and fight they put in together. This is the story of me and my baseball team and how every single one of us showed the unwillingness to not lose
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I felt a rush of a burning‚ fiery pain in my toes. I looked at my toe wincing. We were playing baseball in my friend’s lawn. It was a perfect place to play baseball and we had to move nothing. It had a fence that shaped like an L. “Teams are me‚ Alex‚ Maison‚ and Ben vs. Ryan‚ Conner‚ and Ethan‚” I said walking out to the picture mound. I threw a perfect curve ball which caught the corner of the strike zone. “Strike one‚” Maison calls from the outfield. Next pitch I threw a fastball‚ which Ryan
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“ Empathy. We must understand before we judge.” - Morgan Freeman. I believe you have to know how that person is feeling or going through a situation before you react. Empathy is a very strong thing. Most people don’t have it when they act. It’s something that is learned not given. My story goes back two years ago when my friend Marcus‚ me ‚ and my baseball team were playing in a baseball tournament. I was pitching as usual‚ and I threw the ball right down the middle. The batter hit it at Marcus
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Walk off My team is up 11-5 in the second round of the playoffs. Our team is very confident because it is the last inning and we were the home team‚ so if we would have stopped them from tying us our being ahead of us we would win and go to the semifinals. One hit after another they kept scoring runs I kept looking at the scoreboard and I couldn’t believe it. Finally‚ we got out of the inning. The score was tied we were under the lights it was like 9:00 at night either win or go home. I was thinking
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Mother Teresa was a woman of power‚ leadership‚ and compassion. Her great deeds in serving the poor has won her many awards‚ such as the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize in the year of 1979 (World Book). Mother Teresa changed the lives of many‚ which includes the rich‚ poor‚ parentless‚ living‚ and dying. Mother Teresa had a vision to serve the poor‚ a strong work ethic as a teacher‚ collaboration skills for working with the Missionaries of Charity‚ and a strong commitment to gospel values. Mother
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