Softball is a sport that is known throughout the United States and the world. Softball originated on Thanksgiving Day in Chicago in 1887. The game was actually said to have begun as an indoor game. Softball was started by a group of men who had gathered at a club to watch the Harvard vs. Yale football game. When the news came that Yale had defeated Harvard‚ 17-8‚ one Yale supporter‚ overcome with enthusiasm‚ picked up an old boxing glove and threw it at a nearby Harvard alumni‚ who promptly tried
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One activity that I do participate in is basketball‚ my family always suggests me to do a sport during the summer so I can get some exercise. Exercising during the summer is a good idea‚ usually during the summer people tend to gain weight. This seems to be like a good plan because if you gain weight‚ you can alsl lose weight by doing sports. It can also get all your energy out‚ like if you are mad in some way or if you just feel really energized. Doing anything like basketball‚ or other sports can
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letter word that could mean so much to one person‚ while meaning so little to somebody else. To me‚ music is where I flourish; music is where I learn to find myself and learn to understand others. I get so lost in music‚ both listening and playing‚ that I find myself absent from my own reality for hours on end. Listening to music is mesmerizing‚ in a sense‚ in which I always find myself discovering new and intriguing genres‚ sounds and musicians. Music is so captivating to me because there is always
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1 /11 /2010 What Study Abroad Means to Me Throughout my life‚ I have worked towards one goal which is to study abroad. Besides being fun and exciting‚ study abroad is a unique life changing experience that will help me grow academically‚ personally and prepare me for career. Here are reasons as to why I have applied for this scholarship‚ the field of study I have selected‚ and the extent of usefulness and return of this study to me and my country. First‚ why Canada
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What America Means To Me America‚ have you ever just stopped‚ and wonder what are the basic fundamentals that make you proud to be an American? In other words‚ what makes you proud of your country? Many people just believe America it just another insignificant and common north American country conforming the earth’s geography. Well based on your personal experience with America‚ which opinion do you think America is more likely to match with? In this essay I am going to be expressing my personal
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It is important to me that nursing is identified as an honorable and essential profession. I believe that nursing is a status that reflects the two equally important parts of nursing knowledge: Empirical knowledge and Esthetical knowledge. “It is the artful nurse’s interactions that can bridge the gap introduced by technology and science‚ thereby creating integrity and engagement rather than detachment in the personal encounter” (Johnson‚ 1994). Even when I am not at work‚ I sub-consciously carry
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easy to relate to. Basketball has been an interest of mine for most of my life. My favorite players are Jason Williams‚ Tracy McGrady‚ and Michael Jordan. Those players are an inspiration to me because they truly came from nothing‚ and made it by following their dreams. My family is also very important to me. I have two older brothers‚ their names are Shaun and Gabe. Shaun is a cook at Olive garden and Gabe is currently enrolled at
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There is still room for improvement in the equality department if we will like to live up to King’s dream‚ but there has been a major shift towards integration since then. Therefore‚ America represents for me; not only freedom‚ but also career opportunities‚ stability‚ and equality‚ yet it also means fear‚ struggle‚ and sometimes excess.
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competitiveness‚ and memorization. Although my skill is not academic‚ it gives me qualities that can help me in the classroom. I’ve developed a strong memory and a passion for success.This skill has honestly helped me better my life. I started boxing when I was 14 years old as an overweight kid who was struggling with self-confidence. Boxing was that safe haven for me allowing me to lose the weight and gain skills that set me apart from others. From there I branched off getting into kickboxing‚ Muay
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I have given you‚ and be sure of this: I am with you always‚ even to the end of the age‚” (Matthew 28:20‚ page 620‚ NLT). The Bible gives us answers to life‚ people‚ friends and about God. Studying God word will provide answers to who we are‚ and what our purpose is. Studying the Bible helps you get through everyday struggles‚ there are scriptures that is written for every trail and tribulation that we go
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