A Reading of Updike’s “Ex-Basketball Player” The purpose of this essay is to inform the reader about a poem by John Updike‚ called “Ex-Basketball player”. The speaker in the poem talks about a man named Flick Webb and his apathetic life. He informs the reader about Flick Webb’s exceptional talent as a basketball player in high school. Towards the end of the poem the realization is that Flick Webb’s exceptional basketball talent had been berried under his reality of life. In the eyes of the
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difference between soccer and basketball not much but the size and maybe weight. Some similarities are they are both sports‚ they both have goals‚ they both pass to each other‚ and they are both used for recreational activities. In basketball there is two hoops and in soccer there is two goals. Basketball you play inside and in soccer you can play outside or inside. In soccer you can pass the ball to a teammate the same way you can pass the ball to your teammate in basketball. In soccer you can also shoot
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and a lifetime of continuing education. Knowing all this‚ why did I choose nursing? Nine years ago I became a certified nursing assistant because I thought I had the prerequisite to be a caregiver‚ which I do. I genuinely love and care about people‚ I am very empathetic and devoted and like to make a positive difference in people’s life so getting a license to use my intrinsic motivation comes easy‚ but did I really want to be a nurse‚’ no ‘I wanted a career that would enable me to be out in the fields
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Why I want to be a CNA... I don’t understand‚ while being a CNA is hard‚ it is not rocket science. You basically have to work‚ and care. So many CNAs don’t do either one. I don’t know how they go home and sleep knowing that they left their residents soaked‚ cold‚ and dirty. Why don’t they just go work at a gas station. Very few things make me as angry as when the residents are not getting the care they DESERVE. I want the opportunity every day to make an impact on people’s lives in
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Rohan Shad in Understandings & Epiphanies3 min read Why I want to be a doctor First of all‚ I really enjoy medschool; it’s full of crazy ups and downs‚ but honestly‚ I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else. I actually started this essay almost a year ago‚ and it’s been stuck at that one line until now. I confess that I am slightly materialistic‚ I do care about the money. I do care about the life I want to live when I’m older. I feel guilty about it sometimes. The general public views doctors as
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and knowing that I wanted to be a nurse isn’t actually how it came to be. As a young girl I’ve always had a passion for helping others‚ however‚ I didn’t particularly know how I wanted to help. At the time‚ all that I had known was that I wanted to go beyond the everyday staple of lending a helping hand. Nonetheless‚ after countless hours spent in hospitals‚ I was able to choose a career in nursing‚ which later developed into‚ my purpose in life. When I was young and carefree‚ I remember being rushed
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Why I Like Beethoven! Why I Like Beethoven! I like Beethoven so much because he is a very great pianist and I love his music. He wrote songs for the piano‚ viola and violin. I really like his songs because they are defined with great beauty and I really like playing them. For example‚ Für Elise is a beautiful song with a soft flowing sequence but with a fast strong section as well. I also like him because he is very persistent. Even though he went deaf at only the age of 22 yet he still went
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The more I think about why I am starting college I do not know myself maybe I took it because it was the next step right after high school or I want to have a successful career and have a sturdy income. Also‚ it could be that I saw my peers starting college and wanted to know what college is. Another big element is my ethnicity because my uncles‚ aunts‚ and family members all went to college and they are either in the medical or in the engineering field they expect the same from me. They also keep
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Why do you want to be an EMT? (1000 characters) During an eye exam‚ I asked my eye doctor what he loves most about his job. What struck me the most was what he described to be “the ability to alleviate worry”. According to him‚ the best part about his work wasn’t necessarily curing someone‚ but rather making them feel better. This ability is what I want most out of becoming an EMT. I want to be the one on the ground beside a patient telling them they’ll be fine. Yes‚ I want to save lives‚ but I
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The America I Believe In Rick Perry once said…” I believe in America I believe in her purpose and her promise I believe her best days have not yet been lived I believe her greatest deeds are reserved for the generations to come.” Our country is a melting pot of many different colors and we are all the same but yet all so different. We all have one similarity though; we all love our country. Why I believe in these things is because our country is great. Although we have fallen a few greatness pegs
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