about our similarities is that we both played baseball in college. My grandpa grew up on the west side of Chicago in a neighborhood called Garfield Park. He grew up in a lower class family that often couldn’t afford nice things. Since he loved the game of baseball, situations would sometimes come down to if he wanted a new baseball glove or new cloths. My grandpa no brainer would pick the baseball glove. After high school, my grandpa went on to attend Western Illinois University on a full baseball
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Beats Goliath” by Malcolm Gladwell was that, it must be an another story of a fight between leaders in an industry. And when I saw the picture of the article that is young girls playing basketball I was surprised and started thinking is it a story of a game? The title of the article built curiosity in me and forced me to search for what does the title mean? And who is Malcolm Gladwell? The search landed me to a Ted Talk by Malcolm Gladwell where he speaks about how David an underdog win over Goliath
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National Football League was introduced. The widespread appeal of football increased tremendously in the twentieth century. For many people, Saturdays during the fall and winter seasons are dedicated to tailgating and attending a game, watching a game on TV, or playing the game in a stadium with a large audience in attendance. While football has many positives, it also shares its negatives in which the fans have ironically fallen in love with, in many ways football is very similar to warfare. One
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different organizations or recreational centers very young. There are some that are born with the sports talent, and can play any sport and be tremendous. Central Penn College should offer these sports for students that are capable of playing, love the game and that is their hobby; and also for those that have been playing for many years and can get a career out of it. Central Penn College can offer them a full scholarship for free. Some boys and girls cannot go to college because they cannot afford
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pretty versed. Having spent a lot of time online playing games and talking to people from different parts of the world I tend to have a pretty open mind when it comes to politics and general ideals. A good example of a time when this difference in culture shocked me is when I was younger and just getting into online gaming. When I was about thirteen our family got a PlayStation 3. PlayStation had an online service that I used to play games like call of duty with others from all over the world. I
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account describes youths going to the fields for a ‘game of ball’. Aspects of the game can even be traced back to as early as the second and third century BC in China. Sources taken from military manuals at the time describe an exercise called Tsu’ Chu, in which opponents used a leather ball filled with feathers and hair. The aim was to get the ball into a small net fixed on to bamboo canes while also defending themselves from attacks. Variations of the game are also documented in Egyptian and Greek society
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from the game of basketball, and helped them to realize it wasn’t just a game. The truth of the matter it was about finding your goal in what you want to accomplish in life. However playing basketball came out to be a chance for them to shine and lift a community and themselves out of negative situations, provided they make the correct decision. Finally integrity when it comes to holding players accountable for their behavior, Coach Carter stood by what he was teaching. He cancelled a game when he
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A life-changing experience for me is when i watched a youtube video on National Basketball Association (NBA) who was drafted in 2009 and was announced NBA’s most valuable player (MVP) on 2015, Stephen Curry and his basketball life. One of the reasons Stephen Curry inspired me is now i want to go to college. I want to go to college because i want to challenge myself and look up to important things. And to finish my goal, I have to finish high school and go up and challenge myself to the next level
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A Ripple into a Wave To many whom basketball did not concern, it was merely a sport like any other, where players ran around, all attention focused on one ball. But to me, it was more. It was a sport that broke down my wall and gave me a new purpose in life after moving to California. On the court, I forgot about the stress of everyday life. Basketball of course was no easy task, but it gave me a loving family of friends and inspiration to work harder. Coming from a tiny town in Northern Colorado
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a good game with a handshake. Okay let's back up a little from the game.After a exhausting last period math class and a exhausting day overall,It's time for tryouts as I see all kinds of players from 5th-6th grade.As I think to myself there’s gotta be at least 50 people that are trying out,and little 6th grader me thinking to myself will I make it?So we went through about 4-5
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