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“Baseball was, is, and always will be to me the best game in the world.” - Babe Ruth My favorite place to be is a baseball field. I am most comfortable when I am playing baseball. There is no more relaxing feeling to me than trotting out to shortstop while the hot, golden brown dirt kicks up from my heels.…
I was working a midnight shift at the entry control point with my partner on Security 12, patrolling the F-4 ramp, conducting a 100 percent hands-on “Restricted Area Badge” check. Anyone requiring access to any restricted area had to display the proper credentials prior to gaining access. During random points in our shift we were directed to conduct checks to ensure only authorized personnel gained access to these areas. After conducting checks for thirty minutes, my partner and I headed over to Security 33’s post.…
The main purpose of the period between 1865 to 1877 known as Reconstruction, as its name suggests it was uniting the states after the Civil War. However, the Reconstruction period was mainly destructive to the United States. It caused terrorism, economic issues and political division between radical and moderate Republicans. Three important amendments were passed out to protect the civil rights of freedmen and helped them become part of society, but at the end racism and discrimination from the Southerners lead by Jim Crow caused a reversion of the achievements the Congress once accomplished.…
The place I would visit often when I was a child was my Mawmaw and Pawpaw's house out in the country of Hayti, MO. Going there had a great influence on my life because it made me the hard worker I am today. From the age range of a baby to maybe around eight years old. I would often go there with my parents and my older brother. The drive there was very peaceful.…
A place where I feel the most content is Ruth Lake. I feel the most content at Ruth lake because the sound of the birds chirping, the water splashing, and kids screaming. I love swimming in the cold water, and fishing. I love going tubing and staying with my Grandpa at his cabin. When i go to Ruth Lake the first thing I do every time, is go on my paddle board.…
The American Civil War conserved the Union and unchained the slaves. However, during Reconstruction, an inconsistent quantity of political focus on the effort failed to solve the sectional wounds, and the removal of the freed slaves' newly acquired civil liberties failed to bring about enduring racial integration. After the war, the Union needed to effectively reunite with the South on equal footing, revitalize their economy, and rebuild their ruined landscape. Nevertheless, divisions in the federal government over Reconstruction caused a disappointment to accomplish these goals.…
The effort placed towards Reconstruction lacked the cohesion necessary to reconstruct the South. Southern elitist desperately clung to illusions of their sovereignity to the Union and viewed Reconstruction as a perversion of the natural order of life. The Radical Republicans of the North set out disconcert and impoverish rebellious Confederates and African Americans wanted the freedoms and equality entitled to them under the newly amended constitution. These conflicting visions for the ideal America produced a period marked by violence and failure.…
Imagine a place where everywhere you look, you see beauty, everywhere you smell is crisp fresh air. Everywhere surrounding you are ginormous mountains with snow slowly melting and one huge blue body of water. There are trees all over the place, and everywhere you look you see nature and all of God’s creations. This fascinating place is Lake Tahoe, in Nevada. Lake Tahoe is absolutely one of the most gorgeous places I have ever been.…
During every portion of life there are a number of stages that one passes through to progress and grow into the person that they are at present. While there is still room to further one’s self in adulthood, it’s usually from birth to adolescence that offers the largest span of change. Growth, in both the physical and mental sense, occurs at a rapid rate throughout these years that can alter a person significantly, however outside influences such as environment or opportunities play their part in molding youths. One’s emotions, social skills, beliefs, relationships, intelligence, and many other aspects of life are under near constant construction while in the process of developing that leaves them susceptible to change. Contained within this…
Throughout the course of a teenagers life, he/she will go through a lot of experiences, challenges and will also face adversity along the way. Although, as they face these challenges they will slowly realize that these challenges will result in positive changes down the road. For example, in John Lekich’s novel Losers’ Club, Alex and his friends have to overcome their high school bully. In Tweaked, Gordie has to overcome the hurdles of dealing with his older brother who has a drug addiction. In “Romeo and Juliet”, Juliet has to overcome her parents will to be with the boy of her dream.…
The kitchen. Where waves of family come in and out, always talkative but ready to listen. Their presence is warm and inviting, the compact space is comforting. But if I were to have a moment alone I sit on the tile counter and it feels icy.…
Judith Ortiz Cofer was an amazing American writer, though she was originally from Puerto Rica. Cofer was an award winning author with a wide range of writings styles. She was best known for writing short stories, poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and essays. In one of Cofer’s essays More Room, she writes of memories of her childhood where she spent them at her grandmas house in Puerto Rico, known in the essay as Mamá.…
In George Carey’s Ted Talk, The future of families - four discoveries that change everything (2016) he talks about the new relationship between children and their parents and how it is changing the way we look at ourselves and the world. He begins his discussion showing two separate pictures that parents had been asked to choose from. The first picture shows a baby elephant leading the way with its mother right on his tail. The second picture shows baby ducks following their mother through the water. Carey talks about how the image of the elephants is winning in our society today.…
My favorite place is my high school football field and track. I remember going to the field after school and being tired from all the school work and I could release the stress on field. It might not have been the best field like there were always mud, holes and most of the time had a weird smell, and after doing workouts on the track you always had cinders in your shoes and socks.…
“There's a sorrow and pain in everyone's life, but every now and then there's a ray of light that melts the loneliness in your heart and brings comfort like hot soup and a soft bed.” Hubert Selby Jr., Requiem for a Dream. Everyone has a favorite place; that place can be in their imagination or a place where they can visit. It brings them comfort and peace. Their favorite place could release stress and sadness that has been bottled up inside them.…