I never really was in a team before or was even taught by anybody. I was just a girl who liked basketball and taught myself how to play‚ with the help of YouTube of course. I played basketball since I was a child. I remember shooting granny style because I was too short and weak to shoot it normally. The ball would be full size and the ball would be bigger than my head. My parents were the sexist type and thought basketball was a boy sport‚ so they never let me sign up for city league or some sort
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When considering attends college or university‚ there are a variety of points of view to be analyzed. Some people seem to think that career preparation is a best reason of attend college or university while others tend to think that increased knowledge is more important reason. I have also come to my own conclusion. I think that both of these factors play a role. The first reason of attend college or university is increased knowledge. For example‚ I didn’t understand any computer skills
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Move Forward: Approaches to Teaching Civil Liberties in 21st Century Classrooms using 20th Century Case Studies Antonio Thompson thompsonas@apsu.eduthompsonas@apsu.edu Austin Peay State University Clarksville‚ Tennessee Abstract The history of civil liberties has been fraught with constant violations and infringements. These violations often result from an ignorance of what constitutes civil liberties. It is the duty of teachers in the twenty-first
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As I looked down onto the field I could see my breath float upwards out of the stadium and dissipate into the crisp fall air. I turned to see my dad cocooned in his Lehigh scarf‚ while a brown and white pom-pom danced on top his head. Yankee stadium was almost at max capacity‚ full of Lehigh mountain hawks and Lafayette leopards. We watched with anticipation as the first punt of the 150th Lehigh Lafayette game lifted the ball high into the air. The atmosphere was electric‚ a sensation to be remembered
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Have you ever had to make a hard decision or pick between two things and you make the wrong choice? I have and it led to one of the most difficult times in my life. On February 27 of 2016 Leon Merle Eppenbaugh‚ the man that I considered a father‚ died in a hospital bed with his entire family around him with the exception of me. Where was I? I was an hour into my first day of work. Sometime in the later months of 2015 I decided that it was time to get a job and I was actually excited about it. Lee
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Though I am sure of my identity‚ who I am and what I wish to accomplish now‚ it definitely was not something that came quickly. For a long time‚ I didn’t think I’d ever have the one special thing about me that I assumed everyone else had- the activity they threw themselves into‚ that dominated their lives and everyone knew them for. With just about everything I tried‚ I never quite found that deep passion for anything. I didn’t realize yet that I’d dismissed a significant part of myself a long time
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Four years ago‚ I began my high school career not fully knowing who I was or what I wanted to become. Now‚ as a senior‚ I have discovered so much about myself through the clubs and activities which I am affiliated with. One of the touching moments in my time as a volunteer was when the BETA club helped to landscape the nursing home’s garden. The staff members and residents were so proud that the youth had come to beautify the area for them. I really started to understand that people feel better when
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As an avid pursuer of knowledge and intellectual fulfillment‚ I seek fresh and meaningful intellectual experiences on a consistent basis. One such experience had originated with a personal connection between my passion for mathematics - my favorite school subject for as long as I can remember - and what I had seen as a hole in the love and dedication shown by others towards mathematics that implored filling. I had wholeheartedly decided to fill the hole myself by creating a math contest for everyone
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What Makes Me Unique What makes me unique is being me. There is no one else in the world like me I am my own person. Sometimes we try to be like others and try to be cool and will do things just to be called cool‚ but not me I am above the influence. I will not stoop down to some immature and selfish persons level just to be called cool. I am cool and my friends see me as being cool as well. I am the type of person who will put my own needs aside for others. No matter what I am doing if my family
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When initially starting college‚ I knew nothing of it as I came from an underprivileged family who not once had ever entertained the notion of attending college. Coming from a Hispanic family‚ the expectations were to get married and be a good a housewife; however‚ I decided on my own to explore college‚ even if at that time I could not tell the difference between undergraduate and graduate school. I would like to say my determination was apparent from the very beginning‚ but it was far from the
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